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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No fans no support there today. A terrible feeling.[/quote]
No fans? This is 2nd tier soccer in America. Even first tier soccer barely gets fans. I don’t see how any of these teams make money. It’s terrible to watch like watching a bunch of high school teams that you don’t know anything about. They should have free admission and just sell food and drinks. [/quote]

Look, yeah, it's lower level US Soccer, but I think that Loudoun United isn't helping themselves with quite a few things.  The team is fairly new so little history and was started as the 2nd team for DC United.  That fizzled with the dissolution of the relationship between MLS and USL. The facility is around nothing else and is essentially an erect set portable stadium.  And the team hasn't been good either.  Kinda hard to sell fans on that, huh?

Drive to Richmond and go to a Kickers game, who had that affiliation with DCU before the Kickers dropped from USL-C to USL-1 and then Loudoun came along .  They attract over 4k fans a game consistently.  They have been around in various leagues since the early 90s and have a pretty good atmosphere overall, good choice of food and beverages and make it fun for families to go.  IDK how much $$ the owners are pulling in, but they aren't operating the club as a charity.   Kickers will sign younger local players as well to contracts, which creates some interest for the fans as well.

All that being said, I'll go to games with a pretty clear understanding of what I am watching and paying for - I know that I am not a Camp Nou or even watching Inter Miami and Messi.  [/quote]

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