Fisher pushes back at Garber; Suttle stresses the Aug. 9 deadline

There are some things updates with the ongoing effort by Precourt Sports Ventures to move Columbus Crew SC to Austin and those in Columbus trying to keep it at home. Let’s start at the top.

Following Jeffrey Carlisle’s report that MLS is involved in “ongoing talks” with the Columbus city leaders regarding Crew SC’s future in Ohio’s capital city, many fans of the Black & Gold were left scratching their heads as to what exactly that means.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s exact quote says that Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott, “met with the city to talk about what we might do together should the Crew leave Columbus.” That actual quote seems to suggest that these discussions are focused around the…