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More on Tampa USL rumor

Still just rumors and idle talk, but worth keeping an eye on:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=676224&page=2&highlight=tampa

Default Re: USL-1 in Tampa posted Yesterday, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime View Post
No offense Whitestar, but I've been in communication with Farrukh for about 3 years now and he has pretty much said the same thing to me over and over again.

Any word from USL yet if there will actually be a team in Tampa and when?

Also I think the question is not if but WHEN?

Is USL or any potential owners, actively pursuing an expansion franchise in the near future, particularly in Division 1?

Tim Holt ( Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer:

A short list of markets from which we believe a USL-1 franchise could be successful with the proper ownership and venue include, but are not limited to (in no specific order): Omaha (NE), Tulsa (OK), San Antonio (TX), Tampa (FL), Phoenix (AZ), Boise (ID), Oklahoma City (OK), Albuquerque (NM), Memphis (TN), and Birmingham (AL) We are currently in advanced discussions with interested parties in several of these markets.

USL club in Tampa?

Here's a rumor from BigSoccer:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14296361#post14296361

USL-1 in Tampa posted 31 Mar 2008, 09:03 PM

BREAKING NEWS:

I just received this email from Farrukh Quarishi, a former Rowdies player and Mutiny executive:

Erick:

It makes a lot of sense. There will be an announcement soon about a
new USL D1 team for Tampa. Plans are to build a stadium in Tpa.

We need more fans like you to succeed. Thanks for writing.

FQ
Sent from my iPhone

Is this rumor worth anything at all? I guess we won't know unless someone makes an announcement. Posted the day before April Fool's Day, I don't want to get my hopes up. MLS treated Tampa Bay fans very badly when they pulled out of the area (in spite of the fact that Mutiny attendance figures were nowhere near close to the worst in MLS; however they lacked an owner or a friend in the MLS front office). But forget the Mutiny; Tampa Bay needs her Rowdies back!

http://www.tampabayrowdies.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies

http://www.andelman.com/ARTICLES/tbrowdies.html

http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?id=1416

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1l6tzVOYc8