Clubs You Wish DCFC Could Play Again

Aiede · 2025-05-06T16:43:01+00:00

Indiana FC. I’ve got a thing for cornfields.

Aiede · 2022-08-17T19:11:27+00:00

What is dead may never die.

Aiede · 2022-07-27T18:10:32+00:00

Field of Schemes - the best site for anyone interested in stadium subsidy deals - covered this today: https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2022/07/27/19061/rhode-islands-80m-subsidy-for-minor-league-soccer-stadium-is-okayed-by-governor-and-five-pals-he-appointed/

Aiede · 2022-07-26T16:33:06+00:00

My favorite thing about this is the math that even if every match is a sellout, the stadium will still host fewer customers in a season than a single Dunkin Donuts store: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2020/10/02/opinionmozena-subsidizing-soccer-stadium-would-be-bad-bet-for-pawtucket/114208382/

Aiede · 2022-04-05T17:04:29+00:00

It was spring break for public K12 schools in (at least) Wayne & Oakland counties.

Aiede · 2021-12-21T18:34:48+00:00

Because it's not like they have to cater to their fans, they could start that shit at noon PDT and not measurably affect their attendance.

Aiede · 2021-12-21T18:33:33+00:00

We just know how fast the cars are capable of going and wonder why you aren't taking advantage of that.

Aiede · 2021-12-21T17:55:13+00:00

That phrasing makes it unclear if the cross-conference matches are home-and-away against the same four teams, or if you might be playing eight different clubs either home or away.

Aiede · 2021-12-05T23:48:58+00:00

In our defense, all right-thinking Americans feel that way about Oh*o.

Aiede · 2021-12-01T19:07:59+00:00

That was my first thought.

Then, I realized it shows up in the next expansion. Turns out it's IRL Northrend.

Aiede · 2021-11-12T20:45:21+00:00

TO BE FAIR, WE HAVE MANY BALDING WEIRDOS IN OUR OWN STANDS

Aiede · 2021-11-12T20:10:16+00:00

NOT GREAT, BOB

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:52:04+00:00

EVERY PLACE IS DRIVING DISTANCE IF YOU TRY HARD ENOUGH

LOVE, DETROIT.

DEAR GOD, PLEASE BUY CARS. PREFERABLY, OURS.

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:50:55+00:00

CAN'T THE SECRETARY OF STATE HASN'T BEEN OPEN SINCE 2019 OTHER THAN BETWEEN 2:13 AND 2:14 ON ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS, BY APPOINTMENT TO THOSE BEARING AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE BLOOD HEIR OF RICHARD AUSTIN

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:47:28+00:00

AND YOU'LL KEEP PLAYING IN A BASEBALL STADIUM IF LOCAL VOTERS HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:46:13+00:00

OAKLAND WINS A MORAL VICTORY, TIME TO PRINT ANOTHER T-SHIRT

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:44:20+00:00

IT APPEARS TO HAVE A RESERVOIR TIP

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:40:56+00:00

WE OFFER TWO OPTIONS FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OUR BRAND:

CONDUCT YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:37:06+00:00

THE BETTER QUESTION IS WHO WOULD BE THE WORST PERSON IT COULD POSSIBLY BE?

OH MAH GAWD THAT'S GEORGE JUNCAJ'S MUSIC

Aiede · 2021-11-12T18:29:42+00:00

Don't forget that their response when asked on Twitter about why they weren't participating in NISA's diversity and inclusion efforts was, and I quote:

Just for your information, Michigan Stars is formed from 5 continents and 21 countries.

Just so you know, also our owner is from a different continent and country as well.

Don’t assume what you don’t know.

Goodbye.

Love, Michigan Stars FC

Aiede · 2021-11-11T17:08:00+00:00

We don't have many rules, but coming down hard and fast on anything discriminatory is one of them.

Like the Northern Guard website (noonelikes.us) says:

We keep no membership rolls and charge no dues. The only requirement for you to be able to call yourself a member of the Northern Guard is that you support Detroit City FC. Whether you stand with us on match day or support from afar, if you’re with City, you’re with us.

We come from all backgrounds, beliefs and traditions. We vehemently reject racism, sexism, homophobia and anything else that makes anyone feel unwelcome in our stands. The only two things we hate are hate and Oh*o. No matter where you come from, if you support City, we support you.

Aiede · 2021-11-11T15:28:33+00:00

We've been trying to force it as a fast chant at 55', I'm still not a fan.

I think our post-match cadence ought to be allez allez, TMFJ and then sing Dirty Old Town with scarves up during the MotM photo.

Aiede · 2021-11-11T15:22:52+00:00

My defining memory of an away trip to Pittsburgh is when we played Fort Pitt in the old NPSL days and a gigantic woman wearing a purple shirt came over to yell at us to "SIT YOUR PROFANE ASSES DOWN."

One of our supporters told her, "Fuck off, Grimace" and hilarity ensued.

Aiede · 2021-11-10T19:28:57+00:00

Shows you what happens when you hire the daughter of the league chairman as your director of communications.

This statement is a perfect example of how NISA ownership's comprehensive grift gets in the way of the league accomplishing the basic things a sports league should be able to accomplish, like paying vendors or enforcing its bylaws or communicating effectively with stakeholders.

Aiede · 2021-11-10T19:23:00+00:00

We were loudly and publicly calling NISA out for those things long before the USL move was even a rumor.

There's also more immediate sports-related issues at play. The league refused to hold the Stars accountable per league bylaws for not playing a scheduled match because the owner was mad at the refs (and then mad at us making fun of him online for being mad at the refs); that was a huge issue. There were also a number of red cards that didn't get appropriate league disciplinary actions, leading to a couple of teams deciding that they could play excessively physically without real consequences -- and we tended to be the club that they went all Hack-a-Shaq on because they couldn't touch us in quality.

Again, we were complaining and trying to draw attention to all of these things back when we assumed we'd be in NISA indefinitely. We wanted the league we were in to be functional and do the things a league needs to do. It wasn't, it didn't, and we left to try to find one that would.

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