Other MLS games and Teams/Players [R]

Discussion in 'LA Galaxy' started by UcIceD2011, Jul 22, 2012.

  1. skydog

    skydog Member+

    Aug 1, 1999
    Durham, NC
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    I live in NC so of course I'm going to be for a franchise in Atlanta or somewhere else in that region. There is a big hole in the MLS geography and that is the Southeastern US. For me personally it sucks that right now the closest team is in DC which is a bit over 5 hours away if you miss rush hour.

    I actually think we would have fantastic support for a franchise in the Triangle area. It has a soccer friendly population (a highly educated populace, a soccer tradition with the Railhawks, UNC, Duke, and NC State soccer teams) and is one of the top 10 fastest growing metro areas in the US, currently with 1.4 million in Raleigh-Durham-Cary area. We also have no professional football or basketball to compete with except for two sad teams 3 hours away in Charlotte. A franchise here would increase the MLS TV footprint considerably.

    But as far as I know no one local is making the push. Sigh...
     
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  2. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agree that it is probably a better market for soccer than ATL, but without a sugar daddy it can't happen. Sad that.
     
  3. dashiel

    dashiel Member+

    Jul 15, 2000
    orange county
    Just took a look … what an ugly building. The renderings of the interior are very claustrophobic from and the whole thing has mid-90’s sci-fi movie aesthetic of what a sports arena of the future should look like.

    Seems an awful decision, another plastic pitch and I have doubts that a city like Atlanta is going to follow Seattle in filling an NFL stadium with enough people to not look embarrassing. The idea of an MLS team playing in a cavernous stadium should be an absolute non-starter for the league.
     
  4. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Skydog's post reminded me of something. I will post this here as I don't think it warrants a thread of its own.

    I remember that years ago somebody created one of those on-line maps of the US where LAG fans could show where they lived. I have lost the link and can't find it with a search engine, but I remember is as a pretty impressive scatter diagram showing LAG had die hards all over the country.

    Does anyone still have that link? If not, could one of you techie types create the map so we can once more mark our territory?
     
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  5. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It IS an absolute non-starter.

    That is to say, absolute unless enough money is involved.
     
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  6. Hachiko

    Hachiko The Akita on Big Soccer

    Jun 8, 2005
    Long Beach, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    coughcoughxoloscough
     
  7. Hachiko

    Hachiko The Akita on Big Soccer

    Jun 8, 2005
    Long Beach, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  8. ragbone

    ragbone Member+

    Sep 2, 2005
    Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines.
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Likewise, @skydog. Atlanta is only about 3 hours (give or take depending on where the stadium would be located) for me. That's a very manageable trip for games.
     
  9. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I remember that. It was very cool to see the geography covered....

    Alas, I have no techie skills to make a new one...
     
  10. 73Bruin

    73Bruin Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Torrance, California
    It looks like it will be a stadium with a retractable roof. Provided it has a real grass field, that could address a lot of my concerns about being able to play games in Atlanta in late May through September.
     
  11. MPNumber9

    MPNumber9 Member+

    Oct 10, 2010
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One good turn
     
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  12. TruffleShuffle

    Dec 7, 2011
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    not too techie. it's google maps. should be publicly editable unless i screwed up. just click the little teardrop looking marker icon in the menu and place yours. you need to be signed into google to add to it.
    https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zJFvgg3SGho8.kV2PQxZGs0T4
    probably needs it's own thread if it's going to have visibility, but i have this aversion to starting threads on the internet. feel free to move.
     
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  13. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    OK. Added my town. Mods - move this to new thread as TruffleShuffle asked, please?
     
  14. SoCalYid

    SoCalYid Member+

    Jun 11, 2011
    BigSoccer :)
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Talk of Brek Shea going on loan to Toronto FC.

    .... And another one bites the dust in Europe. Jozy will probably be NYCFC's first major signing.
     
  15. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, you can say what you want about our league, but at least we've reached the point where MLS > Euro-Bench
     
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  16. TruffleShuffle

    Dec 7, 2011
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    this could be our new forum tagline!
     
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  17. shelbo

    shelbo Member+

    Oct 16, 2007
    L.A.
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  18. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tim knows what he is doing doesn't he?

    And boy, that Euro dust wore off quickly for Brek, didn't it.
     
  20. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Interesting that TFC is taking a flyer on Brek. His whole career has been in freefall, even before he decamped for Europe.
     
  21. skydog

    skydog Member+

    Aug 1, 1999
    Durham, NC
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Agreed. He hasn't been much for a long time. Kind of RRogers-like.
     
  22. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FCD against Seattle this weekend. That should be a good game.
     
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  23. StillKickin

    StillKickin Member+

    Austin FC
    Dec 17, 2002
    Texas
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's kind of weird to say that a Dallas game should be good.:eek:

    MLS never ceases to amaze - each season is crazy!
     
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  24. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fox Soccer has hired Piers Morgan as an analyst.

    I didn't think they could sink lower. Clearly, I was wrong.
     
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  25. The Cadaver

    The Cadaver It's very quiet here.

    Oct 24, 2000
    La Cañada, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh how the mighty have fallen. (Not sure if I am talking about Piers or Fox. :unsure:)
     
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