May 30, 20187 yr The majority of the money was passed with an emergency ordinance but apparently the $17 M from the hotel tax was only passed by 5 votes and lawyers from outside of Cincinnati think that could be challenged. At this point worst case for FCC is the WE stadium gets delayed or they find some other way pay for it. I'd also imagine the council could revote to make it 6 to avoid referendum which is commonly done, Seelbach actually did that earlier for FCC, even though he's against it. I imagine most the council wants to move on from this. Dillingham doesn't live in the West End and the only other thing she's done is accuse of Pastor of holding up getting a stop sign on her street in Mt Lookout. More here: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/05/29/key-part-of-fc-cincinnati-stadium-package-could.html EDIT: My bad I got her confused with Quillivan.
May 30, 20187 yr Dillingham doesn't live in the West End and the only other thing she's done is accuse of Pastor of holding up getting a stop sign on her street in Mt Lookout. That was Quinlivan.
May 30, 20187 yr The majority of the money was passed with an emergency ordinance but apparently the $17 M from the hotel tax was only passed by 5 votes and lawyers from outside of Cincinnati think that could be challenged. At this point worst case for FCC is the WE stadium gets delayed or they find some other way pay for it. I'd also imagine the council could revote to make it 6 to avoid referendum which is commonly done, Seelbach actually did that earlier for FCC, even though he's against it. I imagine most the council wants to move on from this. Dillingham doesn't live in the West End and the only other thing she's done is accuse of Pastor of holding up getting a stop sign on her street in Mt Lookout. More here: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/05/29/key-part-of-fc-cincinnati-stadium-package-could.html Dillingham lives in Kennedy Heights I think and I'm pretty sure it was LQ on the stop sign.
May 30, 20187 yr Yeah, I decided at the last minute to vote for Michelle in the last City Council election. I won't make that mistake again. I have just heard her conduct herself on some pretty softball interviews and she just comes across as a deer in headlights. I may not agree with Quinliven or Landsman, but at least they know hold their own in an interview (Quinliven doesn't count because she is media trained professional) but I respect Landsman for coming across as knowledgeable on an issue even when challenged. Dillingham is just awful.
May 30, 20187 yr As part of the move to MLS, the official name will change to Fussball Club Cincinnati. I really wish they'd follow the lead of IBM and HP, making their name simply be the letters: "FC Cincinnati". I cringe every time I read an article about "Futbol Club Cincinnati" and I'm not looking forward to reading about '"Fussball Club Cincinnati". As a name, it's a) hard to spell/pronounce, b) looks/sounds a lot like foosball, and c) will occasionally be written as "Fußball Club Cincinnati". In any case, it just looks like the club is trying WAAAY too hard to lean on the fact that we (like many cities) have had German immigrants move to our city: https://www.fccincinnati.com/mls#9 Q: Will FC Cincinnati be rebranded? Almost every existing team that has joined MLS has undergone a brand review and made slight changes as they began play in MLS. We anticipate that there will be updates to the current FCC logos and marks. We have already begun to solicit ideas and opinions from the community our Fan Council, as well as ideas from MLS and its partners. One item that will change – although it will be less noticeable to most – is that we will go from being formally called Futbol Club Cincinnati to Fussball Club Cincinnati in recognition of the city’s German heritage. We will remain FC Cincinnati publicly, however. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2018/05/30/fc-cincinnati-futbol-2018-usl-fussball-2019-mls-expansion/655354002/
May 30, 20187 yr Yeah, totally lame. If they want something that stands out, come up with an actual...name. The Columbus Crew is actually a good name. Want German? Cincinnati Schwienhunden Cincinnati Leberkase mit Senf Cincinnati Ich gehe in die schule mit dem Moped
May 30, 20187 yr Yeah, totally lame. If they want something that stands out, come up with an actual...name. The Columbus Crew is actually a good name. Want German? Cincinnati Schwienhunden Cincinnati Leberkase mit Senf Cincinnati Ich gehe in die schule mit dem Moped Someone still has their “Neue Freunde” textbook! www.cincinnatiideas.com
May 30, 20187 yr Someone still has their Neue Freunde textbook! Chapter Six was "Eine Party!", featuring Margit Dastl.
