Comments on: An Open Letter to St. Louis Soccer United

By: william james

william james — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:48:17 +0000

The Athletic Department of Saint Louis University couldn’t schedule a doctor’s appointment, and lo and behold, the Grand Opening of the Centene Court at Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University of the United States of Father Lawrence Biondi of the Society of Jesus will be against the University of Missouri-Not-in-Columbia-but-the-local-campus-in-St. Louis-Tritons.
Local station CW11 won’t even broadcast this game, so so much for the grandiose dreams of the student body and alumni who were wishing for ESPN GameDay coverage.
You won’t see Dickie V body surfing among the twenty students and the 90 year-old trombone-playing priest who has been in the SLU Band longer than head coach Rick Majerus has been alive.
You won’t be watching Erin Andrews being schmoozed by members of the kicked-off-campus Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, who have sworn their vengeance against Saint Louis University, in this life or the next.
So much for Digger Phelps rocking a Billiken Blue tie and matching highlighter, while watching Hubert Davis struggle to pronounce “Chaifetz.”
So much for finding Reece Davis hung over a Humphrey’s barstool at 3 A.M. while the bartenders scramble to get their digital pictures of him uploaded and sent to the editors at Deadspin. By internet phone

By: Oviedo

Oviedo — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:14:15 +0000

This is one of my biggest issues with MLS. The league does not allow clubs to have enough control over player development. They should get rid of the Super Draft and the player allocation rules and let the clubs open their own academies and control their own destiny. That would do more for American soccer than adding expansion franchises. Also, id really love to see Oviedo get a little love! The homes there are just rediculous!!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:59:10 +0000

I didn’t want to read and run.

I think that St. Louis and USL would be a great combination too.

By: Boinko

Boinko — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:55:06 +0000

Is St Louis really that big of a soccer city? I’ve been there a few times and didn’t realize they were that soccer mad…

By: Jacopo Belbo

Jacopo Belbo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:39:16 +0000

@Dave: not a chance … dc united just need to think more creatively about marketing in the nations capital. they should try more “men’s room stall dating night” and “win a senate page” and “take your mistress to a game” promotional nights. or have more private suites where clandestine lobbyist/congressperson meetings to exchange cash for legislation that screws regular people can take place. or maybe dc united should get ACORN to do an attendance drive?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:32:10 +0000

They’ll steal D.C. United before they steal the Wizards. The Screaming Eagles would be well-advised to start funding some city council candidates who could prevent this from looking quite so inevitable.

By: Jacopo Belbo

Jacopo Belbo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:18:37 +0000

i have to admit this does sound a bit like mls bashing by someone with an usl inferiority complex. but i admit st. louis does have a long soccer tradition and it has always surprised me that they haven’t been a part of the mls. but as for st. louis getting an mls expansion team … i think you can forget it for a long while. We all know now that the Philadelphia Union go the first one and Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps will be “moving” to the MLS so to speak in 2011 … and I am almost positive that before the year is out the Montreal Impact will also have worked out a stadium deal and also be an MLS expansion team in 2011 … there is no way that the MLS can ignore a team that is currently averaging (12,500) more than 6 of its own teams.

That would bring MLS to 19 teams and I think that 20 will be the long term goal (10 W / 10 E) which means there is only room for 1 more team from the East. Atlanta with Falcon’s owner Arthur Blank, Miami with some billionaire an FC Barcelona and Rochester Rhinos (the #2 attendance team in USL) are all ahead of St. Louis in the pecking order. But the answer is very very simple ….

Build a 20,000 seat soccer stadium, get a strong investment group and fan support group … AND STEAL THE KC Wizards!!!!

I mean you guys are in the same state … they suck, their attendance sucks … they are the team that should be in St. Louis so go and GET THEM!!

Sincerely,

Man Utd Fan

By: Orlando

Orlando — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:46:10 +0000

very well said. its nice to see logical arguments!

By: Dele

Dele — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:07:11 +0000

Please I need your help I want to play soccer in MLS in united states can you help me please.

By: fein

fein — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:03:12 +0000

thank you its a great letter