San Diego Flash

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  1. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like they intend to change the name if the "marketing guy" Frerker can be believed. He specifically mentions it in the comments on the article about soccer in San Diego at CBS8.

    He mentions San Diego United as one possibility. But it would see the Flash name is not long for this world.

    http://www.cbs8.com/story/29869437/kicking-around-the-idea-of-bringing-pro-soccer-to-san-diego
     
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  2. mike4066

    mike4066 Member+

    Jun 30, 2007
    Chula Vista, CA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ah ok. I didn't read the comments but I wonder if they still own the rights to the name. IIRC there is already a youth club called San Diego United so wonder how that will shake out.
     
  3. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He does mention it was only one suggesting put forth by someone from the city. I suspect they wouldn't go with an already trademarked name.
     
  4. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No one needs a pro soccer team.
     
  5. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I do. Don't you?
     
  6. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wish the Nuevo Flash would announce things on social media and making the newspaper rout instead of just leaking things to random twitter accounts etc. So far, this rebranding exercise has been as painful as their history ever has been. Time to step it up. Maybe next month will be a bigger official push. Lets hope so.
     
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  8. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nope. No one does. Desire? Sure. Can it be a nice thing to have around? Sure.

    No one NEEDS a pro soccer team.

    As for the Flash, a team with that name in San Diego has not had a good idea about how to communicate since John Greene back in the day.
     
  9. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well that's nice for you but I need pro soccer. I enjoy watching it & my life wouldn't be as complete without it. I think I can tell what I need or don't without being told so by you or anyone else.

    As for rest, time will tell. Hopefully they will do something next month.
     
  10. Nacional Tijuana

    Nacional Tijuana St. Louis City

    St. Louis City SC
    May 6, 2003
    San Diego, Calif.
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We need things that are fun. We need to take care of ourselves as humans. Soccer is an identity for me. Without soccer, I have a huge gap of time and need to effort at filling it.
     
  11. filiusterrae

    filiusterrae Member

    Aug 16, 2001
  12. mike4066

    mike4066 Member+

    Jun 30, 2007
    Chula Vista, CA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Interesting. Wonder if Barone and Barrton are on the same page or if there is some in-fighting as to who will lead in the future.
     
  13. VBCity72

    VBCity72 Member+

    Aug 17, 2014
    Sunny San Diego
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe they need to reorganize and restucture if they are trying to go pro. Take the year off to solely focus on moving to USL or NASL in 2017?
     
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  14. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    More likely the Flash will not be back. Clent Alexander was the engine that kept the Flash going. Without him... I've little hope they'll ever come back. Just as Boca FC and many others before them, the Flash are likely done for good. I welcome them to prove me wrong, but history would say they're gone.
     
  15. mike4066

    mike4066 Member+

    Jun 30, 2007
    Chula Vista, CA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd agree with you except for the fact that Barton and Donovan are supposedly involved with them. I'm with you though, wait and see.
     

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