May 30, 20187 yr As part of the move to MLS, the official name will change to Fussball Club Cincinnati. I really wish they'd follow the lead of IBM and HP, making their name simply be the letters: "FC Cincinnati". I cringe every time I read an article about "Futbol Club Cincinnati" and I'm not looking forward to reading about '"Fussball Club Cincinnati". As a name, it's a) hard to spell/pronounce, b) looks/sounds a lot like foosball, and c) will occasionally be written as "Fußball Club Cincinnati". In any case, it just looks like the club is trying WAAAY too hard to lean on the fact that we (like many cities) have had German immigrants move to our city: https://www.fccincinnati.com/mls#9 Q: Will FC Cincinnati be rebranded? Almost every existing team that has joined MLS has undergone a brand review and made slight changes as they began play in MLS. We anticipate that there will be updates to the current FCC logos and marks. We have already begun to solicit ideas and opinions from the community our Fan Council, as well as ideas from MLS and its partners. One item that will change – although it will be less noticeable to most – is that we will go from being formally called Futbol Club Cincinnati to Fussball Club Cincinnati in recognition of the city’s German heritage. We will remain FC Cincinnati publicly, however. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2018/05/30/fc-cincinnati-futbol-2018-usl-fussball-2019-mls-expansion/655354002/ I don't like that it sounds so close to foosball for sure but I actually like that it will honor our German heritage and I like it written out as Fußball Club Cincinnati. It's not just that we have had German immigrants, it's that they played a role in shaping our culture in a way that very few other cities can claim. Milwaukee might be the only other major city as "German" as Cincinnati is.
June 2, 20187 yr Or maybe the Cincinnati Stormtroopers or the Cincinnati Blitzkreig or tweak the colors to black and red and call it Cincinnati SS
June 11, 20187 yr FC Cincinnati changing national perception of city, Forbes says Amid all of the infighting over a soccer stadium location and how to pay for it, Cincinnati has emerged as a shining example of how to get things done at least in the eyes of one sports business expert. In his eyes, FC Cincinnati’s victory in the Major League Soccer expansion sweepstakes on May 29 is playing a prominent role in changing the way Cincinnati is viewed nationally. Forbes magazine contributor Patrick Rishe, director of the sports business program at Washington University in St. Louis, called FC Cincinnati “among the most compelling sports business stories of the last three years. Because it shows that with tremendous fan support, you can sway detractors into believing in your brand as a community,” in a recent Forbes article. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/11/fc-cincinnati-changing-national-perception-of-city.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 11, 20187 yr Yeah, but for most large projects, cooperation is needed between the city and the larger county, i.e. Cincinnati and Hamilton County. St. Louis City County is too small to do much by itself. From my understanding, the city to suburb relationship in St. Louis is more toxic than just about anywhere else in the country. As an aside, I have always found the city as county thing to be quite weird. I know St. Louis, Baltimore, and San Francisco all operate this way, but each set up probably exists for different reasons.
June 20, 20186 yr St. Louis is an independent city, meaning that the city is not part of a county, and the city itself provides the services that would normally be provided by counties. St. Louis is an unusual situation because the City of St. Louis was originally part of the County of St. Louis (and was the county seat). They voted to divorce, so the City of St. Louis became an independent city and the County of St. Louis retained the rest of the county's area. So again, this specific situation is confusing because of the naming -- the County of St. Louis no longer contains the City of St. Louis. There are frequent debates about whether the city and county would be better off reuniting in order to better deal with situations like this. But in general, I like the concept of independent cities. For a geographically isolated, highly populated city like San Francisco, why complicate things by adding an additional layer of government between the city and state? The city can easily handle those "county" functions. This is of course a different concept than a unified city-county government (sometimes called a unigov), which are usually the result of two separate entities merging. Those can be much more complicated due to the fact that unigovs often contain other cities that still get their county services from the unigov but retain their own city functions. Sorry to continue this tangent but I think it's a fascinating subject... back to soccer now...
