Louisville City hosting Chicago Fire at UK's soccer facility in Lexington. Crazy...strange... EDIT: this will happen IF Louisville City advances in USOC on June 1. Game against Chicago would be on June 15.
Not strange. The Bats are playing a home game at Slugger Park on June 15th. So if the game happens they are forced to play elsewhere. U of L, you would think would be an alternate location, but I think I heard or heard something when I was back home that U or L Sports Complex was undergoing some expansion this summer.
Definitely strange! That's a major pride issue there amongst Louisvillians (and Lexingtonians). I can't image playing a "home" game that's 90 minutes away in the biggest rival city. I understand there are conflicts here or there...but, wow...never imagined this. But, seriously though, this is the issue with teams/owners rushing into "professional" sports. There's stadium issues, fan issues, front office issues, etc. Not limited or directed directly at Louisville City. Fans expect the city to bend over backwards to build or force the team to play a certain spot. Fans what to play at a consistent location. Teams don't have a venue to play at, so they start gouging taxpayers for money. The list goes on and on. Either run a team properly, wait to run the team properly, or don't run one at all.
Major pride issues between UK fans and U of L fans not so much Louisvillians and Lexingtonians especially to those that don't have a stake in either school. Trust me. I grew in Lexington (went to WKU) and lived, until moving to Denver, in Louisville for many years. Lexington revolves around UK. Louisville does not revolve around U of L. 70 miles. You can get from UK's campus to U of L's campus in a little over a hour. Straight shot. Easy drive. It's not a big deal to make that drive. Lexington vs. Louisville is not really a rivalry other than UK and U of L despite what people make you think. Two different cities. Two different interests. Agreed for the most part. I wished Louisville City had a stadium lined up beforehand but they did what they needed to do to get the ball rolling on the organization. As best I know, the Louisville Bats have been gracious, bend over backwards landlords. I don't know if LCFC has any immediate plans for a stadium but I suspect there are some on the table.
I get Lexington/Louisville, trust me. My in-laws live in Kentucky. I married, basically, a Lexingtonian (grew up there for 22 years). There is major pride in the cities. It doesn't take much to read the post from LCFC on facebook to see that many fans aren't happy about the decision. Nevermind the fact that I went to college and lived around Lexington for 5 years -- in the last 12 years. It's a great thing for Lexington to have soccer coming to town. Downside for the fans as there'll be no beer at the stadium (as far as I know). There's a lot that Lexington won't support when it comes to Louisville. And to nitpick a little, 60 minutes from UK to UL? What are you driving? It's roughly 80 miles from campus to campus. Have you spent time on those interstates and/or cities recently? Construction constantly. New Circle Road in Lexington seems to always be a nightmare with traffic. However you have done it, I need to drive that way so it doesn't take so long to get back to the in-laws!
http://www.socceramerica.com/articl...off-to-harvard-medical-sch.html?edition=15625 Goalkeeper Scott Goodwin announced that he's leaving USL club Louisville City FC to attend Harvard Medical School in the fall and become a doctor.
http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...an-mls-not-necessary-soccer-success/86389218/ Maybe this is as big as it gets. Maybe this is as big as it needs to be. Maybe Louisville City FC never moves up to Major League Soccer. Maybe its upward mobility ends with its third-tier league achieving second-tier status. And maybe that’s enough.
Eastern Conference Playoff: The first game is scheduled for Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 7 pm Tickets are currently available. Let's SELLOUT SLUGGER. 2017 Scarf Design Contest: We'll be having another scarf design contest in October with voting completed by October 29, 2016 so we can have the scarves ready for the December 2016 General Meeting. More details to follow so get working on your designs. Elections to the 2017 Coopers Board: It's that time of year again. We will need to elect new board members after our season concludes. More information will follow soon with the details of the election and how to submit your name. The Coopers Supporter Group 436 South Seventh Street, Suite 200 Louisville, KY 40203
I have no dog in the fight but im rooting for Louisville. Im in Ohio but i have family in Lou and its a cool city. Has there been any recent news or developments on a new LouCity stadium? I hope you guys build something realistic size but impressive and not the equivalent of a high school football stadium. Anyway. Good luck!
DECEMBER 2016 MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Don't forget the Membership meeting on Saturday, December 10, 2016. It will be held at Molly Malone's in the Highlands at 7pm. We will announce the winners of the elections, talk about the past year and sell 2017 memberships. Memberships will be $25 and include a pin, drawstring backpack and scarf. The scarves may not be available at the meeting as the manufacturer is running behind (busy season). If they aren't available, they will be distributed when they arrive. After the meeting, the MLS Cup will be playing on the TVs.
http://www.socceramerica.com/articl...-duffy-takes-management-ro.html?edition=16586 Amanda Duffy, the only female president in U.S. men's pro soccer, has left the USL's Louisville City FC to become the NWSL's managing director of operations. She began her sports administration career in the erstwhile W-League.
Devon "Speedy" Williams will kick off the new season with a new team. The central midfielder's contract with New York Red Bulls II expired at the end of the 2016 campaign, and Once A Metro was advised he would be signing with one of the II team's USL Eastern Conference rivals: Louisville City. Confirmation of Williams' next move comes from no less a source than the man himself: "I will be heading to Louisville," the 24-year-old informed OaM.
A couple of upcoming events for our members. Let's have a large turn out at both events and get the word out about LouCity and the Coopers. Saturday, February 25, 2017: We have a team sign-up page for The Polar Bear Plunge for KY Special Olympics. Each Cooper that participates needs to raise a minimum of $75.00 to take the plunge. Junior plungers (6-18 yrs of age) can participate and only have to raise a minimum of $60.00. Here's the link to our page: http://2017louisvilleplunge.kintera.org/thecoopers Saturday, March 11, 2017: St Patrick's Day Parade A Sign-up Genius email will be sent out soon and additional information will be coming out in February.
They found their spot! http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/780556?referrer_id=2333971 I can't imagine a better location. Hope it all goes smoothly.
gotta say that is one huge pricetag: Mountjoy estimated a price tag of $200 million for the entire development project, including purchasing the land. http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...tadium-could-big-boost-butchertown/100341464/
I was going to ask why there is no independent section like some other USL fans...but the post dates on here explain it all. Hopefully the stadium gets done at some point; may not be getting an MLS bid but would be nice to have our own place and maybe generate a little more revenue from that than being in Slugger.
http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/815389?referrer_id=2349190 Coopers Rally in Support of Louisville Stadium 07/19/17, 12:09PM EDT Will hold event Thursday with Butchertown Neighborhood Association
I saw that! Sadly i will not be able to attend as I am currently studying my life away! Hopefully there is a great turnout and we get some traction on it.
stadium plans: https://www.socceramerica.com/article/75033/plans-for-louisville-city-stadium-are-unveiled.html
http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...ity-fcs-butchertown-soccer-stadium/794399001/ Louisville City FC gets money to build its soccer stadium in Butchertown
Chatted with Paolo DelPiccolo's dad last week. Seemed like a nice guy although I'm sure he is a little biased towards his son. How is Paolo doing?
Congrats to Louisville City! This officially marks the first "independent" club to win a USL championship since the tie-in with MLS 2nd teams and affiliates (if I'm not mistaken). Charleston was last independent winner in 2012 before the partnership was created.