CENTEXFAN Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Columbus Crew may move to Austin TX 2019. https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/10/16/columbus-crew-austin-texas-anthony-precourt-stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 God, I hope not. The two current Texas clubs are bottom third of the league in attendance (Dallas, in fact, is last). Austin seems lukewarm at best about the whole thing; it was San Antonio, not Austin, who put in a bid for a team for the current round of expansion, and people don't seem to think it's really possible to get a stadium built in Austin proper. The timing of this news was horrible with the end of the regular season being Sunday and Columbus still having an outside shot at a first round bye. Columbus was a founding member of the league and the first to get a soccer specific stadium built. A lot of fans who were already upset about the USMNT's performance in World Cup qualifying have latched on to this as a way to vent. The NFL can give everyone the double middle finger and keep on printing money, but MLS can't afford to alienate paying fans, not right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETXfan16 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 God, I hope not. The two current Texas clubs are bottom third of the league in attendance (Dallas, in fact, is last). Austin seems lukewarm at best about the whole thing; it was San Antonio, not Austin, who put in a bid for a team for the current round of expansion, and people don't seem to think it's really possible to get a stadium built in Austin proper. The timing of this news was horrible with the end of the regular season being Sunday and Columbus still having an outside shot at a first round bye. Columbus was a founding member of the league and the first to get a soccer specific stadium built. A lot of fans who were already upset about the USMNT's performance in World Cup qualifying have latched on to this as a way to vent. The NFL can give everyone the double middle finger and keep on printing money, but MLS can't afford to alienate paying fans, not right now. I wonder if that has anything to do with the team being in Frisco. I would go to a lot of their games, but driving to Frisco on the tollway is a total beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukeshot Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I wonder if that has anything to do with the team being in Frisco. I would go to a lot of their games, but driving to Frisco on the tollway is a total beating. I've seen people deny it and say it's all down to the team being poorly marketed, but I think Frisco's a factor, yeah. If Columbus makes the move without a firm stadium plan in place, they could wind up in a similar sort of situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I wonder if that has anything to do with the team being in Frisco. I would go to a lot of their games, but driving to Frisco on the tollway is a total beating. Driving to Frisco, in Frisco, near Frisco in any way, shape, or form is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I normally catch one Dynamo game a year. I always want to see more, but never seem to make it out. The games are fun and BBVA isn't a bad venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETXfan16 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I've seen people deny it and say it's all down to the team being poorly marketed, but I think Frisco's a factor, yeah. If Columbus makes the move without a firm stadium plan in place, they could wind up in a similar sort of situation. You're right about the poor marketing. I like to think DFW has a good sports following, but I hardly hear anything about FC Dallas Driving to Frisco, in Frisco, near Frisco in any way, shape, or form is brutal. If that ain't the truth... it's awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I would love to see FC Dallas relocate to Grapevine... something closer to the Ft Worth Hispanic market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETXfan16 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I would love to see FC Dallas relocate to Grapevine... something closer to the Ft Worth Hispanic market. Put it smack dab in Grand Prairie..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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