I also think this is going to cut strongly against us in the process. The Islanders are pretty much guaranteed to build if selected, so unless the Islanders' bid is hot trash, why would you reject it in favor of a developer who is publicly indecisive? They run the risk of shooing away the Islanders and then having NYCFC walk.
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I also think this is going to cut strongly against us in the process. The Islanders are pretty much guaranteed to build if selected, so unless the Islanders' bid is hot trash, why would you reject it in favor of a developer who is publicly indecisive? They run the risk of shooing away the Islanders and then having NYCFC walk.
Because this is NY and nothing ever makes sense.
Third Rail/Chicken Bucket retail collaboration extravaganza confirmed.
We will build an entire chicken bucket factory to prevent NYCFC from building at Belmont. It's fucking brilliant I tell you.
The RFP is explicitly for "entertainment, sports, recreation, retail and hospitality" developments.
Developments have to be "complementary" to horse racing and wagering.
Developments are explicitly prohibited from being residential development and gambling.
Not much left besides sports...
maybe but doesnt it just look bad that they chicken out should nycfc win? dont want that " oh they are not serious" reputation in other places they may bid in future.
Do you drive? Do you know that JFK is at the end of the Van Wyck and Belmont is at the end of the Cross Island, where the only JFK traffic is people that are lost or trying to get to the high school in Bellmore?
FFS, man, save your outrage for when you know what you're talking about.
Went through Bellmore-Merrick school district. This made me chortle.
OMG THIS MEAM was when AEROSMITH was on she was talking to the Drummer NY native born Joey Kramer ! Oh and AEROSMITH'S 2 Stadiums are Madison Square and Boston Gardens !Go Cougars!
In Belmont. Islanders attendance would go up, NYCFC attendance would go down.
Maybe, but not necessarily. If you throw out the last year in Nassau and the first year in Brooklyn, both higher than usual, the 7 years before the move look very similar attendance-wise compared to the 2 years post-move. They've had 13 1/2 thousand people in a 15,000 seat building for 10 years in a row, more or less. Not sure a new, larger arena is going to help attendance any. Too lazy to look up attendance during their dynasty years but I suppose it'd be around 15,000, or basically a full building. Not sure there's much evidence there's more potential Islanders fans out there.
For a team that's doing pretty well on the field, the decline in attendance isn't a good sign though.
I shudder to think what the numbers would be, if NYCFC were sitting last on the table.
This!
Could be a whole new thread on here. Why does attendance suck when this team is really good? No more weather excuses like earlier this year.
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But does it suck? Only teams ahead of is are: 1) new team/new stadium, 2) 1 of a kind city/stadium combo, 3) powerhouse and 4) new stadium.
And our average is dragged down by at least 600 or so by the Hartford game.
All in, removing the novelty of first seasons and new stadiums and the impact of 1 Hudson Derby vs 2 and the Hartford game, I don’t think attendance is all that bad.
When you look at the size of our city and metro area, combined with the diversity we have, we really should be bringing in more fans. I really don't even know what it is besides the stadium issue. We lack a true home so when you tell people you're a fan of NYCFC and they ask where they play, and you tell them Yankee Stadium. I think many people just think we're like a minor league team renting the place.
Playing in Yankee Stadium presents the team as a novelty. Playing in a half full stadium gives the look of an inferior product. Playing in Belmont will make NYCFC seem like a NASL team.
Exactly... When you play in a 48k seat stadium and you aren't filling the field and main levels, it gives of a really bad appearance.
