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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Austin soocer support, or lack there of
Darryl Rogers - (save the crew facebook page 7-9-18) Yesterday Austin hosted a soccer game between two well known Mexican club teams, Pachuca and Tigres, the attendance was less than impressive. It was the only professional soccer match of the year in Austin. You would think, if there are really soccer fans in this city, they would have filled this little baseball stadium called Dell Diamond, capacity 11,361....looks like about 4,000-5,000 showed up.
Nick Adkins -
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| photo by Chris Bils |
Nick Adkins -
Friday, June 29, 2018
After yesterday's vote by the Austin City Council to persue further discussions with Precourt
Scott Calhoun - Means nothing. In fact, it will only open up more local and national opposition socially, legally and emotionally speaking. The MIA scum held a rally outside the building last night and could only boast this many supporters ready to go all in after 9.5 months of this shady madness. Surely half of them are all of the usual lying and replying suspects on social media, plus their buddies and gfs, plus some lured stragglers off the streets.
Do not fret.
Brock Robertson - Why does that idiot have a megaphone?? Does he not know how to speak up?
I have given trainings to larger audiences than this without the need for any assistance..
What a moron..
Scott Calhoun - If you look closely just to the left of the megaphone you see someone wearing a Trump mask. Weird shit.
Maggie Finn O'Brien - That's a rally? They're all sitting down and most of them look bored. Doesn't look like a rabidly enthusiastic crowd to me. Maybe it's the heat.
Gary Hadley - And it looks like 5 persons are already getting up and leaving.
Do not fret.
Brock Robertson - Why does that idiot have a megaphone?? Does he not know how to speak up?
I have given trainings to larger audiences than this without the need for any assistance..
What a moron..
Scott Calhoun - If you look closely just to the left of the megaphone you see someone wearing a Trump mask. Weird shit.
Maggie Finn O'Brien - That's a rally? They're all sitting down and most of them look bored. Doesn't look like a rabidly enthusiastic crowd to me. Maybe it's the heat.
Gary Hadley - And it looks like 5 persons are already getting up and leaving.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Momentum may be turning in Columbus’ favor to Save the Crew
The #SavetheCrew movement received a boost after a recent ruling in the lawsuit.
(by Matt Yoder thecomback.com 5-9-18)
The fight to keep the Columbus Crew in Columbus is unprecedented because of the existence of Ohio’s Modell Law. The law was put on the books after Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in the late ’90s and basically says that any professional sports franchise receiving public funds can’t relocate unless they give the local government six months notice and provide an opportunity for local buyers to purchase the team.
The city of Columbus and the state of Ohio filed a lawsuit against owner Anthony Precourt and Major League Soccer to prevent the Crew’s proposed relocation to Austin, Texas under the Modell Law. Over the last several weeks, the two sides have traded court motions and filings back and forth. Although in the process, it’s become confusing what to actually call Precourt. MLS is arguing that Precourt doesn’t actually own the team, he’s an “operator/investor” under MLS’s single entity structure. That may be technically true, but Precourt sheepishly got caught changing his social media profile from “owner/chairman” to “investor/operator and chairman.” MLS’s own lobbyist trying to move the team to Austin can’t even answer questions from residents there about who actually owns the team.
Precourt’s changing status is just one of many absurdities that continues to make MLS look out-of-touch with reality. The league and Precourt have even tried to argue that the Crew don’t actually exist in Columbus, but in Delaware (!!!) in an attempt to get the lawsuit thrown out on a technicality.
While the #SavetheCrew movement moves deeper and deeper into the legal jungle, Tuesday represented a significant moment in the case. The city of Columbus and state of Ohio were delivered a serious victory in a judge’s ruling.
First, the plaintiffs saw their request granted to have a 90-day toll on the six-month Modell Law window to extend the relevant time period. Second, and most significantly, a judge ruled that purchasers can submit offers for the potential sale of the team and that PSV/MLS have to make financial information about the team available to them. And there is a mention of the two sides potentially working towards a settlement.
(for the rest of the article click the link)
http://thecomeback.com/soccer/momentum-may-be-turning-in-columbus-favor-to-save-the-crew.html
(by Matt Yoder thecomback.com 5-9-18)
The fight to keep the Columbus Crew in Columbus is unprecedented because of the existence of Ohio’s Modell Law. The law was put on the books after Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in the late ’90s and basically says that any professional sports franchise receiving public funds can’t relocate unless they give the local government six months notice and provide an opportunity for local buyers to purchase the team.
The city of Columbus and the state of Ohio filed a lawsuit against owner Anthony Precourt and Major League Soccer to prevent the Crew’s proposed relocation to Austin, Texas under the Modell Law. Over the last several weeks, the two sides have traded court motions and filings back and forth. Although in the process, it’s become confusing what to actually call Precourt. MLS is arguing that Precourt doesn’t actually own the team, he’s an “operator/investor” under MLS’s single entity structure. That may be technically true, but Precourt sheepishly got caught changing his social media profile from “owner/chairman” to “investor/operator and chairman.” MLS’s own lobbyist trying to move the team to Austin can’t even answer questions from residents there about who actually owns the team.
Precourt’s changing status is just one of many absurdities that continues to make MLS look out-of-touch with reality. The league and Precourt have even tried to argue that the Crew don’t actually exist in Columbus, but in Delaware (!!!) in an attempt to get the lawsuit thrown out on a technicality.
While the #SavetheCrew movement moves deeper and deeper into the legal jungle, Tuesday represented a significant moment in the case. The city of Columbus and state of Ohio were delivered a serious victory in a judge’s ruling.
First, the plaintiffs saw their request granted to have a 90-day toll on the six-month Modell Law window to extend the relevant time period. Second, and most significantly, a judge ruled that purchasers can submit offers for the potential sale of the team and that PSV/MLS have to make financial information about the team available to them. And there is a mention of the two sides potentially working towards a settlement.
(for the rest of the article click the link)
http://thecomeback.com/soccer/momentum-may-be-turning-in-columbus-favor-to-save-the-crew.html
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Coach Cassar fashion
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| Coach Cassar headed to Deer Valley ski lodge after the game |
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| Coach Cassar's wife didn't have time to iron his new shirt before the game |
Friday, February 23, 2018
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