Revolution Stadium groundbreaking "12-24 months"

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  1. kazakal28

    kazakal28 Member

    Feb 22, 2008
    Weymouth
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://blog.revolutionsoccer.net/?p=7317


    hmmm I wish I could believe him.


    I set the over/under at 48 months
     
  2. ngower

    ngower foolish grin

    May 24, 2006
    Nashua, NH
    I want to believe, but I would not be surprised if it didn't happen.
     
  3. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hope that I make a million dollars today.
     
  4. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A pony. I hope to get a pony for Christmas.
     
  5. Crooked

    Crooked Member+

    May 1, 2005
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    I hate anybody who had a pony growing up.
     
  6. Autogolazo

    Autogolazo BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 19, 2000
    Bombay Beach, CA
    Breaking metaphorical ground, gentlemen. Metaphorical ground.

    What did you think he meant?
     
  7. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I understand everyone's skepticism. It's certainly justified. But...

    This is the most positive and affirmative I can recall someone from the Revs, particularly the owner, ever being about a Revs stadium.

    Hell, this is the same organization that not too long ago said something along the lines of it didn't make sense to spend millions to build an SSS when they had Gillette for free.

    I know Kraft could have been giddy with Patriots related glee - and that was before last night's game, too! - and could have been blowing sunshine up chimneys of Revs' fans just to make them happy at Christmas.

    But, he normally Kraft and the Revs are much more guarded and neutral in their stadium-related comments, which is why I find this somewhat plausible.
     
  8. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Actually Sandon, these comments (or something close to them) have been stated a couple of times by the team. The biggest difference might be an actual time period. We'll see I suppose.
     
  9. Minutemanii

    Minutemanii Member+

    Dec 29, 2005
    Abington MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Picture this scene:
    Kraft is Lucy, we are Charlie Brown and there is a pointy ball involved.
     
  10. Brian in Boston

    Brian in Boston Member+

    Jun 17, 2004
    MA & CA, USA
    From my perspective, I would hope in the next 19 days I would have the flying battle-unicorn with lazer-beam eyes that I've asked Santa Claus to bring me each and every Christmas over the past 40 years.

    I have been an awesome boy. I deserve it.

    :rolleyes:

    Blah, blah, blah. All I hear is more Revolution-related Kraft family lip-service . Talk is cheap. Let's see some action. In short, call me when shovels enter the ground.
     
  11. JumboRev

    JumboRev Member

    Jan 16, 2003
    Toronto
    Forget a pony,,,,I want a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas
     
  12. ThatEndDown

    ThatEndDown Member+

    Dec 2, 2010
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think the most you can take out of this is not that they hope to actually break ground in the next 12-24 months, but that they will have finalized a location in or around Boston where -- once they have the stadiums plans finalized -- they will break ground.
     
  13. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    You'll shoot your eye out!
     
  14. KaptPowers

    KaptPowers Member

    Dec 29, 2003
    Arlington, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I've posted this before, but they've said things like this before, so it's ok.
    [​IMG]

    We'll see what happens. If they continue to bring this up at things like the Supporter's Summit and STH Meeting, if there are (gasp) renderings from them forthcoming, then it'll be more credible. As it stands, it's just talk.
     
  15. Alan

    Alan Titanium Member

    Feb 25, 1999
    Massachusetts
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Insert pin in balloon and picture this statement 24 months from now ...

    "I know we said a few years back that we hoped to have an SSS underway by now, but [rinse and repeat] attempting an SSS build in an established urban core is a complex task. We'll keep trying because we continue to have the best fans in all of MLS -- and they're both awesome."
     
  16. jw

    jw Member

    Feb 18, 1999
    Massachusetts
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sorry to be skeptical, but I'm supposed to be impressed with the statement, "Highest off-the-field priority." After what we've seen of the on-the-field priority?
     
  17. Mick7184

    Mick7184 New Member

    Jan 21, 2007
    Franklin, Mass
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hope that they sign a DP.
     
  18. Weber King

    Weber King Member

    Sep 28, 2001
    North Andover, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Take 60-90 days.

    Multiply by 9. [540-810 days]

    Divide by 30. [18-27 months]

    And there you go. The Metro timetable adapted for Kraft Soccer!
     
  19. Doublecard

    Doublecard Guest

    The blog didn't post my;

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    -comment.
     
  20. Minutemanii

    Minutemanii Member+

    Dec 29, 2005
    Abington MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Steve Davis>INSIDE SOCCER

    "Same for New England, where the club continues to dent the league's aesthetic and image by playing at cavernous Gillette Stadium. Like D.C. United, the Kraft family is still operating MLS 1.0 when pretty much everyone else is now operating MLS 2.0 or better."
     
  21. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait, we keep being told that it's just the Revs fans that complain about what the Kraft family is doing?
     
  22. firstshirt

    firstshirt Member+

    Bayern München
    United States
    Mar 1, 2000
    Ellington, CT / NK, RI
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mods, close this thread and put it behind glass. Mark "break glass and re-open when land deal is signed" ;)
     
  23. The Magpie

    The Magpie Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Cambridge, MA
    Just in time for Christmas and now for sale in the Patriots Pro Shop for the low, low price of $12.24!

    [​IMG]
     
  24. RevsFanDan

    RevsFanDan Member

    May 24, 2005
    North Shore
    Club:
    SSC Napoli
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    AAAAAAAaaaaaaaarrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhh!!
     
  25. RevsFanDan

    RevsFanDan Member

    May 24, 2005
    North Shore
    Club:
    SSC Napoli
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Problem is, DCU plays by themselves at RFK and don't have their pretty boy older brother who dresses like Justin Bieber hanging out every other week in the fall..and an owner who doesn't wear Justin's jersey under his suit, whenever he comes around..!!
     

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