Official Stadium Catch-All Thread [News, Renderings, etc] part II

Where are you getting 14 months? For comparison purposes to the Chester site is today, and the BMO site in a similar state; (once they started pushing dirt around) the time frame was 16 months. True it's only 2 months difference, but 16 months from today is July, 2010 which means Philly would surely be playing home games somewhere besides Chester.

 

Maybe The Linc?? Too big??

 

While they could play at the Linc, the actual field is too small for a regulation pitch.

 

Thanks for that info!!

 

My guess is Franklin Field, though for you suburbanites parking will be a nightmare.

 

I love the stadium but that field is tiny.

 

Incorrect actually. The field is too small for a full international, but not to small for league competition according to FIFA rules. If the stadium isn't ready for a month after the season, I bet we open on the road. If it won't be ready until summer, I bet we play at the Linc.

 

You could take the R1, R2 (Chester), and R3 from the burbs to University City. Franklin Field is literally right at the stop.

 

30th Street is three blocks away.

 

BMO Field opened on April 28, 2007, according to Wikipedia.

According to the Toronto forum at the time, the site's previous tenant didn't leave the previous buildings on the site until January 31, 2006.

That means they started demolishing the old buildings and doing excavation work at most 15 months before the stadium opening. We didn't have anything to demolish and all of the underground and ground clearing work is apparently already done.

 

so, where is this stadium web cam, or pictures????

KC has weekly updates on demo, there stadium construction is far away....

i was hoping to finf something....

i guess nike sack is doing a great job for the fans here too....

 

Not a big deal, most of the fans can just stop by the site without having to go out of state.

 

well didnt u guys break ground? so there must be some kind of constrction, no? like doing the foundations and etc.... does any one have some recent pictures?

 

wow already that much.... thats awesome.... if the pile driving is going to start then that is some exciting stuff.... if this sit ewasnt an hour away i would so love to go down and see it.... hope they put some up dates up soon.... just tlike the name and colors of the team maybe in 60-90 days....

 

Once you guys broke ground, the stadium sprung up like flowers, right?

that old gag

 

Hey homeslice. Click back 2 or 3 pages and you will find some pretty recent pics.

Thanks for keeping us up to date.

edit: before the orndorfing-pg 30.

 

haha well it took us a few years.... but once construction started, its like flowers being sprung up.... i know you cant go against that.... there has been a lot done at RBA....

i hope its the as down at you guys, stadium goes up fast, your project is much more easy then RBA, im guessing that it will be a nice easy process....

yes i found them!!!! thank you

but those are dated at feb. 22, 2009.... if you looked at RBA's pile driving there was a lot done in a 2 week span.... i wonder how it looks now?.... will there be a supporter posting up weekly or every two weeks of a few pictures in phila?

 

I vote yes on the blog, if you're looking for any encouragement.

 

If he should happen to lack the ambition, then you could perhaps introduce him to some 'people' who may be able to help him cure that problem.

 

Feb 22, Wow you are hard to please.

I will take pics more often once the action starts to pic up. Hopefully it's prompt enough for you.

 

Bryan76 is taking pics at the site this weekend. Stay tuned.

 

If they could set up The Linc like Seattle has set up Qwest Field, could we live with that? The place looks pretty sweet, very European looking.