CP Baltimore 2010 Season Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Baltimore' started by jakcfl, Apr 15, 2010.

  1. buzz99

    buzz99 Member

    Mar 29, 2007
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Club is "looking for investors" - which means they continue to hedge on their debts, retain rights to the club/franchise, avoid bankruptcy court (which can seize a lot of assests beyond the club), and hope for a miracle so they can repeat the same failures next year.
     
  2. jakcfl

    jakcfl Member

    Mar 5, 2007
    Maryland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wasn't former indoor player Paul Kitson their coach at some point? I remember an article where a player was quoted as saying they had to supply their own warm-up and foul weather gear.
     
  3. UnitedNut

    UnitedNut Member

    Apr 29, 2001
    Towson, MD USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah I seem to recall the English coach they hired got arrested. Needless to say that did not get the team off to a good start!
     
  4. UnitedNut

    UnitedNut Member

    Apr 29, 2001
    Towson, MD USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    AH--thanks for the history lesson! I did not realize they took over the Mani. I went to a few Dragons matches down at Bowie State. I was disappointed when they folded.
     
  5. Potomac02

    Potomac02 Member

    Mar 16, 2002
    Alexandria, Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ruffneck Scarves posted that Crystal Palace Baltimore had stiffed them on an outstanding bill and was basically belly up if that is any indication of the status of the club...
    [​IMG]
     
  6. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Crystal Palace London isn't doing much better
     
  7. eagleforlife

    eagleforlife New Member

    Jun 15, 2007
    Club:
    Crystal Palace FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
  8. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep

    Good for them, they need this

    Right now they are dead last in the Npower league with only 11 points out of 15 games

    And hopefully these 4 wealthy local business men still have some pennies for CP Baltimore
     
  9. eastcoaster

    eastcoaster New Member

    Nov 23, 2009
    CP Baltimore is deader then dead. They still haven't paid the players their last payment and never paid the academy staff. Everyone is already officially released I think. You can be sure they owe a lot more people money as well. Those guys will need to move out of the area and change their names if they ever want to do anything in soccer again unless they pay up what they owe.
    Said this before - they never even responded to me when I called and emailed about getting refund for season tix b/c of them moving games to soccerplex in MD. Pitiful.
     
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  10. dumb soccer username

    Jan 16, 2009
    Nat'l Team:
    Ethiopia
    Yeah, I saw that on Ruffneck's Facebook wall a couple of weeks ago too. But your posting it got me thinking about the timing of that transaction.

    The financial problems of CPB started being reported around June or July, right?

    Those scarves were used by the club as one of the incentives to get fans to buy season tickets (or to get folks to "like" their Facebook page - see here)

    But that means those scarves would have been ordered back in March or April. If they never paid that bill (or at least not the bulk of it) maybe they had financial problems before the NASL season even began.

    Or perhaps they just had horrible financial management practices in general (deferring payments wherever possible maybe?), which contributed to their downfall.

    Thoughts?
     
  11. BillyMay23here

    BillyMay23here New Member

    May 1, 2010

    Here's a thought. Jim Cherneski and Pete Medd are losers that can't coach or manage a football team.
     
  12. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Word on the street is that someone from CPB is at the USL AGM in Tampa this week. Why? I have no idea.
     
  13. Mikey mouse

    Mikey mouse Member

    Jul 27, 1999
    Charleston, SC
    Club:
    Charleston
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    the AGM in Nov 18 isn't it?
     
  14. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Your right. What was it that I read? That they were at the NASL meetings this week? Old age sucks.
     
  15. Mikey mouse

    Mikey mouse Member

    Jul 27, 1999
    Charleston, SC
    Club:
    Charleston
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I feel ya!
     
  16. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Correct, they were invited to explain the other teams HOW NOT TO RUN A FRANCHISE (lol)
     
  17. drSoFlaFan

    drSoFlaFan DEFEND THE FORT!

    Feb 25, 2008
    Plantation, FL
    Club:
    Ft Lauderdale Strikers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They were apparently at the NASL AGM in Miami this past Sunday-Monday-Tuesday. What that means nobody knows.
     
  18. UnitedNut

    UnitedNut Member

    Apr 29, 2001
    Towson, MD USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I seem to recall that CPB paid for part of the soccer stadium study that should be coming out any time now. I wonder if they are waiting for those results before officially pulling the plug? If the funding is approved they could use that as a carrot for potential investors into the club. But if they are leaving so many people hanging it does not sound very promising.
     
  19. CFL-fan

    CFL-fan Member

    May 1, 2006
    Maryland
    Did they really pay or did JC say that they paid.
     
  20. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Press release from NASL AGM mentions something called FC Baltimore. No other details.
     
  21. UnitedNut

    UnitedNut Member

    Apr 29, 2001
    Towson, MD USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah but to me they are actually referencing the past seasons member teams. They dont mention Baltimore until the very last paragraph and it is not included in the top list of club sites. I think they included the info because the city is on the list to be a potential World Cup host and it looks more impression for PR if some of the teams listed are in those cities.
     
  22. Potomac02

    Potomac02 Member

    Mar 16, 2002
    Alexandria, Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm also becoming a bit concerned because I've noticed that our local Rockville club, Real Maryland, is not listed amongst the clubs at the USL Pro website. With Palace Baltimore folding and D.C. United committed to playing nothing even remotely resembling soccer (not to mention the Real Maryland youth coach busted for sexually assaulting a minor), this seems to be a dismal period for Wash.-Balt. area pro soccer. I guess I'll be spending most of my Saturdays next summer in Manassas cheering on the NoVa Royals...
    [​IMG]
     
  23. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    IMS says Rochester and Baltimore are mentioned because they have a contractual obligation to the NASL. And its also been heard that Medd was at the meetings and FC Baltimore is his baby (oh boy).
     
  24. CCSUltra

    CCSUltra Member+

    Nov 18, 2008
    Cleveland
    Club:
    Hertha BSC Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The study findings will be out in 60-90 days
     
  25. Potomac02

    Potomac02 Member

    Mar 16, 2002
    Alexandria, Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you type in the web address "fcbaltimore.com" it redirects you to the Palace Baltimore website...
     

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