June 20, 20186 yr Just heard on the news that FCC's training facility will be located at Expressway Park in Milford.
June 21, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati reportedly has found training facility site FC Cincinnati has apparently identified the site of its new training facility. The owner of softball complex Expressway Park in Milford has told teams he signed a purchase agreement to sell the facility just off Interstate 275 on U.S. 50 to a non-softball entity and will be shutting down in early July. The facility will change hands on July 7 but the last games will be played there July 8. Soccer club FC Cincinnati is reportedly buying the complex to use as a training facility. A source told WKRC-TV that's the case. FC Cincinnati has been looking for a site to establish a training facility where it can conduct practices on grass fields and house workout facilities. FC Cincinnati has “no updates on our potential training facility or its location or any anticipated announcement about the future facility,” team spokeswoman Lizz Summers told me. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/20/fc-cincinnati-reportedly-has-found-training.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati announces details of their training facility, with three full size fields (two grass, one turf): https://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/929970
June 27, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati shares plans for $30M facility FC Cincinnati is planning a huge $30 million soccer facility in Milford that it expects to be a “world-class team training complex” where it will hold its practice sessions and build a youth academy. The project will cover nearly 24 acres at the Expressway Park softball site on U.S. 50 near Interstate 275. FC Cincinnati plans to have the facility fully operational by July 2019. The club signed a purchase agreement last week to buy Expressway Park. FC Cincinnati plans to begin training at the new complex in January. It will use temporary team facilities until it finishes construction next summer. The agreement with the city of Milford, Clermont County, the Clermont County Port Authority and the Clermont County Ohio Convention and Visitors Bureau still requires local government approval. Milford City Council meets tonight and the Clermont County Commissioners meet Wednesday morning, with both planning to consider FC Cincinnati’s plans. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/26/fc-cincinnati-shares-plans-for-30m-facility-photos.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 17, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati hires branding giant for new MLS identity FC Cincinnati has taken the first concrete step in forging a new brand identity for its entry next season in Major League Soccer. The club has hired branding giant Interbrand, a global brand consulting firm, to head up the development of its brand strategy and identity for its inaugural MLS season. Interbrand will update FC Cincinnati’s logo and visual brand identity as well as developing verbal branding to share FC Cincinnati’s story. Interbrand will use fan-based research in its process of developing the new branding. The club’s Fan Council has already provided significant input. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/17/fc-cincinnati-hires-branding-giant-for-new-mls.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 17, 20186 yr ^I'm excited for the rebrand. Interbrand did great, bold work for the Juventus rebrand in early 2017: https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_and_identity_for_juventus_by_interbrand.php Maybe after Interbrand finishes their redesign of FCC's brand, we'll sign Ronaldo.... that's how it works, right? I'm a big FCC fan and have been a season ticket holder since the first season, but the FCC branding definitely needs some work. It will be fun to see the identity evolve as they have the foundation in place for a really great team identity, if they can leverage what's great about the existing brand and build on it for a more cohesive, refined look. Adidas has an exclusive right for all MLS kits, so Interbrand will work with Adidas on this.
