Stadium Discussion
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So while there is no RFP, the site isn't active.
Matt wrote a good article about his time at the training facility. http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/04...aining-routine/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
In the article the Patricof comment is
President Jon Patricof on vision for pursuing a stadium
“This is not going to put our fans at ease. And nor should it. Listen, MLS is continuing to grow and the stakes are rising. The standards are rising. We’re really proud of this facility, but this is what is expected of MLS clubs today. It’s a huge milestone. It’s important.In no way does it slow down our plans in pursuing a stadium. We have to and continue to press full speed on that front. I recognize that expectations are high. We are highly focused on it.
In the article the Patricof comment is
President Jon Patricof on vision for pursuing a stadium
“This is not going to put our fans at ease. And nor should it. Listen, MLS is continuing to grow and the stakes are rising. The standards are rising. We’re really proud of this facility, but this is what is expected of MLS clubs today. It’s a huge milestone. It’s important.In no way does it slow down our plans in pursuing a stadium. We have to and continue to press full speed on that front. I recognize that expectations are high. We are highly focused on it.
Calm down everyone...
"We submitted something to the State [of New York] as part of a request for expressions of interest," said Patricof about the Harlem River Yards site. "But that's it. That site is not an active site."
http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-le...-yards-as-site-for-proposed-stadium-president
"We submitted something to the State [of New York] as part of a request for expressions of interest," said Patricof about the Harlem River Yards site. "But that's it. That site is not an active site."
http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-le...-yards-as-site-for-proposed-stadium-president
If "not an active site" means "we're not interested any more" rather than "ESD won't get off its ass and put out an RFP," then last week would be even harder to explain. Who the hell was this person emailing NYCFC's stadium proposal to a real estate blog and assuring them it was going to win? What's the endgame there?
Yeah, in this full context, this isn’t as concerning.
He had to say that to balance out the fact that the club leaked the photos
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“This (the training grounds) is not going to put our fans at ease. And nor should it. Listen, MLS is continuing to grow and the stakes are rising. The standards are rising. We’re really proud of this facility, but this (the training grounds) is what is expected of MLS clubs today. It’s a huge milestone. It’s important.In no way does it slow down our plans in pursuing a stadium. We have to and continue to press full speed on that front. I recognize that expectations are high. We are highly focused on it.
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"We submitted something to the State [of New York] as part of a request for expressions of interest," said Patricof about the Harlem River Yards site. "But that's it. That site is not an active site." (We have not won the bid. We are not even in the RFP stage yet. We’re waiting for the State to get off their collective asses and looking at other option in the meantime. But if there is an RFP, we’re going for it.)
That's what I was hoping. I tweeted Matt Reed last night to follow up on what he posted. Never heard back but what you werew is exactly what I asked him. Is it only "inactive" because they're waiting for the RFP?
Just how like there's no one running for President right at this very moment.
I bet if we did this we could unearth another stadium site or two. It only took ESD a few days to turn around my request for the Harlem River Yards proposals.
Now that I think about it, though, they were slower with me than they were with De Mause, who posted NYCFC's PDF within a day of the initial reveal. I'm gonna start a conspiracy theory that he got the doc first, then planted the YIMBY article to drive traffic for his Village Voice and Field of Schemes posts.
hmm there's probably a better analogy
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/politics/trump-2020-brad-parscale.html
All of the soccer "journalists" are too busy tweeting pictures of themselves wearing the free shit NYCFC gave them to ask good follow-up questions.
Fine, fine - try to get any Democrat on the record about running for president then.
Touché. (Although I saw he’s apparently been cozying up to some alt right folks recently, so who the hell knows what he is anymore...)
