Stadium News XVI:: Yes Virginia, There is NO Santa Claus

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  1. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    #501 CHICO13, Feb 12, 2009
    Who knows who the team is going to use? Hell they might even get rid of CSC
    [drops to his knees and prays]
     
  2. VercengetorixII

    VercengetorixII New Member

    May 2, 2008
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #502 VercengetorixII, Feb 12, 2009
    As long as this saves the team from leaving the DC area, I am perfectly fine with it. Yes, it's going to be not nearly as awesome to live 10 miles away from the stadium instead of 10 blocks, but that's a small sacrifice to make compared to losing the team altogether.
     
  3. bofahey

    bofahey Member

    Sep 1, 2001
    Washington, DC
    #503 bofahey, Feb 12, 2009
    This is definitely an interesting tidbit... though it's not clear that he means all revenue streams from these.

    DCU has been getting a small cut of these streams for several years back.
     
  4. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    #504 CHICO13, Feb 12, 2009
    To me all means ALL. DC United has historically paid monthly rent and got less than 10% of parking and revenues. If memory serves the rent was somewhere in the ballpark of $60,000 a game, maybe more as time went on. Then there was the switching back and forth of the baseball and soccer fields. The DCSEC paid for most of that but not all. They also paid for security.
     
  5. bofahey

    bofahey Member

    Sep 1, 2001
    Washington, DC
    #505 bofahey, Feb 12, 2009
    That sounds right... I just don't see "all" in his quote which is why it seems a little unclear to me what he means.
     
  6. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    #506 CHICO13, Feb 12, 2009
    True, I misquoted. My apologies.

    But I guess control means at least 50 + 1% and if they're putting up 1.2 mil their accountants must have figured a percentage that will have the team turning a profit. (for the first time ever??)
     
  7. scruggs45

    scruggs45 Member

    Jun 25, 2003
    kp, va
    #507 scruggs45, Feb 12, 2009
    i stopped paying attention to the ups and downs of a new stadium for this exact reason

    pg county was always going to be the spot

    theres a reason the squire bought land out there for jack kent cooke stadium...there was a lot of it at a good price (read: nobody else wants it)

    no offense (of course any time you say no offense you are about to severely offend people) but pg county ranks at the bottom of the local county list...and its not even close
     
  8. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    #508 CHICO13, Feb 12, 2009
    Beats driving to St. Louis every weekend
     
  9. greekchampion04

    greekchampion04 Member+

    Apr 2, 2006
    Richmond, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #509 greekchampion04, Feb 12, 2009
    man.... this thread sucks!!

    i came in here to get all depressed and sad and you guys had to go and post some good news....

    @$$holes.....
     
  10. scruggs45

    scruggs45 Member

    Jun 25, 2003
    kp, va
    #510 scruggs45, Feb 12, 2009
    i reserve the right to see what the tailgate area is like before i start complaining in full force

    seriously though...youve got to be a big time pessimist to have ever thought they were really leaving...i mean i didnt even think that

    pg county...now the home of two football teams that should be playing in the city
     
  11. nobletea

    nobletea Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 29, 2004
    HarCo
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #511 nobletea, Feb 12, 2009
    Nothing else really needs to be said.
     
  12. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    #512 Riz, Feb 12, 2009
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