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DaveG- PCF/WHFC
02-06-2014, 11:57 PM
On behalf of the Port City Firm, the official supporters group of Wilmington Hammerheads FC, I wanted to post our greetings to TFC fans, the Red Patch Boys and other groups and express our excitement about our partnership for the upcoming season. We started our group in 1997, a year after the Hammers got started. We are a pretty energetic group and we pride ourselves in providing an advantageous atmosphere for our boys, while giving the opposing teams all they can handle.

Just a little about us. The Hammers were sold this past fall, so we have a new ownership and GM. They've brought a fresh excitement to the club and we're encouraged by the way the offseason has progressed. Our coach David Irving has been with the club since 1998. The Hammers won a league championship in '03 and recently made it to the championship game in 2012. I give Irving a lot of credit as he's put together some great teams on some very lean budgets, and made some great seasons are some very shallow benches. We only missed the playoffs last year by a point, but the boys were in really good form and had a good run in the last few weeks of the season.

The crowds at Legion Stadium usually get to bout 3,000. We've had more or less, but for the size of the city, that's a pretty good crowd. If you look around the league, our numbers are usually in the top 3 for attendance. It is an artificial surface, but brand new in 2012, so it's a modern surface. The stadium is a local stadium used by the county/city for high school (American) football and other sports, but its quite cozy for our purposes. The Firm are right on the rail overlooking the team benches and the official area. It gives us a great perch to watch the game and chant and cheer for the team.

We have 4 guys signed as of right now. (Training opens March 3rd with season opener April 5.) Paul Nicholson, with us for a few years now, and IMO, is the heart-and-soul of the team. A blue collar guy, central midfield role, plays his guts out every game. (Check out his goal (http://www.timbers.com/news/2013/05/recap-portland-timbers-5-wilmington-hammerheads-1-jeld-wen-field) versus Portland last season in the US Open Cup at the 3:07 mark- yes we 1.lost horribly and 2 had horrible, toxic color away jerseys, but they're gone this year) Tom Parratt who is more of a utility guy, strong in defense but was used in midfield and forward also last season - a great guy and also been with the team a few seasons now. Yahaya Musa, another fan-favorite, was with the team two seasons ago, strong outside defenseman. Troy Cole, very athletic, quick defensive minded midfielder, who was also with us two seasons ago, rejoined the team for 2014. Look forward to any dialogue on who you all think TFC might be sending out to the Port City.

I know being a good 800 miles/1287km apart (used Google) get togethers are probably not likely, but if any of you guys make it down this way, give us a heads up. We'll be pulling for the Reds to have a good campaign and we'll take care of the boys that make it down this way to help us out.

PCF FB Page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/portcityfirm/

PCF after a 2012 Win over Orlando - http://youtu.be/9H0Fo0exVMs

Cheers and HTID!

- Dave G, VP of The Port City Firm
http://www.portcityfirm.com/media/images/pcfShark.png

prizby
02-07-2014, 12:10 AM
Welcome,

I have seen a few fans talk about potentially going down to Rochester for one of the two games WHFC play.

We will be interested to see who we loan out to you guys; there is some exciting young talent on our team that isn't MLS ready, but are past the academy level.

Phil
02-07-2014, 12:11 AM
Welcome aboard, we are looking forward to the relationship :D

prizby
02-07-2014, 12:14 AM
quick usl-pro quesiton...is there a salary cap and are there international player limits?

notthesun
02-07-2014, 12:17 AM
Our coach David Irving has been with the club since 1998.


TFC and Wilmington, a match made in heaven no doubt. g:D

Shortly after the partnership was announced I found a nice article off twitter written by a Hammerheads blogger of some sort which served to introduce the city and team to TFC fans. It was a great piece but unfortunately I just can't find it again...

One question I have: how come you guys only have 4 players on the roster? What happened to the rest of your players from last year?

DaveG- PCF/WHFC
02-07-2014, 12:27 AM
quick usl-pro quesiton...is there a salary cap and are there international player limits?

I've never seen anything regarding either, so to my knowledge neither exist.