July 18, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati game tonight hosting Charlotte will be on ESPN2: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2018/07/16/fc-cincinnati-espn-2-and-midseason-usl-standings-hoyte-koch-charlotte-independence/790538002/
July 19, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati's MLS ticket prices soar for 2019 Some FC Cincinnati season tickets will double in cost next year when it joins Major League Soccer, with ticket prices in two other sections climbing more than 70 percent. Season ticket prices have climbed as the club makes the leap from the second-tier United Soccer League to the top-level Major League Soccer. But the team has added four price levels, largely on the lower end of pricing. And it will sell season tickets in the upper deck on the east end of the stadium for the first time. The club announced 2019 season ticket prices Thursday, giving fans the first look at how much ticket prices will rise. FC Cincinnati hasn’t announced single-game ticket prices for 2019 yet. The cheapest tickets, general admission seats behind the south goal, have doubled. They’ll be $199 for the season, or $11.71 per match, next year. They were $99 this season, or $5.82 per match. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/19/fc-cincinnatismls-ticket-prices-soar-for-2019.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 19, 20186 yr Author "ticket prices soar" is such an exaggeration. Yes, prices went up. But almost everyone online is happy about the prices. If you look at comments on their twitter and facebook posts, you'll see almost everyone is relieved that prices will remain among the lowest in MLS while we are at Nippert. The cheapest tickets were absurdly cheap while in the USL compared to any MLS team.
July 20, 20186 yr Dumb question: Is FC considered an expansion and therefore getting all new players from an expansion draft (similar to the Las Vegas Knights in NHL last year), or are they simply 'stepping up' from USL to MLS keeping their contracted players and adding new?
July 20, 20186 yr Author It's a mixture of the two. Technically, the MLS version of FC Cincinnati will be different business from the USL version of FC Cincinnati. Technically, every player that joins the MLS team will have a brand new contract with the MLS team, even if players previously signed multi-year contracts with the USL team. FCC will sign some current players to their MLS team, but the remaining players will be acquired through an expansion draft, the regular MLS draft, and other signings that every other team could make. The expansion draft will allow FCC to select up to 5 players (with max of one player from any one team). It's anticipated that about 5-9 players will carry over from the USL team, but no one is certain who that will be or exactly how many.
July 20, 20186 yr The vast majority of the team will be new. The draft will take a few players and they will look to sign and develop some international players too. The holdover players on the team this year will likely play minor roles after the step up to the MLS.
July 20, 20186 yr That's interesting. The fanbase didn't wane when we lost Mitch or Djiby so I don't think a completely new roster will hurt any feeling of connection to FC Cincinnati, but it is an interesting position to be rooting for a whole new group of people (though as a UK basketball fan I've gotten used to it with one-and-done). Maybe in the draft we can steal Mitch back from Atlanta so I can break out my Mitch Says No shirt again...
July 20, 20186 yr It's a mixture of the two. Technically, the MLS version of FC Cincinnati will be different business from the USL version of FC Cincinnati. Technically, every player that joins the MLS team will have a brand new contract with the MLS team, even if players previously signed multi-year contracts with the USL team. FCC will sign some current players to their MLS team, but the remaining players will be acquired through an expansion draft, the regular MLS draft, and other signings that every other team could make. The expansion draft will allow FCC to select up to 5 players (with max of one player from any one team). It's anticipated that about 5-9 players will carry over from the USL team, but no one is certain who that will be or exactly how many. I'd reallllllllly love to see a relegation and promotion set up. Absolute travesty that the players that essentially built the club won't be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. An additional few signings is obviously necessary, but bleh.
July 20, 20186 yr Author I would love to see Pro/Rel as well, but it's such a long way away. The only way I could have seen it being implemented is if the 2026 World Cup was contingent on having pro/rel established. But that ship has sailed. At this point, I don't know if it will ever happen. Implementing it too soon would be catastrophic for the league(s).
July 20, 20186 yr I would love to see Pro/Rel as well, but it's such a long way away. The only way I could have seen it being implemented is if the 2026 World Cup was contingent on having pro/rel established. But that ship has sailed. At this point, I don't know if it will ever happen. Implementing it too soon would be catastrophic for the league(s). I disagree. I think implementing it too soon would be catastrophic for team sponsors, and that's why it will never happen. To me, one of the most charming things about the underdog teams that get promoted in Europe is that you'll have Tottenham playing a game at Bournemouth, with a capacity of 11,000. It's inspiring, it's what sports in its purest sense is about.
