Nashville gets MLS bid..

[57stratdawg]

Good for them

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Good for them

Nice!

 

[HotMop]

Not officially official according to the local radio show but the MLS commissioner is coming to town. Maybe he just wants to watch a Hockey game tonight. ***

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Not good for Davidson County tax payers, it’s 17ing BS.

It’s crazy how the wealthy get average and lower class citizens to put up the money for some ******** soccer stadium the vast majority of us don’t want.

 

[aTotal360]

I wanted to go to an ATL United game this year and missed out. I was shocked to see ticket prices on Stubhub and Vivid were just as much or more than Falcons tickets. They packed out the new stadium dang near every game.

 

[Sutterkane]

It's only gonna get worse with that transit bill too. Nashville is sadly going to look very different in 20 years if things continue down the current path.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

You should probably move from Davidson County then.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Out of curiosity, how are they funding this? Sales tax increase?

 

[Klovis]

Would be awesome if Nashville gets the team. I’d come up a lot more often!

 

[patdog]

Looks like a pretty good deal to me. 90% of the bonds will be paid with private funding plus revenues generated.

Link

 

[HotMop]

Yeah...looks real bad:

[FONT=&quot]An economic impact study conducted by the University of Tennessee for the ownership group shows the team and stadium will create 1,886 new jobs and $77.7 million in new personal income. Stadium construction and development would create 3,572 jobs and $139.2 million in new income, according to the Mayor’s office.[/FONT]

 

[DerHntr]

Not good for Davidson County tax payers, it’s 17ing BS.

It’s crazy how the wealthy get average and lower class citizens to put up the money for some ******** soccer stadium the vast majority of us don’t want.

Forest > Trees

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Would be better to go European style with promotion and relegation, then every city would have a shot at having a team in the top division.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Flowood United would undoubtedly be shortened to FU. **

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I wish we could get some kind of pro team here in Austin but UT sports seems to inhibit it. San Antonio is not a bad drive, but it is different when it is your home town.

 

[WilCoDawg]

I’ll believe it when I see it. Nashville is becoming a city of the rich and the poor. The middle class are moving out because they can’t afford the homes AND private schools in Davidson Co. And it’s only getting worse with the transit bill if that gets passed. Then all of TN will pay for something the city wants and won’t help ease traffic problems one bit. And it will easily 17 up my daily drive to downtown.

 

[patdog]

It looks like the MLS Columbus Crew will probably be moving to Austin for the 2019 season if they can't get a new stadium in Columbus. Negotiations in Columbus aren't going well and the fanbase has been dwindling for years. They were only 317 fans from being last in the league in attendance.

 

[johnson86-1]

Looks like a pretty good deal to me. 90% of the bonds will be paid with private funding plus revenues generated.

Link

That's very likely to be ********. Maybe this deal will be different, but usually when they say 90% of funding from private funding plus revenues generated, it means the local government/taxpayers are on the hook for a huge chunk of it, and they are "projecting" that revenues will cover that much.

Maybe their analysis is legit though.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

Didn't the Crew have one of the highest attendances a few years ago? I think people would attend games in Memphis. I know I would go. There was a pro team here like 40 years ago

 

[patdog]

It's been a while, but at one time they were usually at or near the top in attendance. But their attendance has declined by about 10% while the league average has gone up by about 50%. They've been near the bottom for several years now.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Austin only has enough room for one pro sports team. **

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

stadium looks like it would also be a fantastic venue for large outdoor concerts.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

they are already working on the completely gluten free, vegan menu to sit right next to the organic free range pot....err head shop vendor.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I have become a Briley Pkwy enthusiast. I will drive extra miles and go around to not have to deal with the downtown loop BS. It’s gotten ridiculous.

 

[SoulCatcher]

They'll have the best sports coverage....

...the Clarion Ledger can provide!

 

[KurtRambis4]

How so?*

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[Msubulldogfan1]

I have become a Briley Pkwy enthusiast. I will drive extra miles and go around to not have to deal with the downtown loop BS. It’s gotten ridiculous.

And it seems there’s really no way to improve the downtown traffic. (Or at least they’re not as worried about that as a stupid *** soccer team) Only gonna get worse.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

they are already working on the completely gluten free, vegan menu to sit right next to the organic free range pot....err head shop vendor.

Ok... Do you live here now or did you live here before?

The only thing you forgot was the completely recycled smelly cups for locally brewed craft beer.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Nashville wasn’t prepared for the type of growth it’s experienced. I moved to Nashville in 96 and it’s a completely different place now. It’s crazy how it has morphed into what it is today. I still love Nashville, but there are too many 17ing people here now.

 

[OneParticularHarbor]

Maroon Eagle are showing quality with this effort.