Columbus Crew to Austin Texas?

And playoff tickets even if your card has not yet been charged (they had a pay as you play plan). I was told "you have a contract".

 

You go tell off your boss in public and see how that goes...

 

You mean "I'm tweeting every supporters group now"

 

The Crew did do a lot less marketing this year than in previous seasons. Some proven draws like buck-a-brat night didn't take place. Maybe it was simply saving money or maybe it was part of a plan.

 

Precourt has been replaced on the Expansion committee.. Make of that what you will..

New members of MLS Expansion committee; Minnesota's Bill McGuire, Seattle's Joe Roth & Sporting KC's Cliff Illig https://t.co/aQY6wMUC3t pic.twitter.com/ELutjy5ane

— Ian Thomas (@byIanThomas) October 19, 2017

 

Nice support for the Crew

I know, I know. Black and gold is different. But I saw the other team logos in support of #SaveTheCrew & had to do it. #Crew96 #CrewSC #Cbus pic.twitter.com/K7F48M8mbr

— Chris (@FormerLeafsFan) October 19, 2017

920688467398615040 is not a valid tweet id

 

That only works in the NFL....

 

Crew rally this Sunday in Portland, OR ...

#SaveTheCrew Portland rally at 11am on Sunday.

— GO PORTLAND BLAZERS! (@StormNorthwest) October 20, 2017

 

It was fun last year for the Mexico game playing geography bee with all my uber drivers. I got Senegeal, Gambia, Nigeria and Guinea in a short weekend.

 

Is this an unusual change, or do they regularly rotate? Was this scheduled? Who else, if anyone, was changed?

 

Yeah, if the Crew do move, it won't be Austin's team, it will be Precourt's team. Nobody could possibly forget that so he's almost pre-poisoning the waters down there too.

 

You'd be surprised what people are willing to forget--eventually. Ask the city of Indianapolis, for one....

 

Phil Rawlins (Orlando City) was also removed....which is interesting considering Orlando's USL team (that more-or-less became Orlando City) was formerly in Austin.

 

Real talk. We all knew it from the day he bought the team. Every CREW fan’s worst nightmare. https://t.co/ap0QFgFxFt

— Dante Washington (@DanteWashington) October 17, 2017

We absolutely LOVE the Crew & don't want them to leave! We have been a proud sponsor since 2009 & have loved the partnership.#SaveTheCrew pic.twitter.com/3g6hkD5DFv

— Roosters Restaurant (@Roosters) October 20, 2017

Jackets know...#SaveTheCrew @TheCBJArtillery @MassiveReport pic.twitter.com/f4toMeDMuE

— nayan (@scootszn99) October 19, 2017

Not going down without a fight. #SaveTheCrew #Crew96 pic.twitter.com/JSY4mv1Uiy

— Sharon ⭐⭐⭐️ (@Tinckoy) October 19, 2017

 

Last tweet I promise. Just trying to pull some heart strings in standard definition.

Please RT. #SaveTheCrew pic.twitter.com/UoCTQb1Xv5

— Christian Pereira ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@CrewSoccer96) October 17, 2017

 

Or pretty much most "major league" cities not in the northeast. There have been so many relocations over the last century and a half, accelerating since the mid-20th century as TV pushed leagues into a more national footprint and demographic changes with large swathes of people moving west and south means most markets have relocated teams or even teams that have re-relocated.

The Kansas City Chiefs came from Dallas.
The Royals were a replacement for the A's who came from Philly and are now in Oakland.
The former Cincinnati Royals and current Sacramento Kings were the Kansas City-Omaha Kings then the Kansas City Kings
The expansion Kansas City Scouts are now the New Jersey Devils with a year or two as the Colorado Rockies

That's just the city I grew up in.

The city I've lived in as an adult has one major league team. It's a relocation from Boston via Hartford.

Between, I spent a year in a city with an expansion NFL team, but it's current expansion NBA team is a replacement for a previous NBA expansion team that moved to New Orleans.

 

Finally, I found this on reddit. Been trying to find an email address close to Garber's office.

I was just notified by Erica Allen at the commissioner's office that "We will organize the collective responses and share the feedback with Commissioner Garber and our wider executive team." You can reach her to submit your feedback here:
O: 212-450-1259 erica.allen@mlssoccer.com
Remember, this is a staff person and not a decision maker. Please be polite.
Thanks!
Phil

And there's also

Major League Soccer
420 Fifth Ave, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
212-450-1200

Dan Courtemanche

Executive Vice President, Communications
O: 212-450-1225
C: 646-831-8813
Dan.Courtemanche@MLSsoccer.com
@courtemanchemls

• Manages the MLS/SUM Communications department
• Senior spokesperson for MLS and SUM
• Media liaison to Commissioner Don Garber & MLS Senior Executives

The bolded part is very important. No need to unload vitriol at these people who are just trying to do their jobs. A polite, conciliatory and articulate message always gets more traction.

 

If said attorney knows a judge who likes soccer--or hates fly by night teams in any sport--well, it may not affect the outcome but it can make records subpoenas easier to get.

 

What's the previous thing SS&E did openly? To hear this much is unusual. Why would this event change that pattern? If they consider filing suit, they won't publicly threaten it. They'll privately threaten, and the first anyone else hears about it will be from the Express-News because someone there flips through Bexar County court documents each day looking for interesting names to turn up.

 

And the case would probably be filed in New York, where it would probably stay under the radar.

 

Given that Precourt and Phil Rawlins were just removed from the expansion committee, I imagine that is part of it.

 

He would have a conflict of interest at this point with expansion markets, especially San Antonio.

Maybe a similar situation with Austin and Orlando because of the history there.

 

In this case, the first we will hear about it will be a leak from the league office or actual proceedings.

 

As i noted in another thread, the only true original NBA team in the same city is the Knicks (the Celtics were "traded" with Buffalo though the name etc. didn't move) and the Cards and Bears are the only original NFL teams. But there haven't been that many moves recently.