Re: [nas] Red Bull Park Groundbraking Sept 19... seriously

On 14 Aug 2006 at 12:34, Eric Mills wrote:

> A friend of mine attended the first game of the new phase of
> construction for the Atlanta Silverbacks' stadium. For that game, it
> held some 4,000+ spectators in stands with seats plus an overflow
> crowd on a grass embankment. He told me it looked pretty good and that
> the Silverbacks have a schedule to expand the stadium to MLS-size
> capacity. My understanding is that they don't have a strong ownership
> group at the moment, so an MLS bid would probably be a while. Maybe a
> nice, new, big stadium would attract a nice, new, big investor.

I'm going to the match this Saturday to see the Silverbacks play FC Miami 
and quite possibly the "ghost" of Romario, if he's still with them. I'll give a 
report when I get back.

As for the ownership group, they don't have mega-millions but they appear 
to be doing what one should do without unlimited resources, they only 
expand to the extent that thay can financially sustain it. There plans are to 
expand to 15,000 in 4 phases, they are currently at Phase II. If USL 1 is all 
they can support, then they stay at that level, if the demand is there. They 
could seek additional backers and push for MLS, but this decision is at least 
3 or 4 years away.

This is basically what all of us have been recommending that pro soccer do, 
right? 

"Build from the back"  :-)

Cheers, Chris
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Chris Allen   
c.s.allen@comcast.net
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"Comrades, we always said it was a 5 year plan"
--NE Rev Fanzine "Pictures of Chairman Mao (1996-2001)

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