St. Louis in the USL

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St. Louis

Poll closed Jan 30, 2014.
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  1. Evil Genius

    Evil Genius Member

    Jun 6, 2004
    Southern Minnesota
    What kind of resources do these two have to put into a club? Glavin's a former pro player who started (I think) a youth soccer outfit in the mid-90s and has had a not terribly successful PDL team since 2005 or so. I don't know much about the other guy, who owns the indoor team.
     
  2. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/12/cloud_hangs_over_new_saginaw_s.html

    http://www.cantonrep.com/x1696242711/Candidates-background-includes-sports-lawsuits

    http://indoorfootballboard.proboards.com/thread/5565/andrew-haines-learned-mistakes
     
  3. mikehurst21

    mikehurst21 Member

    Oklahoma City Energy FC
    United States
    Nov 6, 2013
    Moore Oklahoma
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  4. 30King

    30King Member+

    Jul 22, 2013
    Rocklin, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Is it me or does Andrew Haines look like a poor mans Jonah Hill?

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  5. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes but look at the ring, geez!!
     
  6. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wonder what that ring was from.

    His two MISL teams are a combined 5-31 (on their way to 5-35) and the team in Reading is the worst in indoor history. I don't have a real good handle on all of the teams he has owned, I wonder which of them won something.
     
  7. 30King

    30King Member+

    Jul 22, 2013
    Rocklin, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Based on his bio, I would guess it's his high school class ring.

    Nothing prepares you better for the rigors of professional sports management like a HS diploma
     
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  8. mikehurst21

    mikehurst21 Member

    Oklahoma City Energy FC
    United States
    Nov 6, 2013
    Moore Oklahoma
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think he got that ring when 1 of his indoor football teams won a championship at least I read that somewhere
     
  9. ChinaBlue

    ChinaBlue Member

    Sep 18, 2013
    Possibility For Pro Soccer In St. Louis Being Kicked Around
    Looks like there won't be a major announcement this week.
     
  10. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #161 kenntomasch, Feb 24, 2014
    Last edited: Feb 24, 2014
    Wait, I was told there would be an announcement in February.

    On or around February 27.

    But I don't know anybody.
     
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  11. 30King

    30King Member+

    Jul 22, 2013
    Rocklin, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Come on Kenn. You can't see their marketing strategy? They're building anticipation and momentum, just like the OC Blues did with their "big announcement".

    I heard the major news networks are staking out real estate for their news vans. Three days to go, the energy is palpable!!! Feels reminiscent of Anchorman,

    Ron Burgundy...... "Panda Watch. The mood is tense; I have been on some serious, serious reports but nothing quite like this. I uh... Ching... King is inside right now. I tried to get an interview with him, but they said no, you can't do that he's a live bear, he will literally rip your face off."
     
  12. Vesty

    Vesty Member

    May 8, 2007
    Pittsburgh
    Club:
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  13. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No announcement today?

    Not on the 27th?

    No?
     
  14. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You can stop now, you are trolling the St Louis posters. Let them be.
     
  15. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Okay, serious question, then: if Andrew Haines is apparently pulling his indoor team out of USL (along with, apparently, the other MISL teams), would that make it slightly awkward for the outdoor team he is supposedly backing to be in USL Pro?
     
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  16. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does seem like a conflict waiting to happen.
     
  17. jasontoon

    jasontoon Member

    Jan 9, 2002
    Seattle, WA
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sigh... still nothing, huh? I'd love to be proven wrong but I have this sinking feeling that Andrew Haines is going to make Jeff Cooper look like Roman Abramovich.

    They're partying in Atlanta tonight while St. Louis is clutching at quotes like "Based on the interest we’ve been getting on the website we're hopeful it will be successful" about the faint possibility of a third-division team. That little spark of publicity in February has fizzled to nothing, which doesn't bode well for STL Pro Soccer's ability to do things. Even their placeholder Twitter and Facebook accounts stopped posting anything weeks ago.

    Sad, man. Just sad. Well, not just sad. Also frustrating and baffling and depressing. But mostly sad.

    (DISCLAIMER: I don't live in St. Louis anymore but I did for 36 years. I have as much right to my traditional St. Louis pessimism as anybody else.)
     
  18. ajbirch07

    ajbirch07 Member

    Jan 31, 2008
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From the Saginaw area and Andrew Haines isn't the answer. He was a mess of an owner at the very least. Feel blessed if it falls through
     
  19. ladieckhaus

    ladieckhaus New Member

    Oct 30, 2012
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    At this point I would prefer we don't get a USL team until there is more stability in the market both in ownership, and USL. However, if people are interested in Soccer in St. Louis I would say to check out FC Bordo St. Louis. It is only NPSL, but the owner seems to be very down to earth and wanting soccer to succeed in STL.
     
  20. ladieckhaus

    ladieckhaus New Member

    Oct 30, 2012
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Which ownership group ended up doing it?
     
  21. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well no one yet. Still waiting on real news.
     
  22. time4wine

    time4wine Member

    Mar 13, 2009
    St. Louis
    Club:
    St. Louis Lions
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There might actually be some news (FINALLY!) to report tomorrow. And from what I hear, NO, it is not the Glavin/Haines group that is owning this franchise.
     
  23. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From what you hear? Care to tell us what Facebook or twitter page gave you such knowledge?
     
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