The battle for Oklahoma City continues...
http://www.espnfc.com/north-america...-unveils-rayo-okc-as-part-of-league-expansion
http://www.espnfc.com/north-america...-unveils-rayo-okc-as-part-of-league-expansion
The Nasl Thread
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allegedly a local owner is invested in the project as well, but still lol @ NASl i mean come on all those NASL hardcore truthers all shit on us because of our links to man city and the MLS for accepting this and yet the same shit happens in their league and there may be more ( allegedly rumors happening with Celtic and other italian clubs wanting a club in NASL). and this team playing in a HIGH SCHOOL field ...lol come on how is that "division 1" worthy.
USL and NASL have been battling over Oklahoma City for quite a while now.
There's a long convoluted story behind this tussle which also involves the Tulsa market.
Perhaps someday when I'm in an expositive mood, I can summarize.
The point is if you have any interest in the battle for control of the US soccer pyramid, you should focus here.
UPDATE:
Here's a couple more links that explain the background of this story.
http://www.recklesschallenge.net/naslusl-pro-battle-for-okc-not-quite-finished/
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2014/...-markets-face-choice-between-usl-pro-and-nasl
There's a long convoluted story behind this tussle which also involves the Tulsa market.
Perhaps someday when I'm in an expositive mood, I can summarize.
The point is if you have any interest in the battle for control of the US soccer pyramid, you should focus here.
UPDATE:
Here's a couple more links that explain the background of this story.
http://www.recklesschallenge.net/naslusl-pro-battle-for-okc-not-quite-finished/
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2014/...-markets-face-choice-between-usl-pro-and-nasl
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jerseyhotspur
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it's as idiotic as Real Salt Lake . . .
MagnusPax
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I'm pretty sure the name is the least of NASL's problems.
in your opinion who wins oklahoma ?
ultimate troll job to take a couple of their players and NASL fanboys crying foul the evil empire MLS takes their world class players and hinder their league ....or something like that.
i also read their coney island game was a disaster in terms of attendance as well
Probably the USL team because of the stadium deal and the pre-existing fan base.
Nothing's assured, of course.
MagnusPax
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Energy are in town and established. I'll be surprised if Rayo OKC is around a year from now.
who knows, but isint february 2016 waaaay to soon to put a team out there? also i read somewhere that the president says the club in OKC will be self sufficient and wont need additional investment. LOL wut?
jerseyhotspur
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I don't like referring to new clubs or teams as new "markets". Some markets just aren't soccer friendly than others, Just because there's a city or state that doesn't have a soccer team doesn't mean you need to have a team there.
If a city or state has enough fans to handle multiple teams whether they're in a 500 seat, 5000 seat or 50000 seat stadium, then so be it. Let the fans decide which clubs prosper and which clubs go bankrupt.
Go ahead and have 2 teams in Oklahoma City. Let the the marketing departments go head-to-head and try to win the most supporters. You'll never have a North London Derby or Merseyside Derby in the US with the way things are.
technically the only way they play each other is thru the US open cup but seeing how the they make the pairings by region then its probably very obvious they are going to pair them together every year assuming OK energy makes it to the third or what ever round NASL teams come in.
i still question where this money is coming from in Rayo's case, if they get relegated then what?
They may well be counting on the NASL team being a profit-making endeavour - not to fund the Spanish club, but to avoid them having to constant dip into their own pockets to bail it out.
It will be interesting to see how the two clubs interact, whether they exchange players at all.
Edit: on a quick review, apparently ROKC is owned by Rayo's owner, not by Rayo themselves. I would presume he has the money to bail out both clubs himself.
Interesting to note also that Rayo Vallecano's fans are in uproar about this. Also, I enjoyed this particular quote:
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Z4CH3B99
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I don't know exactly what to say about that quote. Does that guy even soccer?
jerseyhotspur
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I bet Rayo Vallecano made an initial (probably one-time) investment to have their name tacked onto the team and project and some start-up advise . . . and then an "understanding" or "promise" of help or advice on how to run a club.
