That reminds me of the reply of Shirley Povitch, late sports editor of the Washington Post, to the accusation that Washington wouldn't support major league baseball. "How do they know? It's never been tried." We do better supporting DC United, a respectable A-League level team.
I still say we start a relegation system with MLS and the A-League. Just get rid of those Canadian teams.
We aren't too shabby for the MLS team with the worst record. Compared to San Jose we're the crown jewel in attendance. Overall, though, I'll bet if someone divided total attendance by total victories over the history of MLS, New England would do best. I don't know if the team deserves that much up there, but the fans certainly do.
im not sayin we need another team, i just cant believe youd list st louis as a better sports city than boston. look at the espn sportsnation survey fi you want proof.
No way we'd have run through the A-League second time around (last year), since the first year Etch woulda bitched and retired after being relegated, Moreno wouldve gone, and Pope wouldve soldiered on for a couple years before we got back up....but we would be headed back again this year, probably for a long extended stay....
St. Louis would be great, with its soccer heritage, but my understanding is that are no possible owners on the horizon, not to mention the lack of a suitable stadium. Seattle would work. Philly would be nice, as well.
Saint Louis-MLS MLS would not be supported in Saint Louis. We couldn't even keep the indoor team in business. They couldn't find any investors. What makes you think someone would invest in a MLS team? Also, no place to play.
Well it would be nice if San Jose picked up the slack and turned out better attendance numbers. I would love to see a team in SD, LA, SJ, and Seattle.
a team in philly is needed long before adding a second NY team professional sports in the south.. n carolina. florida ect.. are always a huge gamble so many have failed. and fans are fickle.. look at charlotte hornets.. seattle and a team to further tie together the kansas city denver dallas region would be a good idea.. philadelphia st louis seattle /portland *2nd* club in NY
Hey guy, try mixin in a colonic..........I never suggested Ft Wayne or any small Mid Western town should have a team, you did Jackass! Moline....youth soccer hotbed.....bring a team to Moline....any of this seem familiar? As for us producing a World Cup caliber player, that neither qualifies us for a francise or doesn't, but it does mean that my hick town can whoop your hick town any day on the soccer field....put em up buddy! Fights on!
Top City.. Before the poll i thought Houston should get a MLS team.. I guess the rest of the BS community agrees too.. Its a big city with a team for every sport.. Rockets,Comets,Astros,Aeros,Texans .. Houston also has alot of Hispanic people and alot of Black/Carribien people that love soccer... Houston has appropriate stadiums and fans! Good weather hot/sunny Houston is big It will be a good rivalrie with the Dallas Burn !! bUT What will the team be called?? The Houston Flying Stars.. The Houston Space Hawks? The hardest part of getting a MLS team to to houston is deciding a name for the team...
Re: Re: Wich city should get a MLS team? It's FieldTurf not Astroturf. FieldTurf is better than many of the natural grass fields currently in MLS and many the national team has to play on in the Caribbean and Central America. FieldTurf is NOT an issue for MLS. The only reason I say this is that so many have no friggin' clue and write stuff like this. Please educate yourself. http://www.fieldturf.com Probably partially true. Actually it is. I'm happy you were impressed. I think their stadium limits the crowds they can attract, but yes, ideally you'd want an expansion team to draw closer to 15,000 at least.
Nashville, just to see what those hillbillys think of saahker. They play both kinds of music there you know . How about somewhere like Minnesota, or Seattle, or San Somewhere ?. I need to look at a map of the USA to think of some places.
How about Richmond. Decent size market, decent crowds at Kickers game, a big soccer community in the suburbs.
There seems to be an unstated assumption in the poll choices that MLS should definitely have an expansion franchise out West, so I'll go along with your slant. If we are moving out West and solidifying the national imprint, give it to Seattle -- but not in the new stadium -- or Portland. According to the Commish, whatever city has a) a group of investors b) a solid soccer fanbase and c) a soccer specific stadium, will get the expansion teams. For a second team, and again if we are trying to solidify the national imprint of MLS, I can see no other logical choice than Atlanta. Like many of the posters on this thread, however, I do have a personal stake in having an MLS team close to my place of residence.