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Post by fromtheusa on Sept 19, 2014 13:20:37 GMT
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Post by stokeramblers on Sept 19, 2014 13:31:22 GMT
With the new rules coming through about non-Eu players is there any point in this I wonder.
Unless we're going to ally ourselves more closely with the Orlando franchise maybe..?
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Post by mailman44 on Sept 19, 2014 19:17:30 GMT
Be nice if they say what clubs they are partnering with?
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Post by Squeekster on Sept 19, 2014 19:55:26 GMT
With the new rules coming through about non-Eu players is there any point in this I wonder. Unless we're going to ally ourselves more closely with the Orlando franchise maybe..? If they come through our academy as kids and develop then after 5 years don't they qualify as home grown? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 19, 2014 23:26:16 GMT
They have partnerships with about 10 other clubs.
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Post by fromtheusa on Sept 20, 2014 1:28:46 GMT
It may be growing the Stoke brand in America.
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Post by clarkeda on Sept 20, 2014 8:19:58 GMT
I personally think it's a commercial exercise.
I get the feeling were gearing up to be sold to an American consortium/Buyer
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Sept 20, 2014 8:45:12 GMT
The game is picking up in the USA so we are trying to grab a slice of the pie. We should make more of the Orlando link because the team has just entered the MLS and seems to have quite a strong supporter base.
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Post by slpmarc on Sept 20, 2014 8:52:09 GMT
We are partnered with clubs all over the world, this exercise is just to increase the stoke city brand in the USA, which is the largest growing sector in world football. If Stoke could tap into 1% of the new support in the USA our mechandise sales worldwide would increase dramatically enabling us to be a sustainable club while still been active in the transfer market
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