Please help us Save The Crew

Signed it.

 

Me too.

 

I compelled my wife and 3 kids to sign too. So you have 5 signatures from this household.

 

As someone who lives a little over an hour from Austin, I signed it. If Austin gets a team, then the chances of San Antonio (where I live) getting a team go down the drain.

 

Listing to Dunny and Meola on SirusXM, it sounds like MLS really stepped in the do-do with this Columbus move since Precourt was also on the expansion committee and San Antonio would have grounds to sue for bad faith or something along those lines. It sounds like the only way out would be to make Precourt sell his share to a Columbus group to keep the Crew in Columbus and award San Antonio an expansion franchise. But then, what do I know. I'm just a causal observer and to me it sounds like lawyers are going to be making lots of money.

 

signed it.

 

The last thing I tried to save was a clock tower, and that turned out okay.

 

I signed it. I've been to a number of Crew games over the last few years (incl. the USS Crew-tanic MLS Cup game) and I'll be there for the first round of the Eastern Championship next week.

It has become very obvious that Precourt has minimized his investment this season and tried to get the #s to tank. Frankie Hedjuk virtually disappeared off of Twitter wrt Crew. Sponsor deals were doubled out of the blue. Parking costs may have even gone up. I wouldn't be surprised if advertisement spending was down too. Sadly the opposite sort of owner from DLH.

Then it turns out Precourt was scouting his central TX competition. Did he give San Antonio the thumbs up thinking he'd try to avoid the (future) signs of bias? Instead, he's now torpedoing the San Antonio Spurs organization and putting MLS at risk of a lawsuit.

Way to f***up Don Garner! Pretty much just torpedoing the end of a crap year in U.S. soccer - which means the cup will go up north this year. The MLS should absolutely force Putz-court to sell to the group that already made him a $$$$ offer on the Crew. Putz doesn't give a crap about MLS - he's wanting to line his pockets with sponsors and tax-payer funded stadium $. Having lived in the Austin area, I don't see how this thing flies...it isn't 'American football'.

 

Signed
Best of luck in the fight!

 

Signed it last week. Hopefully this helps the cause.

 

Signed as well. An owner that cares could do wonders in Columbus, unlike the current long distance relationship.

 

Signed last week too.

 

Definitely signed this. I would hate to see RSL bought and sold by DLH. Unfortunately, I could imagine a scenario...

 

it's not happening for a bit. Like a long bit

Or, if it does, DLH is one horrible business man. I mean, you don't infuse this much SLC infrastructure (academy, training centers, monarchs, women's team int he pipeline, etc) then sell to a person who wants to move elsewhere.

 

I don't see us leaving anytime soon. There's too much money invested currently. With all the new development, I wouldn't see it as a possibility until at least 15-20 years down the line. Nobody is going to sink all this cash in and bail shortly after.

Now, DLH could possibly sell to someone else for the right price. If he turned a handsome profit, it might be something he'd do. I would imagine the new owner would stay put though.

I also signed this. Hope the Crew stay in Columbus.

 

DLH didn't buy the club initially, so the numbers we're talking about, at a starting point, for what he'll have to be paid to "make a profit" are a bit unclear.

Still, you add in those hypothetical numbers. The amount he then paid to become majority owner. Then the amount he's invested in all of the facilities... This is adding up really quick. It's not a simple valuation thing. DLH loves this club too much (for better or worse, depends on the day) to jump just yet. I think the appropriate time to be concerned will be as he ages/removes himself from day to day operations. While we might see that as a nice thing in terms of letting the soccer people do the soccer stuff, it does mean he's more likely to sell. Will we luck out and have someone like Gail Miller once he passes away?

 

MLS is also contractually obligated to allow Precourt to move the team. They may have backed themselves into a lawsuit either way.

On the subject of DLH, I don't see him selling the team, but whoever takes over after he' gone has me nervous. Of course, if everything goes to plan, I should have the means to buy the team at that point anyway.

 

we're ********ed

 

Oh, someone to try to outbid me.

When I buy the team, it will stay in Utah, but I'll move it to Layton, but only after destroying the Layton HIlls Mall and building my new, state-of-the-art stadium in it's place. It will seat 100,000 spectators, be open-air, have natural grass and have monster truck competitions, that we will call "Monday Night Rehabilitation".



Oh, and I'll change the name of the team to the Utah Highlanders.

 

Used to live near there in Lay'in. Nice place.

 

Just don't try to rename it the Phoenix

 

Tear down the Layton Hills Mall? But then where will all of the mall power-walkers go for their exercise?