Rumor: Lucy's Revenge: The Loudoun County Stadium Thread

All the best narratives start on BS.

 

If the team was moved there wouldn't the team have to be renamed West Virginia United?

 

The way I understand it, the Loudon negotiations are just for usl/training facilities plus a unicorn.

 

I'm assuming this might be a narrative the teams starts pushing publicly, any day now. I'm not up to speed on the specifics, but seems to me the two competing claims will be "we the city only committed to spending $150m on this deal" and "why should we DCU be on the hook for cost overruns assembling the land when you DC said you'd take care of that?"

Sound right?

 

Athletes are already used to commuting there from all over the region.

 

Did they have to change the football team name to Delaware Redskins?

 

Only if they move to Navy-Marine Corp Stadium. The Skins are still inside the Beltway.

 

Perhaps the county name could be spelled correctly in the thread title.

 

well, they're close to the beltway, technically they're outside

Bootsy will be happy that you will not have to take the Greenway to get to the new stadium in Loudoun, unless you really want to donate $5 to go one exit, it'd be quicker to take Route 28 - much faster from the Toll Road ($0.50 I think maybe $0.75) or you could take Route 7

Also, it will be "past Dulles" like FedEx is inside the beltway - from out DC way, it'll be pretty even with the airport, just a little north of the big runway, so we'll finally get some flyovers

It's not gonna happen unless something goes evil-ey wrong, but this is fun anyhow.

 

Shit, a training facility out there makes no sense for the players! The coach will be pissed!

 

Loudoun County is worse than Bridgeview.

Bridgeview to the loop is about 15 miles. Downtown KC to Sporting Park is also about 15 miles, and that's in a relatively low-density, auto-centric city. Both sites are adjacent to their respective beltways.

This proposed Loudoun site to RFK is 35 miles. That's Frisco range. It's 15+ miles beyond the beltway. It is way, way out there.

It might be a pain for some suburbanites to get into DC for events, but the advantage DC has that Loudoun does not is centrality.

 

The coach may be pissed, but don't most pro athletes live in Loudon County?

 

The 'Skins do but I've not heard anything about other pro athletes living there.

 

I completely buy your KC and Frisco arguments, but you're wrong on Bridgeview. The distance may be 15 miles, but there is no direct way there and traffic can be unbelievable due to rush hour, weather, cosmic rays, etc. I once spent over an hour in a cab going from the Loop to Midway. Bridgeview is near Midway airport, but not really served by mass transit (meaning subway/light rail and not buses) and not directly adjacent to major highways/expressways.

 

Have we already forgotten when the team did train out that way?

 

If you're gonna do Bridgeview from the loop, why would you do Dulles to way on the opposite side of DC at RFK? I'm sure it'll still seem far to you if you use more similar measurements
I get to within a mile of DC a good 20-30 minutes before I get to RFK most days - maybe you should measure from the beltway since that loop seems important.

In the old days when DCU trained in Loudoun, most of the players lived out here but theses days since they do everything at the playground field next to RFK, I think most live in DC or Alexandria.

I see Jaime's wife at the grocery store sometimes, he still lives out this way (west of me even)

 

I highly doubt DC United players live all the way out there.

 

The Loop is a small area of central Chicago, not a roadway.

 

Huh? FedEx Field is inside the Beltway.

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9068625,-76.8977783,13z

 

"The Loop" is not a road in Chicago. It refers to a specific area of downtown Chicago containing the main business district, and is so named because the El trains loop around there.

There is nothing comparable in DC, but the closest would probably be McPherson or Farragut Squares.

EDIT: Lowe done said it.

 

I am not talking about location. Have you been to Bridgeview? The stadium is by a huge railroad yard, in a semi-abandoned industrial neighborhood highlighted by a few sketchy bars (one requires 3 photo IDs!). And it is not walking distance to the train. The Loudoun site is close to the airport, but that is really the only similarity. Look at the aerial photos - there are office buildings and recently built suburban neighborhoods nearby.