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Columbus Crew SC (2008, 2020, 2023 MLS Champions)

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Dryden said:
He's just buying 28 kickers for the Browns. Somebody has to be good at it.
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I read this on another site and the guy seemed to know what he was talking about. The current owner will get to move to Austin but the players, colors, and the name will remain in Columbus under Haslam's majority ownership.. I have not read anything official so FWIW.
 
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LitlBuck said:
I read this on another site and the guy seemed to know what he was talking about. The current owner will get to move to Austin but the players, colors, and the name will remain in Columbus under Haslam's majority ownership.. I have not read anything official so FWIW.
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This isn’t directed at you specifically, but who pays the expansion fee in this scenario? If it’s not Precourt, MLS leadership seems like a joke, in my opinion, for letting the shenanigans of Precourt to get out of paying an expansion fee for a new team in Austin slide.
 
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Buckeye86 said:
This isn’t directed at you specifically, but who pays the expansion fee in this scenario? If it’s not Precourt, MLS leadership seems like a joke, in my opinion, for letting the shenanigans of Precourt to get out of paying an expansion fee for a new team in Austin slide.
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all I know is what I posted and I cannot stand by the validity of the poster so I have nothing else
 
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Buckeye86 said:
This isn’t directed at you specifically, but who pays the expansion fee in this scenario? If it’s not Precourt, MLS leadership seems like a joke, in my opinion, for letting the shenanigans of Precourt to get out of paying an expansion fee for a new team in Austin slide.
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Seems like the new ownership group pays the fee, trade it to precourt for the crew stuff .. probably plus considerations... Etc. Details in about a half a hour I guess, so whatever works I guess.

I forget where the number came from but at one point there was talk of $130 million but I was just like give precourt the $, let him flip $100 or whatever million into an expansion team in Austin and he and his dumb fucking logo can go do his thing with some extra cash to get things set up. It didn't seem exhorbitent because you'd have set up overhead for any expansion team, I dunno if it's $30 million but I'm sure it's something so it's not its all in his pocket.
 
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AKAK said:
Seems like the new ownership group pays the fee, trade it to precourt for the crew stuff .. probably plus considerations... Etc. Details in about a half a hour I guess, so whatever works I guess.

I forget where the number came from but at one point there was talk of $130 million but I was just like give precourt the $, let him flip $100 or whatever million into an expansion team in Austin and he and his dumb fucking logo can go do his thing with some extra cash to get things set up. It didn't seem exhorbitent because you'd have set up overhead for any expansion team, I dunno if it's $30 million but I'm sure it's something so it's not its all in his pocket.
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Austin is going to love that snake. :lol:
 
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TooTallMenardo said:
Austin is going to love that snake. :lol:
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AKAK said:
"Fucking Precourt ate all the BBQ!"
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As someone who lives in Austin. I say the following. Fuck him. Glad he’s not bringing the crew. My guess by year 3 they will be in the bottom of attendance and everything else, and I’m betting on a threat to move, austin isn’t a sports town. I feel bad for San Antonio FC folks. They deserve the team more than Austin.

MLS and soccer in America is so fucked up it should be easy but capitalism gets in the way and folks try to bilk as much money out of the system from every age level
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
As someone who lives in Austin. I say the following. Fuck him. Glad he’s not bringing the crew. My guess by year 3 they will be in the bottom of attendance and everything else, and I’m betting on a threat to move, austin isn’t a sports town. I feel bad for San Antonio FC folks. They deserve the team more than Austin.

MLS and soccer in America is so fucked up it should be easy but capitalism gets in the way and folks try to bilk as much money out of the system from every age level
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100% agree. Garber has turned this into one fucked up league. “Throw $100m my way, and I’ll give you a team that I control everything on...”

Also, the Browns just became tied for the THIRD most hated team in the AFC North! (Yes, that means I hate my Bengals just as much as them. :lol:)
 
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