Looking back on those first days with Atlanta United, before the team had a stadium, or even a training ground, it took a leap of faith for a player to sign up. And even though Michael Parkhurst knew about the ambition of Arthur Blank, Darren Eales and Carlos Bocanegra, there was still no way to know how it would turn out when he signed up.
“Coming to an expansion team, you never know,” he says, looking back. “You just know how other expansion teams and their track record, how long it takes them to get things going and be successful.