Deuce Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Great. Because clearly Miami will support a soccer team this time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yup... talking about how their 2001 team was one of the best MLS has ever seen... ...cut to empty seats and the club going broke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Miami should work, particularly for baseball and soccer, but for a variety of reasons it just doesn't. However, it's a top-20 TV market and a top-3 hispanic market so you can understand the appeal from MLS's perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 And it's where good ole Becks wants to put his team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Phil Rawlins (owner of Orlando City) is in NYC today to have a talk with MLS. Probably getting told to give up because Miami is getting the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Miami is literally one of the worst sport supporting cities out there. The only reason the Heat get any fandom is b/c they won something and its cool to go to a Heat game. When Wade and LeBron go away one day, the team will go back to filling 50% of the seats and be an after-thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Phil Rawlins (owner of Orlando City) is in NYC today to have a talk with MLS. Probably getting told to give up because Miami is getting the team. Or they'll tell him what the league REALLY needs is a third team in New York. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Miami is literally one of the worst sport supporting cities out there. The only reason the Heat get any fandom is b/c they won something and its cool to go to a Heat game. When Wade and LeBron go away one day, the team will go back to filling 50% of the seats and be an after-thought. They're the Lakers of the east. Except the Lakers also have some base support beneath the celebrity bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Miami is literally one of the worst sport supporting cities out there. The only reason the Heat get any fandom is b/c they won something and its cool to go to a Heat game. When Wade and LeBron go away one day, the team will go back to filling 50% of the seats and be an after-thought. Yup and they still have to be dragged there even with "The Greatest Team of All Time". Half the crowd doesn't get there until the first quarter is nearly over and then they leave early when they're winning (and losing in the finals). Horrible place to put a team. The MLS had been getting all of the decisions right lately until the 2nd NY team and this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Miami is literally one of the worst sport supporting cities out there. The only reason the Heat get any fandom is b/c they won something and its cool to go to a Heat game. When Wade and LeBron go away one day, the team will go back to filling 50% of the seats and be an after-thought. Yup and they still have to be dragged there even with "The Greatest Team of All Time". Half the crowd doesn't get there until the first quarter is nearly over and then they leave early when they're winning (and losing in the finals). Horrible place to put a team. The MLS had been getting all of the decisions right lately until the 2nd NY team and this. Yup. The Dolphins will fill up now that they are 3-0 and when/if the season turns for worse it will be empty again. The Marlins have an awful following too. The UM Hurricanes football team are the only well supported team with consistent fan base but my god those are some awful people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMag Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Miami is filled with Cubans and Puerto Ricenos... baseball and "Hi'Li" (whateverthefuckthatis) is what they play. They know nothing of futbol. You are thinking of California and the Southwest where a Hispanic market should make an MLS team work. Cubans even vote Republican FFS... they are very different from most other latino communities in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Yeah but they don't even support the professional baseball team that's there. There are also plenty of Mexicans, Venezuelans, and Colombians in Miami fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 It's a major metropolitan area that should be capable of supporting several professional sports teams. But they've consistently come up short, for whatever reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Here we go: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2439486/David-Beckham-new-MLS-franchise-Miami.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 mother f... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Oh no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I don't mind Miami getting it, as long as Orlando gets one and Atlanta doesn't. The last spot should really go somewhere in the Midwest; Minneapolis, St. Louis and Detroit are all good options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Money talks, sadly. The powers that be seem completely oblivious to existing club structures and fanbases in place, that would be more deserving of a franchise. The case for Orlando looks strong, until... "Beckham wants Miami? DONE." Pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 How many more franchises are they adding? I thought it was only two more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I believe Garber said four, and three of those were essentially already spoken for. One being NYCFC, and I would guess (hope) Orlando and Miami are the other two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Never posted in this thread before, so sorry - but it's bugging me... what's the thread title all about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Brace yourself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://orlandocitysoccer.com/news/?article_id=1609 "We expect if we receive the City and County’s backing, we will be able to announce a MLS franchise sometime in November.” From the owner of Orlando City. Good news indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Cool. Gives me something to watch when I move over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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