“Why would people go there?” First of all, it’s a historic venue that we Oakland sports fans cherish, and will keep coliseum workers employed for a year. Second, we’re coming back to Oakland after two years, and it has great transit access there. Third, the plan is to play at the coliseum only for a year before the Malibu Lot Stadium (adjacent to the coliseum) is built in 2026. The A’s leaving is whole a different issue (Fisher never invested in the team or the stadium). “Oakland is dying” in the outside perception. However, the Oakland Arena the past year broke records in terms of Revenue from all events there (Disney on ice, concerts, etc). And Downtown Oakland has recovered most than any since the pandemic.
Yeah I see nothing wrong with this. This is good to help with the club play in a stadium where they can be the primary ones in it until they get a set stadium of their own. Plus this stadium is a multipurpose one. Still has the football configurations. Like hello. The coliseum ain’t just baseball
In fairness, you mention that Oakland can’t get many people into the current stadium. Their current stadium is in Hayward, a little bit down the east Bay from Oakland. There are those who love anything that has to do with Oakland. And the coliseum is iconic for the city. This might not be a good comparison, but that same stadium, while it was meant for baseball, was the same stadium that the Raiders played and that’s why I believe you can have soccer played there.
Lets see how it goes. But when it comes to stadiums I'm a fan of stadiums where the fans are next to the actual field like a San Antonio FC one so that's why I don't think it will look good.
They could use the football configuration for games. And attendance was bad not because of the stadium. But cause Fisher wouldn’t invest in the stadium and the team.
Dude there’s nothing wrong with Lexington wanting to move up. And you can’t just put in promotion/relegation without a stable fan base. Otherwise you risk losing fans if a club is relegated
@@USLInsightif it was just money they wouldn’t be putting teams in places like Omaha, Madison, Knoxville, Charleston, El Paso, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Maine (Portland), the Providence area, etc. Or even try putting teams in Boise, Des Moines, or Manchester (New Hampshire). It’s a combo of both grassroots and making money. If they tried the so called “right way” you would have another NISA
Man I like your content but both of your takes here are just not good. No one came to watch the As for multiple reasons. The stadium was the least of those. Because there won’t be a baseball team playing there I fully expect it to be converted to more of a SSS and feel less like a converted baseball field. I fully expect them to draw more than they do this season and for it to look better on tv. As for USL being a business, of course it is! And yes you can pay the fees to start a club but to compare them to MLS just because a poor preforming league one team is moving up is insane. Chances are this move was already in the works before the season even started. Hence why Lexington went out and got a name like Cam Lancaster. USL has proven that the teams that come in care about growing the game and making it more accessible unlike MLS and they don’t have all these arbitrary roster rules like MLS that are designed to make the owner more money.
Have no idea why they are trying to do that. They should at least be successful in the current league they are playing in. It's like North Carolina Fc they went up to the USLC but they USL1 the season before.
@@kevinbarnes218 true. That's why Detroit City moved up too. They won back to back NISA championships. Chattanooga FC moved up too after they completely steamrolled NISA too.
@@cliffrusso1159 that’s not why they moved up. They moved up cause NISA is a sinking ship. Look at what’s happening there. That’s also why Miami FC and the Oakland Roots bailed on em. That league is horrible. Detroit was the only good team there. They won every trophy and now that they’re in a real league they’re seeing it’s not so easy like when they played garbage teams. I mean you had an owner forcing his way on his own team’s roster to play goalie and gave up like 5 goals (New Amsterdam FC). Detroit and Chattanooga were hell bent on never going to USL cause of the relationship with MLS and the attitude that they were doing it “the right way” but found out quick they joined up with people who have zero clue on how to run a league
“Why would people go there?” First of all, it’s a historic venue that we Oakland sports fans cherish, and will keep coliseum workers employed for a year. Second, we’re coming back to Oakland after two years, and it has great transit access there. Third, the plan is to play at the coliseum only for a year before the Malibu Lot Stadium (adjacent to the coliseum) is built in 2026.
