Milwaukee and Forward Madison have some of the same owners. In the FMFC postseason Town Hall, they were asked about Milwaukee and said it's still moving forward, finalizing stadium plans and branding with hopefully more news before the end of the year.
Forward Madison already has a partnership agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt - the main public-facing part of that so far has been an annual summer youth camp in Madison. With some common owners, having a Milwaukee-Eintracht relationship makes sense.
Great write up!! I enjoy considering potential locations for future expansion clubs. Here's a quick, unscientific look at some areas that might be worth exploring further for USL Championship-level teams. Enjoy:
Thorough detailed article, appreciate it, but isn't this too much expansion, watering down the product? And setting up more potential failures in a league less financially secure than the MSL?
The truth of the matter is that you'll likely only see a handful of these teams join up.
Fans at this level aren't really sensitive to the on-field play, and I frankly don't think it'll water things down badly. On the first point: anyone who's watching this league is already overcoming the barrier of following "minor league soccer. On the second: there's a *huge* pool of worldwide talent that almost insulates the USL from overextending itself on a club-by-club talent basis.
Milwaukee and Forward Madison have some of the same owners. In the FMFC postseason Town Hall, they were asked about Milwaukee and said it's still moving forward, finalizing stadium plans and branding with hopefully more news before the end of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/live/vRo-PEEe1HY?si=3PBro0baf6ZiOqcW (45:18 mark)
Forward Madison already has a partnership agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt - the main public-facing part of that so far has been an annual summer youth camp in Madison. With some common owners, having a Milwaukee-Eintracht relationship makes sense.
https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/news/2021/06/23/forward-madison-announces-international-partnership-with-eintracht-frankfurt/
I love diving into your articles like these John; thanks for doing what you do! Keep up the great work!
Great write up!! I enjoy considering potential locations for future expansion clubs. Here's a quick, unscientific look at some areas that might be worth exploring further for USL Championship-level teams. Enjoy:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_pgv1Ysycw8KS1l8RYwsvq4A8hrekfDQ5nDZA_ZJ_MQ/edit?usp=sharing
"The table was created during an hour of downtime at work" is so real.
Thorough detailed article, appreciate it, but isn't this too much expansion, watering down the product? And setting up more potential failures in a league less financially secure than the MSL?
The truth of the matter is that you'll likely only see a handful of these teams join up.
Fans at this level aren't really sensitive to the on-field play, and I frankly don't think it'll water things down badly. On the first point: anyone who's watching this league is already overcoming the barrier of following "minor league soccer. On the second: there's a *huge* pool of worldwide talent that almost insulates the USL from overextending itself on a club-by-club talent basis.