Rentschler Field is way in the north of CT, not a great plan
Yale Bowl, however, is perfect because it is walking distance for me so we should go with that if we really want to be a CT team #NYCFCinCT
Stadium Discussion
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Rentschler Field is way in the north of CT, not a great plan
Yale Bowl, however, is perfect because it is walking distance for me so we should go with that if we really want to be a CT team #NYCFCinCT
Icahn Stadium, but I don't know who owns that and it's really hard to get to.
But it's still in the city.
But it's still in the city.
I think it's owned by the city but is run by a charitable organization type of company. Or something like that. There's a bus that goes right there from 125th and Lex, which is maybe adequate for the 5,000 people it holds but won't really work for 30,000 soccer fans. An issue is that it's a dedicated track and field stadium. Don't think they'll mess up their track for soccer, especially considering there's a soccer field there too, although that has maybe a few hundred seats. Not even sure the infield is large enough for a soccer field anyway.
The original Cosmos played there, although that was Downing Stadium and Icahn replaced that.
Yeah I'm wondering where we would hold US Open cup matches if YS isn't available. Icahn or Columbia U seem to work pretty well.
St johns i think is the best option. Lot of area teams play their open cup games there.
NYCFC can also choose to allow the opponent to host. Wouldn't surprise me if they did
Yeah. Such a bummer though. And what if we get to the latter stages of the Open Cup? Would suck to give up home field advantage.
Wonder if we would have the option to add some temporary seating. Belson Stadium (St. John's) seats 2,200. Ichan Stadium seats 5,000. I think we'd need more than those two figures to accommodate demand.
I also note that Ichan Stadium has an artificial surface, which is a big strike against it.
I thought there was some rule against hosting certain events at Icahn Stadium, including soccer matches. This was discussed 200 pages ago I think.
Let's check the videotape...
So nobody cited anything, but on the other hand nobody has disputed it in 22 months.
Status: Confirmed.
As much as things change, they stay the same:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/07/sports/plus-soccer-metrostars-first-to-play-on-turf.html
"In the past months, the MetroStars have discussed alternatives that include two sites in Queens, Aqueduct racetrack and in Willets Point (as part of a stadium project for the Mets); Coney Island in Brooklyn; and at Columbia University in Manhattan."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/07/sports/plus-soccer-metrostars-first-to-play-on-turf.html
"In the past months, the MetroStars have discussed alternatives that include two sites in Queens, Aqueduct racetrack and in Willets Point (as part of a stadium project for the Mets); Coney Island in Brooklyn; and at Columbia University in Manhattan."
I believe you're correct. Unless they changed something over the years, I'm almost certain the people who foot the bill to renovate the venue, stipulated it could only be used for track meets (and maybe even concerts). No other sporting events were to be allowed.
Good point. The game according to ussoccer.com would be on Wednesday, June 15th. The last Yankee game prior to that is on Sunday June 12th, and they don't return until Tuesday June 21st. Plenty of time to turn the field back around.
The problem would be with demands. Yankee Stadium is very good expensive to operate for a few thousand. So unless they think they can buck the trend of low single-digit attendance for early round games, they look for a stop-loss venue, if they even attempt to host.
we have a game vs philly 6/18. Probably just set the field up for soccer the minute Yankees leave and keep it up till Sunday.
