BlueMoonoverUS
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Why Always Ste
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The Reyna Q&A is live now
<a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/newyorkcityfc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.facebook.com/newyorkcityfc</a>
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sam-caddick
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Those kits are better than ours if you ask me.
Perfection of a kit.
Perfection of a kit.
Belfast_city
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Is it true rafa said on ssn when talking about the cavani deal that city only invested in an mls outfit as a way round FFp ,and if so is this doable/legal?????
dannyburns4 said:Is it true rafa said on ssn when talking about the cavani deal that city only invested in an mls outfit as a way round FFp ,and if so is this doable/legal?????
No it's not. He's just spouting to try to create antipathy, as everyone who isn't employed by City will inevitably try to do to us at some point to make themselves look clever.
S04
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Amidst weeks worth of New York Cosmos and Red Bull headlines, NYCFC has peeked their head out of hiding with a revealing Q&A on Facebook featuring club Director of Football, Claudio Reyna.
The former American International gave a more detailed picture of what the club expects to achieve, and perhaps more importantly, the culture they hope to create.
“NYCFC will create its own identity that represents NYC on and off the field,” he explained in response to the club’s tie-in with Manchester City. “A true soccer club for New York City.”
While separating itself from dawning the same identity, however, he did look forward to exploiting the club’s vast soccer resources. “One of the benefits of our relationship with Manchester City FC is an extensive global scouting network that will help us recruit players around the world that can help us play beautiful football and be successful on the pitch,” he said.
“We’ll be keeping our eyes on talented, young players all over the world. Our long-term goal is to develop our own local talent.”
On what his criteria would be on the player front, Reyna listed three defining qualities. “1) Finding players with strong leadership skills,” he began. “2) Players who have what it takes to compete in a competitive environment like New York City. 3) Players who possess very good technical qualities.
“Our goal is to put a team on the field that plays exciting and entertaining soccer. We want to win and win with style.”
‘Winning with style’ also takes investment. Reyna says the club is ready to make that kind of play for talent – exhausting all possible opportunities offered by MLS to do so.
“Rest assured – we WILL use our three Designated Player slots,” he declared.
Before they make that splash, Reyna indicated their base talent would come from within the American college ranks. “Since we begin playing in 2015, the recruitment process will be a long one,” he explains. “Our first group of players will come via the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.”
And while the team takes root, they are well aware of the local professional sides doing the same. The New York Red Bulls have recently opened a state-of-the-art training facility and have begun local outreach into the New York City market. Likewise, the New York Cosmos have started a marketing blast for their NASL debut on August 3rd.
Like Cosmos owner Seamus O’Brien expressed weeks ago, Reyna also believes the market is large enough for everyone.
“It’s good to have competition and we welcome it,” he said. “New York is a big market, certainly large enough for more than one MLS club.”
The former American International gave a more detailed picture of what the club expects to achieve, and perhaps more importantly, the culture they hope to create.
“NYCFC will create its own identity that represents NYC on and off the field,” he explained in response to the club’s tie-in with Manchester City. “A true soccer club for New York City.”
While separating itself from dawning the same identity, however, he did look forward to exploiting the club’s vast soccer resources. “One of the benefits of our relationship with Manchester City FC is an extensive global scouting network that will help us recruit players around the world that can help us play beautiful football and be successful on the pitch,” he said.
“We’ll be keeping our eyes on talented, young players all over the world. Our long-term goal is to develop our own local talent.”
On what his criteria would be on the player front, Reyna listed three defining qualities. “1) Finding players with strong leadership skills,” he began. “2) Players who have what it takes to compete in a competitive environment like New York City. 3) Players who possess very good technical qualities.
“Our goal is to put a team on the field that plays exciting and entertaining soccer. We want to win and win with style.”
‘Winning with style’ also takes investment. Reyna says the club is ready to make that kind of play for talent – exhausting all possible opportunities offered by MLS to do so.
“Rest assured – we WILL use our three Designated Player slots,” he declared.
Before they make that splash, Reyna indicated their base talent would come from within the American college ranks. “Since we begin playing in 2015, the recruitment process will be a long one,” he explains. “Our first group of players will come via the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.”
