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Discussion in 'Sacramento Republic FC' started by mangerson, Sep 2, 2014.

  1. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FC Cincinnati coming to USL in 2016. John Harkes will be head coach.

    FC Cincinnati announced

    Owned by the very, very deep-pocketed Lindner family. I wouldn't be surprised if they have MLS aspirations.
     
  4. QuietType

    QuietType Member+

    Jun 6, 2009
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not unless MLS expands to something much larger like 32-40 teams, IMO. Other than the fact that Columbus kind of has the flag planted for Ohio in the near future.
     
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  5. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Aspirations are good.

    But they're at the back of the line.

    (Funny, too, that Harkes could have been Rochester's coach years ago, but thought it was beneath him.)
     
  6. SierraSpartan

    SierraSpartan Member+

    Jan 25, 2007
    Placer County, CA
    Club:
    Sacramento Republic FC
    They don't call it "Crapchester" for nothing, ya know...
     
  7. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The 2016 season ticket package refers to 15 USL regular season home matches. Rio Grande Valley, Lehigh Valley and Cincinnati join the league in 2016. With Reno coming in 2017, I assume that RGV is the only new, announed club in the west. Philadelphia, Orlando and Houston are reported to be planning "2's" in 2016.

    http://www.empireofsoccer.com/focus-usl-partnership-39890/

    Lehigh Valley is owned by Philadelphia Union, so let's assume they are Philadelphia's "2" side. This article, published before the Reno announcement, also says that USL plans to expand to "up to 30 teams" in 2016.

    http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-pro-soccer-union-bethlehem-08192015-20150819-story.html

    RGV's web page refers to Houston as a "hybid" affiliate but no ownership is mentioned. Let's assume RGV is Houston's "2" side.

    So, for now, I'm counting LValley, Cin and Orlando in the east, bringing the total to 15. With Reno not coming until 2017, all of this may indicate that one or two of SJ, Colo., and Dallas plan to field a "2" side next year. SJ launched a PDL team in 2015 so I predict they won't launch a 2 side next year (or ever), practically guaranteeing that they will.

    If there is another addition of a "2" side in the west, that makes 14 teams with likely 26 home-and-home matches and the continuation of four games vs. regional rivals, as we had with Real and LA in 2015. If two come in, that's 28 home-and-home matches with two extra games to be played against one or two opponents.

    Have any of you heard of anything more?
     
  8. 30King

    30King Member+

    Jul 22, 2013
    Rocklin, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Dallas is the most likely to field a "2" team. They've been discussing it for a while, and almost had one for 2015
     
  9. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I forgot about Austin going on a one year hiatus for 2016. So, we seem to be at 15 in the east and 12 in the west for 2016 (14 for 2017).

    There is a rumor from a reliable poster regarding something happening to OC Blues next season, but we'll see.
     
  12. joelrip

    joelrip Member

    Sep 23, 2014
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Sacramento Republic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. QuietType

    QuietType Member+

    Jun 6, 2009
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What might that rumor be? A rebrand? An affiliation with LAFC??
     
  14. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One year hiatus like Austin.
     
  15. QuietType

    QuietType Member+

    Jun 6, 2009
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ugh..
     
  16. SierraSpartan

    SierraSpartan Member+

    Jan 25, 2007
    Placer County, CA
    Club:
    Sacramento Republic FC
    That's what happens when you become Curt Onalfo's bitch.
     
  17. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  18. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Will be known as Swope Park Rangers. Swope Park being a large soccer complex in KC. Of the nine fields, they will play at Championship Field, natural grass, seating of 1,500.

    http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210440746
     

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  19. QuietType

    QuietType Member+

    Jun 6, 2009
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "Park Rangers" :rolleyes:
     
  20. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now THAT'S funny!
     
  21. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. mangerson

    mangerson Member+

    Sacramento Republic, San Jose Earthquakes
    Jan 8, 2008
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Lehigh Valley club (Phil Union 2) will be known as Bethlehem Steel:

    upload_2015-10-28_13-55-37.jpeg

    Cool crest. Of course, I seem to be the only one who likes Union's crest/logo.
     
  24. Salvadanish

    Salvadanish Member

    Sep 14, 2014
    Vancouver, WA
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    They misspelled "palette".
     
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  25. 30King

    30King Member+

    Jul 22, 2013
    Rocklin, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I really hate when they try too hard to define the club crest components

    "The rivets signify the joining of two clubs". Why not just say rivets go along with steel, and it just looks cool on a crest. :notworthy:

    "Elongated BSFC crest echoing the growth of a brand......"

    Kind of cheesy.

    Not as bad as Cincinati though. Theirs was horrible and cliche-ish. Granted it was literally done by a high schooler, but the club adopted it.
     
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