DaveG- PCF/WHFC
02-07-2014, 12:39 AM
One of our Firm members writes regularly for Reckless Challenge (Sara Jenkins) - and here's our local news guy, Tom Grady - he would be the inside guy on the Hammers. http://sports.blogs.starnewsonline.com/16572/analysis-hottest-off-season-ever-for-hammerheads/




One question I have: how come you guys only have 4 players on the roster? What happened to the rest of your players from last year?

Most guys are on 1 year contracts. Our turnover from year to year is pretty high. Unfortunately, we're very tight with the purse strings, and so we're pretty use to not having a whole bunch of guys signed yet - that's just the nature of the beast here. In years past to save some $, management has waited guys out who couldn't get on elsewhere, and then able to sign them cheaper.

Some of the other USLPRO clubs have a larger budget (Orlando, Richmond, Charleston) and they're able to sign guys early and for more $.

That said, since we can't always compete $$$ wise, the partnership and availability of players on loan from TFC is a welcomed lifeline for us. We're ecstatic to have an affiliation this season.

mowe
02-07-2014, 12:54 AM
It's awesome that you guys have such great support. This affiliation will be beneficial for both teams. I'm actually glad that you guys don't have a lot of players signed, because we have a bunch of guys that need playing time.

Likely loan candidates include:



Quillan Roberts (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/04/reds-sign-homegrown-keeper)- GK - 19 years old, has only played in the odd reserve game last two years, previously represented Canada at the U-17 World Cup (and scored a goal too!)
Manuel Aparicio (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/08/manny-aparicio-joins-first-team)- M - 18, signed from the academy last year, plays attacking mid
Jordan Hamilton (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/jordan-hamilton-joins-first-team)- F - 17, signed this year, scored 2 goals at the U-17 World Cup last year
Emery Welshman (http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/emery-welshman)- F - 22, drafted out of Oregon State last year, only one appearance for TFC
Kyle Bekker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Bekker)- M - 23, drafted 3rd overall in 2013, definitely talented but seems to get lost in games, only made 11 appearances for TFC but gets regular call ups to Canada's senior team
Other possibilities are the 3 players we drafted this year - Nick Hagglund (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/toronto-selects-nick-hagglund), Daniel Lovitz (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/second-round-reds-select-lovitz), Kene Eze (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/superdraft-reds-draft-striker-kene-eze)- but neither one has signed a contract for TFC yet


I'll be watching all the Hammerheads games I can, good luck on the season and take care of our guys!

JuliquE
02-07-2014, 02:31 AM
On behalf of the Port City Firm, the official supporters group of Wilmington Hammerheads FC, I wanted to post our greetings to TFC fans, the Red Patch Boys and other groups and express our excitement about our partnership for the upcoming season. We started our group in 1997, a year after the Hammers got started. We are a pretty energetic group and we pride ourselves in providing an advantageous atmosphere for our boys, while giving the opposing teams all they can handle.

Just a little about us. The Hammers were sold this past fall, so we have a new ownership and GM. They've brought a fresh excitement to the club and we're encouraged by the way the offseason has progressed. Our coach David Irving has been with the club since 1998. The Hammers won a league championship in '03 and recently made it to the championship game in 2012. I give Irving a lot of credit as he's put together some great teams on some very lean budgets, and made some great seasons are some very shallow benches. We only missed the playoffs last year by a point, but the boys were in really good form and had a good run in the last few weeks of the season.

The crowds at Legion Stadium usually get to bout 3,000. We've had more or less, but for the size of the city, that's a pretty good crowd. If you look around the league, our numbers are usually in the top 3 for attendance. It is an artificial surface, but brand new in 2012, so it's a modern surface. The stadium is a local stadium used by the county/city for high school (American) football and other sports, but its quite cozy for our purposes. The Firm are right on the rail overlooking the team benches and the official area. It gives us a great perch to watch the game and chant and cheer for the team.

We have 4 guys signed as of right now. (Training opens March 3rd with season opener April 5.) Paul Nicholson, with us for a few years now, and IMO, is the heart-and-soul of the team. A blue collar guy, central midfield role, plays his guts out every game. (Check out his goal (http://www.timbers.com/news/2013/05/recap-portland-timbers-5-wilmington-hammerheads-1-jeld-wen-field) versus Portland last season in the US Open Cup at the 3:07 mark- yes we 1.lost horribly and 2 had horrible, toxic color away jerseys, but they're gone this year) Tom Parratt who is more of a utility guy, strong in defense but was used in midfield and forward also last season - a great guy and also been with the team a few seasons now. Yahaya Musa, another fan-favorite, was with the team two seasons ago, strong outside defenseman. Troy Cole, very athletic, quick defensive minded midfielder, who was also with us two seasons ago, rejoined the team for 2014. Look forward to any dialogue on who you all think TFC might be sending out to the Port City.