July 20, 20186 yr Author If promotion existed starting last year, Louisville City FC would have been promoted to MLS. They probably have a total player salary of about $750,000. When their coach left to go to Orlando City SC, they promoted three players to be co-head coaches. They had no plan for filling a vacancy in their technical staff. Their technical staff page is literally blank. An MLS roster is typically in the $10 million range. The lowest player salary in 2017 was $5 million. That doesn't include the huge increase in spending that you need for the technical staff, front office, marketing, etc. Louisville City would also be playing at Slugger Field. Literally a minor league baseball field. And Louisville's situation is better than many others in the league. There are probably only 3 teams that could ramp up operations to compete in MLS if they won the league (Nashville, Cincinnati, and Sacramento) and two of those teams are moving up to MLS. Again, I would love to see pro/rel, but it simply isn't realistic until we have a profitable division 2 league where most teams have control of stadiums and much richer owners.
July 20, 20186 yr It's a mixture of the two. Technically, the MLS version of FC Cincinnati will be different business from the USL version of FC Cincinnati. Technically, every player that joins the MLS team will have a brand new contract with the MLS team, even if players previously signed multi-year contracts with the USL team. FCC will sign some current players to their MLS team, but the remaining players will be acquired through an expansion draft, the regular MLS draft, and other signings that every other team could make. The expansion draft will allow FCC to select up to 5 players (with max of one player from any one team). It's anticipated that about 5-9 players will carry over from the USL team, but no one is certain who that will be or exactly how many. I'd reallllllllly love to see a relegation and promotion set up. Absolute travesty that the players that essentially built the club won't be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. An additional few signings is obviously necessary, but bleh. That doesn't happen in pro/rel leagues. Typically, a team gets promoted to the top level, takes on a bunch of debt to get players that will help them stay up and if it fails; they unload those players.
July 20, 20186 yr It's a mixture of the two. Technically, the MLS version of FC Cincinnati will be different business from the USL version of FC Cincinnati. Technically, every player that joins the MLS team will have a brand new contract with the MLS team, even if players previously signed multi-year contracts with the USL team. FCC will sign some current players to their MLS team, but the remaining players will be acquired through an expansion draft, the regular MLS draft, and other signings that every other team could make. The expansion draft will allow FCC to select up to 5 players (with max of one player from any one team). It's anticipated that about 5-9 players will carry over from the USL team, but no one is certain who that will be or exactly how many. I'd reallllllllly love to see a relegation and promotion set up. Absolute travesty that the players that essentially built the club won't be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. An additional few signings is obviously necessary, but bleh. That doesn't happen in pro/rel leagues. Typically, a team gets promoted to the top level, takes on a bunch of debt to get players that will help them stay up and if it fails; they unload those players. Not entirely true. Fulham still have the majority of their team, as do Wolves. As a matter of fact, Grealish to Spurs is one of the bigger moves from the Championship level and Villa didn't even get promoted.
July 23, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati meanwhile continues to roll through USL play. 9 points last week and 10 match unbeaten streak.
July 23, 20186 yr It's a mixture of the two. Technically, the MLS version of FC Cincinnati will be different business from the USL version of FC Cincinnati. Technically, every player that joins the MLS team will have a brand new contract with the MLS team, even if players previously signed multi-year contracts with the USL team. FCC will sign some current players to their MLS team, but the remaining players will be acquired through an expansion draft, the regular MLS draft, and other signings that every other team could make. The expansion draft will allow FCC to select up to 5 players (with max of one player from any one team). It's anticipated that about 5-9 players will carry over from the USL team, but no one is certain who that will be or exactly how many. I'd reallllllllly love to see a relegation and promotion set up. Absolute travesty that the players that essentially built the club won't be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. An additional few signings is obviously necessary, but bleh. Probably half of the players on this years team weren't with us last year and only a couple are still left from the first year. We've already had large roster turnover so having another one when moving to MLS isn't anything new.
