badland

Hey all,
   I'm glad to hear some progress is being made on this - not only for the  
New York club, but also for all the other MLS clubs that will have their  
share of the league losses reduced by getting the league out of the  
Meadowlands.
   However, some of my skepticism still remains. I don't think we've heard  
a date for a groundbreaking before - so that's progress, instead of the  
usual "more information in 60-90 days" refrain. But, this project has  
moved forward in fits and starts for its whole existence - so it wouldn't  
surprise me to have more delays ahead.
   My threshhold for believing any stadium project is a reality is usually  
equipment moving dirt (not just a ceremonial groundbreaking, but  
on-the-clock construction guys moving dirt with smoke-belching machinery).  
With the promises we've all heard from New York before, my threshhold for  
them had become much higher - it had become stadium ushers tearing  
tickets. With the involvement of Red Bull now in addition to AEG, I'll  
move my threshhold back to its original point - equipment moving dirt.
   On a related note, does anybody have any pictures of the Silverbacks  
stadium finished? The Silverbacks site, that I could see last night, only  
has construction pictures available.

Matt

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