MLS / New York City thread

[deegee33]

And as I said, there is no regard for their supporters. The CFG shouldn't have been given the franchise until the stadium issue had been resolved.

This should have been a time to capitalise on their success and grow, but playing in LA will exacerbate the already problematic issue.

Agree, wholeheartedly. The initial purpose of the MLS was to grow the game in the US. It has grown to fill soccer specific stadiums of 20-25,000 seats, it has grown from 6.5 million for an initial franchise to close to 120 million for the latest ones. My opinion is that it has grown the game here as far as it could, the emphasis now is to grow the bank accounts, my guess is that CFG operates NYCFC at a loss which probably mitigates their corporate tax burden. Supporters here in the States don't support ($) enough or as often to really have a legitimate stake in decisions like where or when a game is played.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Agree, wholeheartedly. The initial purpose of the MLS was to grow the game in the US. It has grown to fill soccer specific stadiums of 20-25,000 seats, it has grown from 6.5 million for an initial franchise to close to 120 million for the latest ones. My opinion is that it has grown the game here as far as it could, the emphasis now is to grow the bank accounts, my guess is that CFG operates NYCFC at a loss which probably mitigates their corporate tax burden. Supporters here in the States don't support ($) enough or as often to really have a legitimate stake in decisions like where or when a game is played.

There must be a college or university within the NY / NJ / southernr Connecticut catchment area that has a stadium capable of playing the game

 

[deegee33]

There must be a college or university within the NY / NJ / southernr Connecticut catchment area that has a stadium capable of playing the game

There are several, Rutgers, Seton Hall, UConn, Fordham and probably 6 or 7 others, but as I have mentioned prior, NCAA regulations prohibit alcoholic beverages from being sold inside their stadiums. I'm reasonably certain that one of the beer conglomerates is a sponsor of the concacaf CL and would have a say in the matter. My best guess for a solution would be the Yale Bowl, as it is not subject to the alcohol prohibition, although it is owned by Yale U. it is not on their campus and has a large enough pitch and seating requirements to meet the needs of both concacaf and the tournament sponsors.

 

[Chris in London]

Great to see the trophy on the pitch at half time yesterday. Watched the MLS final live so it was good to relive the game.

 

[radcliffe1309]

Great to see the trophy on the pitch at half time yesterday. Watched the MLS final live so it was good to relive the game.

Totally agree...enjoyed that little tribute

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Great to see the trophy on the pitch at half time yesterday. Watched the MLS final live so it was good to relive the game.

Would have been even nicer if they did a lap of the ground instead of parking in the usual spot as far away from the SS as possible.

 

[StrutterBlue]

Red Bull's stadium is "not available' lol

Don't understand why they can't just borrow the metlife stadium for this occasion. I'm sure if we had to pay we could.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Don't understand why they can't just borrow the metlife stadium for this occasion. I'm sure if we had to pay we could.

Plastic pitch?

 

[StrutterBlue]

Plastic pitch?

Didn't think that was an issue in the MLS or CONCACAF pretty sure there are few teams that play on them. Could be wrong though

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Didn't think that was an issue in the MLS or CONCACAF pretty sure there are few teams that play on them. Could be wrong though

It isn't an issue for MLS but i was thinking maybe it is for the Champions League thing (whatever it is called)