Jacksonville Armada in trouble?

[Adam White]

Speaking of soccer, you watching the match tonight, Timmy?

Yes, and I'm slitting my wrists as I type.  Very tough to do, mind you.

Unbelievable. Needless to say, I'm happy.

About the game, or me offing myself?   

Spurs need more performances like this one - that fourth place trophy isn't going to win itself!

[TimmyB]

Spurs need more performances like this one - that fourth place trophy isn't going to win itself!

United have zero offensive plan.  Just have ddg punt it north by 80 yards and pray that it hits a red shirt.  So disappointing to watch.

[TimmyB]

the weird things is that Armada's U-23 squad was in the NPSL the last few seasons.

That doesn't look promising, if that's the case.

[pierre]

Well, at least they will be playing SOME level of soccer in a couple of months!

https://www.news4jax.com/sports/soccer/armada/armada-find-temporary-home-in-npsl

No mention of joining the USL. Exploring "start up leagues" doesn't really inspire confidence.

The Armada are on borrowed time.

It is frustrating watching all these other NASL franchises moving up to USL. Meanwhile, the Armada are moving down to a lower level.

[Adam White]

Spurs need more performances like this one - that fourth place trophy isn't going to win itself!

United have zero offensive plan.  Just have ddg punt it north by 80 yards and pray that it hits a red shirt.  So disappointing to watch.

And yet they're in second place! What does that say about the league?

Spurs are wildly inconsistent. I'd argue they're one of the best teams when they play like they did last night (and like they played against Madrid). But they can also be the sort of team that struggles to manage a late equaliser against a fourth division team.

[TimmyB]

Well, the NASL just cancelled their upcoming season.  Not a surprise, but a depressing reality of the hodgepodge nature of American soccer in general.

https://www.news4jax.com/sports/nasl-cancels-2018-season

[Tacachale]

This follows what I heard pretty closely: last year, the USL was trying to place a team in Jacksonville at Hodges Stadium at the same time Palmer was working on buying the Armada.

https://www.soctakes.com/2018/01/08/another-bidder-jacksonville/

If anything, it suggests that if the Armada don't make it, another team will come in.

[fsquid]

I know the youth club also depends on the parent club for funding, so I wonder what happens to the youth club when the Armada goes bankrupt?

[pierre]

Such a shame. Too bad the Armada did not jump to the USL earlier.

They went down with the NASL.

And it sounds like the Armada won't have the chance to move up either.

[Tacachale]

It sounds like Palmer wants the Armada to stick around in another league, higher level than amateur, if (when) the NASL doesn't come back. I don't know why but it sounds like USL is out of the question for him. I think the question is how long he wants to pay for rent and marketing in a lower league.

[Rynjny]

Jacksonville Armada owner seeks to build new stadium in Jacksonville...

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/data/sports/jacksonville-armada-owner-seeks-to-build-new-stadium-in-jacksonville/77-526401806

[ProjectMaximus]

Wow, this guy has balls and talks a big game. If he can back it up, then fantastic!

[TimmyB]

Wow, this guy has balls and talks a big game. If he can back it up, then fantastic!

Oh, please (PLEASE!) let this guy be for real and not another pie-in-the-sky hawker that we seem to have an abundance of!  This would be spectacular for us fans of the game.  Someplace simple, yet expandable.  A place to call home.

[Tacachale]

Wow, this guy has balls and talks a big game. If he can back it up, then fantastic!

Oh, please (PLEASE!) let this guy be for real and not another pie-in-the-sky hawker that we seem to have an abundance of!  This would be spectacular for us fans of the game.  Someplace simple, yet expandable.  A place to call home.

I hate to throw water on this, but unless the team can stabilize without the NASL, building another stadium just opens the door for another team to come in and rent Hodges Stadium and compete with them.

[marcuscnelson]

Wow, this guy has balls and talks a big game. If he can back it up, then fantastic!

Oh, please (PLEASE!) let this guy be for real and not another pie-in-the-sky hawker that we seem to have an abundance of!  This would be spectacular for us fans of the game.  Someplace simple, yet expandable.  A place to call home.

So the question is, where?

Should there be a push for adding it to the Stadium District? Or building it in another part of Downtown like LaVilla? Or even building it outside the core entirely?