FC Cincinnati: What now as club ponders post-Nijkamp future

FC Cincinnati general manager Gerard Nijkamp.

Another general manager search for FC Cincinnati

For FC Cincinnati, the turmoil continues.

Friday’s news that the club has parted ways with general manager Gerard Nijkamp shouldn’t come as a terrible surprise. While the criticism might seem unfair given that FC Cincinnati has been in MLS only three years, this is a team that has struggled to find stability and direction during that time.

Now with the team mired near the bottom of the Eastern Conference and clearly struggling, it is clear that FC Cincinnati needs to take an entirely different direction if they are to become competitive in this league.

The two years under Nijkamp saw plenty of spending…