Where will Detroit play? Venue-quest

Re: USL 1 or 2 team in Detroit?

Harrison is good to seat a bit around 3-3.5k maybe. When Farmington Public Schools redid all of our football stadiums, North Farmington was the smallest, Farmington was the middle one and Harrison the biggest but I played a year at Farmingtons new stadium and it held maybe 2.5k. Harrison wasn't that much bigger really so I'd say 3.5k is a stretch, standing room though you can fit 6k easy.

Stoney Creek might be the better fit from what I remember, played there once or twice.

Wisner Stadium is falling apart, we had to play there a lot against Pontiac Central. The bleachers are starting to crumble, the grass is AWFUL. It would need some big time renovation to play there.

 

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I kinda hope they dont use the Bucks name because I just dont like the color's at all.

 

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If they are going to bring in 6,000 seats worth of bleachers they might as well just do it at USA, but that won't happen. Logically it will be some sort of High School stadium IF we play in 2010, if we play in 2011 I don't see why we wouldn't be in our own stadium (the one Duggan has talked about multiple times of building).

I wouldn't mind keeping the Bucks honestly, but I agree I have a feeling it will go in a different direction, but I expect the Bucks to remain as they are which would give us both a USL-1 and a PDL team!

 

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Let the good times roll.

 

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I'm counting down the days until USL1 in D-e-t RIOT!

 

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No dice on Bi-Cen in Livonia, no lights and no bleachers. Not to mention that would be a scheduling/parking nightmare on game day.

Bring it on boys (and girls) we are ready for ya! We already know how well Cleveland traveled for the USOC last year...had to day it...HAD TO

 

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livonia or PLYMOUTH makes sense for a pro team since you could get newspaper coverage and they are soccer towns . surely with 5 hs football fields in the 2 towns you could find a place to play that you'll probably need since this area is short on $$$ and time to build a field anywhere

 

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Livonia probably would make a bit of sense, but here is the thing. None of their High Schools stadiums would meet a 5k requirement, in fact very few in the Metro-Detroit area would. I know Livonia wouldn't I played at Farmington High. Here is the other thing to consider, Duggan already has plans for a soccer plex so to speak at the Ultimate Soccer Arena and probably already has the outdoor stadium plans drawn up and ready to go...chances the real stadium is anywhere but there are slim.

 

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I'm not sure that Livonia or Plymouth would be ideal locations, since there are a lot of fans on the East side of the metro area, and near where the permanent home will be in the northern suburbs, for whom that would be a mighty long drive.

 

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Yeah I think we can all agree, the best place for a stadium would be downtown, where its a 20-30 minute drive for most everyone from the suburbs. But that is a pipe dream and I'm gona let it go right now.

 

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there are a lot of fans on the west side (aka plymouth whalers ) as well and if this is to be metro detroit's team then should'nt a central locale be the home of the team ? (yes) ! the current pontiac locale is probably too small and if a usl detroit entry is a go for 2010 and i dont see the bucks having the $$$ or time to build a new venue . the market on and off the field has been overlooked for too long but a poorly located team could make it a non factor before game one is ever played

 

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You are right the current stadium in Pontiac is too small, only seats about 2,000. But the plans are there to build a 5.5k stadium outdoors across the street from the indoor stadium and create a soccer complex.

The one thing that I think the organization has going for it is that if the team is a winner, Detroiters have been known to drive all over the metro area to watch good teams play (the Palace is further away than the soccer complex would be, and 20k some fans go there). So not my ideal location as its still a 45 minute drive for me but I'll take pro soccer in any form in Detroit.

 

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Looks like it might be at the Silverdome. Supposedly the new owners want to bring a MLS AND a Women's pro soccer team to the dome. I think Pontiac’s emergency financial manager may have confused Professional Soccer Team with MLS.

Most likely the Toronto firm is working with Duggan on the USL-1 Team. The company could own the facilty and lease it to Duggan or co-own the team with him with the hope that it will eventually move up to MLS.

OR this could be an entirely new player.

 

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I'm guessing new player. Duggan already has a venue in mind, a much-cheaper new stadium on land adjacent to Ultimate Soccer Arenas, where the Bucks play (which is about two miles due south of the Silverdome). Why spend money on land you don't need, even the dirt-cheap price for which the Silverdome was just sold, with the prospect of having to spend more for demolition and remodeling than you'd have to for the whole new place at USA?

 

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Agreed. Good points.

 

Not only does Duggan already own the land and have stadium plans for his own USL stadium next to Ultimate Soccer Arenas, from the Free Press Article it sounds like he had no prior clue to a company from Toronto buying the Dome for soccer purposes. Dan will likely continue with his plan as is.

http://www.freep.com/article/200911...ould-Silverdome-buyer-bring-soccer-to-Pontiac