Crew 2

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  1. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Are there Next Pro playoffs? When do they start?

    For that matter, what was the score of yesterday's game? Neither the MLS nor Crew webpages had any info about it earlier today.
     
  2. catfish9

    catfish9 Member+

    Jul 14, 2011
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    4-1 Capys The 1 was scored by Owen Goal courtesy of JRR.

    Follow Crew 2 on Insta/Twitter. They put out video highlights and are pretty good during games with updates.
     
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  3. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Playoffs are single elimination, top 4 in each conference.
     
  4. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Didn't know that got changed to an OG. I know JRR had a goal changed to OG by a NE player.
     
  5. Rylar

    Rylar Member

    Jan 20, 2008
    Anyone know why Micaletto didn’t play?
     
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  6. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  7. Tobias C

    Tobias C Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 6, 2014
    Toledo, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #707 Tobias C, Jul 26, 2022
    Last edited: Jul 26, 2022
    This is exactly what its about. Theres no justifiable reason for the front office to put any effort behind Crew 2 other than on the field / the sporting side of things. If i lived in Columbus, I would absolutely be one of the people who bought the 60 dollar, Crew 2 season ticket if thats a thing.....I would go to probably every Crew 2 game that didnt interfere with other plans of mine....and would just go to a handful of first team games. If a diehard fan like me could be like that, I guarantee theres lots of others who would jump ship to Crew 2, specifically the casual fans that just want to be outside somewhere doing something fun with other people or families with little kids that like soccer but arent particularly invested in what level of soccer they watch. Im sure theres a not large, but still considerable amount of people who loved their fun and affordable nights at Crew/Mapfre Stadium and dont really put a premium on the more glamorous and pricey experience of Lower.com Field. I feel like its a very real risk. Its no sweat off the FOs back to throw the committed fans a bone and make attending the games a possibility (they wouldnt even have to actually do that) but theres no reason for them to go out of their way to encourage the growth of the game day experience or to build a culture around the 2nd team. It should honestly be taken the same as being allowed to attend a training session. Should you have merchandise and food options, etc at an open training session? I doubt it.

    Im actually a fan of everything about Crew 2 including some of the rather silly culture around it just because its light hearted and doesnt actually matter but its fun. Driving 2.5 hours to attend a Crew 2 game really isnt worth my time or money so I havent had the chance to attend a game yet, but hopefully one of these days ill do a whole weekend in Columbus when I attend a regular game (I do put a premium on the LDC experience by the way, im am a snob....just a guy with champagne taste on a beer budget), and can get out to HCS again to see Crew 2. With all of that said, even though I like everything about Crew 2....im still not an advocate of the organization itself unnecessarily promoting it or boosting it in any way other than development of players.
     
  8. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No casuals are interested in MLS Next Pro.
     
  9. Smithsoccer1721

    Smithsoccer1721 Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Middle of the Table
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does anyone know the average age of “2” teams? I think Crew 2 is one of the older teams which might be one factor to our winning.
     
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  10. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Gracias. You'd think if they go to the trouble to give them a website, they'd put links to it on the main MLS or Crew pages. I went to MLSsoccer.com and searched under "Next". It produced some stories about the academy tournament held in June but no link to the sites above.
     
  11. Minnman

    Minnman Member+

    Feb 11, 2000
    Columbus, OH, USA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There are links, at least in the browser version of the MLS site I'm seeing. Click on the main MLS menu ellipsis (next to the Clubs link) and the drop-down menu reads:

    Competitions
    Rosters
    Gaming
    MLS NEXT
    MLS NEXT Pro
     
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  12. SLSHOT01

    SLSHOT01 Member+

    Columbus
    United States
    Oct 26, 2017
    Edison, Ohio
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  13. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Those youth teams, for one. If the coach can fundraise $300-$400 or whatever for tickets for the team and their parents for Crew 2, all of a sudden, that's a very viable option.

    Sure, they can walk up and buy tickets at the gate, but it's probably not in the FO's best interest to advertise that too much.


    In terms of the atmosphere, it definitely reminds me of a high school JV game or some of the smaller OSU sports. You get the hardcores and the final score doesn't really matter as much. Sure, it's nice that Crew 2 seems to be steamrolling just about everyone they play, but it's way more "fun and games" than the full team is.
     
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  14. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would spend money more than 1-2 times a year to go to a Crew 2 match unless they're one of Nordecke faithful who are making a party out of it.

    It's JV soccer with zero amenities, hardly any atmosphere, one concession stand, and one bathroom. You can barely even tailgate since the parking lot only opens 60 minutes before kickoff and they don't allow grills.

    I just don't get it.
     
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  15. soccerncbus

    soccerncbus Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 29, 2018
     
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  16. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Thanks. That's pretty poor web design if you have to click through another link to find a link for the Next Pro teams. It's even worse that a search doesn't find them. The newest story found using search term "Next" is more than a month old.

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  17. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I write about the Guardians farm system.
    I have half-season tickets for a G League team and an AHL team.
    I have horror stories about low low low minor league gameday experiences that make Crew 2 feel like the Super Bowl.
    In other words: I'm addicted to sports, including (especially?) the minor leagues.
     
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  18. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think you're the exception. And god love you for it.
     
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  19. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    For clarification MLS Next is the academy league, while MLS Next Pro is the Crew 2 league.
     
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  20. soccerncbus

    soccerncbus Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 29, 2018
  21. Smithsoccer1721

    Smithsoccer1721 Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Middle of the Table
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. soccerncbus

    soccerncbus Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 29, 2018
    No problem. I will point out that some of those averages are going to be a bit off. Some of the teams are only listed as having 9-15 players on roster, which can't be right. We certainly do have a team that's on the older end of the league though. Hopefully that starts to change as we continue to rebuild our academy program.
     
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  23. Minnman

    Minnman Member+

    Feb 11, 2000
    Columbus, OH, USA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It also doesn't account for senior side players who routinely appear in NEXT Pro games. I think it was @David Kerr who also said that he thought our NEXT Pro roster trended older now - which has something to do with Crew 2 success on the pitch - but that the age/experience levels should come down as we build out our academy.
     
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  24. David Kerr

    David Kerr Member+

    United States
    Oct 18, 2019
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It’s all correct, teams on that list with very few players likely are playing tons of academy players on amateur deals and not MLSNP contracts. Players in this list are only those on official MLSNP contracts. Players like Stas Lapkes, Quinton Elliot, Caleb Borneo, and Jack Lindimore wouldn’t count in this group. Same goes for first team players as well unless there’s an official announced loan down to the second team
     
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  25. Captain Invader

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Oct 25, 2005
    Lake County (Ohio)
    I went to four Cleveland Charge G-League games this past season. (I guess I was not the only Crew fan attending Charge games!).

    The experience there was pretty basic. No fancy intros, of course no videoboard (other than the G-League Next game during All Star Weekend, where the NBA brought in one). They did have some on court fan contests during breaks. But it was a very, very scaled down version of a regular NBA game. Similar to what the Crew 2 experience was IMHO.
     
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