I will reiterate ... I can't believe this thread keeps going. Last one reached 500 posts so time to open another.
Can you believe it? Revolution Stadium Groundbreaking “12-24 months” is 18 threads old! They grow up so fast… yet, the stadium progress is so slow.
Whenever something does get built the Rev's better put a roof on it. MLS is likely switching to a fall-spring calendar
Does the Everett mayor's hens finally coming home to roost affect the deal positively, negatively, or not at all? Despite his ethical shortcomings he seemed to be a positive force.
He said he plans to keep the stadium project going. He did run on a platform that included the idea Everett didn't get enough in exchange for building the casino so I suspect we will eventually be hearing what he wants.
I read that the incoming mayor is in support of this but wants to conduct his own review. Also, in an unrelated and perhaps irrelevant note, I finally heard the outgoing mayor speak on this to the public last summer.. boy, does he come across as unrefined.
When you say DiMaria is 'unrefined'...welcome to Everett politics. It's anything but refined, lol. To me, the telling sign was Josh Kraft running for Mayor of Boston. That tells me Wu isn't budging and now her power and political star are rising. I don't think they're ever going to get Boston's cooperation as long as she's the mayor. Thinking about this a little more though, there are some wildcards involved. One is the Celtics under new ownership. Bill Chisolm didn't rule out building their own stadium when asked about it. Part of the reason they'd pursue that is concert business - which some say is a reason for Wu not being for the Revs stadium. Might the Celtics want to do something big - maybe with the Krafts? Keep in mind there could be a women's WNBA team in Boston eventually and they'll need a place to play. The other is Everett politics. It's a contact sport and DiMaria has allies on the city council still. Maybe one of them ascends - or DiMaria makes a comeback. The way these projects drag out, it may still be an issue whenever Van Kampen's tenure ends. A third factor is I'm not convinced this women's team is going to succeed in Boston. I can't see suburban families (their paying customers) eager to go to Franklin Park on a regular basis. They're already playing season one at Gillette. Maybe more 'cooperation' ensues between them and the Krafts as things progress. I will guarantee any venue run by the Krafts will operate more efficiently than one owned by a muncipality. So maybe I was too quick to say the project is dead - but it doesn't sound like it's gonna move forward anytime soon as there are plenty of moving parts involved.
This story came out this week: https://www.boston25news.com/news/l...ed-soccer-stadium/Q7VSVIJCGRGFBPT45IV5WWLJFM/ The most relevant line in the story is this: "Leaders in both cities have until the end of the year to reach a deal with the Revs, or it will go into binding arbitration." I have suspected it was going to end up at this biding arbitration stage all along, so I doubt a deal will be reached prior to that and I expect that is where it will end up.
"Leaders in both cities have until the end of the year to reach a deal with the Revs, or it will go into binding arbitration." Binding Arbitration, huh? Is that a village in Everett? Someplace like Chestnut Hill, Marstons Mills, or Priscilla Beach?
The story that will never die. As per the Blazing Musket, and taken from this article in the Commonwealth Deacon:
Dec 7 2010 was the first thread regarding Revolution Stadium Groundbreaking "12-24 months". Almost 15 years to the day. I think back then I mentioned I'd be 60 before they get a stadium. I'll be 61 in 42 days.
What are you gonna do? I mean, who quibbles over an additional 13 or 14 years, am I right? Time gets away from you. What is it they say? "Life is what happens when you're busy talking about making soccer-specific stadium plans." Look, planning for "The Big Dig" - the project by which the cost, efficiency, and timeliness of all construction undertakings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are now measured - officially got underway in 1982. Ground wasn't broken until 1991. The final piece of the project - the exit ramp from I-93 South to Albany Street - didn't open until January of 2006. That's 24 years from start to finish. By that measure, Bob and Jonathan have another 9 years to play with on their quest to move the Revolution into their own home. I'm sure it'll be beautiful once we're all settled in.