I don't even understand what "money issue" means with regards to MLS ownership anymore when you've got billionaires like Kraft and Kroenke running bargain-basement, non-competitive teams. The days of the "cash calls" to keep the league afloat are over. Many of the model franchises--Seattle, Portland, SKC--are not majority-owned by billionaires. If by money, they mean ambition and willingness to spend, then a dud like Minnesota must be a real disappointment. Here's hoping Tennessee comes roaring into the league like Atlanta, and isn't just another piece of flotsam making up the numbers.
I just moved to Nashville 3 months ago so I'm pretty excited actually! Volunteer FC Tennessee United or... Dolly Parton SC Club Hot Chicken Tennessee Titans II Music City FC Nashville St. Germain Nashville 2018
S.C. NASHVILLE. SC Can stand for Sporting Club or Soccer Club. S.C. Tennessee would be fine with me as well. COLORS: Golden Yellow, Midnight Blue, Red. Crest - Badge: Guitar Pick shape, because its Nashville and Tennessee.
They're looking for ownership groups that can absorb pretty substantial losses. During contraction Hunt and AEG had to buy all the teams because the other owners couldn't or wouldn't take loses. In that regard Minnesota is just fine. MOST MLS teams have substantial operating losses. MLS (and we fans) need owners who will take a few $10M shots in the crotch while their asset appreciates. In the long run they make money, but they need the liquid cash to be able to open up the stadium every week. That's why Garber was holding out on Sacramento. It isn't just a matter of being able to fund everything initially, it's a matter of being able to have your MLS interest be an ongoing concern.
Nah. With population growth, cities will eventually just merge together and we'll be arguing whether or not San FranAngeles can support 4 teams or not.
Nonsense. Or at least beside the point. The reality is that despite whatever "operating losses" a team has, once one adds in their pieces of the league deals for TV, merchandise, sponsorships, the SUM $$$, and whatever they don't count as club revenue from "operations" ($$ from other stadium events, local tv deal, sponsorship for stadia/jerseys, etc) most, if not all teams are in the black. I can remember Hunt saying the Crew were basically break even when we were averaging 15k-16k with one USMNT game added. That was pre-jersey & stadium sponsorships, before the MLS TV deal was worth a hill of beans, ditto the merch deal. Don't get fooled by accounting tricks.
The colors will be Blue/Yellow like the USL team and the Predators, they are also the colors of the Nashville seal and flag. It's going to be Nashville, not Tennessee, they already are using Our Town, Our Club concept.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/19/major-soccer-announcement-be-held-nashville-wednesday The live stream of the announcement.
This. As someone who's obsessed with studying migration patterns in the US, I like observing how these trends are not only re-shaping our political map (growing Sun Belt states trending blue, while stagnating Northern states trending red), but also how sports leagues will relocate/expand in future years. It's not by coincidence that when the 12 MLS expansion candidates were announced, pretty much every Top 30-35 market/metro area was in play except for Cleveland, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. If all the major sports leagues could re-build their membership from scratch, and they didn't have generations of history/tradition to adhere to, Las Vegas, Portland, Sacramento, Orlando, Salt Lake City and San Antonio would probably be 3-4 team markets, while Buffalo and (gasp) Green Bay would likely go the way of Hartford and Sheboygan.
Seattle and Austin don't belong in the same musical category as a city with the history of NOLA. The whole Mississippi Delta Blues cities are ahead of some genre hit wonder like Seattle or Austin which is nothing.
When will they start playing? The article on the MLS website does not say. I think that's a first. Announcing an expansion team without a start date.
http://www.historylink.org/File/3641 Seattle has more music history than just grunge. Seattle had a big jazz scene for instance.