The A’s leaving is whole a different issue (Fisher never invested in the team or the stadium).
“Oakland is dying” in the outside perception. However, the Oakland Arena the past year broke records in terms of Revenue from all events there (Disney on ice, concerts, etc). And Downtown Oakland has recovered most than any since the pandemic.
Yeah I see nothing wrong with this. This is good to help with the club play in a stadium where they can be the primary ones in it until they get a set stadium of their own. Plus this stadium is a multipurpose one. Still has the football configurations. Like hello. The coliseum ain’t just baseball
time will tell
very excited about Lexington. they’ll eventually have an academy to rival louisville city
Lexington plays in a crappy stadium 30 mins away from Lexington right now. Attendance won’t be an issue
Moving to the collosium is an odd choice but hopefully it works for them
It could be that Lexigton are the only ones with the financies to be in the Champion. Just thinking.
In fairness, you mention that Oakland can’t get many people into the current stadium. Their current stadium is in Hayward, a little bit down the east Bay from Oakland. There are those who love anything that has to do with Oakland. And the coliseum is iconic for the city.
This might not be a good comparison, but that same stadium, while it was meant for baseball, was the same stadium that the Raiders played and that’s why I believe you can have soccer played there.
Lets see how it goes. But when it comes to stadiums I'm a fan of stadiums where the fans are next to the actual field like a San Antonio FC one so that's why I don't think it will look good.
They could use the football configuration for games. And attendance was bad not because of the stadium. But cause Fisher wouldn’t invest in the stadium and the team.
Having a promotion and relegation Is very interesting and Four USL championship It might make you improve
Dude there’s nothing wrong with Lexington wanting to move up. And you can’t just put in promotion/relegation without a stable fan base. Otherwise you risk losing fans if a club is relegated
If Lexington can buy there way up that's fine no issue but I'm realizing USL is the same as MLS in where its just money I guess I was to naive.
@@USLInsightif it was just money they wouldn’t be putting teams in places like Omaha, Madison, Knoxville, Charleston, El Paso, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Maine (Portland), the Providence area, etc. Or even try putting teams in Boise, Des Moines, or Manchester (New Hampshire). It’s a combo of both grassroots and making money. If they tried the so called “right way” you would have another NISA
Man I like your content but both of your takes here are just not good.
No one came to watch the As for multiple reasons. The stadium was the least of those. Because there won’t be a baseball team playing there I fully expect it to be converted to more of a SSS and feel less like a converted baseball field. I fully expect them to draw more than they do this season and for it to look better on tv.
As for USL being a business, of course it is! And yes you can pay the fees to start a club but to compare them to MLS just because a poor preforming league one team is moving up is insane. Chances are this move was already in the works before the season even started. Hence why Lexington went out and got a name like Cam Lancaster. USL has proven that the teams that come in care about growing the game and making it more accessible unlike MLS and they don’t have all these arbitrary roster rules like MLS that are designed to make the owner more money.
Lexington joins USL Championship!!!! Wow they must be really good this season, they must be beating every.......uh, guys they're last place..
Have no idea why they are trying to do that. They should at least be successful in the current league they are playing in. It's like North Carolina Fc they went up to the USLC but they USL1 the season before.
@@kevinbarnes218 true. That's why Detroit City moved up too. They won back to back NISA championships. Chattanooga FC moved up too after they completely steamrolled NISA too.
@@cliffrusso1159 that’s not why they moved up. They moved up cause NISA is a sinking ship. Look at what’s happening there. That’s also why Miami FC and the Oakland Roots bailed on em. That league is horrible. Detroit was the only good team there. They won every trophy and now that they’re in a real league they’re seeing it’s not so easy like when they played garbage teams. I mean you had an owner forcing his way on his own team’s roster to play goalie and gave up like 5 goals (New Amsterdam FC). Detroit and Chattanooga were hell bent on never going to USL cause of the relationship with MLS and the attitude that they were doing it “the right way” but found out quick they joined up with people who have zero clue on how to run a league