And while the team takes root, they are well aware of the local professional sides doing the same. The New York Red Bulls have recently opened a state-of-the-art training facility and have begun local outreach into the New York City market. Likewise, the New York Cosmos have started a marketing blast for their NASL debut on August 3rd.
Like Cosmos owner Seamus O’Brien expressed weeks ago, Reyna also believes the market is large enough for everyone.
“It’s good to have competition and we welcome it,” he said. “New York is a big market, certainly large enough for more than one MLS club.”
Peoria Blue
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Those interested in how City sharing their players with NYCFC might work and the complications involved, should follow the Conor Doyle/Derby County/Colorado Rapids episode.
Here is some background:
<a class="postlink" href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013/07/17/conor-doyles-loan-to-the-rapids-now-in-mls-red-tape-with-two-complications/25162/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013 ... ons/25162/</a>
He was claimed by DC United yesterday. Since United is in full rebuild mode, they are probably angling for a draft pick:
<a class="postlink" href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013/07/18/conor-doyle-snatched-from-the-rapids-by-d-c-united-but-why/25170/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013 ... why/25170/</a>
Here is some background:
<a class="postlink" href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013/07/17/conor-doyles-loan-to-the-rapids-now-in-mls-red-tape-with-two-complications/25162/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013 ... ons/25162/</a>
He was claimed by DC United yesterday. Since United is in full rebuild mode, they are probably angling for a draft pick:
<a class="postlink" href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013/07/18/conor-doyle-snatched-from-the-rapids-by-d-c-united-but-why/25170/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2013 ... why/25170/</a>
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Some relatively recent news surrounding the NYCFC stadium situation.
First of all, Mayor Bloomberg stated in a since redacted press release that the club would begin existence at Yankee Stadium, which pretty much everyone already assumed after the announcement of Yankee co-ownership and City's friendly there in June. Probably safe to assume this will be officially announced at some point. Link: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2013/...nts-that-nyc-f-c-will-play-at-yankee-stadium/
More interesting is the situation surrounding the purported stadium site in Queens. At least one Queens politician stated the stadium proposal adjacent Citi Field is dead in the water: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2013/...ows-dead-bronx-pol-offers-land-there-instead/
A post on another website, from the first link, also had the news about the Queens borough president's green light for a massive shopping mall adjacent to Citi Field, which is a massive dent to hopes of getting NYCFC's stadium built there: http://www.empireofsoccer.com/queen...meadows-mall-another-blow-for-soccer-stadium/
Hopefully this gets sorted, and the club don't end up stranded in an ill-suited stadium for years like DC United and New England Revolution.
Also, for other U.S. Blues who get NBC Sports Network, tonight's MLS Insider has a segment about NYCFC. Airs at 7:30 p.m. EST. Preview, with Soriano apperance: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onQyYaUmCFo[/youtube]
First of all, Mayor Bloomberg stated in a since redacted press release that the club would begin existence at Yankee Stadium, which pretty much everyone already assumed after the announcement of Yankee co-ownership and City's friendly there in June. Probably safe to assume this will be officially announced at some point. Link: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2013/...nts-that-nyc-f-c-will-play-at-yankee-stadium/
More interesting is the situation surrounding the purported stadium site in Queens. At least one Queens politician stated the stadium proposal adjacent Citi Field is dead in the water: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2013/...ows-dead-bronx-pol-offers-land-there-instead/
A post on another website, from the first link, also had the news about the Queens borough president's green light for a massive shopping mall adjacent to Citi Field, which is a massive dent to hopes of getting NYCFC's stadium built there: http://www.empireofsoccer.com/queen...meadows-mall-another-blow-for-soccer-stadium/
Hopefully this gets sorted, and the club don't end up stranded in an ill-suited stadium for years like DC United and New England Revolution.
Also, for other U.S. Blues who get NBC Sports Network, tonight's MLS Insider has a segment about NYCFC. Airs at 7:30 p.m. EST. Preview, with Soriano apperance: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onQyYaUmCFo[/youtube]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that the new NYC F.C. MLS team will play at Yankee Stadium when it starts play in 2015, oh wait, he took it back:
Bloomberg announced the move as part of a press release celebrating New York’s status as the nation’s “sports mecca.” The release has now been edited.
