>The cost of the winning bid for a team that would start in the 2024 season could be around $40 million.

I would think Nickerson Field would be the best option, no? Unless BU wants nothing to do with it.

Lol

Amazing way to piss away $39.5m.

nickerson gets used quite extensively and i think the main goal of the city here is to get a private entity to pay for repairs to government property

Nickerson isn’t at the level that the NWSL will want for a new franchise. They really should be targeting professional level soccer specific stadiums though the capacity at 10k is about right. TBH none of the options in the bid are credible in my opinion and the Bay Area bid based around PayPal park and the Utah bid based around the stadium formerly known as Rio Tinto are much stronger

I'm still holding out hope for the potential Revs stadium near Encore (yeah, I know I'm a masochist). I think it could be a great place to host both men's & women's soccer. Also, the pro Rugby team the Freejacks!

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Did the rumor that the Krafts were involved with the group that bought the closed Exxon plant end up being true? If it is that would be a really good sign.

Nickerson field was refinished and resurfaced at the expense of the previous professional women’s soccer team, which crashed and burned leaving BU with a nice new field.

Fair enough but good luck with that happening.

Nickerson is too small - minimum for the league is now 10,000 - and it's turf. The Boston team would start out having the worst facilities in the league. No one would want to come play here.

I don't think I've heard anything about that.

Last I remember there was something being rushed through the state legislature to allow a stadium to be easily built on that land. It failed at the last vote before being signed off by the Governor a few months ago.

I wouldn't be surprised though if we hear more about this location next year.

Renovating a mostly unused stadium in the city’s largest park doesn’t seem like a waste to me. But it’s womens soccer, so obviously it’s a joke to most people

That would be cool in theory. I love soccer and would go to the games. But living close by and experiencing the traffic around there makes me very scared lol

When you say near Encore are you talking about revere where the dog track use to be across from wonderland. Rumor was the crafts brought that land over a decade ago to put a soccer stadium there

I thought it was the wonderland dog track. Where is the Exxon plant located?

Leave Freejacks in Quincy!

It’s the power station that’s across the street from Encore. It’s slated to be decommissioned in 2024. Over the past year it’s been reported that the Krafts have been looking at the site for the Revs stadium.

Encore is also developing the lot next to the plant for event space and other stuff.

Last I checked on the dog track I read that a high school might be built there.

That was the big one they missed. The Suffolk Downs location would’ve been perfect. And looks like it’s the Exelon plant, not Exxon. Across the street from Encore. The plant is closing and a developer bought all that land. I read a rumor a while ago that the Krafts were involved with the purchasing group. But wasn’t sure if it turned out to be true.

Yeah I’ve driven by there a couple of times and I can see it being a nightmare sometimes.

Hopefully infrastructure improvements (and that pedestrian bridge) would come with the construction of a stadium.

Lol, how’s the attendance been? I’ve been wanting to go! I don’t know much about rugby though.

It was pretty good for their first season. I expect big things for this up coming one. I have friends who played rugby growing up, so it’s cool to see it again.

They never bought. The owner just hoped they would. It has languished as the overflow lot for Enterprise cars for at least a decade.

it hasn't been announced yet if so. It is rumored due to the state house trying to pass that bill to skirt environmental law in that area for the stadium.

White Stadium seats about 10,000 people. Way too big, you need something that will hold about 2500 people max.

you would be lucky to average 5000 fans a game. Average attendance in that league is 7500. Most teams get less then 5-6000 fans a game, and here in Boston it will be on the low side. Just too many other major sports to watch, and no one is going to go to watch a team that would lose to an under 14 boys team.

I disagree wholeheartedly. The league is growing by leaps and bounds. The new LA team averaged over 19,000 and the San Diego team set a record of 32,000 fans - both teams in their first year. I'm a STH for the DC team but would love a home team. I have no interest in the Revs and I haven't been to a Sox or Bruins game in ages. It's an untapped market that just needs investment.

You are in such a minority. It’s the same problem the wnba has. What you are watching with wnba is a basically division 3 basketball at best. Women’s soccer you are watching teams that could not beat under 14 boys team. So the appeal is for women to go watch, since men want to want men compete. Problem is, women generally are not interested in sports, much much less then men. So nobody will go. Sad but it’s true

And I disagree strongly. Do you also feel fit to drag leagues like the XFL or do you save your bile for women's sports? People watch the Little League World Series - the ultimate U14 boy's teams. Hell, people sit their asses down to watch cornhole. That's the beauty of sports - there's something for everyone. People like to watch a competition. College sports are inarguably worse than pro sports but people watch them in droves. Incidentally, the NWSL often beat out the MLS in tv viewership. Here's some reading: https://the18.com/en/soccer-entertainment/nwsl-tv-ratings-2022-challenge-cup-vs-mls

The league averages 7000 people a game. The median attendance is about 5k, and the my team gets less than 5k. Nobody will go, because we have plenty of other world class options. The little league World Series is for about 2 weeks in the summer. Just like people watch in bigger numbers the woman’s world cup(tiny compared to men’s still), but nobody cares about a league season. I know you are a fan and that’s great, but there just isn’t enough fans for these leagues to make a profit.