Hofstra was always planned to be a short term solution. It was available, at the time they were willing to work with the Cosmos, the Cosmos had...
Oh, i don't know, maybe Hofstra isn't too keen on having their logo and markings for their collegiate athletics constantly painted over and...
LOL, in one breath you scold someone for "being fooled" by the network TV deals and in the very next admit you have no proof at all that NASL is...
Decision move seating capacity to TV side was a business decision based on expected normal attendances based on 3 years of date and trends, made...
Pretty banner off-season for NASL, and I am sure the usual NASL haters are working hard to try and spin the news as a negative for the league...
Well half of it is, the other half is just reserve teams for MLS youth players. :p
Absolutely not true by any stretch of the imagination. The Flushing Site never even got of the ground except for some nice PR work by the league...
I am sure they use distribution numbers like most clubs but they don't seem to engage in the high volume of give away like some other local MLS...
I would wager the attendance was based more on the fact this was the first legitimate home game played on other than a holiday since the season...
The major strike against this hypothesis is the fact the state agency in charge of the RFP has not come out and rejected all the proposals and...
Which is why they put in a proposal and have been trying hard to spend 400 million to build a stadium & development in Nassau County. o_O
Yes, they are routinely in the LI communities have several local partnerships and sponsors, are very involved int LI youth soccer, put on clinics...
Unless the Cosmos can magically have only two other major sports franchises in the area i don't think Wilt can do much better here. I like Wilt,...
I wouldn't say that, they seemed to have a lot of crossover fans that came for opening day (the challenge is to hook them as more regular...
You are not buying an excuse that a large % of usual attendances are families and they would prioritize spending time with their mom and family...
You didn't expect a poor attendance at 2PM on Mother's Day against probably the worst away draw in NASL? I think all of us expected this to be the...
Is that any worse than enduring years of watching the Quakes be irrelevant and terrible on the pitch?
NY Cosmos v. Tampa Bay 4/18/15 The Five Points [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
They should just do what Red Bull and NYCFC do here and announce way bigger crowds than they actually get to make their figures look more...
I would....what fan worth his/her salt wouldn't want to play against the best teams in central america?
Well, historically the two clubs did have some very memorable clashes in the 70's and some bad blood in those days. If you ask Cosmos fans who...
http://www.ussoccer.com/about/governance/board-of-directors Pro Council Reps: Don Garber - you all know him Alec Papadakis - CEO USL Pro Prior...
Um, if i am the USA football association I would be making decisions to the advancement of the sport at all levels. Which means actively...
He has something called common sense. I mean come on, do we really need the "smoking gun" here to reach the obvious conclusion? USSF and MLS are...
Considering you are the guy that thinks NYCFC sales aren't inflated by brokers and speculators I don't believe you are much of an authority on...