Nashville FC - 100% Supporter Owned

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  1. FootySkeptic

    FootySkeptic Member

    Sep 24, 2015
    Club:
    Cardiff City FC
    I always thought they were 100% supporter run and community owner based on an interview with Chris Jones the founder, I didn't know a chairman had some money. I also recall some of the NFC FO being unaware of rumours that Harrisburg had interest in moving into town. There appears to be some disjoint among all the moving parts over in Nashville...

    Hopefully this won't blow up to something toxic like in Detroit, I wish NFC all the best with their move to the next level.
     
  2. Owen Thornhill

    Dec 22, 2012
    Club:
    Cork City
    I just hope they pay players fully. I have heard of at least one players who was not paid up as full according to his contract.
     
  3. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.tennessean.com/story/spo...up-aims-buy-nashville-football-club/85037754/

    The organization working to bring a United Soccer League team to Nashville sent a letter of intent to acquire the assets of the city's existing soccer team.

    On Friday, DMD Soccer, which was recently awarded a franchise by the USL — which is two tiers below Major League Soccer, the highest level of pro soccer in the United States — sent a letter toNashville Football Club in an effort to purchase their name and logo to use for a future franchise.

    Nashville FC, the city’s existing amateur team which was founded in 2013, competes in the National Premier Soccer League.
     
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  4. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ...and bye-bye to any notion of being 100% supporter owned. Welcome to corporate, LLC ownership. Should we change the thread title now?
     
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  5. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    end of the NPSL team:

    http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/665925?referrer_id=2333971

    The new Nashville FC USL team approached the amateur, supporter-owned club about acquiring the Nashville FC brand after announcing in May they had been awarded a USL franchise. The club’s members voted overwhelmingly to approve the brand purchase in exchange for a 1 percent equity stake in the USL team and a voting seat on its board.
     
  6. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So 100% supporter owned to 1%.

    Gonna have to change those slogans and banners now.
     
  7. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #57 msilverstein47, Jul 7, 2016
    Last edited: Jul 7, 2016
    the 1% sure seems pretty paltry...I've also been hearing some rumblings that the NPSL team might not go out of business. Guess need to stay tuned to the developing story...lol
     
  8. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    announced this afternoon that Nashville FC will not compete in the NPSL next summer.
     
  9. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I like how the author of the linked piece acts like NPSL is pro soccer (it's not) and then seems upset that pro soccer then acts like a business.
     
  11. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A very biased and slanted article. Was the objective of fans of Nashville FC to own/control a semi-pro team or was it to gain a pro team, maybe MLS? Very different goals.

    PS I guarantee that NFC had zero impact on City Islanders decision to not move. Even the article has that as just conjecture.
     
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  12. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    just to be fair if some of the NPSL players are getting paid...it could be considered as "pro".
     
  13. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm all for media covering soccer, but if their objective is to go "after" the perceived evils of corporate clubs and MLS, it's a real turn off.
     
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  14. Owen Thornhill

    Dec 22, 2012
    Club:
    Cork City
    I heard of some players were not paid in full by the end of last year. But one player in question returned to play this year which I presume means it was settled.
     
  15. -DgS-

    -DgS- Member

    Jul 22, 2006
    Frankly, I'd love it if an investor came in, bought our NPSL team and elevated it to the USL. Considering the new owners could have just ignored them and started a new club, causing a lot of animosity in the community, I think they approached it in the right way by joining forces. And given the money required to start a USL team, handing them a 1% stake sounds pretty generous. The story here isn't the death of a supporter-owned club. It's that a group of supporters started a club, built a strong following and were able to attract investors to elevate the club. That's a major success in my book.
     
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  16. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Btw I update my previous post, from 100% supporter owned, to 1% and now zero. That deescalated quickly.
     
  17. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    so somebody apparently is going to take another chance in Nashville:

    Try Out Dates

    Inter Nashville FC will be holding tryouts for our upcoming 2017 NPSL Season.
    December 10th 9am-12pm
    December 11th 1pm-4pm
    Cost $30 per player for the two days and you receive an Inter Nashville FC T-shirt.
    Location:
    International Indoor Soccer Complex
    2310 Antioch Pike
    Antioch, TN 37013
    Contact Head Coach Askey
    1-615-589-1968
     
  18. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Inter Nashville FC Joins the NPSL
    The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Inter Nashville FC (Nashville, TN) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will compete in the South Region’s Southeast Conference.
    “The NPSL is thrilled to continue in Nashville, Tennessee,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone commented. “The NPSL’s Southeast Conference has strong regional rivalries, and we look forward to working with Pedro, Richard, and Jomo as new members.”
    Inter Nashville FC is led by Pedro Reyes, Richard Askey, and Jomo Cromwell.
    Reyes is a successful businessman in Nashville and is the founder of the International Indoor Soccer Complex. He also formed a TSSA youth travel soccer club called International Soccer Club. Reyes is the Majority Owner and President of Inter Nashville FC.
    Askey served as Assistant Coach and Head Coach for the Nashville Metros (2004-2009) and Assistant Coach at Nashville FC (2015-2016). Askey is the Minority Owner, General Manager, and Head Coach of Inter Nashville FC.
    Cromwell has worked for both Rocket City United and Nashville Metros and brings a wealth of contacts and knowledge to the organization.
    “We want to be competitive in the conference and create an exciting and hard-working team for the whole of Nashville to get behind,” Askey added. “We will bring passionate fans and a professionally-run organization to the NPSL.”
    The International Indoor Soccer Complex (IISC), based in Antioch, TN, will serve as the club’s home venue. The IISC has three full-size grass fields with lights, one stadium turf field with lights, three indoor fields, a club pro shop, and a restaurant. The complex was started in 2012, beginning with outdoor fields, and the indoor facility was completed in 2014. A new indoor futsal complex is currently under construction.
    “The local competition and being able to have our fans travel to away games is huge for us,” Askey concluded. “We also align with the NPSL values of inclusion and spreading the world’s game.”
    More information about the club can be found at www.internashvillefc.comor by following the club on Facebook (@internashvillefc) and Twitter (@internashfc).
     
  19. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  21. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. Owen Thornhill

    Dec 22, 2012
    Club:
    Cork City

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