Portland Timbers (MLS) News

[urbanlife]

Originally Posted by jaxg8r1

Looks like Vancouver was chosen today as the first of 2 MLS expansion teams. And the rumor going around the internet today is that MLS has a press conference scheduled Friday morning at 930am, downtown Portland Hilton....

yeah, I read somewhere last night that there was going to be some form of announcement with Paulson's group. Sounds very promising in this light.

[jaxg8r1]

Originally Posted by urbanlife

yeah, I read somewhere last night that there was going to be some form of announcement with Paulson's group. Sounds very promising in this light.

Now the Oregonian is even reporting it

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index...soccer_te.html

[Okstate]

Do you guys have any guesses as far as PGE's stadium capacity after renovation?

[zilfondel]

20,000 right?

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by zilfondel

20,000 right?

I think that's right. It will seat about the same number as it does now. Seats will be removed from the north end above the concourse (to make way for a restaurant, supposedly), but permanent seats will be added to the east end to make up for the loss. Also I think seats may be added behind the south goal.

[RoseCtyRoks]

I was curious about the average seating capacities for MLS soccer stadiums. They range from just over 10,000 (San Jose) to over 80,000 (New York). I wonder if some of the larger stadiums sell out any games, as these are some huge numbers by any standards.

Scroll down to see the capacity for each team ('07 stats) :



http://www.sportmapworld.com/map/soc...h-america/mls/

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by RoseCtyRoks

I was curious about the average seating capacities for MLS soccer stadiums. They range from just over 10,000 (San Jose) to over 80,000 (New York). I wonder if some of the larger stadiums sell out any games, as these are some huge numbers by any standards.

Scroll down to see the capacity for each team ('07 stats) :



http://www.sportmapworld.com/map/soc...h-america/mls/

New York currently plays in Giants Stadium. Their new 25,000 seat stadium opens in 2010.

San Jose has had trouble getting a suitable permanent home. They currently play in a college soccer stadium. But they also plan to build their own stadium.

AFAIK, the only teams that play in huge (NFL) stadiums and don't plan to move are New England and Seattle.

[cab]

Is PSU football going to be using this as well?

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by cab

Is PSU football going to be using this as well?

Yes.

[Okstate]

Originally Posted by twofiftyfive

I think that's right. It will seat about the same number as it does now. Seats will be removed from the north end above the concourse (to make way for a restaurant, supposedly), but permanent seats will be added to the east end to make up for the loss. Also I think seats may be added behind the south goal.

Will we still be able to look down onto the playing field from Max passing by?

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by Okstate

Will we still be able to look down onto the playing field from Max passing by?

As far as I know. Here is a picture from when temporary seats were added along 18th Avenue for the Women's World Cup (I would embed it, but it's large and I don't know how to constrain it).

[MarkDaMan]

any renderings of the updated PGE Park? They should put something up in front of the hideous MAC!

[zilfondel]

Pic of existing structure from wikimedia commons.

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by MarkDaMan

any renderings of the updated PGE Park? They should put something up in front of the hideous MAC!

Only this. Maybe we'll get more tomorrow.

[RED_PDXer]

Originally Posted by zilfondel

Sam Adams proposed tearing down MC instead of building it in Lents.

Holy cow! There's an enormous about of embedded energy in the structure of the MC. To just tear it down seems so wasteful..

[Pavlov's Dog]

Originally Posted by twofiftyfive

I think that's right. It will seat about the same number as it does now. Seats will be removed from the north end above the concourse (to make way for a restaurant, supposedly), but permanent seats will be added to the east end to make up for the loss. Also I think seats may be added behind the south goal.

On the web page they say 25,000. That's a decent size for a soccer stadium in any country. Even in Italy and Spain you have top-level teams with stadia that size.

[360Rich]

Originally Posted by RED_PDXer

Holy cow! There's an enormous about of embedded energy in the structure of the MC. To just tear it down seems so wasteful..

I agree, it seems terribly wasteful to only get 50 years out of that structure.

I was just at the Rose Quarter yesterday for the NCAA tournament, and was looking at the Coliseum before the doors opened.

I really love the way it looks, and was just yesterday thinking it could look amazing with some TLC.

[twofiftyfive]

Originally Posted by Pavlov's Dog

On the web page they say 25,000. That's a decent size for a soccer stadium in any country. Even in Italy and Spain you have top-level teams with stadia that size.

Hmm, so it does. This Oregonian report from before the city council vote says 20,000. For some reason, I was thinking that was the real number.

At the announcement today, MLS commissioner Don Garber hinted that we will host some World Cup qualifiers in the future, so if it were only 20,000 then temporary seats would probably have to be added sometimes.

[Strange Meat]

Originally Posted by twofiftyfive

New York currently plays in Giants Stadium. Their new 25,000 seat stadium opens in 2010.

San Jose has had trouble getting a suitable permanent home. They currently play in a college soccer stadium. But they also plan to build their own stadium.

AFAIK, the only teams that play in huge (NFL) stadiums and don't plan to move are New England and Seattle.

And both of those teams have ownership which also owns those NFL stadiums.

[MarkDaMan]

PGE Park isn't going to stick is it? Doesn't their agreement end next year?

Adidas Park?