Sandy, you can watch Coker's recreational team. About as exciting as
the USL, and it's free : ) I believe they are in a fight for
relegation lol
Bd in the great white north
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Re: [nas] RM vs. DC
by Sandy Canetti
10 August 2006 14:30 UTC < < <
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So, when I come out to Seattle the end of August, are there any soccer
games for me to watch? :)
At 09:02 AM 8/10/2006, Mark Coker wrote:
> From: "Doug Swan" <swansuite@comcast.net>
>
>> Seriously, is there another city in the US that sells out this game
that quickly? We may not have an owner willing to buy into the business
model, but we do have a city that will support soccer as well or
better than any major town in the US. Okay, I'll stop being desperate.
Doug
>
> I've been here since 1981. I've seen one Sounders team fold, and one
on life support.
> I believe we have a city that supports "big event" soccer.
>
> US national team drew roughly 16k twice here last year, 19k in 2003.
Even Chelsea-Celtic drew much less in the second year of the CW tour.
Give 'em a big event every couple of years and attendance will stay
high.
>
> Of course, that may not be specific to Seattle.
>
> Mark