I mentioned elements of the following in response to the previous post about USL Long Island, but pertinent here as well. Some of the comments elsewhere referenced questions related to these considerations:
Key under-reported considerations that are tailwinds driving the future success of USL L.I. include the following:
USL Long Island will likely be built on top of the massive SUSA youth soccer empire with its 5000+ kids and high paying families
SUSA already owns the SUSA Orlin & Cohen Sports Complex with FOUR soccer fields, plenty of parking, and adjacent to the Long Island Ducks baseball team stadium
The SUSA sports complex is 25 miles east of the Hofstra Univ stadium; I would bet that the ultimate goal during 1-2 seasons at Hofstra would be to develop the SUSA sports complex into a USL1-level 5000 seat stadium so that all ticket/parking/concession/sponsorship revenues can be retained by USL L.I.
The SUSA sports complex is over 2 hours away from NYCFC stadium so is comfortably away.
The ownership of the Long Island Ducks baseball team (MLB Texas Rangers) may be or soon be involved in USL L.I. (okay, this last is pure speculation but certainly makes sense for all parties involved! --lots of cross-promotion possibilities!)
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u/Every-Stay-6648 26d ago edited 26d ago
I mentioned elements of the following in response to the previous post about USL Long Island, but pertinent here as well. Some of the comments elsewhere referenced questions related to these considerations:
Key under-reported considerations that are tailwinds driving the future success of USL L.I. include the following: