Official Nycfc In The Media Thread 2015

[MagnusPax]

I know hating on CFG is in vogue, but do you have any evidence to back up that assertion?

Have you ever read a NYCFC press release? It reminds me of the Chivas USA press releases the last few years where it was written in Spanish in the beginning and then there was an English version at the bottom. Unfortunately it was clear they were using google Translate.

What, the picture saying "Welcome to the new #NYCFC HQ"? That's just the club saying "look, we're based in Manchester for a week!" They could have easily said the exact same thing about Jacksonville when they turned up there. I find it very hard to believe that the club is actively being run from Manchester, especially when they have a whole executive based in New York, and since Tom Glick has been sent over to NYC to run the club.

Did you mean US NATIONAL Tom Glick? Exactly.

 

[franchise646]

What, the picture saying "Welcome to the new #NYCFC HQ"? That's just the club saying "look, we're based in Manchester for a week!" They could have easily said the exact same thing about Jacksonville when they turned up there. I find it very hard to believe that the club is actively being run from Manchester, especially when they have a whole executive based in New York, and since Tom Glick has been sent over to NYC to run the club.

Yeah their press clippings are very clearly English in there form of speech, and the CFA articals says it will serve as the base of operations for Man City, NYC and Melbourne.

 

[Falastur]

Eh, alright. Fair point about the website. I'm not sure what's going on with that.

Yeah their press clippings are very clearly English in there form of speech, and the CFA articals says it will serve as the base of operations for Man City, NYC and Melbourne.

I'm 99% sure what they mean by that is that the three "City" clubs will be doing pre-season training there every season or so.

 

[Drainyoo]

http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/columns/lewis.php?article_id=40078

This is why the soccer "media" feels some type of way. The club doesn't consider them important enough.

Just came here to post this article. Gotta say, the guy has a point. Even us fans feel shafted. They've kept us in the dark about a lot. It's clear their PR department needs work.

 

[BxLio91]

Cant do PR if there's no PR office?

 

[lostblue]

I agree with most of that Big Apple Soccer article, but I want to clarify one point he tries to make.

The latest insult came via the Manchester City Evening News, in which posted an interview with Reyna and his thoughts about preseason practice at the Manchester City training center that begins later this week. Nothing for the NYC media?

That Manchester Evening News story (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-york-city-fc-set-8579795) was not an interview with Reyna... they just copied quotes from a story that was posted earlier on Man City's website (https://mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2015/February/Claudio-Reyna-previews-NYCFC-CFA-visit). When I saw it, I immediately recognized the quotes they used.

I do think they should have done an interview aimed towards those of us in the US... but I suspect it was done mostly to hype up their preseason games to sell tickets!

 

[MagnusPax]

Mike Lewis is a pro pro soccer NYC guy who is hard working, neutral and prolific.

I trust his opinion over every suit that we have or haven't met from CFG and most of NYCFC.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

I just want an NYC club. I thought it would be easy for NYC to become my favorite team.

I just signed up for that stupid City Voice, with MCFC URL and all, and they asked me the question if NYC is my favorite club. So I asked myself. And I came to the conclusion that I am much further away from NYC being my favorite club than I actually cared to admit.

I hope it changes, but it won't so long as this continues to be the MO. I'm a 1/2 season away from just being a guy who owns season tickets and shows up for the matches I find interesting from the perspective of being a fan of the game, not a fan of the team. Frankly, it'll be about like I was with RBNY, but with me making more games because I don't have to get in the PATH.

Oh well. I'll just sell the rest of the tix and use the money to make my once a year match at Anfield.

I don't want this outcome. I have fought against this outcome. I'm losing my fortitude.

 

[LostAnvil]

I just want an NYC club. I thought it would be easy for NYC to become my favorite team.

I just signed up for that stupid City Voice, with MCFC URL and all, and they asked me the question if NYC is my favorite club. So I asked myself. And I came to the conclusion that I am much further away from NYC being my favorite club than I actually cared to admit.

I hope it changes, but it won't so long as this continues to be the MO. I'm a 1/2 season away from just being a guy who owns season tickets and shows up for the matches I find interesting from the perspective of being a fan of the game, not a fan of the team. Frankly, it'll be about like I was with RBNY, but with me making more games because I don't have to get in the PATH.

Oh well. I'll just sell the rest of the tix and use the money to make my once a year match at Anfield.

I don't want this outcome. I have fought against this outcome. I'm losing my fortitude.

we're here for you, man

 

[Paul]

I just want an NYC club. I thought it would be easy for NYC to become my favorite team.

I just signed up for that stupid City Voice, with MCFC URL and all, and they asked me the question if NYC is my favorite club. So I asked myself. And I came to the conclusion that I am much further away from NYC being my favorite club than I actually cared to admit.

I hope it changes, but it won't so long as this continues to be the MO. I'm a 1/2 season away from just being a guy who owns season tickets and shows up for the matches I find interesting from the perspective of being a fan of the game, not a fan of the team. Frankly, it'll be about like I was with RBNY, but with me making more games because I don't have to get in the PATH.

Oh well. I'll just sell the rest of the tix and use the money to make my once a year match at Anfield.