I know being a good 800 miles/1287km apart (used Google) get togethers are probably not likely, but if any of you guys make it down this way, give us a heads up. We'll be pulling for the Reds to have a good campaign and we'll take care of the boys that make it down this way to help us out.

PCF FB Page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/portcityfirm/

PCF after a 2012 Win over Orlando - http://youtu.be/9H0Fo0exVMs

Cheers and HTID!

- Dave G, VP of The Port City Firm
http://www.portcityfirm.com/media/images/pcfShark.png
Just wanted to say I really appreciated you taking the time to engage us TFC faithful and this was an interesting read, to be sure.

Have to agree with mowe's estimation on which players will likely be sent your way, with the exception of Nick Hagglund (http://www.torontofc.ca/players/nick-hagglund); whilst Nick remains a possible candidate, I do feel like Nelson (our head coach) is higher on him than, say, Ryan Richter (http://www.torontofc.ca/players/ryan-richter).

I'll also keep tabs on how you guys are doing and I appreciate you giving us your word on taking care of our boys.

Best of luck; certainly grateful for this affiliation, myself.

prizby
02-07-2014, 08:11 AM
It's awesome that you guys have such great support. This affiliation will be beneficial for both teams. I'm actually glad that you guys don't have a lot of players signed, because we have a bunch of guys that need playing time.

Likely loan candidates include:



Quillan Roberts (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/04/reds-sign-homegrown-keeper)- GK - 19 years old, has only played in the odd reserve game last two years, previously represented Canada at the U-17 World Cup (and scored a goal too!)
Manuel Aparicio (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/08/manny-aparicio-joins-first-team)- M - 18, signed from the academy last year, plays attacking mid
Jordan Hamilton (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/jordan-hamilton-joins-first-team)- F - 17, signed this year, scored 2 goals at the U-17 World Cup last year
Emery Welshman (http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/emery-welshman)- F - 22, drafted out of Oregon State last year, only one appearance for TFC
Kyle Bekker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Bekker)- M - 23, drafted 3rd overall in 2013, definitely talented but seems to get lost in games, only made 11 appearances for TFC but gets regular call ups to Canada's senior team
Other possibilities are the 3 players we drafted this year - Nick Hagglund (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/toronto-selects-nick-hagglund), Daniel Lovitz (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/second-round-reds-select-lovitz), Kene Eze (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01/superdraft-reds-draft-striker-kene-eze)- but neither one has signed a contract for TFC yet


I'll be watching all the Hammerheads games I can, good luck on the season and take care of our guys!

Just to add to this, could also see Elias Roubus being signed from the academy and put out on loan, the ongoing joke around here is we will loan you guys Matias Laba so we can bend our way around the 3 DP player rule (don't actually expect that to happen)

brad
02-07-2014, 08:45 AM
Very glad to have a link like this. We have been hoping for something like this for years - too many promising young players getting cut loose due to lack of playing time.

You guys should consider a road trip up this way for a match sometime this year.

SaraILM
02-07-2014, 08:59 AM
Shortly after the partnership was announced I found a nice article off twitter written by a Hammerheads blogger of some sort which served to introduce the city and team to TFC fans. It was a great piece but unfortunately I just can't find it again...


That's me! ;)

http://ontherail.net/north-meets-south-an-awesome-new-partnership/

Hi all, I'm Sara, secretary of the Port City Firm here in Wilmington. Some of you may have already made contact with me on Twitter, I run the @PortCityFirm account. And I also blog at ontherail.net about the Hammerheads (and soccer in general sometimes).

On the heels of Dave's welcome, it's really awesome to see you guys so psyched about our partnership! We are hugely excited about it too, and looking forward to this upcoming season more than ever. :)

That's all I've got right now - it's an early morning for me at work and my brain is still rather flat. ;) Nice to meet you all!!!

tfcleeds
02-07-2014, 09:19 AM
Welcome Wilmington supporters, looking forward to our affiliation. We've needed this for a long time. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your results this year.

