Chivas may buy the Galaxy & rent out HDC or pay AEG to play in LA.

[Kqql]

It continues to be rumoured that Chivas may purchase the Galaxy off AEG and rent the Home Depot Centre. What would then happen to the Galaxy is unknown. The other option would be to play in another Los Angeles stadium, and pay AEG compensation for playing in their territory.

The player search has begun and the search for a coach for Chivas-USA is also underway. "We have many options and are looking for someone equal to the Chivas coach in Mexico.

Chivas-USA are set to begin play in MLS in the 2005 season.
http://www.ussocceruk.com/news/?CatTypeId=2&ContentId=1052

[greatscott]

yeah, this rumour is definately gonna ignite a fire of hate from LA fans.

Chivas: dont move into LA, find your own territory moochers.

[Kqql]

There is edit/Version 2.0 on
the LA story now at ussoccer.com

Version 1.0 was.

It continues to be rumoured that Chivas may purchase the Galaxy off AEG and rent the Home Depot Centre. What would then happen to the Galaxy is unknown. The other option would be to play in another Los Angeles stadium, and pay AEG compensation for playing in their territory.

Update: Version 2.0 is
It continues to be rumoured that Chivas may play in the Home Depot Centre. The other option would be to play in another Los Angeles stadium, and pay AEG compensation for playing in their territory.

http://www.ussocceruk.com/news/?CatTypeId=2&ContentId=1052

[Various Styles]

Originally posted by greatscott

yeah, this rumour is definately gonna ignite a fire of hate from LA fans.

Chivas: dont move into LA, find your own territory moochers.

L.A has allways been Chivas Territory :)

[Sempuukyaku]

BAD, BAD.

L.A. can support two soccer clubs...MLS CANNOT

MLS should be steering Chivas away from L.A. and to San Diego or Houston. We need to be expanding the national footprint. Crowding cities with teams isn't going to do that.

[Various Styles]

Originally posted by Sempuukyaku

Crowding cities with teams isn't going to do that.

Having two teams in L.A is crowding !?!? Guadalajara where Chivas is from hosts five pro teams. Three teams in first division Chivas, Atlas and Tecos and two more teams in second division Tapatio and Bachilleres..

Now L.A has more than double the population than Guadalajara and has allready had two games going on at once. I remember Galaxy playing their season game in Pasadena while at the L.A Coliseum MFL teams played Pre Libertadores..

[Calexico77]

Originally posted by Various Styles
Originally posted by Sempuukyaku

Crowding cities with teams isn't going to do that.

Having two teams in L.A is crowding !?!? Guadalajara where Chivas is from hosts five pro teams. Three teams in first division Chivas, Atlas and Tecos and two more teams in second division Tapatio and Bachilleres..

Now L.A has more than double the population than Guadalajara and has allready had two games going on at once. I remember Galaxy playing their season game in Pasadena while at the L.A Coliseum MFL teams played Pre Libertadores..

I agree with Styles on one thing - L.A. AND the MLS can do two teams. We've got the fan base, Gringo y Latino. But one thing I disagree on, Chivas is not the only MFL team around - all my Mexican friends support UNAM Pumas

I've posted this before - The Home Depot Center is cool and all, but its hell and gone for a huge chunk of Los Angeles. You put a team in the Coliseum, or at UCLA, and all of the sudden you have a RIVALRY TO END ALL RIVALRIES!!!!

Seriously, the rise of the MLS is not going to come by dropping teams in far-flung, diverse parts of the country (that's sooo NHL). Take the markets that can really support as many teams as possible (we could do four in Southern California) and totally saturate them. Look at the History of Baseball! New York used to have the Dodgers, the Yankees, and the Giants. Once Major League Baseball was established, then they started moving the teams out.

So, um, yeah. That's all I have to say.

The Galaxy will return. And the Heavens will quake with their fury at having 5 goals scored on them.

[Sanguine]

Originally posted by Various Styles

Having two teams in L.A is crowding !?!? Guadalajara where Chivas is from hosts five pro teams. Three teams in first division Chivas, Atlas and Tecos and two more teams in second division Tapatio and Bachilleres..

Now L.A has more than double the population than Guadalajara and has allready had two games going on at once. I remember Galaxy playing their season game in Pasadena while at the L.A Coliseum MFL teams played Pre Libertadores..

completely irrelevant. This isn't Mexico. There's like 15 teams in London, but this isn't England. This is a huge country with a population nearing a third of a billion. Why expand to LA when there's at least half a dozen other suitable markets that won't cause a direct conflict of loyalty?

[efernandez9]

irrelevant?

then you point is mute, too many USians for futbol!

we need cities with futbol fans, not just 'population'.

kingston, jamaica is not the largest city out there, yet they have 4 teams! is not How many live there, is how many are going to support futbol.

Not the oval game or Beach ball!

[Calexico77]

Originally posted by Sanguine
completely irrelevant. This isn't Mexico. There's like 15 teams in London, but this isn't England. This is a huge country with a population nearing a third of a billion. Why expand to LA when there's at least half a dozen other suitable markets that won't cause a direct conflict of loyalty?