I don't want this outcome. I have fought against this outcome. I'm losing my fortitude.

I completely understand what you're saying. I jumped in with both feet and was ready to drink the sky blue coolaid but the rollout of the club has been muddled with mismanagement and error after error. Now there are times when I think I must have been crazy to consider making NYCFC my true #1 club and relegating RMCF down to #1b. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going anywhere and am still holding out hope that my hometown club will surpass the club that was my first love, but I would certainly appreciate it if the FO would make it a bit easier for me. So, for me it's still RMCF #1 and NYCFC #2.

 

[TabascoDiva]

My perspective is that we all learn form our mistakes. We have a saying in Spanish and it goes like this " No tropiezes con la misma piedra" let me translate this " Do not trip over the same stone you fell over the first time" NYCFC is a young new football club. MLS league itself compared to other leagues throughout the world is a young league. I read an article this past summer from Soccer America as to the financial situation of the major most important and popular European clubs and, they are running on red. I really think that MLS is being managed well, it’s financially stable and they have studied and learned from the mistake the North American Soccer league made, who after a few years it was broke. I am confident that our club and MLS will be successful as more Americans fall in love with the beautiful game. Also FIFA despite the criticism that is run like a dictating power does have a lot of control over the sportsmanship or unsports- manship behavior of its members

 

[northernburbs]

Just came here to post this article. Gotta say, the guy has a point. Even us fans feel shafted. They've kept us in the dark about a lot. It's clear their PR department needs work.

While I will admit to not following MLS until recently, I think Michael Lewis might be caught up in his own self importance. While many of the more informed on this site might know of him , if you Google his name (common name ) he does not turn up. If you search Michael lewis football you get a Saints wide receiver and a bunch of other football players.
Search Michael lewis soccer and you get his twitter 1st, then some texas high school kid. he has 5499 twitter followers. The third rail has 6500
Henry Winter the Daily Telegraph football correspondent has 1 million followers.
To be honest he is lucky to have gotten the invite

 

[mrplow2000]

My perspective is that we all learn form our mistakes. We have a saying in Spanish and it goes like this " No tropiezes con la misma piedra" let me translate this " Do not trip over the same stone you fell over the first time" NYCFC is a young new football club. MLS league itself compared to other leagues throughout the world is a young league. I read an article this past summer from Soccer America as to the financial situation of the major most important and popular European clubs and, they are running on red. I really think that MLS is being managed well, it’s financially stable and they have studied and learned from the mistake the North American Soccer league made, who after a few years it was broke. I am confident that our club and MLS will be successful as more Americans fall in love with the beautiful game. Also FIFA despite the criticism that is run like a dictating power does have a lot of control over the sportsmanship or unsports- manship behavior of its members

¿De dónde es usted? Me pregunto por curiosidad. Sé que la frase como "No tropieces dos veces en la misma piedra.". Yo vivía en España desde hace seis años. Es interesante ver los diferentes dialectos. Al igual que Américano e Inglés. Encantada de conocerte. ¿Ves la Liga? ¿Quién es tu equipo?

 

[mrplow2000]

I agree with most of that Big Apple Soccer article, but I want to clarify one point he tries to make.

That Manchester Evening News story (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-york-city-fc-set-8579795) was not an interview with Reyna... they just copied quotes from a story that was posted earlier on Man City's website (https://mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2015/February/Claudio-Reyna-previews-NYCFC-CFA-visit). When I saw it, I immediately recognized the quotes they used.

I do think they should have done an interview aimed towards those of us in the US... but I suspect it was done mostly to hype up their preseason games to sell tickets!

I was told by one of the guys in the ticket office, when i got mine they sold 6,500 tickets so far. Not too bad that.

 

[Gentile]

Personally, with all they're money how hard is it to have a competent NY based pr team? And as a new team you should look after the smaller media and bigger media guys. The smaller guys will actually support you more.

At first I thought they were just whining, but too many press guys are saying the same thing. MLS are to blame as well if people are reaching out to them to explain the situation and they are not helping to advise NYCFC of best pr practice in NY.

The guys like Lewis just want to cover and support a NY soccer team, so we get more info; how an organisation as big as Man City doesn't realise how important a local pr team is to launching a new club is unbelievable.

Who are the people in charge of pr? Does the third rail know? Who were the nycfc reps at the Jersey launch? The front office team seem faceless or are still from Manchester with one month to first kick.

You can't just put up some posters and think that is enough in NY. It is a constant battle to get attention especially for soccer. They have had two years and still don't seem to get how New York works.

It's not too late but they need to get a New York based pr team in action pronto.

Ps, the club still has not reached out and apologised to fans (who they claim have a stake in shaping the club) for Lampard or had any dialogue with them. Another example of the so far pathetic pr being run from Manchester.

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

https://twitter.com/x/status/563693446507270145

meanwhile, another MLS tweet about kaka

 

[LostAnvil]

oh for the love of...

 

[franchise646]

This is going to be a problem

https://twitter.com/x/status/563707358782971905

 

[Gene]

 

[SayWhat44]

This is going to be a problem

https://twitter.com/x/status/563707358782971905

Idiots...