Riverhounds potential Stadium @ Station Square

Discussion in 'Pittsburgh Riverhounds' started by nandoal28, May 19, 2011.

  1. ButlerBob

    ButlerBob Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2001
    Evanston, IL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Going to have a great view across the river to the city. Really need to tie a trip home to see my parents and a game.
     
  2. MLSinSTL

    MLSinSTL Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 20, 2009
    Ohio - near a city
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This has a chance to be a real jewel. I hope they work hard at selling tickets to it.

    If you were going to put USL Pro teams into categories based on their stadium situations:

    GOT IT GOING ON (3): Charleston, Pittsburgh, Rochester

    OKAY FOR NOW (2): Orlando, Wilmington

    NEED A BETTER SOLUTION (7): Antigua*, Charlotte, Dayton, Harrisburg, Los Angeles, Richmond, Phoenix#

    *Not happening, obviously
    #Currently HAS no stadium, but whatever they come up with is going to not be the best longterm solution

    (If you were doing the same for the NASL, I would think you'd have Atlanta, Carolina, Puerto Rico, San Antonio and Ottawa in the first category, Ft. Lauderdale and Minnesota in the middle and Edmonton, Tampa Bay and New York in the last, though one can quibble. Tampa Bay's not going anywhere for a while. Virginia would be a wait and see.)
     
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  4. MLSinSTL

    MLSinSTL Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 20, 2009
    Ohio - near a city
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I agree Kenn. Your post got me thinking about tickets for next year. This is sheer speculation on my part...but you would think they had a business plan that included selling out the place as its goal. I would even venture that they had a plan that was good enough that they were able to get several sponsors for the stadium (Highmark as naming sponsor, Trib Total Media & First National Bank). Now, I'd like to see them execute on the plan I assume they have in place. I decided to look at their website for ticket info for 2013 and found they don't have it posted yet. I, for one, will be making a road trip from Ohio next season to go to one game.
     
  5. Kickballer

    Kickballer Member

    Nov 2, 2010
    Orlando,Fl
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
  6. nandoal28

    nandoal28 Member

    Feb 22, 2004
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All soccer lines are down on the field. Not as tight as I thought.
     
  7. G Enriquez

    G Enriquez Member+

    Apr 1, 2002
    Tampa
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Nice view of the city. Well done Pittsburgh. Hope it helps sell tickets.

    BTW, can we start a pool on the number of balls that end up in the river each season?
     
  9. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hope they don't expect it will sell many all by itself.
     
  10. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Exactly. Notice I said help sell tickets. Does no good to build a pretty place to play if you don't figure out how to get people to pay to come in. New stadiums are not the magic talisman that folks would have us believe. New stadiums are but one piece of the puzzle.

    It is just nice to see the sport get more places big and small in this country where it can be presented in a quality fashion.
     
  11. Nacional Tijuana

    Nacional Tijuana St. Louis City

    St. Louis City SC
    May 6, 2003
    San Diego, Calif.
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any of you in Pittsburgh know if this stadium is on any PAT lines? I might come back someday soon, and it would be fun to take in a Hounds match.
     
  12. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I actually did notice that.

    Presenting the sport properly is a key part of the deal now. It's not optional.
     
  13. Kickballer

    Kickballer Member

    Nov 2, 2010
    Orlando,Fl
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Looks like the colored seats are being installed.
    And, football goal posts.
     
  14. G Enriquez

    G Enriquez Member+

    Apr 1, 2002
    Tampa
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That is looking sweet.
     
  16. MLSinSTL

    MLSinSTL Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 20, 2009
    Ohio - near a city
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. Vesty

    Vesty Member

    May 8, 2007
    Pittsburgh
    Club:
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds
    Hey folks. The Hounds invited some of us out to walk around the stadium today. Below is a link to some photos I took. Still very much under construction but it's really coming along. They are starting to install the ice rink that will be there all winter in the one end which is why there is white mats down.

    Enjoy!

    http://flic.kr/s/aHsjD3vc4B
     
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  18. Kickballer

    Kickballer Member

    Nov 2, 2010
    Orlando,Fl
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Thanks for posting.
    Do you know if they're still planning on having the canopy over part of the main grandstand?
     
  19. Vesty

    Vesty Member

    May 8, 2007
    Pittsburgh
    Club:
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds
    I'm not sure. I imagine that will probably be one of the last things installed when they're done with the grandstand. They still have a lot of netting to put up around the stadium as well to keep balls out of the parking lots / train tracks. I hope the canopy is still part of the project. I liked the look in the drawings.
     
  20. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Vesty, rockin'! Looks good. I dislike the BogusTurf, but what the heck. I hope the team is much more successful in the stands and off the field this coming season. (On the pitch would help too, I'm sure.) Good to see the game growing in various places around the country.

    - Mark
     
  21. CHHSfan

    CHHSfan Member

    Oct 30, 2010
    Chapel Hill
    Club:
    Carolina Railhawks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That is a great stadium. Looks good on seating, location, usage and perfectly fits the Riverhounds name as well. Good luck to Pittsburgh!
     
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  22. catfish9

    catfish9 Member+

    Jul 14, 2011
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No roof = glorified highschool stadium. Shoot many highschool stadiums are nicer than this anyway. If they skimp out on it, I will be very disappointed. It's part of the "soccer culture" and improves the sound and atmsophere.

    Still think it's really cool they are getting this thing built in a really cool location. It could very well put Pittsburgh on the soccer map for the long term. I am already planning on coming back to Burgh for a game next season with my soccer crazy kids.
     
  23. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh, God, again with the roofs.
     

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