General PDL

Discussion in 'United Soccer Leagues' started by QuietType, May 11, 2012.

  1. QuietType

    QuietType Member+

    Jun 6, 2009
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is there a reason why the PDL doesn't have it's own section in the forums? I mean, NPSL has it's own, why not PDL?
     
  2. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    PDL has the USL subforum.
     
  3. QuietType

    QuietType Member+

    Jun 6, 2009
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Weird, didn't even know that was there, and with the new layout you can't even see the subforum unless you know to scroll down.

    Still, doesn't PDL deserve it's own section? Why have it buried or mixed in with Pro stuff or where it's hard to find? Seems to me it's deserving of its own section.

    Who can we ask to change that?
     
  4. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you would like a PDL Subforum, go to the link below and set up a thread with that request. And hten open a thread in the USL forum linked to the request. Once you get 10 people to post in the request forum we can usually get it created. Hope that helps.

    https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/forums/forum-requests-and-voting.666/


    Moved this thread, because it doesn't really have anything to do with Expansion. I would suggest putting your link in this thread to create a PDL Subforum.
     
  5. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Not coming back in 2013 :(

    Boston Victory SC and Worcester Hyrda FC, both of whom kicked off their inaugural campaigns with considerable hype via social media, will not return next season, according to the USL office.
     
  6. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    nor will they be in PDL 2013
     
  7. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Wednesday, May 4, 2011
    TAMPA, Fla. – United Soccer Leagues announced today that New York Cosmos U23 will field a team in the Premier Development League (PDL), and will become a full member for the 2012 season.

    The Kemsley Cosmos originally wanted that in 2011 for the 2012 season, but then the Sela Sport Group took over that project was abandonned
     
  8. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    The Kemsley Cosmos group promised a lot to BW Gottschee but did not have the money

    The New York Cosmos, The Cosmos Academy, And The Blau-Weiss ...
    The New York Cosmos, The Cosmos Academy, And The Blau-Weiss Gottschee Lawsuit: A Bad Start For Sela
    Sport
    totalfootblog.com/2011/11/08/the-new-york-cosmos-the-cosmos- .
     
  9. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Some team owners have a large tongue and a small wallet :D
     
  10. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Link, maybe I missed it, but I couldn't find anything on the league site.
     
  11. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Actually the funding issue and lawsuite were before the change in ownership.
     
  12. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    here you have the link, though not from the USL site

    Boston Victory SC News

    [​IMG]
    One and Done: Hydra, Victory Won’t Return for ’13

    Posted on December 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Boston Victory and Worcester Hydra will not return to PDL in 2013.
     
  13. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks for the link. I had looked at the league site because you stated the news came from the league office. Thanks for the update.
     
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  14. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wasn't there talk of Boston stepping up to the pro level eventually? Best laid plans, and all that.
     
  15. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    mucho blablabla y poco dinero don't mix ;)
     
  16. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Cape Coral Hurricanes, who were originally planned to join PDL in 2013 but stood down in favor of SWFL United in Fort Myers, have cropped back up as an NPSL team. One of the many sudden Florida NPSL teams this year, like Miami United.
     
  17. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Josh Hakala is tweeting that the Brooklyn Knights have just folded out of the USL PDL after 14 seasons. They apparently want to concentrate on their youth development programs.
     
  18. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Opening a 2013 General PDL thread and linking this one to that.


    Actually decided just to change the title of this one. That's easier to do and keeps these related posts in the same thread.
     
  19. AmeriSnob

    AmeriSnob Member+

    Jan 23, 2010
    Queens
    Club:
    New York Cosmos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. Blackbox

    Blackbox Member

    Jul 12, 2007
    Indiana/Tennessee
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With the currently realignment, the Nashville Metros officially have dissolved. That's the longest continuously operating USL club (1989-2012) and probably one of the longest in the US pyramid structure to finally bite the dust.

    Just thought it was a notable moment to share.
     
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  21. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Money and to shorten the season. As you get closer to the end of the season, college coaches start to worry about their players on PDL teams. More games, just means more chances for their players to get hurt and not ready for the season.
     
  22. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's perfect for the 8-team divisions. It makes a home-and-away schedule. I wonder if they could've re-aligned it better for mostly 8-team divisions. They also could've emulated the NPSL and enforced home-and-away in all divisions, resulting in some divisions having shorter or longer schedules.

    Count FC Jax Destroyers among those dissolved.
     
  23. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    65 teams...how does that compare to last year?
     
  24. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Four new teams have joined the PDL for 2013, including the awkwardly-named New York Magic – F.A. Euro (that’s one club), Oklahoma City (no nickname yet, hopefully it’s not “City”), Real Boston Rams and Southwest Florida Adrenaline. So the PDL is net minus eight clubs from last year.
     

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