http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/33444 Joao Plata rumoured to RSL? Fits the 'forward' line, even if Plata is a winger more than a forward
REAL SALT LAKE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY AT 2:00 pm MT SANDY, Utah (Thursday, January 24, 2013) – Real Salt Lake Founder Dave Checketts and Owner Dell Loy Hansen will be joined at Rio Tinto Stadium by Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Utah Governor Gary Herbert and Sandy City Mayor Tom Dolan for a major announcement this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. MT. WHEN: TODAY at 2:00 p.m. MT / 4:00 p.m. ET WHAT: Major Announcement regarding Real Salt Lake / Major League Soccer WHO: Dave Checketts – Founder, Real Salt Lake Dell Loy Hansen – Owner, Real Salt Lake Don Garber – Commissioner, Major League Soccer Tom Dolan – Mayor, Sandy City Gary Herbert – Governor, State of Utah The event will be held at Rio Tinto Stadium, on the venue’s 2nd Floor Budweiser Club Real. Parking is available on the West Lot; please enter Stadium through the main double-glass doors at the West entrance. *Gold Cup announcement?
If the guv-nah is going to be there, then it must be to welcome Luca Toni and Gennaro Gattuso to RSL! See! I told you so!!!!
What's the over/under on the account being setup by some dude in his basement hoping to get all kinds of cleavage shots emailed to him? For that case, how do we know it's not IBIK?
@MLSTransfers is tweeting that the announcement is for a new player, new stadium name, and new kit sponsor. I don't know if I believe the sponsors, seeing how the new jerseys have Xango's new logo. However, my bet is this will be a big announcement with the guv-na, mayor, and Don attending. Hopefully they plan extra time for the commute.
New stadium name? That was a 10-year deal. I have no idea what kind of announcement gets the mayor, governor and commissioner to attend, though. Makes it sound like a pretty big freaking deal. It's also an MLS announcement, too? I'm setting myself up to be disappointed. I just need to know how disappointed I should be.
I doubt it's for any of those reasons, and RSL has gone completely radio silent on the issue. I'm guessing it's some kind of change in the ownership structure.
Agreed. What if USANA, America First, Zions Bank, or any other local business takes over? The FO will be scrambling to fix the lyrics, unless if the RioT has officially become the stadium nickname, regardless of the sponsor. "Here at the USANA..." just doesn't have the same ring to it (not to mention it throws the meter off).
Any chance they are planing to expand the stadium? Giant air filters so our players can breath in all this haze?
When we built the stadium, we discussed expansion. If I remember right, the current design won't work for expansion. The south end could be permanently attached and possibly expanded upwards, but the north end wasn't structurally built to expand. They would have to tear out the plaza/concourse in order to pour footings to support the structural steel. If they did that, then they could potentially wrap the upper deck all the way around to the west end. But this would also get rid of one of the main architectural features of the stadium: being able to see the game while buying concessions. That was one of the architect's main focuses on the design. That and the angle on the top of the field wall: steep enough that people can't rest their beers on it, but not too steep. I swear I built 5-6 mock-ups of that stupid wall...
Yup. Edit: Opened last year http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2012/03/rsl-news-stand-tuesday-march-6-2012
The Don is on a 13-city tour touting all of the Gold Cup host venues. Prepare to be underwhelmed by the "announcement."