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re: Columbus Crew possibly moving to Austin, TX if a stadium deal can't be reached
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:49 am to etm512
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:49 am to etm512
Yes. The academy system didn't exist yet in MLS yet when the Quakes franchise went on hiatus. There is no precedent in MLS for this sort of thing.
I assume the league would step in to manage the academy system somehow, or force Precourt to continue maintaining them at his expense until the new ownership group takes over. Precourt shouldn't be able to walk away and deprive prospective players of the academy system they've earned their way into. And I don't think there's any way MLS accepts Columbus not having a team in the long-term. Even if Precourt moves his franchise, the league will almost certainly do everything possible to resurrect the Crew immediately, like what happened with San Jose.
It seems odd Precourt would go through all the trouble of rebranding the team with a nice new logo, etc. back in 2015 if he was always planning to move the team anyways, but that seems to be the case. I hope this works out for the fans in Columbus.
I assume the league would step in to manage the academy system somehow, or force Precourt to continue maintaining them at his expense until the new ownership group takes over. Precourt shouldn't be able to walk away and deprive prospective players of the academy system they've earned their way into. And I don't think there's any way MLS accepts Columbus not having a team in the long-term. Even if Precourt moves his franchise, the league will almost certainly do everything possible to resurrect the Crew immediately, like what happened with San Jose.
It seems odd Precourt would go through all the trouble of rebranding the team with a nice new logo, etc. back in 2015 if he was always planning to move the team anyways, but that seems to be the case. I hope this works out for the fans in Columbus.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 7:01 am
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:53 am to Michael Stein
I'm not thrilled about how it looks like this is gonna go down for Columbus, but I'm actually optimistic about an MLS team potentially thriving in Austin, if it's done well, like Orlando and Atlanta have been.
Let's be honest about how the Crew's current facilities are some of the worst in MLS, and the location isn't great. And with attendance being pretty low despite a good team, Precourt might be wise in the long-run to cut his losses in Columbus and move his team to Austin. At the end of the day, there's not really much anyone can do if he's determined to move the team.
Let's be honest about how the Crew's current facilities are some of the worst in MLS, and the location isn't great. And with attendance being pretty low despite a good team, Precourt might be wise in the long-run to cut his losses in Columbus and move his team to Austin. At the end of the day, there's not really much anyone can do if he's determined to move the team.
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