View Full Version : Phoenix MLS - Part II
gilmoreaz
08 Mar 2007, 10:16 AM
Time to start a new thread for MLS Phoenix!
Please take a look at the article in today's Arizona Republic:
Arizona Republic - MLS Seeks Stadium Site (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/azetc/articles/0308mlssoccer0308.html)
The momentum is building, however, we have a lot of hard work to do in many areas. Please take a look at "MLS Phoenix Rising"'s website (Link below)and become a member...
Together, we can make this happen if we can rally together as a community!
MAVSFAN82
08 Mar 2007, 10:58 AM
Good luck on these efforts.
:)
wolfp10
08 Mar 2007, 11:52 AM
Good luck, and keep us posted!
Cool avatar Gilmore. Nice quote in the story too. I've had my little comment on my signature line for years. Its exciting that something is finally happening....
Roundball
08 Mar 2007, 01:12 PM
Time to start a new thread for MLS Phoenix!
Please take a look at the article in today's Arizona Republic:
Arizona Republic - MLS Seeks Stadium Site (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/azetc/articles/0308mlssoccer0308.html)
The momentum is building, however, we have a lot of hard work to do in many areas. Please take a look at "MLS Phoenix Rising"'s website (Link below)and become a member...
Together, we can make this happen if we can rally together as a community!
I tried to buy a few tickets online and couldn't. They had everything all screwed up. I called Draksin a few days before the match to ask what was going on and he had no idea.
Their is a market in the Phoenix metro. He dropped the ball but takes none of the blame.:mad:
gilmoreaz
08 Mar 2007, 01:23 PM
Good luck on these efforts.
:)
Thanks MAVSFAN! We enjoyed having FC Dallas out a few weeks ago! You have a class team and we appreciated their willingness to come to Phoenix to play an exhibition against Columbus!
All the best to you and your team this season!
gilmoreaz
08 Mar 2007, 01:29 PM
Cool avatar Gilmore. Nice quote in the story too. I've had my little comment on my signature line for years. Its exciting that something is finally happening....
Thanks Fez! Our efforts to make this happen are serious and well intended!
It is going to take our community as a whole to support it however... The financial commitment to a potential owner is huge. However, if we can all get together and grow our group into the thousands, we will leave them with little doubt that professional soccer will work here.
So far, the response has been great! We are approaching 300 commitments from local people to join "MLS Phoenix Rising" in less than a weeks time. We have to keep the momentum going, so any help you can provide by spreading the word would be very much appreciated!
gilmoreaz
08 Mar 2007, 01:32 PM
I tried to buy a few tickets online and couldn't. They had everything all screwed up. I called Draksin a few days before the match to ask what was going on and he had no idea.
Their is a market in the Phoenix metro. He dropped the ball but takes none of the blame.:mad:
This is not a forum to express negative things about Draksin. Give the guy some credit, he was responsible for bringing two MLS teams to Phoenix for exhibition games. Sure, the promotion of it could have been better, but Draksin worked his butt off to make this happen. The soccer community of the valley owes Draksin for getting this started.
Now it is up to us, I encourage you to join our group and get out there and promote it to your friends in soccer. Keeping things positive will go a long way to make this happen!;)
Roundball
08 Mar 2007, 01:48 PM
This is not a forum to express negative things about Draksin. Give the guy some credit, he was responsible for bringing two MLS teams to Phoenix for exhibition games. Sure, the promotion of it could have been better, but Draksin worked his butt off to make this happen. The soccer community of the valley owes Draksin for getting this started.
Now it is up to us, I encourage you to join our group and get out there and promote it to your friends in soccer. Keeping things positive will go a long way to make this happen!;)
Point taken.
Maybe I should have added that he did call me a few times to make sure everything was ok and put me through to someone to order my tickets on the phone.
T_Rock
08 Mar 2007, 02:53 PM
Just in case someone missed it, let the mods know you want a sub-forum by signing the petition here:
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483379
MAVSFAN82
08 Mar 2007, 03:05 PM
Imagine the campign ads:
"Phoenix FC, Better football then the Cardinals"
Tucson_soccer_fan
08 Mar 2007, 03:14 PM
Imagine the campign ads:
"Phoenix FC, Better football then the Cardinals"
How about 'The best pitch and the ONLY football in Arizona?' But I digress.
aavius
08 Mar 2007, 05:27 PM
It would be very nice to have our own MLS club. The trek to Salt Lake or L.A. is becoming tiresome, especially when I don't particularly care for any of those teams.
I like the traditional style of Phoenix F.C., but what are some other alternatives? Perhaps, F.C. Phoenician, Athletico Phoenix, TSV 1868 Phoenix, etc. What do you guys think?
Aavius
Tucson_soccer_fan
08 Mar 2007, 08:41 PM
Hey I really like TSV 1868 Phoenix. That is the most orignal I have heard yet. Plus, no one needs to be reminded how hot it is.
phxinferno
08 Mar 2007, 09:23 PM
Hey I really like TSV 1868 Phoenix. That is the most orignal I have heard yet. Plus, no one needs to be reminded how hot it is.
Hey, its going to be HOT both outside the stadium and on the field, right? Why ignore the truth...:p
Sachsen
08 Mar 2007, 09:38 PM
It would be very nice to have our own MLS club. The trek to Salt Lake or L.A. is becoming tiresome, especially when I don't particularly care for any of those teams.
I like the traditional style of Phoenix F.C., but what are some other alternatives? Perhaps, F.C. Phoenician, Athletico Phoenix, TSV 1868 Phoenix, etc. What do you guys think?
Aavius
There's another thread in this forum for discussing team names, go check it out and post your suggestions there. By the way, what would TSV stand for?
Tucson_soccer_fan
08 Mar 2007, 10:34 PM
There's another thread in this forum for discussing team names, go check it out and post your suggestions there. By the way, what would TSV stand for?
I am not exactly sure either. It was Aavius's suggestion. I did a search for the name and found something interesting.
http://www.tsv-phoenix.de/
haaamean
09 Mar 2007, 12:43 AM
Just wanted to subscribe to this thread and keep udated....
The site looks good and the article in the paper was pretty cool:eek:
PHX Soccer
09 Mar 2007, 10:36 AM
I noticed in the article it says "A privately funded $150 million stadium." The key word is PRIVATE. If this has no out of pocket cost for a city other than infrastructure it has to be done. Knock down the colisium or put it in Mesa at Riverview, even 32nd and the 202 would work. Is it really privately funded????
T_Rock
09 Mar 2007, 01:00 PM
Privately funded has to be the key. No city will put up a vast amount of money for this project. Investors must fund the stadium. The best thing a city could do is to allow a VERY cheap land lease, like a dollar a year type deal, to a site located in the city.