Team Owner's Association/NuRock: USL1 super-thread

So are the Rhino's next?

 

Rochester Thunder? sorry... :S are you talking about the Rhinos or what team?

 

Rochester Thunder is Minnesota's PDL team their W-League team gone too.

 

Pardon my ignorance... I thought the PDL team was in Rochester NY

 

Rochester Rhinos are not TOA

 

No, as was mentioned, it's Rochester, MN, where the PDL team played.

 

I was kinda hoping the Islanders would jump ship but... who knows :S

 

Well folks the game is on! The USL logo and badges have been removed from Miami FC, Carolina Railhawks and Minnesota Thunders websites. This is a clear sign that a formal and probably irrevocable break from the league and probable start of something new. Season tickets for 2010 are on still on sale.

 

Yeah starting to look that way. USL telling players they're no longer under contract and the teams dumping references to USL on their sites doesn't bode well for the future of the relationship. Guess the question now is how many teams will defect, and will the USSF sanction the break away teams if they form a league.

 

Taking a quick look at other team websites though....not all of them show the USL badge or even the affilation.

Now they are still listed but the website url's have been removed...so I think it's a threat but mostly a symbolic one right now.

Basically saying....we hold the power but I've a feeling this will backfire and push even more teams into the TOA camp.

 

As a Charleston fan, Im kind of sitting back and seeing how this all shakes out.

But I cant help but wonder that if the TOA get a breakaway league off the ground, where are the players going to come from?

The TOA will be very lucky to get a league up and running by next spring. Even without the time needed to get sanctioned by USSF and FIFA, organizing a league with insurance, contracts, sponsors and all could take them a few months.

We all know players in the US dont make alot of money and I honestly cant see the TOA being able to pay the players much more than what the USL players get.

Are players from the TOA teams going to sit around and hope the TOA league takes off or are they going to sign a contract over the next couple months and know they are going to be playing next year?

I could see the better players from the TOA teams signing contracts before christmas with the remaining USL teams.

And what is that going to leave for the TOA? Not much. MLS is expanding as it is and will be skimming the better USL players?

It certainly is going to be an interesting off season!

 

I agree. I don't think any of the owners were happy with how the sale occurred. I predict more teams will push towards the TOA. PDL is a different deal. That is the USL jewel.

 

Well, this will be interesting to watch. I can't say that I'll have fun watching it. And really sucky time for me just now finally having a team of my own. But that's selfish, I guess.

 

I'm with you on that. With SD planning on joining USL 1 in 2011 it's not a great time for a shakeup.

 

There hasn't been any official announcement that's true. But they've been working on forming the team for a while now holding tryouts and will be starting exhibition play in Feb. with an eye toward joining the league in 2011.