The hits keep coming for Precourt Sports Ventures and Anthony Precourt’s bid to move Columbus Crew SC to Austin, Texas. A three-judge panel for the Tenth District Court of Appeals for the State of Ohio unanimously dismissed PSV and MLS’s appeal of Judge Brown’s May 8, 2018 order that tolled the notice period under Ohio Revised Code 9.67 and inserted the court into the process of fielding offers for Crew SC.
Today’s dismissal comes on the heels of yesterday’s press release by Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool, suggesting that an open bidding process was necessary to get the most value out of McKalla Place — the Austin site PSV is hoping to build its MLS team’s stadium — and PSV lobbyist Richard Suttle’s rebuttal that PSV might shift it’s gaze to other cities.