Miami Franchise news thread

For all the people salivating at the upcoming Becks United media circus.....

 

"I really believe MLS will be back in Miami."

http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2013/09/20/ray-hudsons-miami-fusion-mls-insider-episode-11

 

Now that Miami is done, when do we get the OK for Atl?

 

I'm calling it. Miami gets a team. ATL is on the clock.

 

What stocks should I buy because you clearly have some physic powers.

 

The ones that make money.

 

It made the news on New Zealand radio today - Beckham gets an MLS team to start play in Miami in 2016 or 2017.

 

Oh boy. The Decision part 2!

I can do without all the fake drama.

 

Fake drama is a key piece in any PR machine. MLS/Miami/Beckham will rightly milk as much attention as they possibly can out of this.

 

I hate this team already.

 

Not apples to apples? That's apples to lunar regolith!

Oakland/SF bridge requires a clearance of 200ft for a major commercial waterway and needs to be guaranteed to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake. The pedestrian pathway is over 2 miles long and also required the demolition of other spans to be completed. It's a component for one of the biggest infrastructure projects in North American history!

In contrast, looking at nautical surveys shows the waters of the Dodge island cut to be 8-30ft deep and the highway has a clearance of 60ft for low volume, small scale traffic. In fact a draw bridge currently exists that is only 20ft up.

Also note that we are talking about a structure 600-1400ft long, depending on the path.

Assuming there isn't any hidden obstacles i'm not aware of, and assuming they can't use any existing infrastructure, we are talking in the low millions at most. Florida has tens of thousands of such bridges, it's really not a big deal.

And even if they are adding to the existing highway, it's a pretty straightforward job. It's cost is negligible in the context of the multi $billion+ development work going on in the area.

 

MLS. Expanding too much are we? Jeez.

 

Every league needs its villains I guess. I wonder who makes the list of top 5 most hated MLS teams?

 

A round of applause breaks out at the mention of Don Garber's name?

Certainly must have been an invitation-only event.

 

Remember when a Top 5 list of teams was half the league?

Good times.

 

As one who has been a fan since MLS game #1 this is amazing. Do better this time south FL!