Prospective owners of Charlotte USL PRO franchise want to make the leap to MLS

[Jakob]

 

The Charlotte Eagles are currently members of USL PRO, but recent reports have the team moving down to USL PDL and selling their USL PRO rights to form a new team. In turn, the prospective owners of the new USL PRO team could be paving the way to an eventual MLS bid.

That's the report from North Carolina, as The Charlotte Observer reported earlier this montha new ownership group led by pro lacrosse team owner Jim McPhilliamy are set to buy the local USL PRO rights. McPhilliamy has been vocal in his ambitions to take the new USL PRO team up to MLS one day.

“We are going to compete hard for expansion [to MLS],” said McPhilliamy in the Observerarticle.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/24/report-prospective-owners-charlotte-usl-pro-franchise-want-make-leap-mls

 

I would be wonderful to finally have a MLS team. 

 

 

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Interesting I always thought they didn't want to make the jump because of their ministry routes.

If they sell the rights are they still patterning with MAI?

Edit: it looks like it wouldn't be the Eagles making the jump but a completely new team based in Charlotte. The Eagles are selling their rights so they can move down. It seems as if an entirely new team (that buys the Eagles USL PRO rights) will be formed to play in the USL PRO, with the ultimate goal of making the MLS.

I'm still surprised that the Railhawks never pursued an the option of the MLS, instead they let half their roster and coach go to Vancouver to help the Whitecaps make a successful jump to the MLS.

[Jakob]

Interesting I always thought they didn't want to make the jump because of their ministry routes.

If they sell the rights are they still patterning with MAI?

Edit: it looks like it wouldn't be the Eagles making the jump but a completely new team based in Charlotte. The Eagles are selling their rights so they can move down. It seems as if an entirely new team (that buys the Eagles USL PRO rights) will be formed to play in the USL PRO, with the ultimate goal of making the MLS.

I'm still surprised that the Railhawks never pursued an the option of the MLS, instead they let half their roster and coach go to Vancouver to help the Whitecaps make a successful jump to the MLS.

Yeah, I should of picked a less specific thread title. 

[Ja Rhule]

I will by PSLs.

[Ivan The Awesome]

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I just realized that article was over five months ago.

Has their been any movement since then?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I didn't want to make a thread for this, so I figured it would fit here.

While I was snooping around trying to find more info on this topic I saw that the Carolina Railhawks have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The Railhawks beat the Charlotte Eagles, Chivas USA, and the L.A. Galaxy.

They host FC Dallas on July 9th.

I thought that was pretty cool.

[DirtyMagic97]

I didn't want to make a thread for this, so I figured it would fit here.

While I was snooping around trying to find more info on this topic I saw that the Carolina Railhawks have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The Railhawks beat the Charlotte Eagles, Chivas USA, and the L.A. Galaxy.

They host FC Dallas on July 9th.

I thought that was pretty cool.

 

Yea, I watched a replay of the L.A. Galaxy match. Poor Landycakes looked bad.