Comments on: Is Seattle creeping closer to landing a U.S. national team date?

By: 1022555a

1022555a — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:24:52 +0000

No theyre not, dont stir the pot NBC. We want a soccer venue for our boys, not a football stadium.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:39:30 +0000

Wouldn’t some other venues that have the capacity to hold a friendly but perhaps are not necessarily known for the soccer-friendly vibe be a good idea at some point? Take Charlotte for instance. Again, just thinking out loud. I am sure there is a reason why this is not being done.

By: chonefigginsishitless

chonefigginsishitless — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:43:30 +0000

Actually it is only one team that plays there regularly now, the Seahawks.

The Huskies are back at Husky Stadium next year and the Coug play one game a year there, I guess that’s barely part time.

This year they put in new turf so it must be better than the several years old turf.

Bring the USMNT to Seattle for a meaningful game only, not a friendly.

By: charliej11

charliej11 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:43:15 +0000

Funny how kids growing up in Seattle like the turf better. Just saying. You seem to be in the know on guys that would be playing and I get the concept, but I think it tends to be overblown.

By: ndnut

ndnut — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:35:57 +0000

Is it completely out of the question to use Safeco Field (the baseball stadium) which has real grass?

By: joeyt360

joeyt360 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:55:35 +0000

I dunno. Could be a manipulative technique by Hanauer. One of the most time-honored ways of putting something off forever is to make the perfect out to be the enemy of the good.

By: zoophagous

zoophagous — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:51:26 +0000

This is a problem with no easy answers.

It’s not just a matter of putting grass into the stadium. I think real grass is everyone’s first choice. But currently 2 football teams are using CLink for home games. With a third using it part time. If there were real grass in CLink soccer games from August through November would be played on a surface much worse than what’s there currently.

I think a solution does need to be found. Bring the USMNT team to Seattle and let them see a US stadium with 67,000 cheering supporters of US soccer. Maybe it helps keep some of the US players in the US, preferably in Rave Green. Bring the USMNT team to Seattle against Mexico, maybe 67,000 singing fans turn out to be that extra little edge for our boys.

By: randomhookup

randomhookup — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:45:12 +0000

True, but I would like to see how Mexico reacts.

By: dfstell

dfstell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:20:29 +0000

It’s almost too fun to troll Seattle fans on this topic because they’re so touchy and lack anything like a sense of humor about….well…anything.

But, it would make a passionate place for the national team to play.

On the other hand, are we lacking for places? It seems like we’ve got more and more places that can put on a very partisan crowd without the surface and time zone problems.