US Friendly .::Nashville, TN::. 5-23-06

[csctn]

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=48038

I would love to provide any help I can to people that want to come to Nashville for this game.

[csctn]

The Coliseum - natural grass - not sure of the exact dimensions but at the Galaxy-Tecos game in 2004 it looked and played wide open

http://www.titansonline.com/stadium/stadium_overview/

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Titans_coliseum.jpg

[Bigdog]

EDIT: Link working now. Interesting location.
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Can you check that link, Im not getting anything.
Tx-dog

[Fussballman 7]

Yeah same here, that link doesn't seem to work.

[Jabinho]

Last night on "American Soccer" they said a match with Egypt was in the works.. Perhaps that is who TBD is?

[dfb547490]

Just a rumor, though. So far Nashville, Cleveland, Columbus, Foxboro, Chicago, and Pasadena have all been rumored for pre-WC games, only 3 of them will get them (Pasadena probably being out) so not all the rumors will come thru.

[Magpie Maniac]

Just a rumor, though. So far Nashville, Cleveland, Columbus, Foxboro, Chicago, and Pasadena have all been rumored for pre-WC games, only 3 of them will get them (Pasadena probably being out) so not all the rumors will come thru.

I'm banking on Don MacLachlan's words. I just booked a flight and room. Fly into BNA Tuesday afternoon and fly out early Wednesday morning.

[dfb547490]

Yeah, if the Titans assistant GM or whatever it was is publically confirming it then it's probably a pretty safe bet.

The Cleveland stuff sounded pretty official too, and I can't imagine they won't play a game in Foxboro. So it looks like those will be the 3 venues for our send-off games.

Incidentally, I love the first line in the initial article. I'll let you folks click on it and read it yourselves, but it's great for the "We'll just be happy to get to the round of 16" crowd.

[Popol Vuh]

I might go to this game, it just depends who the opponent is going to be.......
;)

[Scrambles]

I am totally going to make this trip. I would kick myself if I didn't.

[dfb547490]

I might go to this game, it just depends who the opponent is going to be.......
;)

Apparently the Moroccan newspaper today or yesterday reported that they'll be playing us in Nashville.

[csctn]

Apparently the Moroccan newspaper today or yesterday reported that they'll be playing us in Nashville.

http://www.moroccotimes.com/News/article.asp?id=13187

[Popol Vuh]

I dont think I've seen any moroccans in nashville. Sounds interesting, I'm going. :)

[Atouk]

http://www.moroccotimes.com/News/article.asp?id=13187Thanks for the link. Interestingly, that article says May 24th.

[dosacero]

I dont think I've seen any moroccans in nashville. Sounds interesting, I'm going. :)

Actually, the past few times I have been to Nashville, I seem to always end up with an Iranian cabbie (being serious here), so perhaps there is a Morroccan community there.

[Scrambles]

Nashville has a pretty sizeable Kurdish population, but I don't recall there being much in the way of a Moroccan presence there.

[buckeye5]

Thanks for the link. Interestingly, that article says May 24th.

I guess either move to Wednesday, or the Moroccan paper could have listed it (by error) in local time (per TV)? Technically, the match probably will be May 24 in Morocco (who is 4 hours ahead of East Coast in summer), assuming it starts after 8pm Eastern time.

[csctn]

Nashville has a pretty sizeable Kurdish population, but I don't recall there being much in the way of a Moroccan presence there.

Yes, a sizable Kurdish and/or Iraqi population. Nashville was one of 5 polling places in the US for Iraqis to vote in the first election that they had.

[csctn]

Just a little bump....

Not a bad site (hotel listing, maps) for planning a trip to Nashiville: http://www.nashvillecvb.com/Visitors/

The Coliseum is across the Cumberland River from downtown. You could fly into Nashville and get a shuttle/taxi to your downtown hotel and never need a car. Walk to everything - the honkytonks, other nightlife, food, The Country Music Hall of Fame (interesting regardless of whether you are a fan or not), walk across the pedestrian bridge to the game and back - and then get a shuttle/taxi back to the airport when you leave.

[Magpie Maniac]

Just a little bump....

Not a bad site (hotel listing, maps) for planning a trip to Nashiville: http://www.nashvillecvb.com/Visitors/

The Coliseum is across the Cumberland River from downtown. You could fly into Nashville and get a shuttle/taxi to your downtown hotel and never need a car. Walk to everything - the honkytonks, other nightlife, food, The Country Music Hall of Fame (interesting regardless of whether you are a fan or not), walk across the pedestrian bridge to the game and back - and then get a shuttle/taxi back to the airport when you leave.

When I lived in Chattanooga, I was in Nashville two or three time a month on gov't business. Nashville's a nice city to visit. Some of the places on Broadway are sort of hokey though. :p BTW, the Holiday Inn Express on Broadway is probably the best deal downtown.

Since I've already booked a flight with Northwest, they'd better be sticking to the May 23rd date or I'm screwed. And the pilots had better not strike either.