I think US soccer should be more local to be really successful. Cambridge vs Somerville would be a good game, but Foxboro's New England Revolution is too far from our communities for us to get excited about. The stadium is three-quarters sealed off, and those who do come to sit in the remaining quarter are repeatedly reminded of how the organizers are trying to make them think the show's bigger than it really is, like they're sitting in a hard sell heh heh :) I wish they'd try for a more natural and local approach to soccer.
The Women's Soccer League was really fun. They played in smaller arenas (Boston played at BU) and while the crowds might have been smaller, you'd never think it. A shame it closed.
Imagine Cambridge playing Somerville, Allston/Brighton, or Boston, or Dorchester. Even if Cambridge had a terrible team, would thousands of fans pay $20, stand in the rain, watch them lose and go home happy? Yup. Would Newton fans require extra police protection? Yup!
Friday, June 20, 2008
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you are so right! southie v. dorchester? yikes.
I think it'd be great to see something like that here. The system in England is beautiful, how just about every city and town has its own team, even at the club or semi-pro level, and the local fans root for the local team. The closest thing to that anywhere in U.S. is high school football in places like Texas or throughout the midwest.
But Cambridge 8, Somerville 0? Come on! We'd kick your ass and you know it!
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