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Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
The Legends can't afford the $25,000 fee per game to play there. I don't know if that fee is correct - a Sockers fan told me that last Saturday. So my point is the Legends might not survive in LV much longer. Pretty good team though. San Diego could use a few of those younger players. I'm sure more than a few would love to move the 300 miles west to SD....— March 5, 2014 5:25 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
"in the U.S. frankly many of us (myself included) find it boring to watch - and it's been that way for decades, even after decades of AYSO soccer." But its getting better. More people (percentage-wise) do not agree with the 'soccer is boring' cliche anymore. Slowly but surely that is the case. Jim Rome will continue to say what he says. But increasingly some of these sports personalities coming on to the scene have more affinity toward the sport. Look at it this way: the two recurring statements people make, cliches if you will, are "soccer is boring and it doesn't interest Americans and its been that way for decades despite youth soccer" and something like "soccer will become popular in America". The trends favor one of those statements. The latter. It is becoming more popular and more a part of our culture over time. Your last sentence "I think we're still not to the point where soccer will be a major sport in the U.S." is more accurate because of the '..still not to the point..' clause suggesting a change.— March 5, 2014 4:46 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
" I consider Bernie to be the voice of the average sports fan in San Diego, and Bernie hates soccer." "Most people I run into in San Diego - sports fans - hate soccer." This still is the case, although much less than it used to be. Soccer acceptance has improved quite a bit since the 1980's when literally (almost) EVERY article mentioning soccer would disparage it grotesquely. Believe it or not the trend of the percentage of people liking soccer here is increasing and probably will continue. Can MLS soccer succeed here in San Diego? I don't know. But I do know that many people - including many so-called experts - said there was a snow balls chance in hell the league would survive its first five years. And looky here. Nearly 20 years later and they are still here and talking expansion.— March 5, 2014 4:37 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
"But the San Diego Sockers of the 1980s [and 1990's] did poorly in attendance...". Not so. At least in the 1980's, especially mid-80's. I know because I would regularly sit in the arena and actually watch them. But is the underlying point of 'pro soccer game attendance should be better given the youth soccer participation' valid? Probably so.— March 5, 2014 4:30 p.m.
Major League Soccer eyeing San Diego market
Here in Las Vegas they play at some recreational facility that sucks. A few rows of bleachers around the field is all. I went to this season's first few LV Legends games at the Orleans arena - a good arena - but since the rest were at the little piece of crap of a facility I stayed home. Except for the recent LV vs. Sockers game. I moved from San Diego to LV two years ago so I rooted for the Sockers. I heard rumors about a possible merger with the MISL. If anything like that happens I would suspect that Las Vegas Legends would get an ultimatum - improve your venue (i.e move back into the Orleans arena) or you can't be a franchise in our league. If so I would suspect some of their players to be looked at by the Sockers. That would be good, as looking at the two rosters the thing that stood out for me was the relative youth of the Legends players. Sockers need to start injecting youth - with talent - into their roster. Anyway, good team here in Las Vegas but no way I'm going to watch in a smelly old recreational facility with inferior seating and amenities. I don't think they can even accommodate 1000 fans.— March 5, 2014 4:25 p.m.