Wonderwall wrote:zabbadabbado wrote:MLS Football (soccer for Americans
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I started watching MLS last season, following our embryonic American little sister, wearing our Sky Blue NYCC.I was wondering has anyone else started getting in to it like me ?
It’s not the Premier League, still I have to say,i have been impressed by the real improvement in American Football. The US fans I have to say are simply brilliant; they have really embraced Football (soccer), even all the parody terrace chanting. I Watched Orlando v NYCC last night. The new sold out impressive 25,000 Orlando ground was rocking all game, there was even a designated standing/singing area, complete with cup holders. The fans were just brilliant, singing their hearts out from the first minute to the last. American chants are fucking hilarious…..”NYCC you aint got no history…"NYCC you aint got no history"…even the British commentator was like "these chants are making me chuckle".
I can’t believe how much football in US has changed. I remember when they simply didn’t get football (soccer). People faces in the crowd simply looked confused.
These days watching US football (soccer) you could be forgiven for thinking any of these games were in England. The crowds are rocking, the singing is excellent and would shame many English grounds. We could actually learn from the Americans. If we had a designated standing/singing section at the Etihad (maybe without the Cup holders) it would have our ground rocking also.
Very Impressed with the way US Football has evolved on, and off the pitch. Packed grounds is what you want to see.
Looks like the American public has taken to it. By all accounts it's the biggest growing sport in the USA.
They do still have the odd American gimmick like the portland timbers chainsawing a piece off the tree trunk for every goal. Still, it's a tradition.
Got to say I absolutely hate the pitch for NYCFC home games. They need a home and the Yankee stadium isn't it.
This 100%. I would probably buy tickets if there was a better place, but it is complicated. I actually do plan to attend one game this season with my 6 year old nephew, but I really wish it was in a proper football stadium. I've been to RedBull Arena once in 2010, I believe, when we played in the Barclays New York Challenge pre-season cup with NY RedBulls, Spurs and Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was a great atmosphere and place to watch, as you are quite close to the action even in the not expensive seats. When I posted photos on Facebook and English friend of mine thought it was White Hart Lane.
The problem with NYCFC and getting a proper stadium is complicated as there are various factors impeding the ability to get a new venue. I post a little bit on NYCFC Forums and there has been a long discussion about this, but I found an article showing the financial dealings between the Yankees and CFG surrounding use of Yankee Stadium and one potential problem is that since NYCFC is already profitable at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees have less incentive to want NYCFC to leave. Here's what I posted:
http://www.metrosoccernation.com/exclusive-details-emerge-financial-agreement-cfg-yankees/
My bad if this version was already posted, but this is concerning news.
The existence of a capital-based ownership agreement between CFG and the Yankees, and the lease for use of Yankee Stadium alters the understanding of NYCFC’s incentives to eventually build and manage their own stadium. If the cost of the lease begins to exceed the revenue needed to turn a profit, the Club will have to look towards building their own stadium to reduce annual expenditures by not pay a landlord.
However, based on statements from the organizations, it appears NYCFC is squarely in the black, and attendance numbers seem to indicate prolonged interest in the club. With the Yankees 20% ownership interest, it’s unlikely that NYCFC’s revenue is being affected enough to persuade them to spend exorbitant amounts of money to build and maintain their own stadium.
The other issue relates to finding land suitable for a stadium in a city with a huge housing problem and where politics have a huge impact as public opinion generally is very much against building or helping fund/provide tax breaks (often what happens in these deals) for a stadium in NYC, and some of which is for good reason when residents struggle to deal with the cost of living already.
Right now, it is seeming like no stadium is going to be built any time soon.
