possible new chicago MISL team with klopas as coach

Discussion in 'Pro Indoor Soccer' started by Fanaddict, Nov 15, 2003.

  1. Fanaddict

    Fanaddict Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    streamwood IL USA
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm all over that.

    But I don't see how they're going to get any good dates at Allstate with the Wolves, Rush, and DePaul basketball playing there.

    But bring it on.
     
  3. manutdfan21

    manutdfan21 New Member

    Nov 18, 2003
    Rockford, IL
  4. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    home site ?

    I would imagine that if they play at AllState their not going to get the best of dates. With them following behind, Wolves, DePaul, Circus, concerts. I wonder what ever happened to the arena they were talking about building in Mt Prospect. They could probably get better dates at UIC, but not sure about the location. Although, it is on the Blue line.


    But over all I think that a MISL team could draw between 3k - 5k game. And that should be enough to survive in that league.
     
  5. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like UIC, but I wonder how much the college campus thing complicates matters.

    The Mount Prospect Arena is still nothing more than a wire fence around a vacant lot, I believe. In any case, it doesn't appear as if it's going to be of much help anytime soon.

    Most MISL teams get about 5k a game, but they're only "surviving" (most of them) in the sense that airline food can keep you alive, but you wouldn't exactly call that "living."
     
  6. Fanaddict

    Fanaddict Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    streamwood IL USA
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The proposed new arena is in prospect heights not mount prospect. It's on palatine rd near wolf rd. I talked to klopas at the fire end of season party and he didn't seem too optimistic about the team actually becoming a reality.
     
  7. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. Steve Holroyd

    Steve Holroyd New Member

    Apr 19, 2003
    New Jersey
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Since when? I thought you were lukewarm about indoor? Or is that just futsal... ;)

    Anyway, I'd be great to have Chicago back in the league. A great indoor soccer town back in the day (i.e., pre-Jordan). I get tired of watching the Kixx play the same 5 teams all the time.
     
  9. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Futsal sucks.

    I love indoor. Indoor and I go way back.

    The dates thing, as well as some other things that have me less-than-optimistic that it's going to happen have tempered my enthusiasm a bit, but if there's a team, I'm going to go to great lengths to be involved.
     
  10. Old Man!

    Old Man! BigSoccer Supporter

    RIP Chicago Fire
    Mar 11, 2000
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Would the team potentially be the Power again?
     
  11. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Considering the whole retro thing that's been going on in soccer in this country the last few years, I would hope they'd be the Sting. :)
     
  12. Pudgy

    Pudgy New Member

    Oct 20, 1999
    No, it wouldn't be the nickname STING.
    That's been taken by an indoor lacrosse squad in Glendale, AZ.
    I'm really sorry; but I can't scribe any more.
    I really shouldn't infer why, either.
     

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