Chicago Fire announce USL affiliation with Forward Madison

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  1. chiladd

    chiladd Member+

    Mar 21, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Good stuff
    So non signed academy players can play for Madison and develop. This is how you start building a developmental pipeline. It looks like I'll be making more Madison trips this summer.
     
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  2. juicecrewallstar

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    Mar 1, 2019
    far superior logo too
     
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  3. lurak

    lurak Member+

    Aug 24, 2007
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Obviously, Nelson was not involved in this.
     
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  4. splunge63

    splunge63 Member+

    Mar 30, 2014
    west burbs
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    #5 splunge63, Mar 5, 2020
    Last edited: Mar 5, 2020
    This is how you build a club!

    Should be noted that Forward Madison plays in League One, not Championship.
     
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  5. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I looked into Forward Madison season tickets for this year.

    That was how I found out that Peter Wilt had left.

    Maybe I will consider it this Summer.
     
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  6. goldclover

    goldclover Member+

    Mar 25, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Sounds like a good move to me!
     
  7. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Honestly, all they need to do is fix the logo and this team will be all that we wanted when it came to rehabbing from Hauptman. (Although, Nelson is still lurking somewhere)
     
  8. sportscrazed2

    sportscrazed2 Member+

    Jul 30, 2008
    Mordor, Middle Earth
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You want someone to chip in for gas and split a 6 pack of Moon Man?
     
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  9. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I just got back from a work trip in Wisconsin and brought back a 12er of Moon Man and a 12er of Cabin Fever.
     
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  10. chiladd

    chiladd Member+

    Mar 21, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I live in Campton hills ( Kane county ) , you're welcome to come along if you get this far .
     
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  11. sportscrazed2

    sportscrazed2 Member+

    Jul 30, 2008
    Mordor, Middle Earth
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hmmm 90 minute drive west vs 3 hour drive north.
     
  12. chiladd

    chiladd Member+

    Mar 21, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Madison is always worth an overnight trip as well. And Breese Stevens isnt that far from everything . I'm planning at least one overnight weekend in Madison , and I don't even drink anymore.. but it's still a blast .

     
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  13. sportscrazed2

    sportscrazed2 Member+

    Jul 30, 2008
    Mordor, Middle Earth
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Last time I went to Wisconsin I had to work that afternoon and only had time for gas station to get beer and Culver's. I feel like it would be a nice trip on a budget
     
  14. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Definitely going to plan my month in the UP this Summer around a Madison game on the way up and another on the way down. Also, Campton Hills? That's rich, white folk country. ;)

    Edit: says the guy spending a month at his lake house
     
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  15. Fighting Illini

    Fighting Illini Member+

    Feb 6, 2014
    Chicago
    Yeah, is that an issue? Is it a lower level of play for our loanees?

    There are several MLS affiliates in the league so it doesn't seem crazy, but it's an interesting question.
     
  16. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I think I'd prefer it for younger players. Still a pretty big step up from academy games, but a little bit lower pressure.
     
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  17. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Lower than playing for the Chicago Fire (FC)?
    [I am so looking forward to the day, very soon I hope, when I stop being cynical about the Fire]
     
  18. juicecrewallstar

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    Mar 1, 2019
    Forward Madison folks did a pretty good AMA on the Fire's Reddit page
     
  19. splunge63

    splunge63 Member+

    Mar 30, 2014
    west burbs
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Yeah, from our Academy players angle, it's huge. From building a legit pyramid, it's huge. There's still a missing layer though, an affiliation with a USL Championship club. The way things are going, I'm expecting it. Also, an expanded Academy. Pretty mind boggling they cut the oldest level team. Well, not really.
     
  20. TyrusRose

    TyrusRose Member+

    chicago fire
    North Korea
    Jun 17, 2019
    Oh no, you're going to bring out the anti-Reddit crowd
     
  21. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    The EPL sucks!
     
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  22. TyrusRose

    TyrusRose Member+

    chicago fire
    North Korea
    Jun 17, 2019
    And so does their national team!
     
  23. Reddit sucks!

    There! Happy!
     
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