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http://www.bigapples...rticle_id=39806

 

 


For sale: one sightly used soccer team in northern New Jersey that has a tarnished reputation, a new coach, a new sporting director and a really neat modern stadium. Willing to listen to any offer over $220 million. Please call Salzburg, Austria immediately.

If you needed any more ammunition to determine whether the Red Bull mothership had any serious interest in the Red Bulls, you only have to look at Exhibit A:

The sacking of popular head coach Mike Petke Wednesday. All Petke did was guide the Red Bulls to their first Supporters Shield title in 2013 and within a goal of MLS Cup less than two months ago. 

Petke, who for some reason did not fit into the plans of new sporting director Ali Curtis, was shown the door. Curtis was signed to a one-year contract, which says a lot about Red Bull's future with the Red Bulls.

According to soccer sources, good sources that I have spoken to around the United States, it comes down to this:

Red Bull has given up on the New York Red Bulls.

Yep, they are up for sale.

SI.com reported that bit of information a few months back, but more and more sources are coming out of the woodwork to say so.

 


#RedBullOut


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Good fucking riddance. 



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http://www.bigapples...rticle_id=39806

 

 

 

+1....Ran out of likes  :cheers:



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There was no need to merge this.  This is a beat reporter who has covered this team for longer than anyone..this is a bombshell if true.


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i beleive it.



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Possible we've already been sold to the league. Unless a big $$$ offer comes in, we will never know until NYCFC get established and get their stadium sorted. Same for LAFC.

 

Do not expect any answers from Don Garber.



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wow


Bradley Wright-Phillips "I prefer it at Red Bull Arena, but it was OK. I could imagine it being good for a baseball crowd.


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Possible we've already been sold to the league. Unless a big $$$ offer comes in, we will never know until NYCFC get established and get their stadium sorted. Same for LAFC.

 

Do not expect any answers from Don Garber.

Still no reason to get rid of Petke(Legend). 



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So we're a fucking zombie club now. Run by the league until they can sell.

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Yeah if the club is for sale why fire the manager? Now they're paying two managers when they'd rather be paying none. 



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So we're a fucking zombie club now. Run by the league until they can sell.

Didn't you hear what Marsch said? We're not a club. We're an energy drink.


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With apologies to Jets fans......

 

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SELL
SELL
SELL



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Didn't you hear what Marsch said? We're not a club. We're an energy drink.

 

On one hand, it looks like some of us is FINALLY getting what we want, Red Bull out, new ownership group in. On the other, the new group could be even worse or the same as the old ones... Just sayin'...


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