Is it too early to be the first person to get in their Guess the Attendance entry for opening night? I'm going with 25,003.
Stadium Discussion
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When I went to that promotional meeting with Soriano a few years back, he talked about a trip to NY when he was still with Barcelona. He walked around that park and met the local guys out kicking the ball around. He asked them about MLS pointing out that they could go to Red Bulls games. They all answered that it was too hard for them to get out to New Jersey. The Red Bulls had even gone to that park and given out free tickets, but even then, nobody went because it was too long a trip.
Soriano said that's when he knew a club in NYC could be great, but only if it was in the city. Now he's got one basically in the park itself.
You or someone would have to do a fair bit of digging through the stadium thread to figure out if this exact plot was considered before the last few months. Like I said, the entire area was considered: the parking lots, the auto shop area, and even Corona Park way back. But I'm not sure if this specific plot within the auto shop neighborhood was considered.
Maybe someone else knows, but absent that, it could be tough to check.
I love how from this and some of the speeches today it's clear that Ferran really cares about the NYCFC project, for whatever people like to say about our team/ambition (here and elsewhere)
This is going to be nice Can’t wait to pick some nice seats
Exactly.
What Soriano said is that what he's running now at CFG is what he envisioned when he was at Barcelona. It was his passion project, and it tied into that visit to NYC. Barcelona didn't want to invest in growing a network of Clubs. That club is owned by the fans, and they just wanted more spending on player acquisitions. That's why Ferran Soriano left for CFG and Man City.
I remember talking up the parking lot post-Avella v. City of NY on here if that's what they're thinking, but I'm sure the club probably felt (and not without reason, tbh) that potentially needing state legislative approval for the project was far more of a hassle than just waiting for the city to remediate the other side of CitiField.
So Carton and Roberts spent a ton of time talking about the stadium today on WFAN (you can listen on the audacy site/app). Interesting take, they were really happy for NYCFC and soccer in the city in general but then went on this long rant about how the Jets are still in NJ. And that they can get out of their lease in 2025. Just putting this out there. There a A LOT more Jets fans then there are NYCFC fans, and with $750mm already pledged & the project approve could the Johnsons offer $1B more to make it an 80k seat stadium with retractable roof and field like Tottenham?
Kenny are you violating your NDA with a quick Yes or No answer to this possibility?
Personally I don’t think the Jets go anywhere, especially after building that training facility in NJ when they left Hofstra. But it makes a lot of sense to hitch their wagon to an approved project and add extra cash.
Kenny are you violating your NDA with a quick Yes or No answer to this possibility? Personally I don’t think the Jets go anywhere, especially after building that training facility in NJ when they left Hofstra. But it makes a lot of sense to hitch their wagon to an approved project and add extra cash.
All this talk about daughters and daughters-to-come and Girl Dads makes me wonder whatever happened to
Viewfrom226. That guy was a committed fan, and like that... he's gone. Would love to know if he's still coming to games and if Leah is still as interested as she had been.
Viewfrom226. That guy was a committed fan, and like that... he's gone. Would love to know if he's still coming to games and if Leah is still as interested as she had been.
As a Jets fan since childhood, nothing would make me happier, but while I guess one can never say never, I have never heard anything that would make me think a role for the Jets is a possibility.So Carton and Roberts spent a ton of time talking about the stadium today on WFAN (you can listen on the audacy site/app). Interesting take, they were really happy for NYCFC and soccer in the city in general but then went on this long rant about how the Jets are still in NJ. And that they can get out of their lease in 2025. Just putting this out there. There a A LOT more Jets fans then there are NYCFC fans, and with $750mm already pledged & the project approve could the Johnsons offer $1B more to make it an 80k seat stadium with retractable roof and field like Tottenham?
Personally I don’t think the Jets go anywhere, especially after building that training facility in NJ when they left Hofstra. But it makes a lot of sense to hitch their wagon to an approved project and add extra cash.
P.S. you're my doppleganger who is also a NYCFC, Jets, and Spurs fan aren't you
I am! Islanders too?As a Jets fan since childhood, nothing would make me happier, but while I guess one can never say never, I have never heard anything that would make me think a role for the Jets is a possibility.
P.S. you're my doppleganger who is also a NYCFC, Jets, and Spurs fan aren't you
Never been a big hockey fan, but-- for your sake, I'm in! LFG Isles!
(and actually the last hockey game I went to was Isles at Barclays Center a few years ago, went with a couple work friends)
So Carton and Roberts spent a ton of time talking about the stadium today on WFAN (you can listen on the audacy site/app). Interesting take, they were really happy for NYCFC and soccer in the city in general but then went on this long rant about how the Jets are still in NJ. And that they can get out of their lease in 2025. Just putting this out there. There a A LOT more Jets fans then there are NYCFC fans, and with $750mm already pledged & the project approve could the Johnsons offer $1B more to make it an 80k seat stadium with retractable roof and field like Tottenham?
Personally I don’t think the Jets go anywhere, especially after building that training facility in NJ when they left Hofstra. But it makes a lot of sense to hitch their wagon to an approved project and add extra cash.
I feel like the Jets could have done this but that would involve them spending their own money.
They’re probably angling for another $900 million from Hochul
Now that he's let his pigeon fly the coop, I'd imagine
Kenny would probably best be able to answer this one. My only experience with the process from beginning to end is the GloFo project. In that case, the drawings at the big Town Board meeting to give the final yay or nay were the ultimate design. There were a few little tweaks after that during the permitting process (they changed the windows a little, that kind of thing) and one huge kerfuffle over a big outdoors chemical tank next to the plant when someone realized it was within range of a hunting rifle shot from the security fence. If a hunter accidentally plugged it -- or worse yet, a sniper with a high-powered rifle nailed it on purpose -- the explosion would have taken out half of Malta, including the Luther Forest development where I used to live, and all of the Village of Round Lake.
So, yeah. They had to tweak that too.
But the plant you see there now is the one approved by the Town Board at the final meeting. The ultimate renderings were released before that at a press conference, though. And a press packet was distributed as well. All that happened a few weeks before the Board meeting, and additional votes happened after that at the Planning Board as the project progressed.
The GAL site was very close. The amazing
SoupInNYC pretty much nailed everything that went on with that one. There was even an early design/renderings of the stadium. Way back at the start, the Fountain site in Flushing Meadows Corona Park was also very real. I believe it was engineering issues that stalled that out more than the vocal opposition, although the latter was going to be a problem as well.The GAL site was very close. The amazing
Did Levine really kill GAL?
really seems like yankee ownership stake in the club is ending ... such a huge announcement for the club and zero yankee representation and zero yankee recognition from any of their social media channels.
good riddens.
but i'm curious how the next 4 years will go while we are still technically homeless.
good riddens.
but i'm curious how the next 4 years will go while we are still technically homeless.
