Stadium Discussion

[Seth]

25,000 seats is a great size too - big enough that you can get tickets, small enough that you'll have to plan ahead because most games will be -- at least -- close to a sellout.

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.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Also-- as a lifelong New Yorker, and parent who shepherded two kids through youth soccer in the City, I always regarded the Willets site as by far the best possible site for our stadium. The other sports stadiums (and museums, park, etc), the transportation, the international character of the neighborhoods all around, and most of all, as anyone who has wandered through Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on a weekend afternoon and seen about a million youth and pickup soccer games playing out can tell you-- it's the epicenter of soccer culture in the city.

LFG

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.

 

[mgarbowski]

Sorry I mean of the plots near citi field. I believe some people on the forum was measuring the plot below this one.

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.

 

[Shwafta]

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.

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)

 

[Seth]

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 did this one a billion years ago:

 

[nickp91]

This is going to be nice Can’t wait to pick some nice seats

 

[Gotham Gator]

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)

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.

 

[NickFromAstoria]

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 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.

 

[adam]

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

I am! Islanders too?

 

[Kenny]

I am! Islanders too?

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)

 

[adam]

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)

My sports brother from another mother

 

[moogoo]

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.