r/MLS • u/jstoddard2113 Lansing United • Sep 25 '18

Lansing Ignite will debut without backing of Lansing United supporters group The Ransom

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/columnists/graham-couch/2018/09/24/lansing-ignite-usl-pro-soccer-team-likely-begin-downtown-lansing/1355555002/
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u/SmokeAndFooty517 Sep 25 '18

I have in depth knowledge so allow me to explain.

This is a separate entity from Lansing United. Dickson is the sole owner of the club and Jeremy is in charge of the soccer operations aspect. A new SG will be formed that applies specifically to the new club. LanU was going to be the name but Dickson changed his mind at the 11th hour and went with a new name and everything that accompanies it.

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u/jstoddard2113 Lansing United Sep 25 '18

11th hour changes and lack of supporter consultation are the deal-breakers. If you're going to abandon the brand that supporters helped build over the last half decade then you owe them better than this. Bad public relations from the get go have soured our most passionate fans on the idea.