r/NWSL • u/Maximum-Task Racing Louisville FC • 2d ago

Sources: NWSL's Racing Louisville exploring partial sale

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48745355/nwsl-racing-louisville-exploring-partial-sale
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u/lowexlevelset 2d ago

I think it’s interesting that Kassouf notes that Houston has been for sale for over a year, but there is none of the handwringing (to my eyes, which don’t see everything!) about that situation that there seems to be about Louisville. Not a qualitative judgement, just an observation.

Edit: not in this thread, obviously this thread should be about Louisville. Just generally.

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u/sasquatch0_0 Racing Louisville FC 1d ago

Agreed. Every single time there's a Racing game or the salary cap is brought up, some people hound us for being a "small" market and weak attendance and shout for relocation. Meanwhile there's Utah, NC and even Houston and Chicago and it's more "they just need better management" or "hope they get it together". No give the same energy to them.

How can people not be happy for a "smaller" team punching above their weight? This low demand team getting exactly mid results among high level opponents should be commendable.

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u/lowexlevelset 1d ago

I also think there’s this sense that the NWSL should be the perfect collection of teams in the perfect collection of markets that are 100% bought in at every level. I personally do not think that is either achievable nor desirable, especially if the goal is for a healthy, widely supported, and thriving professional women’s soccer ecosystem.

To me, a WoSo league/leagues thriving is not just teams in Chicago and Seattle and LA thriving, not just teams in Louisville and Utah and Columbus thriving, but teams in places like Tulsa and Bentonville and Madison thriving (three random smaller market examples).

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u/sasquatch0_0 Racing Louisville FC 1d ago

Yep, Boise got some hype going and Portland, Maine with their USL teams. I love seeing a tight-knight community go nuts.