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Looks like several of my friends from Boston and I were right. Bob Kraft, who apparently was not offered enough money by Revere and Somerville is now focusing efforts on building a new stadium in the 18K to 22K range in between I-93 and the railroad tracks on state land located between the South End and S Boston, just just South of downtown Boston. This just happens to be immediately next to the proposed location for the main Olympic Stadium for Boston's 2024 potential bid should Boston be selected over (San Francisco, LA & DC) for the US bid. As Kraft is one of the leaders on Boston's Olympic bid committee, along with his friend, John Fish, who is the CEO of Suffolk Construction (the company likely to benefit massively from an Olympic construction boom in Boston), this is not a coincidence.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...dium-boston/s7p5krvDeH1J7UgjlEIFtM/story.html
My prediction, the Olympic Stadium & the Rev's new pitch become on in the same. So, the Revs should have a new stadium around 2026 (2 years after the Olympics).
Couple of other notes from the story...
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...dium-boston/s7p5krvDeH1J7UgjlEIFtM/story.html
My prediction, the Olympic Stadium & the Rev's new pitch become on in the same. So, the Revs should have a new stadium around 2026 (2 years after the Olympics).
There is the possibility that Kraft could build a 60,000-seat stadium on the site, and then much like was done in London, have the seating reduced to a more manageable audience for Major League Soccer purposes...the cost of converting the stadium has been more than $200 million, to be completed in 2016...Taxpayers footed the bill.
After privately financing Gillette Stadium, the Krafts so far have not pledged to do the same for a soccer stadium, which probably would cost more than $100 million.
After privately financing Gillette Stadium, the Krafts so far have not pledged to do the same for a soccer stadium, which probably would cost more than $100 million.
Couple of other notes from the story...
The Revolution have acknowledged that playing in the cavernous Gillette Stadium, located well outside of Boston’s urban core, is not an ideal setting for soccer. In October, the Revolution’s president told the Globe that a preferred size for a new soccer stadium would seat 18,000 to 22,000 fans.
The Revolution are among the few MLS teams not playing in a soccer-specific stadium. Many of the other stadiums are relatively small, intimate venues; the Revs, by comparison, are unable to fill a massive football stadium, despite logging their highest attendance this season in six years: 16,681 on average.
In an interview with the Globe in October, Revolution president Brian Bilello said a smaller stadium would also allow the team to sell high-priced premium seats. Club sections at Gillette are so removed that they are not appealing, he said.
A city stadium would also bring the Revolution closer to the young urban fans who are driving the league’s growth. Four in 10 MLS fans are 34 or younger, according to Nielsen Media Research, compared with 24 percent of Major League Baseball fans.
The most recent talks date back to at least the past summer and have involved the possibility of adding light rail service to the site from South Station, said a source who was briefed on those plans.
The Revolution are among the few MLS teams not playing in a soccer-specific stadium. Many of the other stadiums are relatively small, intimate venues; the Revs, by comparison, are unable to fill a massive football stadium, despite logging their highest attendance this season in six years: 16,681 on average.
In an interview with the Globe in October, Revolution president Brian Bilello said a smaller stadium would also allow the team to sell high-priced premium seats. Club sections at Gillette are so removed that they are not appealing, he said.
A city stadium would also bring the Revolution closer to the young urban fans who are driving the league’s growth. Four in 10 MLS fans are 34 or younger, according to Nielsen Media Research, compared with 24 percent of Major League Baseball fans.
The most recent talks date back to at least the past summer and have involved the possibility of adding light rail service to the site from South Station, said a source who was briefed on those plans.