July 23, 20186 yr It's a mixture of the two. Technically, the MLS version of FC Cincinnati will be different business from the USL version of FC Cincinnati. Technically, every player that joins the MLS team will have a brand new contract with the MLS team, even if players previously signed multi-year contracts with the USL team. FCC will sign some current players to their MLS team, but the remaining players will be acquired through an expansion draft, the regular MLS draft, and other signings that every other team could make. The expansion draft will allow FCC to select up to 5 players (with max of one player from any one team). It's anticipated that about 5-9 players will carry over from the USL team, but no one is certain who that will be or exactly how many. I'd reallllllllly love to see a relegation and promotion set up. Absolute travesty that the players that essentially built the club won't be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. An additional few signings is obviously necessary, but bleh. Probably half of the players on this years team weren't with us last year and only a couple are still left from the first year. We've already had large roster turnover so having another one when moving to MLS isn't anything new. I get all of that, and ryanlammi[/member] made some relevant points that I wasn't entirely aware of... Nonetheless, I'd still love to see relegation and promotion. I think USSF or CONCACAF could create a list of "promotion eligible" teams in the USL's highest division. If only one of those eligible team finishes in the top 3, then only one team gets promoted and one gets relegated. If every team in the top 3 is approved for promotion, then all three would go. I think this would be a fun way to incentivize clubs to make their USL stadiums in such a fashion that would allow for expansion, and would also allow bigger money to be invested in the USL - if I'm worth $400 million dollars, and I know I only have to put $5 million down for a USL team, and get approved for a soccer specific stadium with 5,000+, but I have a chance at promotion if my organization is sustainably ran and well funded, that ROI is MUCHHHH greater than the down payment required to start an MLS expansion.
July 23, 20186 yr I think this would be a fun way to incentivize clubs to make their USL stadiums in such a fashion that would allow for expansion, and would also allow bigger money to be invested in the USL - if I'm worth $400 million dollars, and I know I only have to put $5 million down for a USL team, and get approved for a soccer specific stadium with 5,000+, but I have a chance at promotion if my organization is sustainably ran and well funded, that ROI is MUCHHHH greater than the down payment required to start an MLS expansion. USL owners already have that incentive (see: FC Cincinnati), and MLS can modify the standards/rules over the coming years however is necessary. The US is such a huge country with so many cities, I think MLS should continue to gradually add teams, if/when new ownership groups are sufficiently well organized, until the league has ~32 teams. The bigger question would be if/how to handle relegating under-performing MLS teams. That's not something that any owners (or fans) would be particularly excited about. The US has a unique approach to dealing with under-performing teams: owners can move their team to a new city (see: Columbus Crew SC). In most other countries/leagues, that's basically unheard of.
July 25, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati shows confidence by extending coach’s contract FC Cincinnati’s ownership likes the job coach Alan Koch is doing so much that it decided to lock him up for another year by extending his contract. FC Cincinnati extended Koch’s contract by a year to take him through the 2020 season. The move cements Koch’s status as the first coach in FC Cincinnati’s Major League Soccer history starting next season as well as showing the club’s confidence in his performance. FC Cincinnati was awarded an MLS expansion franchise on May 29. Koch, who took over FC Cincinnati before the 2017 season, has led the United Soccer League club to first place in the Eastern Conference with a 13-3-5 record. His overall regular-season coaching record with FC Cincinnati is 25-13-15. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/25/fc-cincinnati-shows-confidence-by-extending-coach.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 31, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati has made their first two MLS signings in Fanendo Adi and Fatai Alashe. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/07/30/fc-cincinnati-announce-forward-fanendo-adi-clubs-first-mls-player Pretty impressive. I already have faith that they will at least hit the ground running better than Minnesota did. Adi gives them a proven, star goal scorer. Alashe will be more of a project but will definitely contribute. Im a Crew fan, not a FCC fan, but I'm already getting excited about the games against each other.
