NYCFC in the Media Thread - 2018

Gotham Gator Gotham Gator posted this article in the roster thread.
https://theathletic.com/466457/2018...ward-chance-with-castellanos-amagat-signings/

I'm reposting it here to mention that 2 days ago I wrote to the Athletic to tell them I noticed they had not run a NYCFC article in 4 weeks. Until then they had been running about 2 articles every week. I received an auto-response saying I should receive a human answer in 2-3 business days, which has not come yet. I don't think this article is a result of my email, but I'm glad they are writing again. When active, they have the best regular coverage of the team (even though Araos, whom so many hate, is the regular beat writer). But if they stop posting often and regularly, I'll drop the subscription. I don't care enough about the other sports -- or I get enough coverage elsewhere -- to pay for the Athletic if they don't have good NYCFC coverage.
 
Gotham Gator Gotham Gator posted this article in the roster thread.
https://theathletic.com/466457/2018...ward-chance-with-castellanos-amagat-signings/

I'm reposting it here to mention that 2 days ago I wrote to the Athletic to tell them I noticed they had not run a NYCFC article in 4 weeks. Until then they had been running about 2 articles every week. I received an auto-response saying I should receive a human answer in 2-3 business days, which has not come yet. I don't think this article is a result of my email, but I'm glad they are writing again. When active, they have the best regular coverage of the team (even though Araos, whom so many hate, is the regular beat writer). But if they stop posting often and regularly, I'll drop the subscription. I don't care enough about the other sports -- or I get enough coverage elsewhere -- to pay for the Athletic if they don't have good NYCFC coverage.

I'm assuming Araos was just on vacation or something. He's the only guy that provides coverage for them, so he probably wasn't around. Plus he doesn't cover road games, of which we've played a lot lately.
 
I'm assuming Araos was just on vacation or something. He's the only guy that provides coverage for them, so he probably wasn't around. Plus he doesn't cover road games, of which we've played a lot lately.
I figured the same about vacation. But I wanted to let them know that the hiatus was noted, making sure they know the coverage is important to some portion of their subscriber base.
Also, to clarify, there was one single article during those 4 weeks about NYCFC, but that was about the stadium issue. There were no articles about games, transfers, or training. I got it right in my email to them but forgot that detail here. I doubt anyone cares but I like to get things right.
 
I figured the same about vacation. But I wanted to let them know that the hiatus was noted, making sure they know the coverage is important to some portion of their subscriber base.
Also, to clarify, there was one single article during those 4 weeks about NYCFC, but that was about the stadium issue. There were no articles about games, transfers, or training. I got it right in my email to them but forgot that detail here. I doubt anyone cares but I like to get things right.

on reddit seems like its all very atlanta centric. is that the case? or is it because in reddit they just post those. I mean are they giving in depth articles about the Colorado Rapids for example?
 
on reddit seems like its all very atlanta centric. is that the case? or is it because in reddit they just post those. I mean are they giving in depth articles about the Colorado Rapids for example?
I haven't compared MLS coverage team to team. I'm pretty certain they do not have an assigned reporter for every team, but they give reason to think that's their goal. Of course if you follow one of the teams not included yet, that's little solace. Looking at the drop down menu it looks like they cover 16 teams plus FC Cincinnati. They also have Paul Tenorio and Will Parchman doing general MLS articles. I would guess reddit is getting the atlanta stuff posted because Atlanta fans are super active everywhere.
 
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Rumor that Emirates will purchase or merge with Etihad.

I'm really curious what the NYCFC consequences are for that. If the prince no longer owns Emirates, but still owns CFG, does he keep CFG as a toy and find a new, highest paying sponsor for each team? Does he sell CFG, or all the teams separately, as it was all just a marketing ploy for his airlines? This second option excites me. I know we have unlimited resources with the prince in charge, but whomever purchased NYCFC would have to also have such resources, in the same vein as Arthur Blank. I wonder what the team (with no stadium locked up) is worth on the open market? And who would be interested? Would it be worth it for him to retain ownership till they have a stadium, then sell? If so, does he run it on the cheap till he does? Interesting times.
 
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I'm really curious what the NYCFC consequences are for that. If the prince no longer owns Emirates, but still owns CFG, does he keep CFG as a toy and find a new, highest paying sponsor for each team? Does he sell CFG, or all the teams separately, as it was all just a marketing ploy for his airlines? This second option excites me. I know we have unlimited resources with the prince in charge, but whomever purchased NYCFC would have to also have such resources, in the same vein as Arthur Blank. I wonder what the team (with no stadium locked up) is worth on the open market? And who would be interested? Would it be worth it for him to retain ownership till they have a stadium, then sell? If so, does he run it on the cheap till he does? Interesting times.
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