Boom. Wilt Coming back for Chicago NISL team

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  1. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Especially if they just stay above the red line.

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  2. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    If "staying above the redline" is the goal, the Fire are aiming way toooooo low.
     
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  3. lethargytartare

    lethargytartare Member+

    Oct 2, 2000
    Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    maybe we should ask Doug Hicks.
     
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  4. Martininho

    Martininho Member+

    Feb 13, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Over the couple of months that this guy has been around, he's asserted (and then attempted to defend) his uninformed opinion as fact consistently enough to make me think he's 12, so I don't waste my time responding.

    YMMV
     
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  5. Gamecock14

    Gamecock14 Member+

    May 27, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I mean Guaranteed Rate Field rolls of the tongue just as easily as US Cellular Field. ;););)

    The Stadium isn't one of the five biggest problems with the team/organization. The fact that it keeps getting brought up as a problem is really stupid.
     
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  6. HerthaBerwyn

    HerthaBerwyn Member+

    May 24, 2003
    Chicago
    Guaranteed rate field is the perfect name. there has been low interest there for years.
     
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  7. Salvatore Giuseppe

    May 4, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago


    Jonathan Tannenwald‏@thegoalkeeper
    Also: “The league will take a more prudent approach to expansion with a more rigorous vetting process by creating an Expansion Committee"
     
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  8. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Well, I suppose that is better than the strategy of the past 45+ years (well, in those years when the league existed), which, as far as I can tell:

    NASL: "Do you have some money and a place to play?"
    Potential New Team: "Yes."
    NASL: "You're in. Thank you very much."
     
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  9. SixKick

    SixKick Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2000
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Even the second part was negotiable.
     
  10. Otergod

    Otergod Member+

    Sep 20, 2007
    indianapolis
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I may be missing something but who required negotiating on a place to play?

    I'm too lazy to go through each team's home pitch but I don't recal a glaring problem with home fields.
     
  11. SixKick

    SixKick Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2000
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    There was Rayo's strange missing field scandal and the championship game venue didn't even meet D2 standards.
     
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  12. Otergod

    Otergod Member+

    Sep 20, 2007
    indianapolis
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rayo certainly are comical :)

    Personally I wish NASL would have taken the championship game away from Cosmos when they presented the field of choice for the championship. I know there was a scheduling conflict with their normal field, but 2k attendance SELL OUT was absolutely shameful. Nothing like making you look like a minor league like showing that. The game should have gone to Indy at that point, which would have sold out at 11k+.

    But I will say a "place to play" wasn't negotiable like you suggested. The field for Rayo was still there but the game turf that was placed on for every home game was held hostage by a minority owner who was tired with the lack of communication with the majority owners.

    Cosmos had a home stadium, simply couldn't play there due to a conflict so they had to get a 2nd option for the championship.

    Each team has a home field that was available for home games.
     
  13. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  14. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
  15. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Name the team contest:

    [​IMG]
     
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  16. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Quite an ironic choice a thread to bump this in.
     
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  17. Fanaddict

    Fanaddict Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    streamwood IL USA
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wilt sent me a NISA face mask in the mail today.
     
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  18. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Put my deposit in.
     
  19. wolvesfirehope

    Chicago Fire, Detroit City FC, Swansea City, Chicago Red Stars, Edgewater Castle
    United States
    Apr 6, 2018
    i quite like Point Chicago. can envision a very cool, historic, and local symbol heavy badge.
     
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  20. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Yallop would be the perfect coach!
     
  21. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Said nobody ever. [emoji6]
     
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  22. Somewhere, but not on this planet.
     
  23. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Yallop.
    Point.
     
  24. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    1790 FOUNDERS CLUB
    Chicago NISA is taking FULLY REFUNDABLE deposits for season tickets and ticket packages. A $25 deposit will give you the right to purchase up to eight season tickets, create your priority position for seat selection and potential fan ownership shares and receive benefits as part of the Chicago NISA 1790 Founders Club if you are one of the first 1790 Founders.

    https://chicagonisa.com/1790-founders-club/
     
  25. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    The "principle owner" is named:

    Bruce Gordon Gardiner McLean Merivale-Austin

    That is both the more British thing ever and just horrifying.

    His bio if frightening:
    "...team owner and team captain of the celebrated Caballus Polo Team"
    "Bruce is active in charitable giving and in conjunction with HRHs Prince William and Prince Harry with whom he plays polo..."
    He has five kids, including triplets, one of whom is named "Maximus"?!?
     
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