Comments on: It’s time to move the Kansas City Wizards

By: mccscratch

mccscratch — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:21:17 +0000

Being someone that grew up in KC and now lives in Atlanta… If you think that soccer is not a passion in KC then you are mistaken. They have some of the best youth clubs in the country there. I am not happy about the stadium situation at all but if they could build a 16-20K soccer specific stadium in the right part of town I beleive that the Wizards will become a team in the black. They need to look somewhere in the Olathe, Blue Valley area, even if the land cost is double. With all due respect to Wyandott county.. it will always have the same stigma that KCMO has. The stadium needs to be in the white-upper middle class burbs.

By: George

George — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:21:41 +0000

Is there something I missed out on. How do you play soccer on a baseball field?

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:20:00 +0000

Hey, now every game will be a sellout. The mistake with us sports are the expected attendances. 20k for hockey, a bit more for basketball, 40k for baseball and 65k for football. If only 5-10k are attending an MLS teams games then build a stadium that only holds that much. Make it harder to get tickets. Who wrote that a 20k seater is necessary?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:18:52 +0000

tmc, who’s going to move the team? Cause OnGoal certainly isn’t going to right now, and they’re the ones with the power to move it.

By: jrauz

jrauz — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:49:23 +0000

Being a Kansas City-ite and knowing the terrain, I see this move as brilliant marketing. The Legends area is becoming an entertainment hub and a soccer game every other weekend would make a nice addition. Just think, games might start “selling out” in a 10k seat stadium which sounds and looks much better than a 10k crowd in a 80k nfl stadium. It is a bit daunting being a fan in a stadium only 1/8th full. Let’s just let it play out for a season before we go bashing the idea to hell.

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:40:03 +0000

Wow. All of the people clamoring to move the team: feel free.. As long as you can promise what Kansas City has currently — a committed ownership group and a plan for a soccer specific stadium. If you don’t have either of these things than you can just shut the fuck up.

By: tmc

tmc — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:38:12 +0000

Lamar Hunt is the main reason the team has stayed in KC. Though now he has passed on, so I’m in favor of moving this team out of the area. However, if they put in plans for a new soccer specific stadium, the trend will be the league keeping the team there, unfortunately.

By: M

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:02:10 +0000

Actually Mike, it’s not mind boggling at all, considering it’s NOT THE LEAGUES CALL. It’s OnGoals call on whether or not they want to move the team. And as long as they continue to pay their league fees, then the league isn’t going to do anything about it.

By: Mike C.

Mike C. — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:22:20 +0000

experiential, is that even a word?

How Garber and his cronies hold onto KC, considering: Philly, Seattle, Portland, Charlotte, Cleveland, Milwaukee…St. Louis, for pete’s sake all deserve teams is mind boggling.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:42:26 +0000

Everything about Kansas City sucks. They’re painful to watch (and Sean Wheelock is hands down the worst announcer in the league! I don’t need to be reminded of the time as I can see top of my screen every two minutes), they’ve got a shitty name, they play in a city in which no one cares about soccer, and now this? Get the fuck out of there, MLS!