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Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
My point is the Sockers attendance in the 1980s, in a building that only holds 12,884 poeple has as much to do with an MLS franchise in 2018 as the Riptides's attendance in af2 in 2002-5 has on the potential for the draw of an NFL team. But yeah, I'm no fan of corporate government welfare, but your analogy based on their expected attendance is way off base. Compare it to the 27,000 (half of which are coming from San Diego) that attend soccer games in a privately funded stadium in Tijuana.— March 10, 2017 2:44 p.m.
Could Major League Soccer kick the city where it counts?
Why on earth would an NFL draw in San Diego. look at these attendance figures from the Riptide. San Diego Riptide Yearly Results Season Record Pct. Playoffs Avg Attendance 2002 7-9 0.438 W-at Bakersfield, L-at Peoria 6,899 2003 6-10 0.375 No playoffs 5,557 2004 8-8 0.500 No playoffs 4,127 2005 5-11 0.312 No playoffs 3,611 That shows that no-one today wants to watch football.— March 10, 2017 11:13 a.m.