I've seen a lot of nice stadiums designs, but rarely have I seen finished stadiums that looked anything like their PR designs. So while I like the designs I'm doubtful that it will actually look like that.
Still Sacramento would be a great market, although I prefer vacation away games like Miami or San Diego over Sacramento.
I'm a 136 year old German patent clerk, do you see me skiing or enjoying the beach in San Diego or Miami?Hopefully, it's a March/April game and you can drive from there up to Tahoe to ski.
BREAKING: David Beckham closing in on deal for soccer stadium in Overtown, say sources. Privately-owned https://t.co/66BSIz4zoK
— Doug Hanks (@doug_hanks) December 4, 2015
It's called Value Engineering. Every architectural design starts out with all of the bells & whistles to make the ideal project. Once the construction numbers come in and the client gets sticker-shock, VE begins and a list is made of what a la carte items can be axed correlating to X-dollars savings. The Renderings are always based off of the ideal design - to sell it to the client / investors / marketing&PR, however it's rarely updated after VE because what's the point, the project is being built how it has to be built to be within the budget.I've seen a lot of nice stadiums designs, but rarely have I seen finished stadiums that looked anything like their PR designs. So while I like the designs I'm doubtful that it will actually look like that.
Still Sacramento would be a great market, although I prefer vacation away games like Miami or San Diego over Sacramento.
BREAKING: I'm hearing that the NASL has accepted Ricardo Stanford-Geromel's San Francisco-based expansion bid into the league (1/3)
— Evan Ream (@EvanReam) December 4, 2015
Sources are telling me that the SF NASL team will be announced after the Super Bowl and aims to begin play in 2017 (2/3)
— Evan Ream (@EvanReam) December 4, 2015
Sources also telling me that Stanford-Geromel's group, which includes local ownership, believe they can get a downtown stadium in SF (3/3)
— Evan Ream (@EvanReam) December 4, 2015
MLS announces owners' support for expansion to 28 teams. Also approved Beckham's stadium site in Miami.
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Two leagues of 20 teams with pro/rel?Imagine when soccer really takes off and there's like 36-42 teams.
Two leagues of 20 teams with pro/rel?
The league may eventually have to do an inter-league relegation system so there's MLS1 and MLS2. I don't see how 28+ teams can work in soccer with the schedule and travel. Imagine when soccer really takes off and there's like 36-42 teams.
I think two teams that we will see eventually in the league are Detroit City and Indy Eleven. DCFC could have the best fanbase in the NPSL and looking to move up. Also helps that it is a top 15 media market. Indy has the best attendance IIRC in the NASL.Predictions?
2017 - Atlanta, Minneapolis (temp venue)
2018 - LAFC, Miami
2020 - Sacramento, San Antonio
2022 - St. Louis, San Diego
That's a lot of expansion, wow.
2026 - Two more
2030 - Two more
Stop.