Revolution Stadium Groundbreaking "12-24 months" Part VIII

Man, I really don't miss the days of being down by 2 goals to the Clash with just over 4 minutes to go, and no way of preventing punks like John Doyle from standing over the ball when you're going to take a free kick long enough for time to expire...

 

You mean you don't miss the days of "stop the clock, stop the clock" chants?

 

Hey I know the stadium atmosphere is pretty much bottom of the MLS barrel but how come when people gripe about our attendance they always cite the year's lowest number, which does hover around 6k +? Is that being entirely fair?

 

You may have noticed they're building the infrastructure in Somerville regardless of whether the Revs go there.

 

So is Sommerville officially dead? Too bad, as that would have been a good location and it wouldn't mean all the wholesome goodness of a casino coming to the area to tax people who aren't very good at math and generally can afford it least....

 

It's not dead, but "alive" in this context basically means the Revs string along the possibility just to create the illusion that they're willing to plunk down for an urban stadium.

 

The non-conspiracy explanation for this is that November-December (aka the offseason) is the time period when they have the most resources to devote to the task of developing a stadium plan.

 

I think it's only fair to throw out all the one-off, one-time crowds. The Beckham day peepers, the high-school night screamers, the travel to far off Foxboro college-night journeyers. So yeah. You're pretty much left with the core 6k in our 85,000 seat behemoth.

 

I think it's probably closer to 8 or 9k but I agree with the premise.

 

But that doesn't mean the Revs could have made a stadium deal at any time (unless I'm misunderstanding what you were saying?).

 

Why not just use the median? 6k is probably closer to our season ticket base. It may be our "core" group of fans, but even when you throw out the 1 off games, our average last year was above 12,000.

 

Well, while not defending the F.O. I still say. ya, the core is around 6k but the average of core + casual hovers between 10 and 12k. To suggest 6k is our average I think is not accurate.

 

Thought you guys might be interested, Grant Wahl did a AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit earlier when someone asked him about the Rev's stadium situation.

Question:

His answer:

 

http://www.assemblyrow.com/location/

The assembly row website has updated their site plan now that they plan on developing the "Ikea site". The plan still shows a Revolution Drive...

 

Boston is a historic place, its not really surprising there may be a street alluding to a revolution. It probably means nothing.

 

Clerical error.

Timing issue.

Editorial laziness.





Take your choice.

 

Excessive natty ice and utter indifference

 

How about we just get Don Garber and his whole MLS official group to force a plan for a SSS in the Boston Area?

Don Garber already done that for New York even though there might not be a market for it...

 

because it's simple, Don is Kraft's bitch in this case and Kraft is his daddy. That's because Don knows full well that when the league was wet logs in 2001 and fire was about to go out, Kraft was one of the original investors who brought some fire starter logs to give the league a second lease on life. Krafty is an untouchable and he will do whatever he wants, at the pace he wants and The Don can only gently express his shagrin.

 

I was responding to an assertion that if the Revs could get infrastructure money, they'd be foolish not to build an urban stadium. Well, the infrastructure in Somerville is getting built regardless of whether the Revs ever buy adjacent land and build a stadium. There's no infrastructure excuse in Somerville. And the Revs have been dancing with Somerville for five years. You can't blame the city, state or feds for the delay. They keep plowing forward with new T stations, reconfigured surface transport and utility infrastructure. And the city has never been anything but open to a stadium proposal (contrast that to the "hell no" reaction Somerville gave to a casino, even on the other side of the river in Everett).

We have no new stadium for one reason and one reason only: Bob Kraft doesn't want to pay for it.

 

I doubt anybody cares about that in 2013. We are hitting the point where the rest of the league is going to want Kraft out the door if he continues to put out an NASL-level product. My guess is he's got until the second New York team gets sorted out and then the bullseye finds the Revs.

 

I hope the bullseye actually means leadership not imaginations of a stadium.

 

but, but, but...it would be like printing money for Kraft!!! lmao

 

One ring to rule them all ...