Soccer in Nashville

[urbanplanet17]

2 hours ago, nashvylle said:

MLS Commissioner mentions Nashville among 4 cities gaining momentum.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/08/03/nashville-one-four-cities-energized-major-league-soccer-expansion-commissioner-says/536075001/

 

Reading up on the Detroit situation, it looks like the city could still decide to not grant the land for MLS and continue building the jail. There is still work to be done- the city just moved forward on negotiations and did not reject the MLS proposal.

In my opinion our best chance would be to get the stadium financing approved before December. Praying!!!

 

Nah, the deal is happening (BTW, Wayne County owns the site, not the City of Detroit). Warren Evans is basically posturing with his comments at this point to bolster his negotiation leverage and also keep the contractor warm in the highly unlikely event that they can't etch something in stone with Gilbert / Gores.

In reality, the only "roadblock" is determining any potential penalties the IRS will impose on Wayne County, as tax credits were awarded for the jail project that won't be completed. 

Edited August 3, 2017 by urbanplanet17

[nashvylle]

If I had to bet money, yes I would say this deal is happening in Detroit.

I pray that it is not finalized until 2018, if it goes through. 

[jmtunafish]

Vanderbilt fans don’t want to share a new off-campus football stadium with a potential Major League Soccer expansion franchise.

That sentiment was repeated loudly by any Commodore fan willing to speak on the hot topic at Saturday’s Dore Jam, the annual Vanderbilt football fan event.

"College football is meant to be played on campus,” said fan Chris Gleason. “And you can’t tell me that it would be the same off campus. No one here actually believes that.”

Two hours of casual conversations at Dore Jam did not yield a single Vanderbilt fan in favor of moving home games off campus, even if it meant playing in a new state-of-the-art stadium costing between $175 million and $250 million.

I can't say that I blame them.  Here's the rest of the article:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2017/08/05/vanderbilt-football-fans-say-no-off-campus-stadium-mls/530874001/

[smeagolsfree]

According to some news shared at the Forum meet there is a rendering of the Soccer Stadium floating around out there and construction would take about two years.

[Pdt2f]

I know it wouldn't be possible but what would be pretty cool would be if Vanderbilt and the potential soccer team could build the soccer/football stadium where Vandy's current stadium is. Maybe the soccer team foots most of the bill but gets like a 30 year lease to use the stadium on Vandy land, with the 'Dores using the stadium during football season. I think midtown would be a nice area for a pro franchise. 

[nashvylle]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

According to some news shared at the Forum meet there is a rendering of the Soccer Stadium floating around out there and construction would take about two years.

Do you know if it is a soccer only stadium or a Vanderbilt/Soccer stadium?

[Titans10]

Let's see these renderings!!

[grilled_cheese]

IMO, the best thing to happen would be a new domed multi use stadium built next to the current Nissan stadium and all three orgs (Titans/Vandy/MLS) use the same facility.  But that will sadly never happen.

[smeagolsfree]

From what I understand it is the soccer stadium only.

[bigeasy]

4 hours ago, jmtunafish said:

Two hours of casual conversations at Dore Jam did not yield the single Vanderbilt fan in favor of moving home games off campus, even if it meant playing in a new state-of-the-art stadium costing between $175 million and $250 million.

 

 

Fixed

[Titans10]

Wilf family, owners of the Minnesota Vikings, joins Nashville's MLS ownership group

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/08/08/wilf-family-owners-minnesota-vikings-joins-nashvilles-major-league-soccer-ownership-group/546471001/

 

Meeting On Stadium Vision Set For Next Week

 

[Flatrock]

4 hours ago, Titans10 said:

Wilf family, owners of the Minnesota Vikings, joins Nashville's MLS ownership group

Ok, that's pretty huge. I love making our bid with seasoned pro-sports savvy ownership. Many advantages there....though I don't know much about the Wilf family.

Edited August 8, 2017 by Flatrock

[etimer13]

With two of the major investors sitting on the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, it's looking more and more like a combined MLS/VU Football stadium at the Fairgrounds. As a fan of both, MLS and VU, this will be very disappointing to me.

[nashvylle]

But aren't the renderings going around just a soccer only stadium? 

[Flatrock]

Just now, nashvylle said:

But aren't the renderings going around just a soccer only stadium? 

Nashvylle, that's my understanding, as well. I do not understand the negativity. We are looking better and better in our chances for MLS....that alone is cause for celebration. If we can nail this thing, it's huge for our city and the soccer fans in the region. If it ends up downtown: great. If it ends up at the Fairgrounds: great. If it ends up in Midtown: great. Bring it on!

[MidTenn1]

BTW, a rendering I have not seen before from a picture of an office at the  MLS headquarters from SSC. Hmmm.

 

[TNinVB]

Looks like hills in the background. Hmmmmm....

[Titans10]

6 hours ago, PHofKS said:

BTW, a rendering I have not seen before from a picture of an office at the  MLS headquarters from SSC. Hmmm.

 

I had the same thought, I looked at that so hard 

[smeagolsfree]

What page on SSC is this on? I cant seem to find it.

[MidTenn1]

29 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

What page on SSC is this on? I cant seem to find it.

It's in the Main page - Stadiums - Soccer Stadiums of US & Canada  forum. Or something like that.

I cropped the original picture which included a rendering of the Raleigh proposal, so it is fairly recent.

Edited August 9, 2017 by PHofKS

[smeagolsfree]

Thanks!

[nashvylle]

the scarf on the chair does not seem to be Nashville SC's colors.

[japan]

Word on the street is that this may be Phoenix.

[MidTenn1]

1 hour ago, japan said:

Word on the street is that this may be Phoenix.

Not seeing that.

[japan]

53 minutes ago, PHofKS said:

Not seeing that.

You may be right.