This would be Failers fans coming out of the woodwork and hijacking the thread. They pretend to like UConn because supporting the Wolf Pack or any affiliated team for that matter goes against everything they stand for.
Enough with insulting Whalers fans. It doesn't help your case.This would be Failers fans coming out of the woodwork and hijacking the thread. They pretend to like UConn because supporting the Wolf Pack or any affiliated team for that matter goes against everything they stand for.
If they wouldn’t recommend that then they don’t take any bids. It’s that simple when it comes to a city with no money and a state tired of covering their debts. Hartford may have come out of this past budget crisis ok but I can’t see the state lawmakers taking the heat when Hartford gets itself back into trouble next year.Unless Bruce Mandell and Aaron Sarwar join forces to make something happen, then what other options are there?? The CRDA isn't going to recommend a league that could fold any day now.
If they wouldn’t recommend that then they don’t take any bids. It’s that simple when it comes to a city with no money and a state tired of covering their debts. Hartford may have come out of this past budget crisis ok but I can’t see the state lawmakers taking the heat when Hartford gets itself back into trouble next year.
In the end, there’s no way you can justify having the city put up millions of dollars to lure a minor league soccer team. It makes zero sense.....
At least with the Hartford FC bid, the NPSL team would still play games there even if NASL goes under. Plus, I wouldn’t be shocked to see the USL pick up the NASL team if that league went under and the team was successful in their short stint.
USL’s Rochester Rhinos need 1.3 mil or they go extinct.
Owners need $1.3 million by Nov. 30 or the Rhinos are extinct for 2018 season
LOL I had a feeling you'd fire back with this.
OK so 1 team in a 30 team league (a very stable D2 league btw) is experiencing financial hardship. Big whoop.
Meanwhile over in NASL-land, the D2-less league has no clue what the future holds and their remaining 7 teams are more than likely looking to jump ship before it sinks for good. Nice try though.
Wilmington Hammerheads and Montreal’s team went under last season too.
Rochester has fallen far. They used to be discussed as an MLS expansion team.
I really don’t care what league the team pays in. I just think it’s ridiculous to expect the city to put out ANY money after all the headlines that have been in the news for the past few months in regards to Hartford going bankrupt. I don’t really care that this guy is putting up his own money to field a team. You wanna have a stadium in Hartford, you’re going to need to pay for it yourself.I get what you're saying. Believe it or not, I do like Sarwar's proposal because he isn't looking for a handout. What I don't like is the league he's aligning himself with. NASL has no clue what the future holds for them. I'd be shocked if the remaining 7 NASL clubs weren't already looking at other options for the 2018 season. The only reason people don't like Mandell's proposal is because he is looking for a handout from a city that has no money. And then there's the lunatic fringe of clowns who don't like it just because they hate the thought of being an affiliate of an MLS team i.e. the Revs. Something about it not being "their" team. Affiliated soccer is better than no soccer IMO. If Mandell and Sarwar really care about Hartford soccer, they'd team up to make it work.
That is true.
Funny you posted an Editorial that endorsed Hartford City.
As the article below clearly communicates, while the Data Mail "...Mandell’s bid seems to involve the more attractive league, money could be a sticking point. This is a city, after all, that said it may go bankrupt as soon as November and faced a storm of criticism when it publicly financed Dunkin’ Donuts Park for Minor League Baseball’s Hartford Yard Goats.I really don’t care what league the team pays in. I just think it’s ridiculous to expect the city to put out ANY money after all the headlines that have been in the news for the past few months in regards to Hartford going bankrupt. I don’t really care that this guy is putting up his own money to field a team. You wanna have a stadium in Hartford, you’re going to need to pay for it yourself. I want a team in a higher tier in Hartford. I just can’t get behind an owner that is expecting a failing city to pay for him to have a stadium.
This is exactly it. There’s not a shot they go with the Data Mail guy for this exact reason. Not only will it be a bad decision, it will get shredded publicly due to all of Hartford’s financial woes. No way this guy gets a dime from the city to renovate Dillon.As the article below clearly communicates, while the Data Mail "...Mandell’s bid seems to involve the more attractive league, money could be a sticking point. This is a city, after all, that said it may go bankrupt as soon as November and faced a storm of criticism when it publicly financed Dunkin’ Donuts Park for Minor League Baseball’s Hartford Yard Goats.
Sarwar has pledged to put $400,000 of his own money into improving the stadium and said he’s confident of his chances to win the Dillon bid because he’s not asking for public assistance. Meanwhile, Mandell said he is committing between $7 million and $10 million in private money, but that’s to operate the team.
“In order to get that stadium to be usable again in any professional way, there’s a significant public investment that needs to be made,” Mandell said."
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So, how do you feel Mr or Mrs parent of children in Hartford's public schools? How about you Mr or Mrs Taxpayer in other cities and towns who will reluctantly contribute to bailing the City of Hartford out of its' financial mess? What do you say, want to renovate a run down stadium on your dime?
Michael Freimuth is lost if he thinks this market wants to be Robert Kraft's farm club.. What an absolute travesty that will be if it happens. I definitely won't support them, that's for sure.
So you won't support a Hartford based team if it's affiliated with a team owned by Kraft? Wow and I thought Failers fans were supposed to be "pro-Hartford." Just shows how fake you morons are. I bet you'd "support" them if they had a Failers night. haha