Mls Stadium Thread

[Falastur]

looks like Portland want to expand Providence Park

http://www.wweek.com/2015/12/30/portland-timbers-exploring-expansion-of-providence-park-capacity/

Only by 1-2,000 seats though...

 

[Ohenry]

Only by 1-2,000 seats though...

Return on investment might turn out to be 30 years for 2000 seats.

 

[Gotham Gator]

The city and club need to figure out how to engineer a serious expansion of that place. They could draw 40-50K each game if they had the seats.

 

[ferrarinycfc]

Orlando to play another full season at the citrus bowl.

http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/01/13/your-city-your-stadium-update-proposed-stadium-opening

 

[Ulrich]

The city and club need to figure out how to engineer a serious expansion of that place. They could draw 40-50K each game if they had the seats.

But at their current size they're the Craven Cottage of MLS. There's an intimacy that they probably like (and a loss in revenue they hate).

 

[Gotham Gator]

But at their current size they're the Craven Cottage of MLS. There's an intimacy that they probably like (and a loss in revenue they hate).

That's a good point, but 35K can still be plenty intimate.

 

[ferrarinycfc]

BUZZARD POINT NEWS & UPDATES

http://www.dcunited.com/club/futureunited

Bit of a letdown from its original proposal but any stadium is better than RFK.

 

[Seth]

BUZZARD POINT NEWS & UPDATES

http://www.dcunited.com/club/futureunited

Bit of a letdown from its original proposal but any stadium is better than RFK.

That looks pretty small. The street side only has one level. And hard to expand without building out over the sidewalk.

 

[Ulrich]

That looks pretty small. The street side only has one level. And hard to expand without building out over the sidewalk.

I like it a lot! There's something intriguing about an Asymmetrical stadium built to accommodate the urban landscape. Best example is Newcastle's St. James Park.

 

[Gotham Gator]

I'm surprised they wouldn't slide it over a little bit to allow for bigger stands on the street side - if not from day one, at least leave open the possibility.

 

[Vito]

Does anyone know what the projected capacity is for the new DC stadium?

 

[LionNYC]

The stadium has to be built on ground level, they can't go underground deep because of something D.C. related. People on Reddit have been saying that the look of the stadium is getting shittier as new renderings are coming out.

 

[Falastur]

I like it a lot! There's something intriguing about an Asymmetrical stadium built to accommodate the urban landscape. Best example is Newcastle's St. James Park.

Haha. I know what you mean. That said, St James' Park was opened in 1892. I think it's more accurate to say that the urban landscape was built to accommodate St James' Park The surrounding residential streets have definitely restricted its development though.

 

[Ulrich]

Haha. I know what you mean. That said, St James' Park was opened in 1892. I think it's more accurate to say that the urban landscape was built to accommodate St James' Park The surrounding residential streets have definitely restricted its development though.

So you're saying some genius planned to make two sides 3x larger than the other two sides?

 

[NYCFCfan]

The stadium has to be built on ground level, they can't go underground deep because of something D.C. related. People on Reddit have been saying that the look of the stadium is getting shittier as new renderings are coming out.

Probably has to do with the fact that the place is literally a swamp that was drained so digging too deep might cause structural problems down the line.

 

[LionNYC]

Probably has to do with the fact that the place is literally a swamp that was drained so digging too deep might cause structural problems down the line.

RFK was falling down now this new stadium may sink into the ground.

 

[Ohenry]

Does anyone know what the projected capacity is for the new DC stadium?

I think I read sometime somewhere less than 25K.

 

[ferrarinycfc]

The stadium has to be built on ground level, they can't go underground deep because of something D.C. related. People on Reddit have been saying that the look of the stadium is getting shittier as new renderings are coming out.

Thats because the renderings went from this

to this

then this

and finally this

I remember congratulating the dc fans on big soccer and hoping that the renderings posted when they announced
the stadium(the second one) would be the one they would actually build.

Unfortunately it appears DC have gone the cheap route but i guess thats understandable.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Wow. Before long, the renderings will look like this...

 

[ktdNYCFC]

And then this...

Honestly I can't imagine an uglier stadium than RFK, so anything they get is a move in the right direction. At least they will have their own stadium. I'd take a damn field with some lawn chairs if it meant we had our own place...