Construction to Begin This Year on Stadium for MetroStars - NY Times Much Adu about youngster - Evening Standard (London) More to come in a bit
Wolstein says soccer dream still alive - Cleveland Plain Dealer Valakari Is Us-Bound - The Scotsman Simo Given All-Clear to Play in US - Derby Evening Telegraph Dear Bud: Start the season in the United States - Rochester Democrat (Towards the bottom)
This week - KC Star Pressure to perform - Denver Post Starting Lineup - Washington Post (a minor little slam towards the bottom)
I especialy liked Garber's comment that things would being within 30 days -- an improvement from 60-90. And maybe JAck Bell reads Bigsoccer -- he even included a comment on the stadium joke (though he said 30-90 days, not 60-90).
Hopefully not to open up a can of worms, but did the Metros get this transfer money from the leftover money from the Howard deal? More than $500,000 is a lot of money by MLS' standards. Just curious.
When it comes to this deal, the powers that be really can't help themselves, can they? There is going to be a helluva lot of egg on all their faces if it falls through at the last moment... ...which I certainly hope it doesn't, both for the sake of the league, and because I want to have a good excuse to come visit Manhattan sometime in the near future.
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Especially when this: "All that's left is the county commission's approval of a bond sale" is still left to be done. That's an awful big hurdle that is just being passed off as a sure thing.
Peledre, good call. If they get a good syndicate, it shouldn't be a problem. But even as a revenue bond, as I am just guessing that is what it will be issued as, it may have to be full of guarantees. Afterall, and with all due respect, Harrison isn't exactly AAA rated.... Paul
Maybe the good folks in Bridgeview could have some of their friends call some of their friends in Harrison. 'know what I'm sayin'?
Fughedaboutit, Tony and Paulie are booked through the rest of the year trying to keep things in Bridgeview under control (see "protecting")
I for one, will be disappointed if and when the construction begins. No more Nick Sackiewicz jokes.... Then again, it is Nick. Ok, scratch what I wrote. Paul
If I lived in Cleveland, I sure wouldn't get too excited after reading what Wolstein has to say. I would suspect that he could wait for a very long time before a local government entity is willing to give him $90 million. And he insists on negotiating in the press. Most of the succesful SSS projects have been worked out quietly and without a string of begging interviews.
Is Wolstein aiming too high for this stadium? I understand starting the bidding high, and then negotiating down to a final cost--but 110 mil for a Cleveland stadium? That just seems ridiculous. I wonder if he could get something pushed through if he immediately cut that figure in half.
The HCIA has already seen the paperwork. In fact, they worked with AEG and Harrison to draw it up in such a way that it is sure to pass their requirements.
Do you mean A Shot At Glory? The Robert Duvall/Claudio Reyna movie? It's working title was The Cup. Or do you mean The Cup. The WC98 Buddhist monk movie? Also known as Phörpa.
Is anyone else amused that the name of the producer for the movie "Goal!" is named Mike Jeffries? Is that not the definition of irony? That's like a movie called "Standing on their Own Two Feet" produced by the Italian National team
Also a movie version of The Football Factory is coming out in England in May. Maybe it'll get released here as well.