AC STL at AGM?

Discussion in 'St Louis FC' started by East Side Boy, Nov 10, 2010.

  1. Battra

    Battra Member

    Feb 3, 2010
    South St. Louis City
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I would disagree about that in the case of St. Louis.

    We have no other option...it's not like the Otters and the Blues....we have a minor league option or nothing.
     
  2. DavidP

    DavidP Member

    Mar 21, 1999
    Powder Springs, GA
    I was surprised about ATL as well. We've heard nothing at all about it (of course, that is typical). Also, Silverbacks Park didn't meet USL minimum standards, much less those of the NASL (only 3000-4000 seats, depending on who you talk to). I just wonder if they weren't thrown in the mix to get enough teams, and then "just kidding guys, 2012 for sure!" :rolleyes:
     
  3. Smoke & Mirrors

    Jul 18, 2010
    Club:
    Ft Lauderdale Strikers
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I don't agree on this. In 2011 you are going to have (it looks like) 8 or 9 D2 soccer teams. In all of these areas, there is no immediate area D1 (MLS) team. Your "inferior good" analogy makes sense, but just not in this case. If Wal-Mart is the only game in town, what is it "inferior" too? What is the "superior" product on the soccer pitch people are going to spend their money on in a more robust economic climate rather than D2?
     
  4. PopsKrock

    PopsKrock New Member

    Jul 18, 2007
    Belleville
    Club:
    AC St. Louis
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Your premise operates on the idea that d2 soccer only competes against other levels of soccer. If you consider all entertainment options, d2 soccer very likely comes in as an inferior good.
     
  5. Seph

    Seph Member

    Dec 2, 2004
    St. Louis, Mo., USA
    Club:
    St. Louis Lions
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can only speak for myself, but I don't go to D2 soccer as an "inferior good" to replace more expensive options. I would not replace my AC season tickets with Rams season tickets no matter what the economy might do.

    I just want to see pro soccer, and D2 is what we have, so I support it. I can't be the only one in that situation.
     
  6. Smoke & Mirrors

    Jul 18, 2010
    Club:
    Ft Lauderdale Strikers
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Again, you're introducing variables that are supporting your argument, but not supporting reality. Just to take it a step further then I already did, let's just say "entertainment goods" is sports. I'd love to hear an argument for D2 soccer being in competition with a dance club, movie theater, or opera for "entertainment dollars." However, I do not have any hard statistical evidence to base it on, but I strongly believe that the fans showing up to D2 soccer games or most likely hard core soccer fans, or at the very least, sports fans in general.

    So if you want to introduce other major league sports into the equation, then most of these cities now do have competition for the dollars that are available to spend on live sports. But I suspect most D2 fans are like Seph - not making an economic choice to attend games, but rather are attending because they are soccer fans and this is their local team.
     
  7. PopsKrock

    PopsKrock New Member

    Jul 18, 2007
    Belleville
    Club:
    AC St. Louis
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I would say that I am in the same boat as you. I don't believe a large portion of our fellow game attendees are though. Think about all those guys that sit on the far side of the field.
     
  8. Redhawk1

    Redhawk1 Member

    May 12, 2006
    Are you sure we still have a team? The most recent news release by the NASL suggest otherwise. Now, it doesn't mean we won't have a team in 2011, but St. Louis is not mentioned at all. So I'm a little concerned.

    http://www.nasl.com/article/nasl-provisionally-sanctioned-by-ussf
     
  9. Seph

    Seph Member

    Dec 2, 2004
    St. Louis, Mo., USA
    Club:
    St. Louis Lions
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As has been posted in other threads:

     
  10. demunb

    demunb Member

    Feb 23, 2007
    Crystal City, MO
    Club:
    St. Louis Lions
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. New_York_Cosmos

    New_York_Cosmos Red Card

    Nov 10, 2010
    Monza
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I am really sorry for you mate....
     
  12. time4wine

    time4wine Member

    Mar 13, 2009
    St. Louis
    Club:
    St. Louis Lions
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    not dead just yet. here's from the facebook page:AC St. Louis would like to state that despite unsubstantiated reports to the contray the club has yet to make any final decisions with respect to their participation in the upcoming 2011 season. These reports apparently stem form the club’s decision to not renew club options in the contracts of some players.
     

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