Revolution Stadium Groundbreaking "12-24 months" Part XIV

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  1. MM66

    MM66 Member+

    Mar 9, 2009
    Brookline, MA
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I suppose the question for UMB is why not use the entire parcel for student housing? Given their limited space, a stadium seems like an extravagance.
     
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  2. Andy_B

    Andy_B Member+

    Feb 2, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Charlotte takes a small step forward

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    CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted in favor of a plan that could bring Major League Soccer to Charlotte, with a $175 million price tag. The board meeting got underway around 9 a.m. Thursday.

    The vote passed in a close 5-4 vote.

    Mecklenburg County and Charlotte would split the $175 million, each paying $43.75 million. The investment group of Bruton Smith would pay the other $87.5 million. The county will also loan the team $75 million upfront that will be paid back over 25 years. The deal will last 25 years
     
  3. VTSoccerFan

    VTSoccerFan Member+

    New England Revolution, Vermont Catamounts, NCFC
    United States
    Jun 28, 2002
    Cary, NC
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It seems like a bit of a ping pong match this morning.

     
  4. BrianLBI

    BrianLBI BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 7, 2002
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was hoping MLS would go to Raleigh-Durham as opposed to Charlotte.
     
  5. Andy_B

    Andy_B Member+

    Feb 2, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. VTSoccerFan

    VTSoccerFan Member+

    New England Revolution, Vermont Catamounts, NCFC
    United States
    Jun 28, 2002
    Cary, NC
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am hopeful for Raleigh as well.

    I saw this on twitter providing a reaction from the Charlotte Independence.

     
  7. Andy_B

    Andy_B Member+

    Feb 2, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looks like St Louis got voted down as well. The news today could vault San Diego to the front of the pack. They face a problem with time though as they need approval on their massive plans quickly. At least it is all privately financed though.

    St Louis Vote:

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    BREAKING: Vote goes down as 2 Yes and 6 no's vote the MLS Stadium funding bill to be voted down
     
  8. VTSoccerFan

    VTSoccerFan Member+

    New England Revolution, Vermont Catamounts, NCFC
    United States
    Jun 28, 2002
    Cary, NC
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ping pong again in St. Louis?

     
  9. Andy_B

    Andy_B Member+

    Feb 2, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am so confused :(

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    Mike Faulk @Mike_Faulk

    BREAKING: Ways and Means passes #Mls2stl to full Board of Aldermen after earlier defeat. Vote was 5-4

    2:08 PM - 26 Jan 2017



    Mike Faulk @Mike_Faulk

    Now full Board of Aldermen has to support #mls2stl. Will likely need 2/3rds, to suspend rules and pass to get court filings done #mls2stl

    2:09 PM - 26 Jan 2017
     
  10. Andy_B

    Andy_B Member+

    Feb 2, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The expansion news is coming fast and furious as the deadline approaches. The group in San Diego has just booked the USS Midway for a big press conference on Monday at which I am sure more details of their stadium plan will be released

    https://www.facebook.com/events/369311820112538
     
  11. MLSinHD

    MLSinHD Member

    Apr 1, 2004
    Boston
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Did Mayor Walsh ever address the SSS the other day when he took questions on twitter?
     
  12. Andy_B

    Andy_B Member+

    Feb 2, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. DaveBrett

    DaveBrett Member

    Nov 28, 1998
    Austin, Texas
    Thanks for posting that. It does look nice. It's in Edinburg, at the southern edge of Texas, and the capacity is 9,700: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-E-B_Park

    I live in Austin. The local USL team had to suspend operations indefinitely because there is no suitable place for the team to play in this city. It seems amazing to me that a town in south Texas can build a 9700 capacity venue, and Austin can't.
     
  14. a517dogg

    a517dogg Member+

    Oct 30, 2005
    Rochester, NY
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Now that soccer is mainstream, it's not weird enough for Austin anymore.
     
  15. RevsLiverpool

    RevsLiverpool Member+

    Nov 12, 2005
    Boston
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yet it's weird enough for Portland. Their city's unofficial motto is "Stay weird, Portland"
     
  16. Revs in 2010

    Revs in 2010 Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Roanoke, VA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Austin's is "Keep Austin weird" -- time for a who invented it poll (Of course the answer is Seattle!)
     
  17. rkupp

    rkupp Member+

    Jan 3, 2001
    Probably more an issue with bathrooms than stadium itself. ;)
     
  18. Brian in Boston

    Brian in Boston Member+

    Jun 17, 2004
    MA & CA, USA
    I'd give the win to Austin.

    Red Wassenich, a librarian at Austin Community College, is credited with coming up with the "Keep Austin Weird" rallying cry in 2000. I'm pretty certain that the "Stay Weird, Portland" slogan spun out of the "Keep Portland Weird" movement that Music Millennium record store owner Terry Currier launched in 2003.

    Both are apparently predated by "Stay Smug Seattle". :p
     
  19. RevsLiverpool

    RevsLiverpool Member+

    Nov 12, 2005
    Boston
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Of course. After all, Seattle invented slogans.
     
  20. NFLPatriot

    NFLPatriot Member+

    Jun 25, 2002
    Foxboro, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  21. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You guys are killing me. We're heading to yet another one of these threads with absolutely no information to go on.

    While other teams actually accomplish goals ... this is us.
     
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  22. MM66

    MM66 Member+

    Mar 9, 2009
    Brookline, MA
    Club:
    Real Madrid
  23. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I watched it all the way through. Wait for the surprise ending!
     
  24. RevsLiverpool

    RevsLiverpool Member+

    Nov 12, 2005
    Boston
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "At the end of the day, YouTube is a great place to watch paint dry."
     
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  25. GaSouthern

    GaSouthern Member

    Nov 19, 2013
    Club:
    Atlanta
    With D.C. United "breaking ground" finally I think the leagues collective hopes will be focused in your direction.

    Are we still expecting something in the next year or so?
     
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