Comments on: Can we talk about this ‘USMNT in Seattle’ thing for a second?

By: seaskipt

seaskipt — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:22:24 +0000

For all of those who say travel to the West Coast is too far for matches during the European season, I would like to point out that the flight time from London to Seattle (9h 35m) is less than from London to Miami (9h 45m). It is similar from Germany, home of half the USMNT. Frankfurt to Miami (10h 15m) is twenty mintues more than Frankfurt to Seattle (10h 35m).

By: charliej11

charliej11 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:30:18 +0000

The CLink was designed for soccer ( even supposed to be grass ).

Safeco was designed for bad baseball.

By: ndnut

ndnut — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:06:05 +0000

So they are willing to put in grass for a pointless friendly against Chelsea but not for a Nat’l Team WC Qualifier? What’s up with that? Also, is Safeco Field (baseball stadium right next to the Clink) completely out of the question?

By: jelliot1978

jelliot1978 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:03:52 +0000

While the city of Seattle and its fans are deserving of an important match the field is the cause of the this not happening. If the owner isn’t interested fully and does what it takes then I just don’t see it. I would love for a match to be played in Philly but I know there are other cities in the mix as well. While I would prefer it to be it at PPL the Linc has a much larger capacity if they felt the need. I am most certainly not believing Philly deserves it more because we don’t but we have the highly preferred grass pitch. If it is winter time our chances go down as well.

By: corgster

corgster — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:46:19 +0000

Did you here the time Portugal complained they had to play on artificial turf in Russia for a Euro qualifier? No, me neither.

By: dhagentj

dhagentj — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:10:03 +0000

Gold Cup games were hosted in Seattle back in 2009. They weren’t successful, even with a Sounder (Brad Evans) on the roster. The general sentiment seems to be that people are tired of getting passed over for big time games up here, and that no one is going to come out for the spare bone US Soccer might throw this way. Kind of a “Qualifier, or nothing” angle. And who can blame the area, after the number of times it has been passed over?

By: carella211

carella211 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:43:23 +0000

Gold Cup? NO THANK YOU!! Not interested in 2nd rate games in a 2nd rate tournament. Screw US Soccer!!

By: charliej11

charliej11 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:47:53 +0000

I could go on and on and on and on, but there really is no need.

Seattle should have a WCup qualifier. Period.