Group plans $400 million stadium to lure Major League Soccer

[Who'sYourData?]

This article has some of the points you guys were arguing over(capacity, location, vinik, etc)

http://www.mlssoccer...ium-plans-works

Notice the nostalgic name they used.

Arguing? Not us, not here.

[LifeIsBully]

nobody gives a $h!t about soccer in the United States, when are these people going to get that?

And while I agree RayJ's 67k is presently too much for us, 28k is way too small.

A lot of Americans like soccer.

[jstewholymoly]

Who's the guy who keeps saying soccer in the U.S. is an afterthought? Are you freaking serious?

It's 2012. Turn on ESPN. Look at the U.S. census reports. Soccer here is poised to explode and I would sell my firstborn to have an MLS team here.

[Triple B]

Who's the guy who keeps saying soccer in the U.S. is an afterthought? Are you freaking serious?

It's 2012. Turn on ESPN. Look at the U.S. census reports. Soccer here is poised to explode and I would sell my firstborn to have an MLS team here.

While I hope you're right, hasn't soccer been "poised to explode" in this country for a decade or more?

[swamprat]

Who's the guy who keeps saying soccer in the U.S. is an afterthought? Are you freaking serious?

It's 2012. Turn on ESPN. Look at the U.S. census reports. Soccer here is poised to explode and I would sell my firstborn to have an MLS team here.

While I hope you're right, hasn't soccer been "poised to explode" in this country for a decade or more?

Try the last 30 years.

[NewEnglandBull]

Good lord I have been hearing that soccer is the next great sportsince i was a kid...forever. Nothing like 1 to 0 scores and players taking dives all the time. Only way I will watch it is if they play dodge ball for half of the game.

[swamprat]

&rewBull and BBM are trying to convert me. I'm trying to keep an open mind.

Having said that, 28K is not big enough and is still a shared stadium, retractable roof or no. And if I'm a soccer fan, I don't want to have to put up with it being converted for football.

[Who'sYourData?]

Good lord I have been hearing that soccer is the next great sportsince i was a kid...forever. Nothing like 1 to 0 scores and players taking dives all the time. Only way I will watch it is if they play dodge ball for half of the game.

Bear in mind that reading each thread is not a requirement. If you aren't interested in soccer, you can bypass the soccer thread and not feel compelled to criticize everyone that is interested in soccer.

Edited November 30, 2012 by DataBull

[Bull-by-Marriage]

Sounding more and more like it might happen. If I may suggest that this thread be moved to the Tampa Bay Sports General forum.

http://www.tampabay....n-tampa/1263897

Edited December 4, 2012 by Bull-by-Marriage

[Rizman]

Rowdies will not like this at all.