FC Cincinnati USL Superthread

i thought the ownership of fc cinncinnati was related to the "dutch lions" ownership(s)? thus the similar colors and motif?

 

The Dutch Lions owners do have a minority interest in FC Cincinnati.

http://cdlfc.com/dutch-lions-group/corporate/

http://wvxu.org/post/fc-cincinnati-will-compete-2016-usl-season#stream/0

 

player speculation. let's go.

I got Romain Gall as their first team midfielder

 

no. if the MLS plan tanks somehow then maybe we'll become the Crew affiliate but I doubt it.

he needs play time since being left off U20 MNT. Crew haven't been developing him. as far as midfielders go Berhalter doesn't have a place for him in the current roster. at his age and potential he needs to be getting groomed for first team at Crew or sold. I'll guess he gets loaned to USL club or sold come spring. If he's being sold then we should pick him up.

 

Complete and total guess: but if Dutch Lions had a PDL team in Cincy and even pretended they were thinking about returning to USL Pro -- the USL would have to give them first dibs... it's possible whatever stake the DL acquired in FCC was simply part of the arrangement to let the FCC group operate in the USL in Cincinnati.

If I'm wrong I'm wrong... but I do know the USL does respect territory rights and rather than force a conflict they will work with everyone to find solutions when it's in the best interests of the league..

 

This is what makes Detroit so interesting. I think USL wants Detroit City FC but the PDL Michigan Bucks and their owner likely have the territory rights ... and I'm pretty sure those two groups aren't going to work together. I hope something gets done though!

 

Are we sure that's not Duggan? And there's the matter of the Pistons owner and friends looking into buying DCFC to take it the top level.

Update on Cincinnati: Earlier today they announced sponsorship deals with US Bank, Gatorade, Pepsi, Donatos, and Wall2Wall Soccer. If these guys aren't angling to try and get to MLS, no one is. There are MLS teams that wouldn't mind having those kind of sponsors on board

 

Agreed. If they're going MLS, they need to do it right. Downtown-ish stadium, maybe rethink "Futbol" in the name. Really market to Cincinnati's burgeoning Young Professionals crowd. I like what I've seen so far (terrible YouTube videos not withstanding).

 

I can't think of any reason for FCC to move out of Nippert Stadium even if we do make it to the MLS. Nippert is in the middle of UC, which is practically in the middle of Cincinnati. Moving from Nippert would mean losing the three or four bus lines that service the university, all the parking garages, and all the bars that are a 10 minute walk from the stadium. Any move would make the team less accessible, and move further away from the college and YP crowd.

And I think just about everyone that isn't employed by FCC agrees that "Futbol" is cringe worthy. I'm just going to start calling them "Fussball Club" and hope that no one tries to correct me.

 

First player signing announcement/video coming up soon (15 minutes).

 

I guess, they are announcing like 11 players.

Austin Berry is first announced.

 

http://www.empireofsoccer.com/striker-cummings-cincinnati-44001/

FC Cincinnati has announced a series of new signings
former Colorado Rapid and Jamaican International Omar Cummings
Former MLS Antoine Hoppenot and Jimmy McLaughlin, both of which played for the Philadelphia Union
Harrison Delbridge from Sacramento Republic and Portland Timbers 2 was also signed

 

Great player in Cummings.. watched him last year with the Scorpions, and he was just on a different level, when it came to the rest of the team.

 

MLS ambitions...yeah sure sure...yawn

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/...ambitions-turns-orlando-city-sc-model-success

 

FC Cincinnati has an ownership group that would rival many in the current MLS table. They have a stadium in the middle of the city. Yes, it's a 40,000 seat stadium but MLS seem totally cool with Seattle and Atlanta playing in tarped-off stadiums. Oh, and Cincinnati is a major league city that has a large growing base of young professionals living inside the city limits.

 

please don't get me wrong...I'm not saying that it couldn't eventually work...but let's get a year or two under your belt in USL with your attendance at 10K before you go on about all of your MLS aspirations...

 

Oh no. Don't take it as a slight to you. I agree, actually and that's one thing I like about FCC's ambitions. Unlike other cities that it appears MLS is going to just hand a franchise to (St. Louis). FCC has all the money stuff nailed down, they just need to see if soccer is going to be a big sport in the Queen City. 10,000 a game in USL would be huge.