Last word I heard was a firm, solid maybe. Possibly in the spring. Possibly midseason, if allowed. Or start fresh in 2018. In other words no one really knows just yet...
Time to learn some spanish http://deportetotalusa.com/nasl-afi...odrian-tener-el-futuro-del-club-en-sus-manos/
The article is in spanish, but smart people like you can also use google translater Sure hope your Strikers make a comeback next year
Done for 2017 http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncfc-s...ioning-odyssey-league-sfuture-plans/16411269/ What is the status of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in regards to the NASL? “They’ve had a number of ownership groups who have been interested in purchasing the club. Our league has been vetting them, and we want an ownership group in place who has the time to be successful in 2018.” So there’s no plan for the Strikers to play in the NASL in 2017? “No, they’re not going to play in 2017.”
Wish someone had asked a follow up about 2018 and beyond. That said, if they don't play in 2017 history says that doesn't bode well for beyond that. Teams typically do not come back from so called "hiatus".
Too bad this ownership group had no idea what they were doing either...morons. At least we'll always have Amauri's bicycle kick, the USOC run and Gunter-mania. Perhaps there will be another chapter written in this story, but I'm not holding my breath...this is Strikermansteve, signing off.
"Someone" was one person. Hampton Roads did it twice, if memory serves. Montreal took a year off when they were pissed at Marcos. But the Impact was a healthy club at the time. Moribund clubs rarely bounce back (though the Silverbacks did, eventually).
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/heari...nst-fort-lauderdale-strikers-ownership-57071/ Hearing Set in Bill Edwards’ Lawsuit Against Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ownership 1/14/2017
My dad always told me to consider any loan to family as a gift. Edwards is not related to anyone in ownership of the NASL or the Strikers. Pay up or get sued. Your welcome.
Hearing a lot of pro-NASL/anti-MLS media ripping Edwards for being "sue happy". But to me, Edwards propped up Strikers when the rest of the NASL could not and now Strikers are defaulting on loans. I agree he should be able to sue. And they shouldn't be able to sell unless new owners pay back the debt.
could just be sour grapes that Edwards took his Rowdies over to the greener pastures of the USL...no?
Its completely sour grapes. Its clear Edwards was propping up the Strikers when no one else would. It wasn't a friendly gift. It was a loan. And now its time to pay.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/fate-of-nasl-strikers-is-far-from-settled-60362/ Two groups have been in advanced talks to take over the Strikers. Paris St.-Germain Academy Florida — which operates FC Miami City in the Premier Development League — is the leading suitor, Cuccatti said. The group has issued a letter of intent to buy the team and has had its financial bona fides and business plan approved by the NASL’s Board of Governors, but certain demands made by the PSG Academy have kept the deal from being completed. Cuccatti said that PSG Academy wants more access at Central Broward Stadium — the venue where the Strikers hosted most of their Fall Season matches last year after vacating Lockhart Stadium — for its academy teams. The Strikers, however, do not control the stadium. PSG has apparently no interest in returning the team to Lockhart. Waiting in the wings is Mario Noriega, the president and owner of local management consulting firm Impulse Marketing Group. Noriega had an offer to buy the Strikers rejected by the league in January because the deal would have kept Paulo Cesso as the team’s principal owner, which the NASL is unwilling to accept, Cuccatti said.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/nasl-sues-strikers-owners-60968/ The Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a club that is on indefinite hiatus from playing in the North American Soccer League, is being sued by the league. The NASL on Wednesday filed a crossclaim against Miami FC, LLC — the corporate entity of the Strikers ownership group — in the lawsuit brought by Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards seeking repayment on multiple loans made to the team last year. The league was included as a defendant in the case only to establish Edwards’ primary interest in Fort Lauderdale’s collateral. The NASL alleges that Fort Lauderdale’s ownership is in breach of a loan agreement the parties entered into last September to ensure the cash-strapped club could finish the season. The Strikers received an initial loan of $250,000 and had a line of credit extended to $430,000 two weeks later before it was extended a final time in October to $774,000.