Dallas

Thanks for posting this. You are absolutely right.

 

Dallas WPS finally coming to fruition? Finally, its been, what, three plus years? X-D

Seriously though, this is awesome news. I'm still wary about no 'final say' about a stadium, as that was the main problem I heard about previously. And that 85% isn't as high as I would like (though it's specific enough to make me think this guy knows exactly what he's doing, so that's really good). I'm personally still hoping for an eighth them by next season, but as long as the league is stable and FIFA-approved, I'm good. ^.^ If we have to wait for 2012, though, I kinda hope we'll have nine or ten.
More west of the Mississippi! X-D

 

Did Dallas finally get their stadium situation settled? It sounds like that might still not be 100% certain, although the article seems optimistic.

I would welcome a team in Dallas. Another team in the midwest, that after Saint Louis going under, has just Chicago. I could make the trip down to Dallas for a game or two a year I think, especially since I have relatives in the area. Hopefully, the fan base is there.

Edit: And the most important thing. Make sure that the owner is really committed to and cares about women's soccer and has the bucks to make it through at least 3 to 5 years of hard times...and won't dump the team on some fly-by-night foreign investors.

 

This. Who is Paul Marshall? What sort of business does he own/run and how deep are his pockets (and any investors he might bring along)?

From his bio on the Dallas Premier SC site, he seems to run a "computer service business." If my google-fu isn't completely shot, I think the business is Lavender Business Products which doesn't have an auspicious website.

I'm not trying to slag the guy. I just wonder how likely it is for the Dallas Premier SC team to morph into a WPS team. How long has this WPSL team been around?

 

Dallas would be a hit for WPS. Let's hope it happens!

 

Say more, please. Why do you think it would be a hit? Is there a stadium in a decent area? Is there an ownership group with deep enough pockets to sustain several years of significant monetary losses? Is there an ownership group with marketing savy that would be able to sell tickets and keep fans?

 

I wondered when you'd pipe in on this thread Thought maybe you were on vacation. Do you know much about the ownership group of the Dallas Premier SC? Would they have the sort of cash on hand needed to make it in WPS?

SMU claims Westcott seats 5,000 but it seems to be bleacher only.

The UTD athletics site doesn't give a seating capacity for the soccer fields. The fact that they claim the MLS Dallas Burn use the fields makes me think they don't update the website much.

 

For those interested in Dallas expansion who are in the Dallas metro area see this thread by DeigoRedD and put up your $ to support the potential team.

 

I posted this in another thread.
I think the Texas team needs to be called "Texas".
Everyone in Texas is all about "Texas".
They love their Texas Rangers. They don't call them the Arlington Rangers. They're called the Texas Rangers.

People there are also called "Texans".

They love chili. They really do.
They love Tabasco sauce.

So there you have it.

The team name should be called: "Texas Chili Bowl FC"
Team colors: Tabasco sauce color, and chunky brown (chili) color

I think the players would look good in their Tabasco sauce uniform top and chunky brown color shorts. Tabasco could even be a sponsor.

Or they could just call them the "Dallas Tabasco", if you want to put them in Dallas and call them Dallas instead of Texas.