Here’s a wanker who doesn’t hate our stadium. His rankings are a bit odd, and I’m sure he’s never been in most of them, but you might find this entertaining.
PayPal is also much better than any stadium that has artificial turf. I can’t believe how in this day and age teams are still having to play on that fake crap.
I like how one of the reasons Gilette is (rightfully) second to last after Yankee Stadium is because it's turf not grass... and then Lumen/CenturyLink is 8... and MercedesBenz is #1
Football stadiums with artificial turf automatically disqualified from being ranked in my book (and that includes Mercedes which is actually a pretty ugly stadium from the outside). Yankee stadium is at the bottom of the list - not because it's a baseball stadium but because it's too small (the pitcher's mound sucks too). Stadiums with roofs and skins are better than those without. Stadiums with longest outdoor bars are better than those without. Stadiums with seats that go all the way to the field are better. Stadiums with standing supporters sections are better (and I can't include ppp in this - it's just too pathetic). Stadiums with nice views are better. Stadiums with walking distance to downtown or at least good PT are better.
I called him a wanker, didn’t I? Personally, I’m not sure I should rank stadia because I’ve only been to a few. I’d want to visit all of them were I to rank them. I like @Scott Rohde’s metric. Lumen Field is crap. The pitch is too short, too narrow, it’s crowned, and it’s freaking BogusTurf(tm). But I’ve only been to a few stadia, so I can only comment on those. Go Quakesfans!!
I think lack of a roof was another big factor. He was big on fans having shade from the sun. I think the most important thing he said was that most of the stadiums in this league were pretty good, which is true. How many other leagues in the world can boast the same quality of stadiums top to bottom?
PayPal by the River .@thekccurrent's new waterfront stadium is expected to contribute to $729.5M in total economic output within Kansas City through 2050 💰The 11,500-seat, $118M stadium will be the first stadium purpose-built for a women’s professional team.(via @KCBizJournal) pic.twitter.com/dT5Vf97l9Q— Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) July 27, 2022
I am trying very hard to buy tickets to a @SJEarthquakes game in a few weeks and live 2 hours NORTH of San Jose but keep getting this error so that's fun pic.twitter.com/8uNEKnWxGP— Mark Yesilevskiy (@MarkWhyy) August 1, 2022 That's one thing but I live way up in Sonoma county. If that's not NorCal, I'm not sure what is— Mark Yesilevskiy (@MarkWhyy) August 1, 2022 Other than that one time LAFC fans showed up en masse and took over a fairly large area of the stadium, I've never witnessed any issues with visiting supporters at PayPal Park. What a curious policy. https://t.co/LPKwhpFuJS— Robert Jonas (@robertjonas) August 2, 2022
Build a team San Jose can be proud of and you want have to worry about visiting fans outnumbering the local fans.
The Quakes are geofencing only the LAFC match. The geofencing in 2021 was a covid restriction. At the beginning of the season, only people from Northern California could attend matches at PayPal Park. The restrictions lessened as the season progressed. The inability of the person from Sonoma County to buy tickets from Ticketmaster is a technical error, which should come as no surprise to anyone who has to deal with this team, whose communication to season ticket holders and website quality have declined precipitously recently.
Build a fan base in LA you can be proud of and your neighbors won’t have to worry about rampaging hordes. Most traveling LAFC fans are fine, I’m sure, and I oppose the Quakes’ prophylactic policy as discriminatory, but LAFC fandom has the highest thug quotient in MLS, as far as I can tell. Quakes’ security has encountered serious issues whenever they visit. #foldlafc
In my experience (which is considerable) LAFC has probably tied LAG as the most obnoxious visiting fans. Seattle fans are the perpetual runner-up... All three groups have a contingent of angry, inebriated mouth-breathers who make a scene and end up getting escorted from the premisis. My wife and kid's tickets (ref tickets prior to the CBA) were normally in the visiting section and they witnessed lots of interesting spectacles over the years... I do remember at - I think - the 2012 or 13 el clasico from the field we could see a steady stream of cops and yellow-shirts going up and down the visitors' corner.
And they probably bring the most fans to our games, (and Portland) so they are just statistically more likely to have more miscreants. Unlike Sac Republic, who had a very large, well-behaved contingent for an Open Cup game a few years back.
My daughter and I shared a table with a Sac fan before the Open Cup match a few weeks back (I was in full Quakes regalia). Had good a good conversation with him and several others throughout the night. Same goes when I've visited Portland. If I see someone wearing the visiting team's jersey at PPP, I routinely ask if they've traveled to see the game. If the answer is, "Yes", and they are cool, I usually offer to buy them a beer. Watching the LAFC - Galaxy melee makes me feel ill.
Must be the inflation... La junta de comercio de Rhode Island aprueba construir este estadio de 10.500 asientos para el futuro equipo de #USL Championship en la cuidad de Pawtucket. Costará $124 millones y las obras del Tidewater Landing empezarán el 12 agosto. El club aún no tiene nombre/logo. #USLtoRI pic.twitter.com/GuWKGc9x05— Jaime Ojeda (@jaimeor96) August 3, 2022 The Rhode Island Board of Trade approves the construction of this 10,500-seat stadium for the future USL Championship team in the city of Pawtucket. It will cost $124 million and work on the Tidewater Landing will begin on August 12. The club does not have a name/logo yet.