TOBOR !
02-07-2014, 09:24 AM
One of our Firm members writes regularly for Reckless Challenge (Sara Jenkins) - and here's our local news guy, Tom Grady - he would be the inside guy on the Hammers. http://sports.blogs.starnewsonline.com/16572/analysis-hottest-off-season-ever-for-hammerheads/



Most guys are on 1 year contracts. Our turnover from year to year is pretty high. Unfortunately, we're very tight with the purse strings, and so we're pretty use to not having a whole bunch of guys signed yet - that's just the nature of the beast here. In years past to save some $, management has waited guys out who couldn't get on elsewhere, and then able to sign them cheaper.

Some of the other USLPRO clubs have a larger budget (Orlando, Richmond, Charleston) and they're able to sign guys early and for more $.

That said, since we can't always compete $$$ wise, the partnership and availability of players on loan from TFC is a welcomed lifeline for us. We're ecstatic to have an affiliation this season.

We know what that's all about, but hopefully that's behind us now.

Can we expect there to be a sharing of resources beyond players ? ie - WHFC use of TFC Academy, TFC coaches spending time in Wilmington and such ?

Detroit_TFC
02-07-2014, 10:16 AM
I may visit Wilmington during the season. I have relatives who live in Myrtle Beach, can do a visit and catch a game too.

Yohan
02-07-2014, 10:22 AM
We know what that's all about, but hopefully that's behind us now.

Can we expect there to be a sharing of resources beyond players ? ie - WHFC use of TFC Academy, TFC coaches spending time in Wilmington and such ?
I think there is some coaching exchange as part of affiliation deal.

Sounds like TFC can dump all the youngsters and part timers outside matchday 18 to Wilmington.

Jack
02-07-2014, 10:25 AM
It's great to form this relationship and thanks for reaching out.

ensco
02-07-2014, 10:44 AM
Has Michael Jordan ever shown up at one of your games?

Phil
02-07-2014, 11:04 AM
The big names we get as a club are great and all, but this to me is the real establishment that TFC are looking to become a good club. Having an affiliate to develop talent is pretty massive considering how crazy the reserve league is / was.

GlenM
02-07-2014, 11:11 AM
Welcome, were glad to have you guys aboard.

GlenM

gdg_9
02-07-2014, 11:26 AM
Look forward to catching as many Hammerhead games as I can on the new Youtube feed (which was a great idea by USLPro btw!)

I'm actually kind of glad you guys don't have a full roster filled out.
It will hopefully allow us to send the players we want, and have them get playing time.

For example, I think we would definitely want to send young GK Q. Roberts, but it probably wouldn't have made sense if you guys already had an established #1.

Suds
02-07-2014, 11:30 AM
Welcome!

Auzzy
02-07-2014, 12:36 PM
It's a joke of course, but what ARE the rules regarding salary hit & DP spots, if TFC were to send Laba to Wilmington?

Wouldn't be good for Laba's development obviously. On the other hand, if money is tight in Wilmington, you wouldn't really need 11 players on the field if Laba plays there, 9 or 10 would do... ;)

Initial B
02-07-2014, 12:54 PM
Welcome to the Wilmington fans!

ryan
02-07-2014, 01:20 PM
Welcome lads and ladies.

Cashcleaner
02-07-2014, 01:22 PM
Welcome to the board, and best of luck this year!

Ivy
02-07-2014, 03:00 PM
Who's in for a giant RPB road trip to Wilmington? Road Warriors.

C.Ronaldo
02-07-2014, 03:31 PM
I am of the age of the internet, but it still freakn cool to be able to connect with people so far away and be able to collaborate with complete strangers on a common cause

MartinUtd
02-07-2014, 04:04 PM
Are there free streams of decent quality for USL matches?

gdg_9
02-07-2014, 04:09 PM
Are there free streams of decent quality for USL matches?

USL announced that all games will be streamed for free on Youtube.
As for quality... I guess we'll find out.

Mr. Bigby
02-07-2014, 04:25 PM
Who's in for a giant RPB road trip to Wilmington? Road Warriors.

