Tulsa Roughnecks FC Super Thread

Discussion in 'United Soccer Leagues' started by USRufnex, Sep 13, 2009.

  1. superpoke

    superpoke Member

    Sep 15, 2011
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    There is maneuvering, to be sure. In Oklahoma, you're also getting the bonus of intentional antagonization between the group bringing in USL and the group working to bring NASL because of old personal problems.
     
  2. NegativeCreep

    NegativeCreep Member

    Jun 24, 2011
    OKC
    Club:
    DC United
    lol

    "The playing surface at ONEOK Field will be converted into a soccer pitch prior to each game with the field running from first base toward the left field wall. The dirt infield areas will be covered with sod to provide a complete grass surface playing field."

    How exactly will that work? Wouldn't the sod be loose and coming up since it has to be placed and removed repeatedly? And if it's running from first base to the left field, wouldn't that put the stands a considerable distance away from the pitch? I know the current NPSL team plays in a converted baseball stadium correct? Maybe someone can enlighten me on how good the views are? I'm genuinely curious.
     
  3. ManuSooner

    ManuSooner Member+

    Nov 15, 2007
    Oklahoma City
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Better than the small high school football stadium the nRG will be playing IMO. I grew up in rural, eastern Oklahoma. My graduating class had 75 people, and OUR high stadium is bigger than where the nRg will be playing. Plus, the BB stadium in Tulsa is in the heart of downtown, with multiple restaurants and clubs within walking distance.
     
  4. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd have to agree. And it's only natural, since the Tulsa Drillers are putting the team together.

    The team obviously knows how to get butts in the seats. They've been in the 5k range throughout the 2010s, and averaged 5,700 this past season. It's just a matter of applying that to soccer, and getting people who know soccer for the managerial side.
     
  5. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Love it! Got to be called the Roughnecks!
     
  6. Alistair Fannell

    Aug 13, 2013
    Springfield, Missouri
    Club:
    AC St. Louis
    Would be awesome to see the Roughnecks name comeback.
     
  7. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    As long as Skelly stadiums cement pitch is gone.
     
  8. Alistair Fannell

    Aug 13, 2013
    Springfield, Missouri
    Club:
    AC St. Louis
    Hopefully St.Louis is awarded a USL Pro League.
     
  9. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    What happened to Jeff Cooper? Is he still interested?
     
  10. Alistair Fannell

    Aug 13, 2013
    Springfield, Missouri
    Club:
    AC St. Louis
    LOL He's no where to be found. Anyway Andrew Haines who owns the St.Louis Ambush of the MISL and Tony Glavin are hooking up and trying to get approved for a USL Pro soccer team for 2015. One more note to add, a St.Louis landowner is trying get a soccer or a football stadium build in the Northside of St. Louis. http://fox2now.com/2013/12/18/northside-redevelopment-project-to-begin-in-june/
     
  11. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Wow cool! I remember Tony Glavin when he played for the Steamers.

    Back to Tulsa, do you know who is involved with their ownership group?
     
  12. ManuSooner

    ManuSooner Member+

    Nov 15, 2007
    Oklahoma City
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looks like it's the owners of the minor league baseball team, The Drillers and Prodigal, llc, the same folks who are bring you YOUR OKC nRg! :)
     
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  13. TulsaTilIDIE11

    TulsaTilIDIE11 New Member

    Dec 18, 2013
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    It would be retarded if they brought back the Roughnecks name. How many times will they try to revive it? The Roughnecks of the 70s and 80s were a legacy of their own. Lets not keep dragging it through the mud.
     
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  14. Alistair Fannell

    Aug 13, 2013
    Springfield, Missouri
    Club:
    AC St. Louis
    I said would be but they probably go get another name.
     
  15. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    I highly doubt that Tulsa soccer fans want the Roughnecks trademark to be associated with D3 soccer, but it is up to them to decide
     
  16. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I understand why some people may not want the revival of the Roughnecks name and maybe they are right to a point. Still , in my opinion its very possible that if it weren't for them, these guys will probably never have existed. I believe most Under 35's don't realize the the legacy the NASL brought and the impact it had on the sport in the USA and that is kind of heartbreaking. At least for me who lived to see those halcyon NASL days.....
     
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  17. FCjason

    FCjason Member

    Jul 25, 2013
    Oklahoma City
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have to say that's a pretty smart move... Doesn't Prodigal own the rights to the "Roughnecks" name?
     
  18. ManuSooner

    ManuSooner Member+

    Nov 15, 2007
    Oklahoma City
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yep
     
  19. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Okey, but would you support your beloved SJ Earthquakes in USL-PRO ?
     
  20. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Yes I would. I supported the Quakes when they played in the WSA from 1985-1988, the SF Bay Blackhawks of the APSL from 1989-1993 and even that horrid name, the SJ Clash from 1996-99.
     
  21. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    That is your right, but maybe/probably some other fans would not
     
  22. ChinaBlue

    ChinaBlue Member

    Sep 18, 2013
    413732120763183104 is not a valid tweet id
     
  23. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    But why not if its the only game in town? Just because its 3rd division? Orlando is/was D3 and they will be in MLS soon. Same for Sacramento who keep making noise about MLS and they haven't even played one game in USL yet. If anything I think all soccer fans should get behind the Tulsa franchise regardless of the nickname or level they play in. I'm sure if and when they get established, people will come out sooner or later.
     
  24. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    It won't be the only (soccer)game in town, the NPSL franchise is alive and kicking
     
  25. Alamo City Ultra

    May 15, 2012
    san antonio, tx
    Club:
    San Antonio Scorpions FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What Brent said. NPSL team, the Tulsa Athletics, has a strong following already.
     
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