It is in no way irrelevant. We're not just talking about accessing existing soccer fans, we're talking about developing attitudes towards Major League Soccer. You have a much better chance of developing rivalries, derbies, classicos and therefore great stories by packing certain areas.

Go down to Griffith Park in LA on a Sunday, and you will see hundreds of men in Club America, Pumas, Chivas, and Cruz Azul jersies, because they still feel Mexican and are loyal to Mexican teams. But what about their kids who were born here and are being raised here?

I'm sure it's the same in places like Houston, but having two teams in really big market can really drum up serious interest in big markets that may not have reached a saturation point. It shows that the MLS and the team owners really care about that area, and want to really give them something to see and enjoy.

There aren't many examples of intra-city rivalries in America. In baseball, all of the cities that have two teams are split by the "League" system. Same with Football. Only Basketball really has one, and the Clippers have always been minor league compared to the Lakers. Soccer could really make this theirs.

This only applies, though, if they are in different areas of LA. Two teams in the HDC will be a complete waste of time.

[efernandez9]

many hard core republicans, MLSers and conservatives always complained about the mexican teams playing in the USA... the result is twice as many on hand to see the games, I MEAN 2 TIMES THE AVERAGE OF AN MLS GAME.

THOSE rivalries are kind of transfer here with the new mexican Flare to the MLS...as the last poster say, "Griffith Park in LA on a Sunday, and you will see hundreds of men in Club America, Pumas, Chivas, and Cruz Azul jersies, because they still feel Mexican and are loyal to Mexican teams"

hundreds of them! I see them near the cotton Bowl every time one of them is here to collect dollars in preseason, the difference is that the DOLLARS are going to stay here.... an who knows, may be the mex vs mex team will suffer in the future, by having them here represented INSIDE mls.

[Various Styles]

Originally posted by Sanguine

Why expand to LA when there's at least half a dozen other suitable markets that won't cause a direct conflict of loyalty?

Direct Conflict of Loyalty will create true Rivalries Not some lame ass San Josers vs Galacto Chokes Mikey Mouse rivalries. Have two teams in L.A and you will see what a real rivalry atmosphere is like.

[Lithium858]

AEG should move the Galaxy to San Diego so Vergara can have his little way and play in Los Angeles. That would make a huge rivalry, as if the location isn't enough of one in the first place.

[latino626heat]

Is there a way to protest this expansion team, stop this from happening, cause I dont agree on this team coming to MLS at all, instead of getting back Miami Fusion, Tampa Bay Mutiny or paying attention from other cities that want an MLS clubs. MLS jus agree on bringin a team that nobody will care about. MLS should FOCUS on other cities, like for example instead of wasting their time with the chivas owner whatever his name is, they should of payed attention to other citys like Oklamhoma, or Houston, THIS IS MLS not the Mexican league. I read on article on Fox Sports.com and they talking about that MLS in a couple of years they will knockout NHL for the 4th spot of most poppular sports in U.S. behind NBA, NFL and MLB, now if MLS focus on bringing Mexican teams out here or associate with them then I dont see MLS going to be the top 4 in sports.
One more thing to efernandez9
Who cares if people wear Chivas, Tecos, Pumas, it doesnt matter, Mexicans get pist when USA kicks there ass over here, and they dont admit that U.S. is better then Mexico, jus look at the World Cup lol

[AndyMead]

BAD, BAD.

L.A. can support two soccer clubs...MLS CANNOT



MLS cannot support two soccer clubs?

[Sempuukyaku]

MLS cannot support two soccer clubs?



Hehe...I meant that the other way around. LA can't support two, MLS can..


yeah.



*embarassed*


:o

[Calexico77]

MLS jus agree on bringin a team that nobody will care about. MLS should FOCUS on other cities, like for example instead of wasting their time with the chivas owner whatever his name is, they should of payed attention to other citys like Oklamhoma, or Houston, THIS IS MLS not the Mexican league.

Who cares if people wear Chivas, Tecos, Pumas, it doesnt matter, Mexicans get pist when USA kicks there ass over here, and they dont admit that U.S. is better then Mexico, jus look at the World Cup lol


Paging UCLACarlos, Mr. Carlos please pick up a white courtesy phone. . . . ;)

[yellowbismark]

I was drawn to this thread because the title said "Chivas may buy Galaxy."

This sounds like a new development to me. I would really like hear what people say about this, rather than arguing over whether LA can support two teams.

[Detective40oz]

I was drawn to this thread because the title said "Chivas may buy Galaxy."

This sounds like a new development to me. I would really like hear what people say about this, rather than arguing over whether LA can support two teams.

Doesn't really matter what we think, it's pretty obvious MLS is desperate for Chivas's money and slowly one by one giving into Mr V's requests everytime he threatens to pull his money away. Just get used to have an all Mexican team taking over in LA or Chicago.

[UncleSam527]

many hard core republicans, MLSers and conservatives always complained about the mexican teams playing in the USA...

What do republicans and conservatives have to do with it?