Oakland & San Francisco-Bay Area (non-Earthquakes) pro soccer.

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by SJTillIDie, Nov 15, 2013.

  1. davidjd

    davidjd Member+

    Jun 30, 2000
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You can't give that away while the Republic's spot is still unallocated. Once that goes to San Diego (unlikely), then we can get out the blue crayon.
     
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  2. jeff_adams

    jeff_adams Member+

    Dec 16, 1999
    Monterey, Ca
    I’m going to hope there is some kind of quiet agreement between SJ and Monterey to move players back and forth. I can see some kids graduating from the U17 program but not being quite ready to contribute to the Q2 team. Perfect to have them playing for MB2. If Monterey finds a stud then hopefully he can be brought into the Q2 team with a chance to impress.

    My big concern is the fact that the Fairgrounds’ complex is not financed and built yet. The Quakes have invested a lot in coaches like Luchi and Wolyneic to develop youth, but if the team is losing top end talent at a high rate (how many this past year? Maybe 6 or more?) then some bean counter will be in Fisher’s ear asking “why would you dump millions into this project if players are not progressing to the first team?”
     
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  3. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Yeah but what about about Victor Bernardez?

    Is he still hanging around?
     
  4. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Most teams get the X hundred mile radius, only the ones in lower population metropolitan areas get the whole state (or more)... not sure why Dallas and Orlando have a mix of both. Curious to know what the map looks like now that Cincy and St Louis have joined, presumably Columbus and Kansas city get circles instead of all of Ohio and Missouri respectively...

    In any case, most people seem to think the homegrown territories should be eliminated entirely, so that teams are free to sign guys from all over, and there is movement in that direction (Athletic article linked earlier)... most likely it will happen eventually. I'm guessing the #1 team for elimination of territories is Portland, and that the Quakes are one of the teams most resistant to the changes.
     
  5. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    I think the territories thing personally - it gives the teams a bit of a local flavor. This is one area where I would prefer that we don’t emulate the euro leagues.
     
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  6. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think the recent changes are a good middle ground, it keeps the territories but they're not absolute. But kids should be allowed to sign with other MLS teams if their local MLS team isn't interested in signing them. This happened with a local goalkeeper that the Quakes didn't want to sign, he wasn't allowed to sign with some other team. That's just stupid.
     
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  7. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anibaba grew up in Davis, California where he attended Davis Senior High School, where in his senior season he was the California Gatorade Soccer Player of the year, and played college soccer at Santa Clara University for the first three years of his college career.


     
  8. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  9. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  11. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good news: local second division teams like Sacramento, Oakland, and Monterey will be watchable on ESPN+ as in previous years. Also third division Central Valley Fuego.

    Bad news: you have to pay money for ESPN+, it's a streaming service not cable, and to use it you need enter a username and password into either the app or website... this is hard for some people!

     
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  12. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Also bad news: it’s D2 or lower soccer.
     
  13. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ESPN+ also gives you a bunch of other soccer leagues, plus FA Cup, if you want to broaden your soccer viewing habits.
     
  14. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Good news, they're all local so you can catch live and in-person the occasional game.

    I have no idea how to watch the San Jose Giants on TV, but I do like to go and watch the Beer Batter at least once a season. :)
     
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  15. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    A few times in high school some friends and I went and played some music at SJ Giants games. I don’t recall what but I seemed to remember we were invited in some capacity and not just crashing it. :) But that’s how “community” it was.
     
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  16. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 25, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  17. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States



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  18. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1818 xbhaskarx, Mar 4, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 4, 2023
  19. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So the reporting was that the Utah Royals would return to NWSL with RSL's new ownership paying a token expansion fee, followed by the bay area and Boston for $50 million each... the first part of that is now done:

    NWSL Awards Expansion Team Rights to Utah

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    https://justwomenssports.com/reads/nwsl-expansion-2024-utah-royals-san-francisco-bay-area/

    Former NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird agreed to a fixed reactivation fee, reported to be between $2 million and $5 million. So the Utah franchise would come in at a much lower price than the San Francisco and Boston expansion franchises, which are set to pay around $50 million each.​
     
  20. OffMyLine

    OffMyLine Member

    Nov 30, 2007
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  21. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They really need their own stadium



     
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  22. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


     
  24. jeff_adams

    jeff_adams Member+

    Dec 16, 1999
    Monterey, Ca
    Roots beat NPSL team El Farolito 3-1 in Open Cup play yesterday. Former academy players Drew Murray and Ethan Kohler started the game. Murray played centerback in a back 3 for 76 minutes. Kohler went 90 at center midfield and had an assist.
     
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  25. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #1825 falvo, Apr 5, 2023
    Last edited: Apr 5, 2023
    Brandi never dies....

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    NWSL moves into Bay Area


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    Former USWNT and Santa Clara University greats Brandi Chastain (left) and Aly Wagner are part of the star-studded ownership group that paid a record NWSL expansion fee to bring women's pro soccer back to the Bay Area in 2024. Photo: Lyndsay Radnedge/ISI Photos.



     

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