August 1, 20186 yr Another signing, Pa Konate (left back): https://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/938344
August 6, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati sets sights on 25,000 season tickets for inaugural MLS season FC Cincinnati could sell as many as 25,000 season tickets for its inaugural Major League Soccer season at Nippert Stadium, officials said on Monday. FC Cincinnati has added 1,000 season ticket accounts since it started accepting deposits, according to a news release from the club. Because each account has multiple tickets associated with it, the total season tickets sold is more than 1,000, according to the club. It had capped season ticket sales for 2018 at 18,000 because of pre-sold multiple-game package and single-game sales. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/06/fc-cincinnati-sets-sights-on-25-000-season-tickets.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 22, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati’s training facility just cleared a hurdle FC Cincinnati’s training facility planned for Milford got a boost on Wednesday as Clermont County commissioners voted to approve a tax increase to help make it happen. The commissioners voted 2-1 on the 1 percent lodging tax increase that will go into effect Oct. 1. The money generated from the tax will be used toward the $5 million cost of land for the soccer complex. The city of Milford has agreed to pay $3.5 million of the cost through the sale of securities, and the $244,000 expected to be generated by the tax will likely be used for debt service. FC Cincinnati will pay the remaining $1.5 million for the purchase. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/22/fc-cincinnati-s-training-facility-just-cleared-a.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 30, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati wants fan input for its inaugural MLS season FC Cincinnati is trying to gather input to prepare for its inaugural Major League Soccer season next year by initiating an in-depth fan survey. The team is seeking fan input about “potential initiatives” at its new $200 million-plus stadium it’s building in the West End. It also wants to gauge interest in various seating and hospitality plans and get input on fan preference for its game-day atmosphere. The club is emailing all fans who have previously bought tickets through FC Cincinnati with a link to an online survey beginning today. “From the beginning, we’ve strived to be a club that not just listened to its fans but also heard what they said,” Jeff Smith, FC Cincinnati's vice president of ticket sales and service, said in a news release. “As we move into the club’s next stage in MLS, we want to know exactly what our fans are thinking and what their opinions are on a variety of topics. With us moving to a new league and building a downtown stadium, we want to make sure we’re getting a comprehensive look at what our fans want and hope for out of these moves.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/30/fc-cincinnati-wants-fan-input-for-its-inaugural.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 6, 20186 yr Owner born into billion-dollar fortune avoids paying taxes: https://www.wcpo.com/sports/fc-cincinnati/fc-cincinnati-could-have-a-practice-facility-by-next-summer-but-why-won-t-it-pay-taxes-
September 6, 20186 yr Smart businessman gets the best deal possible for his business. Not exactly a shocker.
September 6, 20186 yr FC Cincinnati training facility gets final OK FC Cincinnati’s $30 million training complex can now move forward after putting the final piece of its financing puzzle in place. The Clermont County Port Authority on Wednesday approved issuing $30 million in lease revenue bonds to finance the construction costs of the facility. Under the agreement, the Port Authority will lease 24 acres on U.S. 50 in the city of Milford and the buildings that will be constructed there to FC Cincinnati. The franchise, which will join Major League Soccer next season, will privately purchase the bonds. The project’s expected $1 million in construction materials will be exempted from sales tax as a result of the agreement. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/09/06/fc-cincinnati-training-facility-gets-final-ok.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 6, 20186 yr Smart businessman gets the best deal possible for his business. Not exactly a shocker. He's not any smarter than the average immigrant who opens a corner store. The difference is he was born into a huge fortune. The corner store pays a much higher rate of taxation than the guy born into it.
September 6, 20186 yr Smart businessman gets the best deal possible for his business. Not exactly a shocker. He's not any smarter than the average immigrant who opens a corner store. The difference is he was born into a huge fortune. The corner store pays a much higher rate of taxation than the guy born into it. He's co-CEO of a fortune 500 company, I'd say he's slightly smarter then "the average immigrant." Big money getting big tax breaks isn't breaking news in this country it happens all the time.
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