Wich city should get a MLS team?

[USAfanatic9]

I would actually REALLY like to see Philly get a team..

[Ronaldo13]

Originally posted by burning247
one day we'll look back on these discussions and laugh, thinking one time back in the day we had to hope our city had a team, and whether expansion would happen. One day soccer will be huge in the US, hopefully one day is soon. :(

yea that'd be nice...

[forzaazzurri10]

Indianpolis-its a decent sized with plans to make a new outdoor stadium for the Colts and soccer is as big here as it is anywhere else in the US

[wu-tang beez]

Originally posted by forzaazzurri10
Indianpolis-its a decent sized with plans to make a new outdoor stadium for the Colts and soccer is as big here as it is anywhere else in the US

To be honest, I never really considered Indy viable because if it's middle america rural routes. Indy just doesn't come to mind as being "soccer rich", but IU has produced some of the greatest soccer tallent in the land and both Indy pro teams have had several consecutine yrs of sell out crowds. You could be on to something. Oklahoma wouldn't work for sure but Indy might create a true midwest rivalry. I say roll in the fake grass and play a friendly in the RCA dome to see how the game sells.

[Bleacherbutt]

Western New York. Base the team in Rochester, also encompassing Syracuse, Buffalo and the Southern Tier. Approximately a 3.5 million population base. Besides, the Rhinos have consistently outdrawn MLS teams despite playing a 12,000 seat baseball stadium.

[NYfutbolfan]

1. Rochester
2. St. Louis
3. NYC

[bright]

Originally posted by Detective40oz
I didn't say anything about Seattle, I think that would be a good place to play if MLS had a stadium to play in, and not an astroturf football stadium. 25,000? maybe because all the Seattle seahawks fans wanted to get a look at their new stadium and this was the first chance? That number isn't impressive, give me the season avg for the sounders then we can start talking. Although I was impressed with the turnout for the Honduras friendly earlier in the summer up in Seattle.

It is not astroturf, it is fieldturf. The players thought it was great to play on. I thought it was great to watch a game on. Not as good as grass, though, but totally passable for an MLS game.

The stadium was open the weekend prior to the Sounders game with three days of free open houses where fans could walk anywhere in the stadium: on the field, in the lockerroom, in the press box, etc. .... For Free. And the stadium has been open for free tours after every Mariner home game (The Mriners stadium is next door to the new stadium).

In addition, the Seahawks had a scrimmage in the stadium the weekend after the Sounders game, and they are about to play their first pre-season game this coming weekend, 2 weeks after the Sounders game.

Don't you think football fans would either have 1) went to the free open houses, 2) went to the free tours after a Mariner home game, 3) waited one extra week to watch the scrimmage, or 4) wait 2 extra weeks to watch a pre-season NFL game ... instead of forking over money to watch soccer, if they didn't want to watch soccer in the first place?

That 25,000 number is huge, and people who don't live in Seattle are grasping for rationalizations to explain it. The season average for the Sounders is just over 2,000 per game, but if you experienced the stadium the Sounders currently play in, with a narrow concrete (astroturf) grid-ironed field, you would understand. It was once over 10,000 per game in the mid-90's in that same crappy stadium.

The large crowd for the US-Honduras B-teams friendly is also a feather in Seattle's cap. Thanks for acknowledging that.

- Paul

[detroitexpress]

Detroit, Detroit, Detroit.

[Preston McMurry]

Originally posted by toot86
I would like to see a good city finally get a MLS team... Like San Antonio , New York ..Houston,New Orleans

What city do you think deserves a MLS TEAM?

As long as you are nominating southwestern cities, why not Truth or Consequences, since it is apropos how MLS runs its business ...

[AFCA]

"what they get about 10 or 11,000 a game? aren't those the kind of numbers that get bashed in the attendance threads"

10.000 passionate fans mean a hell of a lot more than 80.000 families on a nice day out.

[Treetaliano]

1. Rochester
2. Raleigh/Durham
3. Charlotte (already has a 20K stadium, needs small renovation)

For all those that keep mentioning Seattle. DOnt forget that the Mariners draw the most fans in baseball (40,000K+ a game) and that a MLS team there would be competing with that.

[DAKCrew]

Originally posted by toot86
I dont think a city without Hispanic people in it will like a MLS team.. It has to have some latino People it for the team to survive...


The is the dumbest thing I heard anyone say. Tool.

[Martyka21]

Well Milwaukee is going to get one most likely. And they should. But I heard they at least want 2 teams so any of those would be good choices. I agree that we should go to a relegation system. A-League teams have proven they can play with the big boys. Such as Milwaukee vs. Chicago in Open Cup!! Ahem Ahem! No bias whatsoever in my decision.

[bright]

Originally posted by Treetaliano
For all those that keep mentioning Seattle. DOnt forget that the Mariners draw the most fans in baseball (40,000K+ a game) and that a MLS team there would be competing with that.

If the Seattle team played in the new soccer stadium, they would be right across the street from the Mariners baseball stadium. The nearness of the two stadiums would create a great marketing synergy.

It also wouldn't be too difficult to schedule Saturday night home games when the Mariners are playing away and to play away when the Mariners are at home. And if they both play the same weekend, then the Sounders could play in the day while the Mariners play at night, or vice versa.

- Paul

[Baracuda]

I think having playoffs is a sort of like relegation and probably the best we'll ever get.

Portland should have a team shortly after Seattle gets one. Rivalrys are good!

[usscouse]

Originally posted by Baracuda
I think having playoffs is a sort of like relegation and probably the best we'll ever get.

Portland should have a team shortly after Seattle gets one. Rivalrys are good!
PORTLAND…what a bunch of whining trolls. They can’t win so they whine to the MLS about Seattle……

Just practicing.. in case it comes about. I like your idea, I like the rivalry…:D

[mark101]

New York should have a team when Roma went to NJ 70k people were there

[jamesf24]

DETROIT!!!!

[Lithium858]

Originally posted by vneo90
San Diego definitely! We had the all-star game back in 98? What happened to us as a canidate? actually it was the '99 All-star game. ;)

[Zanduvar]

I would be willing to drive eight hours to watch at least one game a season if MLS moved to either Portland or Seattle. However, I would have to vote for Seattle because I could then also catch a Mariners or Seahawk game depending on the time of year!

I have been in favor of a team in Rochester for years.

The best system, IMHO, would be a relegation and promotion system. We could even use the Mexican system as a model to help protect current MLS teams by having the promotion/relegation decision consider results of several years (although I would be against that). A promotion only system would be nice until the league reached at least 20 teams with 2 new teams per season!

Milwaukee seems a good choice too, but they would probably be one of the teams quickly promoted.