Cheeta Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Going to join the herd and say I think Montreal is pretty much guaranteed one of the spots. They've got the financial backing they'll need. They've got a sporting rivalry with almost all the eastern US markets (plus Chicago and never even mind Toronto). They've got a clutch of players they could bring forward to MLS. They've got a supporting amateur network in place already and one which will do nothing but improve in it's relevance & influence the second the Impact is awarded a franchise. AND they'll have a 20,000 seat stadium ready before their MLS home opener. A success out of the gate on all fronts. Who could ask for more? Did I mention they'd bring an almost exotic French/European flavour to MLS? Something no</u> other city in NA can bring. Course, they could simply be held up as an example of what the MLS Big Heads are looking for from the USA bids. A red herring of sorts meant to raise the bar. Which would be a shame because Vancouver would become that lever in future expansion rounds once Montreal is in. That is if the Whitecaps can get something resembling a stadium off the drawing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviola7 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Can somebody tell me what are the reasons to think that St. Louis is a 'soccer hotbed'? Are there a lot of high quality American players coming out of there? Are the youth registrations particularly high? Are the collage soccer teams in the area particularly popular? Do they sell out national team games frequently there? I'm rather ignorant and was wondering what this was based on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Ault Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 ^ Everything you could possibly want to know about the history of soccer in st. Louis... http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/saintlouis.html thanks to Dave Litterer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_4_LIFE Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Boys, what are the final bids for teams trying to get into MLS for 2011?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaK Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 ?? check the first post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john tv Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Saviola7 Can somebody tell me what are the reasons to think that St. Louis is a 'soccer hotbed'? Are there a lot of high quality American players coming out of there? Are the youth registrations particularly high? Are the collage soccer teams in the area particularly popular? Do they sell out national team games frequently there? I'm rather ignorant and was wondering what this was based on. Hey meneer,Remember Casius Clay who was at one of these Catholic schools in St Louis,yes you guessed it right Mohamed Ali was a soccer player,floating and stinging like a bee etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 ^except Cassius Clay grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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