Comments on: Spot Kicks: Youth Football Looks Awesome http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/ It's always football season somewhere. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jaak http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130622 jaak Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:15:49 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130622 Let your requests be made known unto God Phil.4:6 for in Ps.132:15 He said: I will abundantly bless her provision. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise 2Pet.3:9. For we walk by faith, not by sight 2Cor.5:7. and If God be for us, who can be against us? Rom.8:31 Let your requests be made known unto God Phil.4:6 for in Ps.132:15 He said: I will abundantly bless her provision. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise 2Pet.3:9.
For we walk by faith, not by sight 2Cor.5:7. and If God be for us, who can be against us? Rom.8:31

]]> By: jaak http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130621 jaak Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:15:03 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130621 gghkl;lLet your requests be made known unto God Phil.4:6 for in Ps.132:15 He said: I will abundantly bless her provision. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise 2Pet.3:9. For we walk by faith, not by sight 2Cor.5:7. and If God be for us, who can be against us? Rom.8:31 gghkl;lLet your requests be made known unto God Phil.4:6 for in Ps.132:15 He said: I will abundantly bless her provision. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise 2Pet.3:9.
For we walk by faith, not by sight 2Cor.5:7. and If God be for us, who can be against us? Rom.8:31

]]> By: Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130563 Dave Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:27:56 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130563 Jeff: The Timbers ownership has never been involved with TOA, and they've said on more than one occasion that they would sooner shut down for a season and prep for 2011 than join the breakaway. Granted, I seem to recall one of the Rhinos owners saying he wanted no part of the breakaway either, so we'll see. The big issue with Portland staying in USL for a year is travel costs. Charleston and Cleveland self-relegated to save money on travel, because USL-2 sides are closer together. How much are they saving if Portland sticks around for one more year? Every one of those small clubs will bitch and moan about having to fly out west once or twice in 2010. Plus, I'm not sure Portland wants to play in what's essentially the 3rd division. I could see a scenario where Portland agrees to play one season in the NASL, then gets replaced by, say, FC New York. (Word on them is that they might not be ready in time for 2010.) Vancouver's doing something similar, where they're playing for one season, then getting replaced by Edmonton. Jeff: The Timbers ownership has never been involved with TOA, and they’ve said on more than one occasion that they would sooner shut down for a season and prep for 2011 than join the breakaway. Granted, I seem to recall one of the Rhinos owners saying he wanted no part of the breakaway either, so we’ll see.

The big issue with Portland staying in USL for a year is travel costs. Charleston and Cleveland self-relegated to save money on travel, because USL-2 sides are closer together. How much are they saving if Portland sticks around for one more year? Every one of those small clubs will bitch and moan about having to fly out west once or twice in 2010. Plus, I’m not sure Portland wants to play in what’s essentially the 3rd division.

I could see a scenario where Portland agrees to play one season in the NASL, then gets replaced by, say, FC New York. (Word on them is that they might not be ready in time for 2010.) Vancouver’s doing something similar, where they’re playing for one season, then getting replaced by Edmonton.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130562 Jeff Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:18:21 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130562 Dave, would Portland really risk shutting down for a whole year? Seems to me they'd just as soon stomp everyone in USL-1.5 for a year just to keep the momentum going and make sure casual supporters don't forget about them when they move to MLS. Dave, would Portland really risk shutting down for a whole year? Seems to me they’d just as soon stomp everyone in USL-1.5 for a year just to keep the momentum going and make sure casual supporters don’t forget about them when they move to MLS.

]]> By: Shamin http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130555 Shamin Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:39:33 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130555 Great blog. I like that you acknowledge all types of football. If you want a good read that illustrates the evolution of football from its birth (well, slightly illustrates it) I suggest "The Ball is Round - A Global History of Soccer" by David Goldblatt. Published in 2006, Goldblatt traces the origins of football and also gives reasons for the spread of the rough university style of football around the world and how they evolved to become the ball sports we know today. American football, Aussie Rules Footy, Soccer, Gaelic football and rugby all comes from the same rough football played in British universities in the 19th century. Great blog. I like that you acknowledge all types of football. If you want a good read that illustrates the evolution of football from its birth (well, slightly illustrates it) I suggest “The Ball is Round – A Global History of Soccer” by David Goldblatt. Published in 2006, Goldblatt traces the origins of football and also gives reasons for the spread of the rough university style of football around the world and how they evolved to become the ball sports we know today. American football, Aussie Rules Footy, Soccer, Gaelic football and rugby all comes from the same rough football played in British universities in the 19th century.

]]> By: Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130551 Dave Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:02:31 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130551 I was saving something like this for a longer post, but here's what I think is going to happen: 1.) Cleveland is set to move back to USL-2, and I suspect Austin will follow, resulting in a single USL pro league. 2.) The Islanders will follow Rochester to the NASL. I've heard rumors that the'll move to a Puerto Rican league and focus on the Caribbean, but I don't buy that. I think they have too much to lose in CONCACAF if they do that. 3.) Portland will close up shop for a year and focus on getting ready for MLS in 2011. Their ownership group has no interest in getting involved with the TOA, and I don't think they want to compete in a 3rd-division USL, esp. with all the other clubs bitching about the cost of flying to Portland. 4.) No idea about FC New York yet, but I don't think that club will want to be a 3rd division side, either. I was saving something like this for a longer post, but here’s what I think is going to happen:

1.) Cleveland is set to move back to USL-2, and I suspect Austin will follow, resulting in a single USL pro league.

2.) The Islanders will follow Rochester to the NASL. I’ve heard rumors that the’ll move to a Puerto Rican league and focus on the Caribbean, but I don’t buy that. I think they have too much to lose in CONCACAF if they do that.

3.) Portland will close up shop for a year and focus on getting ready for MLS in 2011. Their ownership group has no interest in getting involved with the TOA, and I don’t think they want to compete in a 3rd-division USL, esp. with all the other clubs bitching about the cost of flying to Portland.

4.) No idea about FC New York yet, but I don’t think that club will want to be a 3rd division side, either.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2009/12/01/spot-kicks-youth-football-looks-awesome/comment-page-1/#comment-130550 Jeff Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:28:41 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=5154#comment-130550 Re: Rochester - doesn't that, for all intents and purposes, nuke USL-1? Especially with Charleston going to USL-2? Right now that leaves two bad teams (Austin, Cleveland), one good team that's leaving after next year (Portland), one team that doesn't exist yet (FC New York), and one rather geographically isolated team (PR), for a total of five. Shouldn't they just roll all of USL-1 and -2 together into one big league, let Portland stomp everyone for a year, and then compete like normal in 2011? Re: Rochester – doesn’t that, for all intents and purposes, nuke USL-1? Especially with Charleston going to USL-2? Right now that leaves two bad teams (Austin, Cleveland), one good team that’s leaving after next year (Portland), one team that doesn’t exist yet (FC New York), and one rather geographically isolated team (PR), for a total of five. Shouldn’t they just roll all of USL-1 and -2 together into one big league, let Portland stomp everyone for a year, and then compete like normal in 2011?

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