Stadium Discussion

[Kenny]

I think this is indeed their first stadium from the ground up. The Etihad was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. As far as I can tell, all the other clubs they bought or bought into were already playing in their own parks, although CFG has built a lot of ancillary facilities (academies, that kind of thing).

We're kind of their baby, the team they created from scratch at the start of their expansion into CFG. And NYC is by far the biggest city any of their teams play in. I can't imagine they'd come light.

(Ferran Soriano got his MBA at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute not far from where I'm sitting, too. I'm sure he has a soft spot for the Big Apple. LOL)

My son is in his second year at RPI right now!

 

[LIexpat]

Watch the club mess this up by going and offering 1st dibs on the seats to non founding members / existing season ticket holders

 

[KevinJRogers]

My son is in his second year at RPI right now!

Great school! And as an added bonus, my old high school friend Adam Clinton coaches the men's soccer team there. LOL

I went to Siena, but I spent a lot of time in Troy with friends at RPI and Sage. I don't know if it's still there, but lots of fun nights at Holmes & Watson back in the day.

Occasionally, a little too much fun.

 

[Shwafta]

I can't open this thread anymore for the next while other I'm gonna keep hyperventilating and Wednesday will never come

 

[Fantazma]

I can't open this thread anymore for the next while other I'm gonna keep hyperventilating and Wednesday will never come

 

[Kenny]

Great school! And as an added bonus, my old high school friend Adam Clinton coaches the men's soccer team there. LOL

I went to Siena, but I spent a lot of time in Troy with friends at RPI and Sage. I don't know if it's still there, but lots of fun nights at Holmes & Watson back in the day.

Occasionally, a little too much fun.

My son played soccer at a high level for years (I mentioned in another thread that he played with Jack mcglynn in a tournament in Spain one summer) but cooled off in high school for a number of reasons (injuries, focused on academics). He’s doing it recreationally now I think. RPI seems great. My daughter is in her last year at Cornell. My kids are way smarter than me.

 

[Shwafta]

Damn it I just can't leave the thread

 

[adam]

When those renderings drop

 

[Fantazma]

When those renderings drop

yea things can change from first renderings. but based on the tweet with plans. It makes it seem the stadium will be surrounded by retail stores and other buildings. so it will be kinda hidden.

well see

 

[KevinJRogers]

My kids are way smarter than me.

That's all any parent ever wants. Or hopes for. Good job.

 

[Kenny]

yea things can change from first renderings. but based on the tweet with plans. It makes it seem the stadium will be surrounded by retail stores and other buildings. so it will be kinda hidden.

well see

It is part of a larger development that includes residential, a school, retail, etc. it’s almost like a whole new neighborhood, like battery park City or the queens west/LIC waterfront. But it’s not hidden! It’s very prominent. But the initial renderings are generic, so keep that in mind on Wednesday!

 

[adam]

yea things can change from first renderings. but based on the tweet with plans. It makes it seem the stadium will be surrounded by retail stores and other buildings. so it will be kinda hidden.

well see

 

[Fantazma]

 

[sonastride]

Wow its really happening? In the borough I grew up in no less? Let's go Queens and let's go NYCFC! Give us that announcement!

 

[Kjbert]

Patiently awaiting the email.

 

[Shwafta]

Patiently awaiting the email.

People on this forum soon: "IT'S 8AM, STILL NO EMAIL. F THE FRONT OFFICE!!!"

 

[twsj91]

Patiently awaiting the email.

and by patiently you mean consistently refreshing your email every few minutes? Couldn't be me.

 

[kuyakew]

Imagine the email never comes. My Balls Is Blue.

 

[Jon]

Waiting for that first email...

 

[Joe_Cos]

and by patiently you mean consistently refreshing your email every few minutes? Couldn't be me.

I am refreshing Man City Twitter page. Sorry, I had to make the joke.