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Discussion in 'Orange County SC' started by I1SEM1, Nov 16, 2014.

  1. I1SEM1

    I1SEM1 New Member

    Aug 22, 2013
    Los Angeles, California
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What type of changes do you think is needed or would like to see in the upcoming 2015 USL Pro season?
     
  2. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Stadium change. UCI is not a very good place for Fan Experience. Track Field, Parking ends up costing more than season tickets, for new people the stadium is ridiculously hard to locate. I know people that showed up to the Campus and left since they couldn't find it. I also know people that refused to go due to the parking fees. There is also nothing near UCI, no where to go before and after the game. Was similar when they played in Fullerton but then you were able to tailgate in the parking lot. The good part about UCI was all of the games being there, no hopping around mid season.

    Despite the Turf and Football lines Santa Ana Stadium is a great place to watch a game. And downtown Santa Ana is super close.
     
  3. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    -Get a MLS affiliation, seems like OC Blues is dying on the vine, perhaps this would get them more in circulation.
    -Upgrade staff, spend money
    -Venue
    -Get involved with LAFC ASAP
     
  4. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With new USL rules on No Football lines we may be stuck at UCI for another season. Gotta suck it up and make the best of it. Outside of building our own stadium at Great Park in Irvine (Something like Tucson has, would be perfect) there really aren't any other options. Just Fullerton and UCI. Fullerton is a better stadium and field but the price and CSUF inability to work with us puts UCI as the only option (owner even made an offer on the rights of Titan Stadium to no avail, Not sure what the figures were that were thrown around). The club did see improvement attendance wise playing at UCI but atmosphere is still meh.

    Upgrade staff and budget for a real marketing plan are the biggest things that need to be done. The current staff works really hard with what they are given but structurally there still needs to be changes.

    LAFC is an interesting idea, not sure what that would really look like though. Maybe in 2016 players LAFC signs play on loan for the Blues? I wouldn't be surprised to see LAFC come directly into USL 2017. We've had talks of affiliations over the years but none ever came to fruition. We have still mananged to get a fair amount of loans from Seattle and Portland.
     
  5. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It is looking more and more like UCI will again be the home of the Blues. Hopefully the School will be more willing to work with the club this season....Parking fees? At least lower it to $5.
     
  6. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So W-League LA Blues shut down this week. How's that affect the OC Blues? Is ownership giving up?
     
  7. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ownership has definitely been bleeding more $ then they would like. They say they are dropping the Women's side to focus more time and resources on the USL PRO side. I don't see it as giving up (yet) but it should be a warning sign that ownership is not feeling great about the costs of this overall operation. They also prolly see USL PRO as having potential to actually be profitable with the amount of MLS involvement. I still think they need other investors to join the ownership group in order to really compete in this league once again.
     
  8. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Talked to Tom Payne the other day and there are a lot of big changes hopefully coming. Won't get to see too many of them in the 2015 season but hopefully they can be announced. Of course a lot of this is still hush hush since there are still a lot of loose ends to tie up.

    Hopefully the club will be able to share sooner than later.
     
  9. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any speculation?
     
  10. Flex Buffchest

    Jan 25, 2010
    Orange County, California
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know a permanent stadium location is one. I spoke with one of the Blues reps. My other guesses would be some sort of affiliation with an MLS side, most likely LAFC. I know LA has looked into OC sites for stadiums, so you never know.
     
  11. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If we ever have affiliation LAFC would be the only real option at this point, I don't see NYCFC linking up with a west coast club (Vancouver did with Charleston so I guess its not impossible). It wouldn't be a terrible idea to do the affiliation before LAFCs 2017 season starts. Could have some early signings get play time locally.
     
  12. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Braeden Cloutier is the new coach.
     
  13. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Assistant coach, I believe.
     
  14. mikehurst21

    mikehurst21 Member

    Oklahoma City Energy FC
    United States
    Nov 6, 2013
    Moore Oklahoma
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    image.jpg Oc Blues have a new crest
     
  15. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have they revamped their look more times than they made the playoffs?
     
  16. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And spent more money on the logo than on game-day efforts.
     
  17. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This one is more just fixing the crest they rushed last season. But if you count this one as a "different logo" i think we have had a different crest each season. This one needed to be done.

    I'd imagine we keep this one for awhile.
     
  18. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any little birds whispering about LAFC taking over?
     
  19. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If they did I'd hope they would keep the Orange County Blues identity. If they straight out became LAFC my support would end. Not that they would care.
     
  20. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why would you support end? What has the Blues done to deserve such commitment from you?
     
  21. Andre48

    Andre48 New Member

    Feb 11, 2015
    Cerritos, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Has their been any new stadium sites announced or looked at. Preferably, I like a site in Anaheim.
     
  22. County_Coalition

    Oct 13, 2014
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Its not so much the Blues organization, If NASL came to town I would definitely have some soul searching to do. The big thing is OC is not LA. I want a club that is willing to claim the community they play in, not play here while claiming to be Los Angeles.

    Again, not that they would care about my position on the matter.



    There are stadium talks but I don't know how far along they are currently. Our growth is definitely limited at Anteater Stadium.
     
  23. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Highlights from the scrimmage today vs RSL

     
  24. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209903729

    Monday, February 23, 2015

    IRVINE, Calif. - The Blues family continues to expand as Head Coach Oliver Wyss announced today the new Orange County Blues FC coaching staff for the 2015 USL season. This year’s coaching staff includes Braeden Cloutier, Sacha van Der Most van Spijk, Claudio Trabattoni, Mohammad Mohammadi and Technical Adviser Barry Venison. The new coaching staff is diverse, and every member has immense experience.
     
  25. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thats a big staff for the Blues. Possibly bigger than most USL teams. Maybe they are serious this year.

    So conspiracy theory here:
    Sacha van der Most van Spijk is currently the Academy Director for Chivas USA, and will continue there until the end of the Dev. season.

    Any chance there is some MLS/LAFC influence here?
     

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