Chester is Major League - Ain't That A Kick? (Delco Daily Times 9/7 - Full link on Post 1)

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  1. wolfp10

    wolfp10 Member

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    #76 wolfp10, Sep 11, 2007
    Fair enough.

    I always wondered how a stadium could be "in the middle of nowhere" when Midway Airport and vicinity seem pretty populated to me.
     
  2. JamesTaylor

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    #77 JamesTaylor, Sep 12, 2007
    Chester also makes it easier for Wilminton, DE and surrounding areas where there is a large Latino population...
     
  3. Bonji

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    #78 Bonji, Sep 18, 2007
    From what I understand the Buccini family development company already owns the land in Chester where the stadium is planned. That seems to take down a major hurdle in the stadium building process. Speaking through a friend to one of the Buccini brothers, Philly is getting a club. Very exciting.
     
  4. Z010 Union

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    #79 Z010 Union, Sep 18, 2007
    They have done a great job here in Wilmington redeveloping the waterfront. I am cautiously optimistic :)
     
  5. OKTerrific

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    #80 OKTerrific, Sep 18, 2007
    See... you can't say stuff like that to me... :eek:
     
  6. SoccerPrime

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    #81 SoccerPrime, Sep 18, 2007
  7. JamesTaylor

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    #82 JamesTaylor, Sep 18, 2007
    SP you left out the best part!

     
  8. SoccerPrime

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    #83 SoccerPrime, Sep 18, 2007
    True, but just the fact that there are actual Vegas odds out there, I thought was funny enough.

    :)
     
  9. Z010 Union

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    #84 Z010 Union, Sep 18, 2007
    Hopefully Lurie passing will be seen as a good thing one day.
     
  10. JamesTaylor

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    #85 JamesTaylor, Sep 18, 2007
    The oddsmakers have their own little Negadelphian working...
     
  11. Dills

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    #86 Dills, Sep 18, 2007
    why did they feel compelled to mention lurie's name, especially if he has nothing to do with MLS coming to philly?
     
  12. Z010 Union

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    #87 Z010 Union, Sep 18, 2007

    Because he got the Linc built by saying it could be used for soccer and at one point he fit the mold (NFL Owners in revenue controlled stadiums - see Kraft and Hunt).
     
  13. Dills

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    #88 Dills, Sep 18, 2007
    that was so long ago ... doesn't hold relevance now.
     
  14. SoccerPrime

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  15. mattie g

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    #90 mattie g, Sep 18, 2007
    Did anyone take him in their Ghoul Pool?
     
  16. Z010 Union

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    #91 Z010 Union, Sep 18, 2007
    i meant on the team, not to the river styx
     
  17. CharlieBrown

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    #92 CharlieBrown, Sep 19, 2007
    Didn't the city of Chester had a vote scheduled for Sept. 20th or something? what was that? did the date change? Thanks.
     
  18. Z010 Union

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    #93 Z010 Union, Sep 19, 2007
    Rumors I have heard from media say Chester and Del Co is all set, which turns the focus to Harrisburg. The big vote will probably be at the beginning to middle of October.
     
  19. CharlieBrown

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    #94 CharlieBrown, Sep 19, 2007
    So there won't be a vote Sept. 20th then? What's the vote in October for? securing funds from the state?
     
  20. Z010 Union

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    #95 Z010 Union, Sep 19, 2007
    i don't know and yes
     
  21. JamesTaylor

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    #96 JamesTaylor, Sep 19, 2007
    ¶M.L.S. is expected to announce by the end of the year where two expansion teams will begin play, possibly by 2009. Philadelphia, with plans to build a stadium in Chester, Pa.; St. Louis, with plans to build in Collinsville, Ill.; and Seattle have apparently moved to the top of the list. It is possible the league will add two more teams by 2010, for a total of 16, which could include a second team in the New York metropolitan area.

    NY Times today.

    Seems positive, no?
     
  22. Z010 Union

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    #97 Z010 Union, Sep 19, 2007
    Their math sucks - not surprising. That would make 18 teams.
     
  23. sccaflagger74

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    #98 sccaflagger74, Sep 25, 2007
    I didn't think it's worthy of a new thread and won't link it since the site sucks, but check the letters to the editor section of todays Delaware County Daily Times to read a pro-stadium letter from a Chester resident. In a nutshell she's refuting Kirkland (who I think was just looking for some $$ to get thrown his constituents way) and showing a lot of enthusiasm for the prospect of soccer in the city.
     
  24. Z010 Union

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    #99 Z010 Union, Sep 25, 2007
    http://www.delcotimes.com/WebApp/ap...ontent=/DCT/Opinion/HeadlineList_Story_696946

    WOW!

     
  25. Calcio69

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    #100 Calcio69, Sep 25, 2007
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