Comments on: Column: Revs — A team without a home http://mainecampus.com/2009/11/05/column-revs-%e2%80%94-a-team-without-a-home/ The University of Maine student newspaper since 1875 Thu, 24 May 2012 03:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike http://mainecampus.com/2009/11/05/column-revs-%e2%80%94-a-team-without-a-home/#comment-6604 Mike Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:53 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3724731#comment-6604 Excellent article. As a Revs season ticket holder, it is hard to look at what other teams have in MLS, and then keep a happy face when I go to a game at Gillette Stadium. Excellent article. As a Revs season ticket holder, it is hard to look at what other teams have in MLS, and then keep a happy face when I go to a game at Gillette Stadium.

]]> By: Edwards http://mainecampus.com/2009/11/05/column-revs-%e2%80%94-a-team-without-a-home/#comment-6530 Edwards Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:33:47 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3724731#comment-6530 This is a nice sentiment but not really well informed. Certainly a soccer stadium would boost attendance for the Revolution and all of us MLS fans in New England want that. "So the fear must be that a new stadium wouldn’t be profitable, right?" What are you basing that on? If you followed the story more closely you'd know there are all kinds of issue with the MBTA and the Mass state government that play into this project. These soccer stadiums can range anywhere from $50-200 million just for the stadium construction so a cost-benefit analysis has to be based on location, total cost and supporting infrastructure and real estate development. There are multiple scenarios that could take place and I'm guessing the Krafts and Somerville are looking for one that works in a tough economy right now. It should be added that expansion Seattle FC drew 30-thousand fans a game in MLS this year playing in an NFL football stadium. That was helped by their home (and the Seahawks) Qwest Field) being in an urban setting. The latest from the Boston Herald last week is that this idea is still very much alive, which gives everyone who agrees with your basic argument, that the Revolution would benefit from their own home, hope: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1207100 This is a nice sentiment but not really well informed. Certainly a soccer stadium would boost attendance for the Revolution and all of us MLS fans in New England want that.

“So the fear must be that a new stadium wouldn’t be profitable, right?” What are you basing that on? If you followed the story more closely you’d know there are all kinds of issue with the MBTA and the Mass state government that play into this project. These soccer stadiums can range anywhere from $50-200 million just for the stadium construction so a cost-benefit analysis has to be based on location, total cost and supporting infrastructure and real estate development. There are multiple scenarios that could take place and I’m guessing the Krafts and Somerville are looking for one that works in a tough economy right now.

It should be added that expansion Seattle FC drew 30-thousand fans a game in MLS this year playing in an NFL football stadium. That was helped by their home (and the Seahawks) Qwest Field) being in an urban setting.

The latest from the Boston Herald last week is that this idea is still very much alive, which gives everyone who agrees with your basic argument, that the Revolution would benefit from their own home, hope:

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1207100

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