Does anybody have any interest in playing a fantasy expansion game over the break? The idea would be that you guys would create a very small argument for whatever city you choose, then we'd have a community vote on which "bids" move forward. Each selected bid would then need to add more details each time and we'd have a final vote with a winning bid a week or so before the season resumes.

Any interest in that?

Let's start with the link

This presents us with a fascinating opportunity for USLS to grab Cincy. They had a ton of media coverage, an amazing bid overall, but lost out because NWSL just wanted more money. There is every reasonable belief that an organization, a city, a fanbase who had a superior bid overall, lost out because of money-grubbing, they turn.

With the passion involved in that bid but applied to a Super League team, you're looking at minimum a Carolina Ascent fanbase with the social media presence of Sporting Jax and money to eat, given what they'd save on fees vs. joining NWSL.

I'm hopeful we can get Cincinnati. Cleveland would also be a nice pick up, with 15k season pledges should they have won the NWSL bid. Certainly that won't be quite the case were it a bid for the Super League, but these aren't numbers you can simply ignore.

Honestly, if Amanda isn't on the phone...

What do you guys think?

Phoenix looks to be dead with USLS.

The women's team will play in the WPSL and not the USL Super League, even though a Super League team was announced in 2021. But that league, hoping to be on the same level as the well-established National Women's Soccer League, has had trouble finding the ownership it desires for what was to be a club based in Phoenix at Phoenix Rising FC's stadium.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/soccer/2024/12/13/minor-league-womens-soccer-team-peoria-arizona/76965696007/

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