I'd be up for a trip. We've got to properly represent the MLS side in this deal, as well as support our good young talent and show that they're not forgotten.

Ivy
02-07-2014, 06:35 PM
I'd be up for a trip. We've got to properly represent the MLS side in this deal, as well as support our good young talent and show that they're not forgotten.
Start the car!

dupont
02-07-2014, 06:38 PM
USL announced that all games will be streamed for free on Youtube.

Awesome! I'll be watching Wilmington for sure then!

Leedsoronto
02-08-2014, 08:11 AM
2014 Schedule

http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/schedules/2014/65672455.20144.html

BuSaPuNk
02-08-2014, 11:27 AM
I'd be up for a trip. We've got to properly represent the MLS side in this deal, as well as support our good young talent and show that they're not forgotten.


Start the car!

Welcome to our Port City friends. Really looking forward to this relationship.

We should look into one for sure. I think there would be more of a chance of people heading to Rochester for there away game. Should possibly work something out with Port City Firm to both go on the trip.

Ivy
02-08-2014, 01:21 PM
Rochester is right on the other side of Niagara, right?
If thats the same Rochester Im thinking of, ill go. Who ever wants to join me, ill even drive (depending on the day of the week)

Pint
02-08-2014, 01:28 PM
Rochester is right on the other side of Niagara, right?
If thats the same Rochester Im thinking of, ill go. Who ever wants to join me, ill even drive (depending on the day of the week)

yes... 2 hour drive for me from burlington. I have been told that the night life is pretty good as well (college roommate is from rochester area).

It's a saturday game july 19th i believe, so a warm up for a montreal trip

Abou Sky
02-08-2014, 01:30 PM
WELCOME to the TFC family, you (hopefully) missed a lot of the worst of the drama, I am sure there will still be plenty to keep you occupied though.

Ivy
02-08-2014, 01:40 PM
Done. Who's starting the Road Trip to Rochester thread? We're gonna tear that league apart.

dupont
02-08-2014, 05:48 PM
I sent a request to join the facebook group! I'm going to become a fan!

Globetrotter
02-08-2014, 10:18 PM
I was in Wilmington (briefly) last October. Took some pics along Market St. I had no idea of the affiliation to Toronto. It is (was) a long drive from Toronto that's for sure.

Klinsmann
02-08-2014, 11:15 PM
USLPRO Sat Jul 19 7:05 PM ET Wilmington at Rochester Sahlen's Stadium
TFC is away @ Houston that night.

2.5hr drive from my place in Mississauga.

Alonso
02-09-2014, 12:10 AM
USLPRO Sat Jul 19 7:05 PM ET Wilmington at Rochester Sahlen's Stadium
TFC is away @ Houston that night.

2.5hr drive from my place in Mississauga.

Yes sir.

I could see a bunch of us making that trip down.

Count me in.

We are going to need some of the Port City Firm to teach us some of their chants.

Redcoe15
02-09-2014, 01:37 AM
How do, Port City Firm. :cheers: :drunk:

Yohan
02-09-2014, 02:13 PM
Looks like Wilmington did a rebrand recently

http://portcitydaily.com/2014/01/20/hammerheads-unveil-new-logo-website-as-rebranding-effort/

http://portcitydaily.com/files/2014/01/WilmingtonHammerheads.jpg

http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/

FluSH
02-09-2014, 07:45 PM
That's alot of great info.... Thanks for reaching out!

R.E.D.P.A.T.C.H.B.O.Y.S.

Mark in Ottawa
02-10-2014, 06:22 AM
Welcome to the Port City Firm from not only the Red Patch Boys, of which I am a member, but also from Ottawa's Bytown Boys Supporters Club of which I am also a member. This will be Ottawas first season in the NASL and so the BBSC are glad to touch base with any and all supporters groups in promoting "The Beautiful Game".

You guys in Wilmington may actually know one of our signings. Nicki Patterson signed with us from the Charleston Battery.

I was wondering ... is your supporters group part of the Independent Supporters Council?
The BBSC are looking to join.

And do the USL teams take part in the US Open Cup competition?

Platts
02-10-2014, 09:59 AM
Welcome to the Port City Firm from not only the Red Patch Boys, of which I am a member, but also from Ottawa's Bytown Boys Supporters Club of which I am also a member. This will be Ottawas first season in the NASL and so the BBSC are glad to touch base with any and all supporters groups in promoting "The Beautiful Game".

