Crescent City FC (GCPL)
So who are you and how did you get involved with Crescent CIty?
I'm Jonathan Rednour and I created Crescent City Football Club back in 2014 in hopes to bring a club that showcased both New Orleans and our local players on the same stage. We are a non profit so I am on the BOD and have been appointed the General Manager title for year one.
Can you talk about the name and the crest?
Crescent City is one of New Orleans many nicknames, being that the city was built on a sharp bend in the Mississippi River, forming a crescent. There were a few names that I went through, but Crescent City FC just fit with what I had in mind. The original crest was sort of a play on the original water meter covers in New Orleans.
I chose to rebrand the crests in 2017 to better represent our club. The New Orleans flag was used as a concept for colors and being that the city is known for its nightlife, and it is a color in the New Orleans flag, I wanted to use navy as the main color. Gold fleur de lis were needed, as gold is a color that represents our city, thanks to the Saints. I did opt out to put in red and used more of a light blue to represent the chill nature of us New Orleanians. The stars represent field players and our crescent represents our keeper. You can sort of see we're playing in a 3-4-3. Our home kits will represent the New Orleans flag and feature navy, white and red.
You're an expansion side in the GCPL, why did you choose this league?
The concept of the GCPL was built around allowing a club like Crescent City FC to grow from the bottom up. The investment being made by our BOD is to show that a club like CCFC is needed and wanted in the city of New Orleans, and at the moment, the GCPL is the best league that allows us to do that from scratch. We will always assess our growth and plan accordingly to what best fits our club.
How far along is the club in preparation for the season?
We would have been playing our first game today, but we're still moving forward and preparing for an exhibition season. A lot of things have shifted due to the current situation we're all in, but we're on the right track to have a successful summer 2020.
There's some talk of friendlies in the summer, any news yet?
We will be announcing our summer schedule soon. We're sort of in a wait and see period with the state of Louisiana and city of New Orleans.
How is the GCPL supporting their clubs through the pandemic?
The GCPL tried to find a way to make it work for everyone, but in the end they listened to their clubs and did what was right. Crescent City FC was on the fence about playing a shortened, behind closed doors season, as we were relying on getting fans out to our games. Would have been tough, but we were going to make it work if we could. GCPL made the right call.
How are you keeping in contact with your players?
On What'sApp and texting. I think we've done a great job of keeping them in the loop. They're itching to get something in this summer.
Tell us about a player or two we should know about?
Anthony Peters, from Baton Rouge, sort of had a journeyman career, being drafted by DC United back in 2009 and then went on to play USL and League One before coming back to Louisiana. Anthony's a veteran who's been around the pro game and is a great person to have giving it all for the crest. He's a good leader. Helps that he's a 6'6 physical specimen and a great centerback.
Ethan Garvey is a local New Orleans boy who just finished his first year at the University of Evansville where he earned All-Freshman conference honors. He's also a 6'6 centerback and is a pretty versatile player. Has a lot of potential for the pro game, which we're hoping to assist him on achieving.
Anything else about the club we should know?
We are still schedule to play Chattanooga FC on August 1st in Chattanooga. Should be a fun one.