TexasTerror
December 16th, 2005, 09:42 PM
Houston has now got the MLS team. I've got no clue what to expect.
How many do these teams get in your city for atendance?
Is having a non-soccer specific stadium a good idea? I don't see what the point is if you have just 16-20 games there. I guess you could throw some youth, HS and college games there, but does that do enough justice and make it worth it to have the stadium?
Does your city (home of the MLS) have a beat writer that follows the team? Or do they get stringers for road games? My thinking is that this will be like our WNBA Comets or AHL Aeros where they have a writer for home and a stringer on the road, which to me shows the media does not care.
Anything else you'd like to say?
They said both the WNBA and MLS would fall flat on their faces. Both are still alive, have had plenty of ups and downs, franchises moving, franchises shutting down and franchises opening up. Guess we'll see what happens.
To me, San Jose had a nice following. They had no owner. Houston has no owner. They had no stadium plan. We've been mulling a plan for years, but no plan. I don't see what the difference is and now we have a few months to get the ball rolling...
How many do these teams get in your city for atendance?
Is having a non-soccer specific stadium a good idea? I don't see what the point is if you have just 16-20 games there. I guess you could throw some youth, HS and college games there, but does that do enough justice and make it worth it to have the stadium?
Does your city (home of the MLS) have a beat writer that follows the team? Or do they get stringers for road games? My thinking is that this will be like our WNBA Comets or AHL Aeros where they have a writer for home and a stringer on the road, which to me shows the media does not care.
Anything else you'd like to say?
They said both the WNBA and MLS would fall flat on their faces. Both are still alive, have had plenty of ups and downs, franchises moving, franchises shutting down and franchises opening up. Guess we'll see what happens.
To me, San Jose had a nice following. They had no owner. Houston has no owner. They had no stadium plan. We've been mulling a plan for years, but no plan. I don't see what the difference is and now we have a few months to get the ball rolling...