Speculation: United to be purchased within a month

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by churchill2000, Jun 9, 2005.

  1. churchill2000

    churchill2000 3x MLS Cup Champions

    Jul 12, 2004
    Monde Virtuel
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/08/AR2005060802346.html

    That's great news, what I am wondering is about the phrase "possible soccer-only stadium".
     
  2. Sempuukyaku

    Sempuukyaku Member+

    Apr 30, 2002
    Seattle, WA
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With all the news that's been going on as of late, Mr. Garber's state of the league address next month should be quite interesting indeed.
     
  3. m vann

    m vann Moderator
    Staff Member

    Colorado Rapids, Celtic FC, & Louisville City
    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have some comfort in knowing that the group includes Kevin Payne. His involvement in the group just signifies a good chance for successful ownership and management.
     
  4. Calexico77

    Calexico77 Member

    Sep 19, 2003
    Mid-City LA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's funny, I was thinking the EXACT same thing last night. There's something about the resoluteness of Garbers statement to San Antonio which makes me think that they've got something else lined up. Maybe.
     
  5. DAGSports

    DAGSports New Member

    Sep 19, 2003
    Not really a huge surprise. Kevin Payne has been linked with trying to put together a local ownership group for a while.

    But being down here in DC for the summer on an internship, I really wonder about putting stadiums in Southeast Washington. Not exactly the best part of town, though it is near I-295, Pennsylvania Ave., and the Green Line, and within 10-20 minutes of downtown, the Beltway and Alexandria.
     
  6. Sanguine

    Sanguine Member

    Jul 4, 2003
    Reston, VA
    nothing is definite in DC until the first event is held.
     
  7. suppitty

    suppitty Member

    Mar 15, 2004
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    RFK is in southeast. When you are with 5,000 people going to the stadium on the metro, nothing bad is going to happen to you.
     
  8. capitalist

    capitalist New Member

    Nov 13, 2004
    New owners are excellent news.
     
  9. wufc

    wufc Member

    May 1, 2005
    UC Irvine
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One question though: What happens if AEG is the one that builds the DC stadium?
     
  10. StillerFan

    StillerFan New Member

    Nov 25, 2004
    Alexandria, VA
    Until the ground is broken and they start building an SSS at PP, I won't hold my breath. But this does sound positive. As for fan safety, I wouldn't worry to much about it. Fans getting mugged is bad for business and as was said above, with fans moving enmasse from the metro & the stadium, I think it will be ok.

    Isn't the baseball stadium going to be built in the same area?? Kind of side by side with the river seperating them?
     
  11. voyager

    voyager Member

    Jun 10, 2004
    Frederick, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    What would most likely happen is a complete renovation of the area to make the best part of town. They (whoever "they" is) wouldn't just build a stadium and hope the fans will come, "they" would have to improve the area, make it nicer for fans, etc. "They" don't want fans to come to a game and then just leave. It would be in their best interest to provide many other services and forms of entertainment to ensure that the fans come early and stay late, or even come on down on a non-game day.

    This is all just my opinion, however, and I have no first hand knowledge of what is on the drawing board.
     
  12. Brrca Fan redded

    Brrca Fan redded Red Card

    Aug 6, 2002
    Chasing Tornadoes.
    I heard rumors that George Steinbruner son is a soccer fan and a few years back rumor had it that he would help his son get the rights to the Cosmos
    name and bring a team in NY. I just wonder any truth to that.
     
  13. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Voices in your head do not count as rumors.

    :D

    Sachin
     
  14. Brrca Fan redded

    Brrca Fan redded Red Card

    Aug 6, 2002
    Chasing Tornadoes.
    Hey look who's talking. I saw the wedding pictures, what happened in women left in India.
     
  15. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Wha???? :confused:

    Sachin
     
  16. DAGSports

    DAGSports New Member

    Sep 19, 2003
    I figure as much and that IS how it seemed when I went to a Nats game on Memorial Day (via Metro). Being next door to the new Nationals stadium would probably help.
     
  17. mbanks

    mbanks Member

    Mar 11, 1999

    I'm sorry, did you just ask Sachin whether there were any women left in India for him to marry?

    Inferring that you don't think he should have married a white/American woman?

    If so, that's desperately wrong...racist, even.

    If I've misinterpreted, please, carry on. But I can't tell what other meaning your last sentence might have.
     
  18. Brownswan

    Brownswan New Member

    Jun 30, 1999
    Port St. Lucie, FL
    This makes a great deal of sense; it seems to be the plan for Harrison, and a similar idea is being proposed for the future stadium in SLC, in which ever of the 3 municipalities fighting for the stadium wins the deal.

    Since every team can't be a winner, something more than results are needed to weld fans to 'their' team. In Europe, loyality to the club goes deep, but we don't anything like the club histories that include generations of fans. Your team could be a small club in the nationwide or lower division, but it's yours. By providing a wider experience for fans -- more reasons to come to the stadium and its amenities than the game alone -- the MLS teams might hope to secure a fairly large and steady fan base, one that can ride out the lack of success, and stick around for better days to come.

    One must hope for more than a simple choice of a game or shopping to bring people to gather at the grounds.
     
  19. Soccer Doc

    Soccer Doc Member+

    Nov 30, 2001
    Keene, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They have been remaking DC for years with this area being one of the last to be upgraded. The only thing of note in the area has been The USMC Barricks at 8th and I with it's sunset parades in the summer. Add a major sports complex and things could change rapidly. As to this being a dangerous area---rhere is no part of DC (including right outside the Capitol) where you are not at risk to be mugged.

    Of course we could talk about the dangers to visiting fans from some of the DCU faithful :D
     

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