Is a privately funded stadium Downtown the only answer?

SoccerPrime · 05-04-2006, 06:11 AM

Maybe I just missed this, but at the bottom of this article: http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_3783529

It says this:
RSL executives are said to be negotiating to relocate the team to Phoenix. A move could be necessary, RSL officials have maintained, if they cannot get a soccer-specific stadium in Utah.

WHAT?

Deuce · 05-04-2006, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Maybe I just missed this, but at the bottom of this article: http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_3783529

It says this:
RSL executives are said to be negotiating to relocate the team to Phoenix. A move could be necessary, RSL officials have maintained, if they cannot get a soccer-specific stadium in Utah.

WHAT?

Dean howes said this in the tribune about Phoenix

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Howes

Phoenix talk has spread like wildfire. But Howes called a possible move to the Valley of the Sun more rhetoric to fan the flame.
"This is a witch hunt," the team's CEO said Tuesday. "We own this team. We are not selling this team. We are committed to having this team become successful in Salt Lake City."
When asked about a possible move to Phoenix, Howes said, "I am not going to answer that."

SoccerPrime · 05-04-2006, 07:26 AM

Thanks Deuce, do you have a link to that article?
Wow, too much this week...my head is spinning.

Deuce · 05-04-2006, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Thanks Deuce, do you have a link to that article?
Wow, too much this week...my head is spinning.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3783436
the quote is from the bit near the people shopping for RSL gear.

SoccerPrime · 05-04-2006, 07:44 AM

Thanks Deuce.

This quote is encouraging and makes a lot of sense:

Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan was more hopeful.
"We're still going to work with Real and see what we can do," he said. What Sandy can't do, however, is issue the bond to pay the $45 million tab alone. "We would need the revenue stream to pay for it," Dolan said.
City staffers floated the idea that the county ship the hotel tax money to Sandy and let the city issue a bond. Sandy then would take on the financial liability as well as the political fallout if the team failed.

Deuce · 05-04-2006, 07:48 AM

If the SL County Muppets had not already said the hotel tax money will go to other things. I would be more inclined to hope for that but...

RSL lobbied hard for them get that money... Now RSL gets none of it!

Rover · 05-04-2006, 08:03 AM

Is it just me, but are the sports columnists lining up on one side of this and the editiorial pagers on the other?

Rover · 05-04-2006, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Maybe I just missed this, but at the bottom of this article: http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_3783529

It says this:
RSL executives are said to be negotiating to relocate the team to Phoenix. A move could be necessary, RSL officials have maintained, if they cannot get a soccer-specific stadium in Utah.

WHAT?

I'm in Phoenix right now.

It's quite warm.

Jose Luis Luviano · 05-04-2006, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Deuce

When asked about a possible move to Phoenix, Howes said, "Those cheap Zonies are almost broke after paying for the hot tub in their baseball stadium and for a stadium for their glorified Community College football team. We're checking to see how stupid taxpayers in Rochester are."

Fixed Howes' post.

Deuce · 05-04-2006, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Rover

I'm in Phoenix right now.

It's quite warm.

Come to think of it... I remember when i lived in North Phoenix that it was actually nice there... I mean if I don't mind having the Rocket Science as a neighbor and in the same supporters group I might be able to relocate to Phoenix.

I pretty much stayed in Utah this long because we got MLS... so why not move with the team...

Well wherever they go... unless it some silly northern state... I suppose I could move!

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