Comments on: Top Ten Minnesota Soccer events in 2008 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/02/top-ten-minnesota-soccer-events-in-2008/ Uniting Soccer Fans in Minnesota and Beyond Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: smatthew http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/02/top-ten-minnesota-soccer-events-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-259 smatthew Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:13:41 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=1880#comment-259 Good point BQ. I completely forgot about the Gophers new stadium. Nonetheless, I still stand by renovation vote. The NSC is pretty much the defacto soccer Mecca of Minnesota and its nice to see the stadium field renovated to suit the sport more; plus I love seeing the Thunder play on a full sized grass pitch. PS: nice to see a top 10 list like this too. PPS: I am surprised that the Gophers are asking to hold off on hosting other sporting events at the new site. I figured the first time there was a chance the Wild would get to play a game there on Jan. 1st. Good point BQ. I completely forgot about the Gophers new stadium. Nonetheless, I still stand by renovation vote. The NSC is pretty much the defacto soccer Mecca of Minnesota and its nice to see the stadium field renovated to suit the sport more; plus I love seeing the Thunder play on a full sized grass pitch.

PS: nice to see a top 10 list like this too.

PPS: I am surprised that the Gophers are asking to hold off on hosting other sporting events at the new site. I figured the first time there was a chance the Wild would get to play a game there on Jan. 1st.

]]> By: Brian Quarstad http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/02/top-ten-minnesota-soccer-events-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Brian Quarstad Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:50:58 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=1880#comment-258 smatthew, Not to be a naysayer, but I can see another youth national team event out there but not a sr. team event. I think we'd have a much better chance of getting the full national team at the new Gopher Stadium before NSC. I know for a fact that US Soccer has been notified of the new TCF Stadium but at this point I don't think they have any notions about bringing the team here. There are two or three qualifiers YTBD I believe. An argument against the TCF stadium would be the fact that the U of M have been pretty clear that they don't want any other events other than Gophers football games there for the first couple of years. So don't look for any concerts, monster truck pulls, or Lallapalooza events to be held there - at least for a while. If the Nats were to play there they would have to have the additional expense of bringing in real sod. If we were to ever land another W.C. in the US, ... you just never know. The publicity of that would certainly make the U of M consider their options. smatthew,
Not to be a naysayer, but I can see another youth national team event out there but not a sr. team event. I think we’d have a much better chance of getting the full national team at the new Gopher Stadium before NSC. I know for a fact that US Soccer has been notified of the new TCF Stadium but at this point I don’t think they have any notions about bringing the team here. There are two or three qualifiers YTBD I believe.

An argument against the TCF stadium would be the fact that the U of M have been pretty clear that they don’t want any other events other than Gophers football games there for the first couple of years. So don’t look for any concerts, monster truck pulls, or Lallapalooza events to be held there – at least for a while. If the Nats were to play there they would have to have the additional expense of bringing in real sod. If we were to ever land another W.C. in the US, … you just never know. The publicity of that would certainly make the U of M consider their options.

]]> By: smatthew http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/02/top-ten-minnesota-soccer-events-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-257 smatthew Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:04:33 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=1880#comment-257 I gotta go with the renovations at the NSC. Maybe with the new renovations MN can land a senior national team game like Cary did before the 06 WC. I gotta go with the renovations at the NSC. Maybe with the new renovations MN can land a senior national team game like Cary did before the 06 WC.

]]> By: bruce http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/02/top-ten-minnesota-soccer-events-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-235 bruce Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:25:18 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=1880#comment-235 the best story of the year was: the launch of Inside Minnesota Soccer the best story of the year was: the launch of Inside Minnesota Soccer

]]> By: Super Rookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/02/top-ten-minnesota-soccer-events-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Super Rookie Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:16:56 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=1880#comment-234 Dale Weiler scored first goal in his USL career (Summer 2008). Dale Weiler scored first goal in his USL career (Summer 2008).

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