the actual USL nerds will have a better idea once we get going, but I would pay close attention to the avg age of the playing XI and whether they seem to stay at peak or post peak for the majority of the season.

if this group stops being able to run...

do you have a link to the study?

great read. enjoyed it

gotta be green right? represents health and vibrancy, and also what’s going to fill the suitcases when the MeRgEr comes.

one of the things i really like about Taylor’s game is how he’s evolved it from when he first broke onto the scene. from 8 goals and 2 assists in 2022 in all comps to 4 goals and 8 assists in 2024, he’s really rounded out well.

I can already see a couple Tolie —> Gray big switches into space…

I meant immediately as in when the CBA first came out. I wonder what's different/same in the standard Next Pro agreement -- I know our medicals got way more intense than before.

oh, I remember! I would've thought the CBA covered that immediately. had no idea it was just kicking in now in this way.

makes sense. thank you!

can y'all elaborate here? what changed from 2024 to 2025 on that front?

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there’s no chance in hell they come in as a next pro independent. becoming Rapids 2 wouldn’t be insane, though i don’t trust their former ownership to even have a stadium home past their next court date.

i LOVE lower division soccer so much, this is incredible

his announcement in Feb 2023 said it was a two year deal + one year option. so it's kinda semantics whether it was agreed upon before the contract ended or not, since Tormenta still held the option. just depends what was actually in there.