NASL 2012

[articbob]

Well the NASL kicks off this evening. I know we have some Scorpion fans in the house and I'm a Railhawks fan. But is anyone else looking forward to this season, including the NASL participation in the Open Cup?

[AggieMatt]

This being our first season, I'm still not sure what to make of it or how much I'll be invested in it. Hopefully I'll catch the NASL bug after I've been to a few Scorpions matches.

[articbob]

Well it's halfway through the season and alot of stuff has happend. The San Antonio Scorpions are at the top of the table, Eric Wynalda is now the coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks, and New York Cosmos will be playing in NASL next year.

http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=2779

It's a very interesting time to be a fan of the NASL.

[SCFulhamFan]

I need to get up to a railhawks match.

[WhitesBhoyMIA]

[Clevelandmo]

Great badge and I have always loved the Strikers jerseys, especially the throwback ones from 70's, 80s.


My kids wanted one of these jersey's but he could only find it with George Best's number and he didnt want that.

[WhitesBhoyMIA]

Wish I had bought that jersey back when it was available on World Soccer Shop for $20.00.

[articbob]

NASL has just announce that starting next year, they will a adopt a split-season format that is largely patterned after the Apertura and Clausura tournaments now held in many Latin American football leagues.

Here are the details.
http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3173

I am all for this except calling it the soccer bowl.

[Clevelandmo]

meh, not really fair for the northern teams and fans that have gorgeous weather in the summer. I would like two leagues, a north and a south. They can have different seasons based on their weather. These teams also wouldnt have to travel as far which would keep costs down and let teams spend money on more important things.

[HatterDon]

Well, last evening I was one of 1300 odd people -- and I do mean ODD -- who watched Minnesota beat San Antonio 1-2 on-line deep in the Heart of South Texas. Pablo Campos, the league's leading scorer and the "had better be" league MVP put the Scorpions ahead by reacting quickest to a goalmouth scramble. Just a minute or so later, however, he reacted to being accused of diving by heading an opponent -- who, strangely, did not go into the net to make it 2-0. Off he went with a RED and it became only a matter of time. As it turned out, SA hung on until two late goals put them away.

So the battle of the "used to be Thunder" franchises is over and Minnesota will face Tampa Bay for the championship. It was a good season for the Scorpions -- regular season champs and the best average football attendance outside of the MLS. Next season they move into a soccer-specific stadium that holds 8,000. My problem with that? We averaged about 9500. Could be hard to get a ticket next season. I only caught three matches this season, but I hope to do better next year.

It was good to have professional football in town.

Why don't we have red and yellow card emoticons? Hmmmm.

[Clevelandmo]

Jealous of you Hatter, but happy you have a local team to support.

If the stadium is built with the ability to expand the seating in the future, I wouldnt worry about the 8,000. It's nice to fill the stadium. If not then

[HatterDon]

Jealous of you Hatter, but happy you have a local team to support.

If the stadium is built with the ability to expand the seating in the future, I wouldnt worry about the 8,000. It's nice to fill the stadium. If not then

They built it in a way that it can expand to 16k should MLS come calling. I think they were very surprised at the level of support.
Sorry you guys lost Cleveland City.

[SoCalJoe]

Have no idea what the odds of this happening are, but made for interesting reading.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... um?cc=5901

[Clevelandmo]

Have no idea what the odds of this happening are, but made for interesting reading.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... um?cc=5901

Wow, they stole my idea. There is a racetrack a few miles from where I live and I have always said that if I won the lottery, I would turn it into a soccer venue. Only the Cosmos would come up with a proposal that is directly competing with MLS' plans. Too funny

[jumpkutz]

Just read that Indy got the last franchise.