Sorry, was a typo for 6700. (Might have been off by a hundred or so, though; it was off the top of my head. Definitely a bit shy of 7K.)
It used to be 7600, then they expanded it to 10K, with a brief stop around 8K along the way that sold out when the LA Galaxy came to town.
Eh, far as I'm concerned my team's only true rival self-relegated several years back, which is equivalent to admitting we're better in my book....
Too true. I expect the average attendance to be up again, but not up over 8K.
True. Mostly I'm excited that in the second game ever at the new capacity, we got a bigger crowd than would have even fit a year ago.
Of course it is - by the end of last season, capacity had risen to 8,048. There's been one sellout that big, so this is a record by six tickets,...
The Blues.
They have a lot of people, and a lot more seats.
Man, that's bizarre. I want NASL to go back to talking sensibly about running the best D2 league for the good of the sport, rather than trying to...
Yup. I think there are some real differences, though. San Antonio's fans are the standouts for sheer numbers, obviously. I see more passion...
And even before he was involved, the office has always known it's a rivalry the fans care about. Yeah, I think previously they'd alternated venues.
The funny thing is, it's unique among sports in their market, but it's totally ordinary for soccer. (Seriously, we have the best fans of any sport.)
Obviously. Unless you're WSW, there are a million reasons to prefer an MLS contract to an NASL one.
Seriously. I've heard MLS players express envy over the quality of the field at WMSP.
There's no reason why they can't keep the current format if they like it, and still insist that the apertura and clausura are two halves of a...
Seriously. This year it's too late, but next year I want the league's official line to be that the season may have a break in the middle but it's...
Sure. And the results might be pretty cool. I don't see it happening within the next five years, though; the money isn't there. To challenge the...
This is not, and never has been, about pro/rel.
That, and not having the money with which to do it.
I'm pretty sure the salaries have not been disclosed.
My understanding is that the NASL already walked away from this, by choice, and was invited to be a part of it. (Not the same commish, though, so...
http://www.indyweek.com/triangleoffense/archives/2013/01/23/sandwiching-the-pyramid-mls-and-usl-pro-strike-deal-for-restructured-reserve-league...
Find a professional agent. (Most teams also have an open tryout at some point during the year, but I think those have all passed until next year.)
Yeah, this isn't even an impression being given - it's pretty much precisely what was said when they first announced no Islanders for Spring.
Yup, that was the rumor anyhow. (The number was not made public, but the fact that there was a number was, IIRC.) Don't know if that's of *any*...