Crystal Palace USA is no more

collegeparkaddick

For the last four years, I have supported, with diminishing feelings of conflict, a local second-division side with an unfortunate affiliation.

This will no longer be an issue and while it is probably of little interest to folks here, I share the club's official press release below as the team -- which has no stadium of its own and played at five different venues this past season (one game we attended was populated by two dozen other people) -- faults the home club's financial problems for the severance of ties:

PALACE BALTIMORE TO SIT 2011 NASL SEASON OUT
Club looking to secure stadium for 2012 and beyond

December 3, 2010

Baltimore, MD - Crystal Palace Baltimore announced today that they will not be fielding a team in the North American Soccer League (NASL) during the 2011 season in order to restructure with an intended re-launch for the 2012 NASL season. The re-launch will include a complete re-branding of the club to coincide with opening a soccer facility in downtown Baltimore.

In addition, the club announced that it is ending its four year relationship with Crystal Palace FC of England’s Championship Division. Crystal Palace Baltimore was the first trans-Atlantic partnership of its kind in North America but the relationship between the clubs could not survive the financial struggles that resulted in Crystal Palace FC entering administration in England.

The club is currently working with the City of Baltimore to secure a venue for 2012 and beyond. “We want to be downtown and believe doing so will allow us to better connect to our fans and the City” said Pete Medd, part-owner and President of Crystal Palace Baltimore. “We would like to thank our loyal fans who have stuck with us despite not having a place to call home and we are committed to giving them what they deserve and what all of our future fans in Baltimore deserve; a venue that honors their loyalty and commitment to the club.”

The club looks forward to involving local soccer fans in the process of choosing a new identity and nickname. One thing that has been determined is the Club’s future colors: red, yellow, and black, the proud and historic colors of the City of Baltimore and the state of Maryland.

se9addick

[cite]Posted By: collegeparkaddick[/cite]For the last four years, I have supported, with diminishing feelings of conflict

You supported a Crystal Palace commercial venture ?

Steve Dowman

2 dozen other fans at the game. Sounds like crystal palace support here.

nth_london_addick

i aqint surprised that only that few people would support a venture with that 2 bob stripey shit club

southamptonaddick

Collegepark, why would you even consider supporting anything to do with those nigel twats??????????????

pilchard

Crystal who?

bigstemarra

Surely you meant that you supported every team that played against them and got to know the away end very well whilst struggling to keep your lunch down every time you saw that hideous strip?

Bedsaddick

Good riddance

LoOkOuT

Gotta say, couldn't support anything the Beagles had a hand in. I still won't buy a mobile phone because thats what gave the Tango man a bit of coin in his pocket. Still, there's probably some good people there College. What's the chances you could organise a CAFC side from the ashes?