USL Pro expansion news, rumor and wishful thinking.

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  1. Mikey mouse

    Mikey mouse Member

    Jul 27, 1999
    Charleston, SC
    Club:
    Charleston
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nick Murray (USL press guy) tweeted "As the boss, @USLPrez, said, important announcement later.#USLPRO 2014 expansion begins today."

    Milwaukee maybe?
     
  2. mbsc

    mbsc Member

    Aug 6, 2009
    Club:
    Wilmington H.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Only guys on the radar, I think. I was hoping for someone on the West Coast though.
     
  3. Mikey mouse

    Mikey mouse Member

    Jul 27, 1999
    Charleston, SC
    Club:
    Charleston
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Just heard a read about the windy city That would be out of left field if true

    EDIT: chicago debunked. looks like you might get your west coast wish! #wildwildwest
     
  4. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. DevGrousis

    DevGrousis New Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Fresno Fuego making the move up? ;) averaged 6,000 a game last season. Would be nice to go back and play in my home town.

    Indianapolis business men have hired ex Chicago Fire GM for due-diligence process for putting a team in the city, but they've said their target is NASL. IMO, with USL PRO most likely tying with MLS-R League, I think that may be as good a reason as any to jump into USL instead of NASL, at least for the short term stability (not as much cost to join, plus bringing in MLS teams will create a much bigger buzz for home games attendance numbers.

    So maybe its them?
     
  6. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any idea what time the announcement is being made?
     
  7. DevGrousis

    DevGrousis New Member

    Jan 23, 2012
    Club:
    AC Milan
  8. bullsear

    bullsear Member

    Feb 17, 2009
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    Announcement: New York Cosmos to play first half of season in USL Pro.

    ;)
     
  9. CShine

    CShine Member

    Dec 13, 2009
    Huntsville, AL
    Club:
    Rocket City United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. bullsear

    bullsear Member

    Feb 17, 2009
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
  11. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good for Sac. They're going to need something to replace the Kings next fall.
     
  12. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wasn't Sacto a rumored NASL outpost?

    Interesting. Western things are coming together. Hmmmmmm.
     
  13. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Calling the league "the NASAL?" Is Breathe-Right a sponsor?

    I couldn't really read past that.

    Isn't it interesting, though, that nearly every single lower-level franchise owner announced recently or rumored talks about the eventual goal of MLS?
     
  14. bullsear

    bullsear Member

    Feb 17, 2009
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    Technically the rumored city was Elk Grove, but that's just down the road from Sacramento. There are some quotes from the city's Mayor Elect on the issue in one of the above links.
     
  15. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't like the stadium. I think there are track stadiums in Texas with wider fields. And those suck.
     
  16. bullsear

    bullsear Member

    Feb 17, 2009
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    The 12 year old version of myself would like to point out that the new team's website is sacprosoccer.com and suggest "The Sac Pros" as the their official nickname moving forward.

    Oo! Oo! Or, get this, "The Sacramento Saccers".
     
    Nacional Tijuana repped this.
  17. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well it's a start assuming the Blues can hang on beyond this year. And that Sacto isn't a one off.
     
  18. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Elk Grove seems more interested in MLS than NASL from those statements by the mayor elect.
     
  19. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Standard caveat.

    You gotta admit, though...in years past, they'd have announced a team on December 3 to begin play the following April. This is an improvement.
     
  20. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm sure they'll change their minds to reflect your desires, Person Who Will Never Buy A Ticket From Them.
     
  21. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    True. Baby steps. Unfortunately with them adding teams in a more professional manner it now means there's less hope a second or even third western team would come in with Sacramento meaning the Blues and potentially Sac if the Blues fold would have to hang on by themselves for even longer than before.
     
  22. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now if I had won the Powerball last week, a team in the greater Chicagoland area would have made more sense. But alas, my dreams of becoming the AEG of minor leadgue soccer is still on hold. LOL
     
  23. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why? I mean, even if they waited until March 2013 to add a second or even third western team, they'd still have a year. You have instantly gone from a positive to a negative. There's not less hope. This came out of nowhere, someone else out this way could come out of nowhere next month and still come in in 2014.

    And, for the kabillionth time...the Blues are going to do what the Blues are going to do. If they're still losing $800,000 a year, they could put two more teams in the Pacific or Mountain time zones, it won't matter.
     
  24. VioletCrown

    VioletCrown Member+

    FC Dallas
    United States
    Aug 30, 2000
    Austin, Texas
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, LA (usual assumptions) and Phoenix in 2013, LA, Sacramento and Phoenix in 2014. Things are still spread really far apart without some arrangement with the MLS reserves.
     

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