Since the writer was only 7 years old when the events described occurred, I am willing to cut him some slack. However, let's set the record straight: * The Crunch never outdrew the Cavs in the 90s at the Convo. That was the Mark Price era when Cavs attendance was pretty high in the brand new Gund. The Force of the 80s outdrew the Cavs at Richfield a number of seasons before Bart pulled the plug due to the instability of the league. About 14,000, I believe. * Cleveland area Revcos had already been bought out by CVS by 2001. Again, the reference must have been to the 80s, when the Force radio broadcasts ran the same "you need all the Revco you can get" jingles interminably. The Crunch was only sponsored by BP and wore the green and yellow kits for 2 or 3 years. Their normal colors were red and black. * Bernie James "was without a doubt the fastest player on the team if not the entire NPSL"? I remember Mike Snyder calling him "Bulky Bernie" on the radio. I will concede that, based on pictures of Bernie when he finished his career with the (outdoor) Seattle Sounders, he had slimmed down quite a bit. Still a nice trip down memory lane. It is a shame that the MISL is nothing like the 80s-era league when all the leftover stars stuck around in the US after the demise of the NASL. It is a shame that there is no Cleveland pro soccer franchise. Let's hope for Scott and Paul's efforts to build an MLS stadium will be successful ASAP. A Cleveland MLS franchise would make up for the lack of indoor soccer quite well, I'd think. '
I caught this story on Newsnet5. https://www.news5cleveland.com/spor...ional-indoor-soccer-is-returning-to-cleveland
Crunch to start season in M2. https://www.crainscleveland.com/kev...-year-m2-will-team-metrohealth-2021-22-season