With the recent publication of two exposé articles highlighting the numerous issues within the management and stadium of Sky Blue FC, the club has faced criticism from journalists, fans and players alike.
The club’s majority owner and governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, responded to these negative reports releasing a statement declaring, “It will not go on. In some cases, it’s from the past and it’s already been corrected. In some cases, it’s in the process of being corrected — and was already (before the stories came out).”
To document the state of the club, we went to Yurcak Field for the team’s first match since the stories broke.
Photos by Anya Button | @adb.photos
Sky Blue’s former assistant coach Dave Hodgson spoke to Equalizer Soccer about the conditions of Rutgers field, stating “They don’t enjoy having Rutgers as their home, because it’s crap. I mean, there’s literally a hill on the side where there should be bleachers. There’s no showers—there’s no showers. The two-time World Player of the Year [Carli Lloyd] has to get an ice bath in a 50-gallon trash can. It’s ridiculous.”