The slip was pointed out by the website Empire of Soccer. A Google cache version of the press release confirms the original version… “Yankee Stadium will become the home of the New York City Football Club, the first soccer club in the five boroughs since the 1970s.”…
Bloomberg’s release has been changed to, “And soon a new stadium will become home to the New York City Football Club.”
So, either Mayor Bloomberg knows something we don’t know, or he just assumes what we’ve all assumed ever since the Yankees were named co-owners of the team. Cut him some slack, his press officers are all busy sending out resumes as their boss’s 12 years in office wind down, they can’t be expected to pay attention to what they’re actually writing.
Ever since MLS announced it was granting an expansion franchise to New York City without waiting for a stadium deal to be finalized for Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, there have been rampant rumors that the Queens stadium site was, in fact, all but dead. And now one Queens city councilmember, albeit not the one with primary oversight of the park, has come out and said it in no uncertain terms:
Major League Soccer — which was in talks with the city to build a $340 million stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, — won’t be coming to Queens, said a local politician.
“The location doesn’t work,” said City Councilman and Queens Borough President candidate Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), who chairs the Council’s Land Use Committee. “There was no real benefit for Queens residents to site it in that location.”
That’s not definitive, but it is very significant that a non-boat-rocking councilmember like Comrie feels free to declare the Queens site dead, something he’d almost certainly never do if talks were still ongoing over the site, even if he is desperately trying to get attention for his campaign for Queens borough president.
So where will the newly formed NYC F.C. play instead? Almost certainly the new Yankee Stadium at first, but Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz is already lining up (can one person line up?) to throw more land (can you throw land, or only dirt?) in soccer’s direction (can you throw things at an entire sport — oh, never mind):
Comrie, who said he opposes putting the stadium in the park, pointed out there is land available near Yankee Stadium.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said the site makes sense and will meet with soccer officials later this month to urge them to build a new stadium in the Bronx.
“It’s my understanding, that for whatever reason, they’ve walked away from the conversations they were having in Queens,” said Diaz Jr, noting the area has “an abundance of land.”
That abundance of land would be at … well, actually, it’s pretty hard to see a large swath of unused space anywhere near Yankee Stadium, at least not if you don’t want to take even more parkland after the Yankees just sidelined local school athletic teams for the better part of six years while their stadium was built. Diaz’s communications director John DeSio says that Diaz was referencing the site of the parking garages south of the old Yankee Stadium site; to piece those together to fit a soccer stadium, though, you’d need to close down 153rd Street, and I’m still not completely sure a stadium would fit. Here are the new and old sites via Google Maps, at the same scale:
DeSio says the Bronx Borough President’s office is still in the process of reaching out to NYC F.C. to set up meetings to discuss a potential Bronx soccer stadium, so it seems clear we’re still in the very early stages of all this. Don’t be at all surprised if this ends up taking a D.C. United-esque glide path, with every site under the sun under consideration over the next few years. Though at least NYC F.C. won’t be able to complain that they’re stuck in an antiquated facility in the meantime.
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They may end up in the Bronx with the Yankees, the way it looks. Queens doesn't want 'em, but several other areas of the City have noted their interest.
They'll likely have plans for something before they begin play, but it might be a year later than if the Queens thing was a go by this summer.
An official with MLS whose main job was to secure the stadium in Queens left not long after the NYCFC announcement to join Orlando City (presumably to fast-track their MLS effort) as now there is chatter about a dual Florida expansion Orlando with Beckham's Miami effort which could be announced yet this summer and would begin 2016, the year after NYCFC, and which would give MLS 22 clubs if true.
They'll likely have plans for something before they begin play, but it might be a year later than if the Queens thing was a go by this summer.
An official with MLS whose main job was to secure the stadium in Queens left not long after the NYCFC announcement to join Orlando City (presumably to fast-track their MLS effort) as now there is chatter about a dual Florida expansion Orlando with Beckham's Miami effort which could be announced yet this summer and would begin 2016, the year after NYCFC, and which would give MLS 22 clubs if true.
MSP
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What a summer this was.. 4 great players and club bought :)