Didn't look at the picture when I wrote the post. I was going off what Dustin said. I've seen so many schematics of the thing since May that I've forgotten what's in and what's out from one day to the next.
Considering the price of steel is about twice it was a year ago, its no surprise the Frisco stadium has been revised. Bridgeview will probably go through some of the same. HDC was always going to be the standard bearer for SSS in this country. It can't be expected to be exceeded everywhere. As long as teams get their own home, and can control the revenue streams, thats what counts.
The one thing a city like Bridgeview has as well is close proximity to many manufacturers of steel and steel fabricators as well as concrete manufacturers. The price of steel has dropped off froma hig of about 750 a ton a few weeks ago to 640-630 a ton and since expansion in China is slowing our steel exports to that country have slowed a little. The stadium project should be fine. Ciao
Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes Mexico. Phase II is going to begin at the end of the year. When complete the entire stadium will have a roof and an upper deck will have been added onto the end above where "rayos" is written on the seats in the picture. BTW congrats to Chicago Fire fans! If any fans in MLS deserve a SSS to call home it is the Chicago Fire fans, in my opinion the best fans in MLS thus far.
Few comments about "BUDGET" It is very perplexing the way many soccer organization and private enterprise are running their bussines, For intance, so far soccer have prove to be a money maker if the right teams are pick and the right schedule is settle, so a question come to my mind: Why MLS is not increasing their participation on the organization of super games to increase revenue$ therefore have more funds to invest in better stadiums? in the other hand we could see some NFL operators trying to line up their new stadiums with FIFA to have a chance on the soccer PIE in USA. as a prime example: The Dallas Cowboys new stadium will be within FIFA regulations .....
Re: Few comments about "BUDGET" It's hard for MLS to organize super games to their profit with only 2 SSS (one in C'Bus - smaller market) and 2 NFL stadiums where the profits wouldn't directly go to the MLS account for new SSS. Let's see what Frisco does.
One thing to remember about all of these stadiums is is that they can be updated later on. Just as the Necaxa stadium is being added on to so can all the new ones in MLS. In that case it may eventually be more important what the site around the stadium is and the ability of the original design to be updated than whether initially it has a roof. A roof, extra seats, upper deck and somesuch can be added while practice and game fields are hard to add if the surrounding property is developed. Of course that depends on whether ownership actually will improve the stadium later.
Great to see some plans for Birdgeview. This is the stadium I am most excited about. Chi teams have always been by fav behind my local MN teams. I thought the stadium looks great. Hopefully any changes are improvements (optimism!).
In Pittsburgh there's 9 city-league high school football teams. They all share the same stadium. There's one game on Thursday afternoon, one game on Friday afternoon, one on Friday night, one on Saturday afternoon, and one on Saturday night. And then the team by themselves plays a non-City League team, usually. Sykotyk
Back from my long sabatical... It's good to read again all posts from the "Most informed soccer fans on the Web." Agree totally with you, Futbol de Primera. Best MLS fans in the US are Chicago Fire faithful...
What's up with the diving board in the endzone? What is that exactly, is that a diving board? Is it? Or is that the plank where we walk off the travelling FC Dallas supporters? If that's a roof, then we might as well have stadium security hold a tarp over our heads. Other than that bravo, looks good.
Its actually a performance stage, which is going to provide another revenue stream for the club. Also thats where to visting team executions will take place.
It's 50 yards wide and I would assume considerably more protective than a tarp. Plus, there are only a few rows of seats in the Freddy Pascente end anyhow. It's mostly the stage.
The stadium looks great and will only get better. Expect a formal presentation of drawings before MLS Cup. Other exciting news is that the field will be 75 yards wide by 116-120 long, and that seats will be MUCH closer to the field than they are at the HDC. Furthermore, the player benches will be incorporated into the stands and the front row seats will begin 3 feet off the ground. Sounds awesome. Current Soldier field seats are more like 8 feet off the ground. I love the front row, but have to think about 3 feet. Really makes you part of the action, but hard to see everything. Still, I think it's great.
Texas heat, Texas sun, and no roof over the seats. Sounds like the fans are definitely going to know what the BURN was really about even with the name change...
I can't tell you. But on a related note, I'm going to go outside and yell at a parking meter about the ticket I received last week.
Actually, Peter Wilt just corrected his description of the stands--the first row of seats now starts 6 inches above field, with eye level being about 3 feet above the field. That's gonna look sweet on tv. (I just don't know if I would want to sit there).
Everyone is raving about how they welcome having the seats low like that because it looks good on tv. I have currently first row midfield seats at soldier field which is 6-8 feet from the ground and I wish it were higher. Being at ground level you lose all perspective in watching the game.Those that want it don't sit in the first row. The good thing is I can move to the side where the benches are because that first row will be higher.
There is a reason why the most expensive seats in most soccer stadiums are those at midfield midway up the stand. The Club level at SF is like the classic VIP seats at many soccer stadiums....the best seats usually aren't in the first row on the field. You want perspective, you sit a way up on the sideline. You want to be in the front row and physically as close as you can get in that stadium, then you do the other. You usually can't get both. Plus, sitting in a good perspective seat in BView will actually get you the same distance or even closer to the field than at SF.
Because you don't have anyone tall blocking your view. Actually if it wasn't for my wife and her girlfriends wanting to be close to the players I would have gotten seats in SF section 209 first row, best view in the whole stadium for watching either soccer or NFL football.
Very true. Depending on how the seats are above the built in benches at Bridgeview, I will either get those or the second level first row midfield.