New Pro league forming!!

3rd division.

So you want to replace the USL formerly the USISL which is the third division here in the US?

Why would it be good to do that?

What connections do you have with our 2nd division A-league, and with MLS concerning player advancement?

How much does it cost for a club to play in your third division?

 

This is dirt cheap 25,000 for a franchise?

Excuse my untrusting nature, but sounds like a new pyramid scam to me. Get a lot of guys who think they can be an owner of a real sport team. You don't even need investers with real money behind them to buy a franchise because it is dirt cheap.

An owner can be a UPS driver.

So you get 100 mailmen, construction workers, and plumbers helpers to invest. That totals 2,500,000 dollars.

Then the people who run the league disappear .

I like it may start a league myself. I will only charge 20,000 a franchise.

 

Your contact is through hotmail? Oh yea, that's professional.

 

Good luck...but I'm not sure that you understand the infrastructure for American soccer leagues that is already in place. There already are D2, D3, semi-pro, and amateur leagues set up.

Why wouldn't a new team join one of the existing leagues?

 

And the USSF's position on this is....?

I have a hard time thinking you're going to usurp the USL's existing D3 status. Maybe D4, but not 3.

 

My last comment sounds really nasty.

I do wish you luck in this adventure, the more professionally run soccer teams and leagues we have the better off we will be.

 

Teams, yes. Leagues, no. The LAST thing that American soccer needs is more fragmentation and infighting among the few people who put their money into the sport.

What is the purpose of this league? If it's just to make a quick buck, or for some guy to vent his spleen at the USL, then no thanks. And, take the name "Buffalo Crush" and flush it now, before anyone else sees it.

 

Forgive my ignorance, but why does any league which should be happy to get as many member clubs it can to help the sport grow, charge a franchise fee at all? Isn't it just a barrier to investors? If somebody is seriously thinking of putting together a team, with all the financial risks that comes with it, isn't having to pay $75,000 or whatever on top of that for the right to create a team going to put some people off?

 

You'd be surprised by the characters who've invested in American soccer over the years. If you set the bar at $50,000 or whatever, you know they're serious about investing and that they've got the financial wherewithal to sustain a team at that level. Or at least I think that's what it does.

 

It would be great to see any venture such as this succeed.

A quick look at the website revealed several grammatical and mechanical errors. Not a real professional first impression. Perhaps you should have someone who can read, write, and proofread well spend some time reviewing your site content. Some of the errors were embarrassing.

 

What about the Premier Soccer League run by USL?

That league isn't semi-professional?

You've got one team - you better start selling teams quickly.

Next question...who's going to own the league? Where are the league offices?

Who's running the league?

Has the USSF approved of this league yet?

These and more questions coming soon.

 

If this league has a bigger goal, I might be willing to invest if I have any money. I heard once upon a time that FIFA asked MLS to play with a bigger goal as a testing or experimental stage to see if it works. Since soccer is not widely supported in the US, I don't think a lot of people would mind if the game is altered a little bit if it could be improve except hardcore traditionalist fans.

How about it, Americans love goals_lots of it. See indoor soccer attendance vs. A-league attendance at kenn.com.






I am only half-kidding.

 

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