Idaho

For those of you no intimately familiar with Idaho geography, Meridian is just west of Boise and considered part of the Boise Metro Area:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise_metropolitan_area

 

Interesting. Seems like $20/$25 is a little pricey to see essentially a reserve game.

I bet there's enough support in the Treasure Valley to support a PDL team. It's too bad there's not some sort of USL2 Western division.

Based on my purely anecdotal evidence it seems there's a big disconnect between soccer as a participation sport and soccer as a spectator sport in the area.

By the way, are there any posters on BS from Idaho?

 

That is massively overpriced.

They must think their audience is starving for soccer.

Not that I have a clue about Idaho soccer hunger, but at those prices, I'll be impressed if they get over 500 people.

 

By "in the area" do you mean the United States? Because if so, then I agree.

 

Might need some work before being soccer ready

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=...19,-116.390501&spn=0.002152,0.007167&t=h&z=17

 

I travel to boy-c often for work and have actually been staying in Meridian off of Franklin. Last time I was out there, I was quite pleasantly surprised to have my hotel overrun with kids for a soccer tournament.

After talking with the managers/owners of both indoor facilities it seems the demand for pro soccer mostly would come from Chivas and/or Club America fans in the area. So it probably makes sense to bring in a game with Chivas somewhat attached to it.

 

This is a good start for soccer in Boise! They will be a good contender to fill in for Seattle's potential void in USL-1. I remember seeing somewhere the USL is trying to expand in these types of markets.

I will be there if they do!!!

 

The ticket price is likely do to bringing in the Chivas name and/or to recoup some of hte 30K it cost to lay sod on the infield.

 

For those in the know:

Is the motorway going to erect seating in the infield or are the spectators going to watch from across the track?

 

The USL-1 Seattle Sounders GM has claimed publicly that the Seattle Sounders are not apart of this.

Seems to me that the entire story is just a piss up!

 

I paid $40 for infield tickets and im pretty excited except for the weather, ill give a report when i get back!

 

I don't know what they did friday night, but when I flew over today there were no seats inside the track. The goals are still up though.

 

Boy, that looks like a horribly ugly setup, but maybe the picture is misleading. But, I'd be thrilled to see Boise represented. Boise is about the size of Spokane (cities, not metros), and Spokane has had PDL for a while.

 

There's soccer goals and a pretty nice looking pitch in the middle of the race track. Someone spent some pre-emptive cash...or some sod provider got ripped off.

 

Naturally, I was in Portland!

According to this...

http://footboise.us/story/pro_football_in_treasure_valley

...last Friday happened.

I've heard nothing about the supposed further matches, naturally. May have to try Mexican this weekend to find out.

 

Idaho Soccer Center hosts the local "Chapala" restaurant workers on Monday and Wednesday nights from 10 till midnight. You could probably get some pretty good info there.

 

Boisean here,

I dont believe that any improvements were planning on being made to the stadium to facilitate soccer but the seats around the track provide a good overview of the entire center area. It basically is like a field surrounded by a track, and provided that most gridiron stadiums have a track around their field, fans are slightly use to this premise.

The speedcourse stadium is based in downtown meridian which has a population of around 60,000, and the city itself grows larger every year. Boise is where the main population base, in which the city of boise has a round 200,000 people. The entire treasure valley to include boise, meridian, caldwell, nampa, eagle and kuna consists of somewhere around 500,000 people.

I would like to see how this adventure goes because I would gladly support a team in the area. Soccer is popular in boise but at the player level meaning there are a number of people especially adults playing soccer and if they could turn those players into supporters then boise has a chance. The area also has a large hispanic, bosnian, and african population. If a team was created here I would like to something better then a lower minor league team. Boise is full of minor league sports that lack quality and the are is begging for something more. In baseball we have rookie A league, hockey is AA, Basketball is DNBA, and the football is arena league 2. So the area needs something a little better then 18 years playing knock around at the park. I do believe that a USL1 or 2 team could work here and would be greatly recieved by the community.

 

I know I'm getting in late on the discussion, but I heard about this last week from another source. I understand that the game or games are being played to determine if the market would support a team.

Also, a couple months back USL's Tim Holt mentioned Boise as one of the places they are looking at for USL-1 expansion. But the list was long and full of places that fit their mold or are being targeted by a specific group.

 

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/wh...lp-hawks-with-new-stadium/Content?oid=2371231

 

Shit Imagine having a car race and a soccer game going on at the same time, oh they better get fast ball boys

Move Chivas USA to Boise!