SteveBeau Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 http://www.soccermontreal.net/2010/01/this-has-to-stop.html Another bush league stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Okay, this is a joke. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBeau Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Okay, this is a joke. Right? Afraid not.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Isn't this exactly what one of the potential Ottawa USL owner's wanted to do? At least now we've got a pretty good visual of how bad it would look, even if the infield dirt was removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_4_LIFE Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 That's just horrible. Where do people get dumb ideas like this. I personally don't understand. How do you want professional soccer players to play a match on a field like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 That makes me wanna vomit. How could you even ask a pro footy player to perform on infield dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the biologist Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 One thing that's interesting in their official announcement is the fact they were bright enough to launch an "Academy International Residency Program" right off the bat. Very interesting to see for a US-based Div. II side. But... Tabarn... Will they ever understand what a soccer stadium should look like ? It looks way worse than PGE Park here. The stadium soccer set-up and seat manifest will contain approximately 10,000 seats, including the Tampa Tribune Deck and luxury suites. A 10k seater ??????? Wow, it's getting worse... As for the luxury suites, that's a good thing to have some but I highly doubt they'll be able to sell more than a few ones. Oh, and I see they signed Dwight Barnett... Well I guess that's all they can hope for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 As part of this announcement some of the roster was announced. PEI native Mozzi Gyori, was a memeber of the U23 camp just held was signed by the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Man. I wonder if some guys from the lower tiers of traditional footballing countries, like Billy and Soares, are going to asking themselves wtf they were thinking the first time they go play down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I'll say that the Rowdies didn't have much choice even though the layout looks God-awful. The original plan was to build a stadium in a middle-upper class neighbourhood but for whatever reason those plans were killed (I know there was a lot of local opposition including my brother who lives about 5 miles from the originally proposed site). There are a lot of stadiums in the city, and in St Petersburg, but they are all huge capacity/domes. When I was down there a few weeks ago, there was even talk of a proposed site east of Tampa along Interstate 4 (which is serious redneck territory) but the locals there didn't want it built either. So a lot of NIMBYism...not like there's a lack of land in the city either. I don't know what the long term solution is for them at this point but I believe there is a love for youth soccer in the city. Personally, I hope it works out inspite of playing in 35 C + humidity weather in the middle of summer...yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Ouuuuuuuuuch!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Good for Gyorio making the squad! Hopefully he can become a significant member of the team and then help the U23s in 2012... or who knows maybe even Vancouver snaps him up next season if hes playing well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerfanatiQ Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 One thing that's interesting in their official announcement is the fact they were bright enough to launch an "Academy International Residency Program" right off the bat. Very interesting to see for a US-based Div. II side. But... Tabarn... Will they ever understand what a soccer stadium should look like ? It looks way worse than PGE Park here. The stadium soccer set-up and seat manifest will contain approximately 10,000 seats, including the Tampa Tribune Deck and luxury suites. A 10k seater ??????? Wow, it's getting worse... As for the luxury suites, that's a good thing to have some but I highly doubt they'll be able to sell more than a few ones. Oh, and I see they signed Dwight Barnett... Well I guess that's all they can hope for. Dwight Barnett was with the Impact in 2008, never made to the season ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Impact Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 The more things change ... Add this franchise to the long list of North American Soccer Franchises that are doomed to fail. If the Tampa Bay Mutiny was only able to draw an average of 11000 per game, this franchise is going to be looking at +/- 2000 fans per game playing in a venue like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the biologist Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Dwight Barnett was with the Impact in 2008, never made to the season ! Yeah, that was the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Is there not a small college or lower-level university stadium in the Tamps area that could accommodate the team? Heck, American high schools have better stadiums than some/most Canadian universities. This makes me want to get all stabby. /goes to look for schools and fields in the Tampa area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 ^ The University of South Florida is in town and so is the University of Tampa. But I think USF plays at Raymond James Stadium (where the Bcs play) and I don't know about UT. But you're right, there are enough places in Tampa that could host USL-1/NASL soccer but they'd have to be retrofitted and would have to be with the permission of the high school or community college. Would they look better than the set up at the baseball stadium? Can't be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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