You guys in Wilmington may actually know one of our signings. Nicki Patterson signed with us from the Charleston Battery.

I was wondering ... is your supporters group part of the Independent Supporters Council?
The BBSC are looking to join.

And do the USL teams take part in the US Open Cup competition?

Yes the USL teams are in the US open cup.

SaraILM
02-10-2014, 03:53 PM
Oh wow, this is exciting! If you guys make the trip to Rochester please keep us updated, I think the team would be really charmed and thankful for the support from everyone!!

Yes, we are in the USL Open Cup. I met Eric Wynalda a few years ago when his CalFC team thrashed us at home. It was a real high point. ;)

Ah, Nicki Paterson! We had fun lambasting him when he came to Wilmington. (Charleston is our "friendly" rival, their fans are awesome.) He's a solid player though, enjoy him.

If anyone is considering coming down here for a match this summer, PLEASE let us know!! We'd be thrilled to have you and of course make your stay enjoyable with all of the finest beaches, barbeque, beer, and Hammerheads experience. :) You're welcome to tweet at me personally (@mufasa) for travel help and recommendations or join our Facebook group Dave posted in his intro post. We're a popular summertime tourist destination so I (and others I'm sure) are happy to help our fellow fans get down here.

SoccMan2
02-10-2014, 04:25 PM
If you get the chance go catch a game in Rochester, it's about just under a 3 hour drive from Toronto depending on where in the GTA you live. Rochester play in a 12 000 seat soccer specific stadium that was built for them about 6 to 7 years ago or maybe even further back than that. I use to go watch Rochester games at least a few times a year back in the late 90's early 2000's when Rochester was playing in the then A league where our own Toronto Lynx use to play. Back then Rochester played in a triple A minor league baseball stadium in downtown Rochester which was a brand new stadium back then, they use to pack it in getting crowds of over 12 to 13 000 a game which was more or less a sellout in that stadium. Because of the great attendances Rochester was getting they were able to get a soccer specific stadium built not too far from the baseball stadium. However, for whatever reason attendance fell a few years after they moved into their new soccer stadium and eventually Rochester moved a tier down to the present USL level they play at presently which is considered level 3 behind the NASL and MLS. I think Rochester now averages between 2 to 4 000 a game .

Mark in Ottawa
02-10-2014, 05:12 PM
However, for whatever reason attendance fell a few years after they moved into their new soccer stadium and eventually Rochester moved a tier down to the present USL level they play at presently which is considered level 3 behind the NASL and MLS. I think Rochester now averages between 2 to 4 000 a game .
This may have had something to do with it ...

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos
"In 2006 the Rhinos moved into the newly completed PAETEC Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAETEC_Park), a 13,768-seat soccer-specific stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium). Construction at the stadium is ongoing and will, once completed, boost the capacity to approximately 20,000 seats."
"The Rhinos were considered a candidate to be an expansion team at the MLS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer) level when PAETEC Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAETEC_Park) was in the planning stages. The team was declared insolvent in 2008 after defaulting on their stadium agreement, and PAETEC Park was seized by the city of Rochester." "Average attendance in 2013 was 5,876".

Walms
02-10-2014, 05:33 PM
Thanks David, If I'm ever in the area I will take you up on the offer. Best of luck this year!!!!

C.Ronaldo
02-11-2014, 09:50 AM
Guessing that dream is dead, way too small of a city.



This may have had something to do with it ...

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos
"In 2006 the Rhinos moved into the newly completed PAETEC Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAETEC_Park), a 13,768-seat soccer-specific stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium). Construction at the stadium is ongoing and will, once completed, boost the capacity to approximately 20,000 seats."
"The Rhinos were considered a candidate to be an expansion team at the MLS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer) level when PAETEC Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAETEC_Park) was in the planning stages. The team was declared insolvent in 2008 after defaulting on their stadium agreement, and PAETEC Park was seized by the city of Rochester." "Average attendance in 2013 was 5,876".

C.Ronaldo
02-11-2014, 09:52 AM
Also, for anyone with kids, or is a big kid

Rochester has the museum of play, which from what I hear is quite interesting and unique. Can make a weekend out of it with the family.