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Roberta's avatar

Unpopular opinion: putting a smaller stadium in a place with limited parking is not going to be the boon most people think it will be.

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Shawn M's avatar

Everyone (outside of comments here) that I’ve talked to feels similar. I would LOVE a soccer specific stadium.

I just don’t want it in Everett.

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Ralph Culver's avatar

Whether in Everett or elsewhere, capacity needs to be 30k minimum. We're drawing that much at Gillette.

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Mike M's avatar

It seems insane to me that they aren't going for a capacity matching attendance at a good game now. There's zero room for growth and eventually it will kill the atmosphere when the league gets more popular and the plastic casuals price out supporters.

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Shawn M's avatar

It’s all about ticket prices and raising the value of a ticket.

Decrease ticket supply in a small stadium, raise the ticket prices…

increase the amount of large scale events at Gillette with the new available time slots…

host new events in Everett during available days.

It’s a cash grab for sure.

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Woody Nye's avatar

The Everett site will be the pits.

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Mike M's avatar

Forgive my ignorance of Mass municipal politics, but if the City of Everett is on board, how is Boston blocking the deal? That's been unclear to me.

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