Comments on: USL’s Legacy Will Continue into the Future

By: Former Lancer

Former Lancer — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:10:30 +0000

Roger:

It’s money — The US Soccer Federation (USSF) charges these teams to belong and the fee to play 1st division is much steeper than 2nd division — Also, remember that the MLS is the baby of that pin head Gulati at USSF and they would never allow anyone to step on their toes — Gulati and his cronies will do everything they legally can to make it difficult for the new NASL owners and certainly won’t let them have that 1st division status until the league possibly overtakes the MLS which is possible in the future, but they have alot of work to do — I’m hopeful but skeptical about all of this — It will be interesting to see who the NASL’s Commissioner will be

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:25:46 +0000

I would like to know why is MLS “santioned” as US 1st division??
If there is no promotion and relegation , then the new NASL should not be considered a 2nd division league. It is just another soccer league!!

I dont understand why , if the “owners” os soccer in this country care about the game.They would rather have a team made out of thin air inserted on MLS ,like Philly; anstead of the Impact that made it almost to the finals of the most prestigious club championship in the continent.

I dont understand why 40 millions weighted more than a chance of having an institution like Barcelona FC afiliated to our league.

If the new NASL give owners the freedom to manage their clubs , and dont use a salary cap.NASL is going to resemble a lot more than MLS what a soccer league is in the world. And if they use pro/rel….bye bye MLS.

By: Former Lancer

Former Lancer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:57 +0000

They should rename the teams — The Rhinos should be reborn as the Rochester Lancers

By: chuck

chuck — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:20:28 +0000

I preferred American Premier League (aim high!), but NASL will work just fine. If the league survives for more than a couple years (and I am optimistic it will), no one will even discuss the name any more.

Kartik makes a good point about USL focusing on player development.

The truth is, nobody knows about NASL’s business plan. What we do know is who broke away and why. Who broke away: mostly well-funded, well-managed and well-supported clubs (…Miami?) in good sized markets. Why: to escape corporate governance, have more self determination, and, with that power, build a strong professional league. The reason is not to compete with MLS, that is natural result of wanting to build a strong professional league. I for one welcome a league willing to embrace professionalism and put teams in markets MLS shuns (and will always shun unless it em brasses a promotion/relegation scheme, which I don’t see ever happening unless survival is at stake).

By: dan

dan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:41:23 +0000

I actually like the name RED BULLS its alot better then Metro Stars.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:34:44 +0000

Agreed. IMHO, I believe the sport in America and the league would benefit from a name that ties them to MLS to establishthe relationship. Perhaps ‘MLS Division 2.’

Any other ideas from posters to this site? Maybe we could start a grass-roots effort to allow the fans to name the league much like with the teams in MLS.

By: Irv

Irv — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:15:34 +0000

All the success of the Sounders, now Vancouver and soon Portland are all from the womb of the USL and its Y-league = Super 20 = PDL = USL-2 = USL-1 and now Mr. Gulati as the person in charge of safe-guarding the sport in America..I ask you are you going to let a few ego manics ruin the sport. Like slick Hollywood producers these guys are looking for a re-make…bring on old film (in this case the NASL) dust it off update some technology and everyone start clapping!?!? Mr. Gulati, alot of people drank the Kool-aid in Guyana..it did not make the right!

By: Michael Farrow

Michael Farrow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:21:20 +0000

I understand what you’re saying but I think it’s like saying thank God the Communists were around in East Germany because at least they had a government, ignoring what they did during that time and concentrating on the fact the Communists weren’t Nazis. Francisco was very effective at developing SISL along the same lines as the NPSL have now but this slow death has been coming since they tried to build a lower division empire with the creation of their pro league and the merger with the APSL. As another commenter put it, other people are coming along and doing what they do but better. Had Marcos not been an empire-building megalomaniac, something better may have come along, we don’t know. He had nothing to do with the APSL until it was merged into his organisation when it had become staunchly second division. The USL has been pretty much useless since it was conceived.

By: CoconutMonkey

CoconutMonkey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:00:32 +0000

@ This One Guy in Detroit

You’re not on an island buddy. There’s a fair amount of people around (well, on the internets at least) who are pretty unhappy about the TOA adopting the *AS* name.

But, despite the history behind the name NASL. I don’t think it’s completely unreasonable to call a soccer league in North America the North American Soccer League. I sure can’t think of anything better.

The A League – Aussies are using it.
Minor League Soccer – MLS?
NorthAmericanProSoccer – NAPS? Abbreviation sounds too funny.
American Premier League – Not for a 2nd Division league.
The American Football League – A bit of a misnomer depending on how you read it. Plus, the NFL probably still holds the rights. And what about Canada!?
The Soccer League of the U.S. and Canada – too much
MLS2?

By: cheap Jerseys

cheap Jerseys — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:06:10 +0000

I may be right, I may be wrong, but I’m definitely not on an island. Hell, there are people right now who refuse to even spell out the new league’s name — they’re typing it *AS* on message boards and the like. It’s not like my position on this is radical or unique.

The Sounders example isn’t analogous. “Sounders” is the long-running name of Seattle’s soccer team. Fans were justified in going bonkers when a new name was considered. This isn’t remotely the same thing. This is a new league, unconnected to the previous NASL, co-opting a name that already means something else. And not just something else in some small, incidental way. It means something else in a really big, substantial, historical way.