Oldtimer
08-23-2010, 12:32 PM
MLSsoccer.com: Are there some things you've seen from PPL Park and Red Bull Arena that can be incorporated into Crew Stadium, or is it past that stage?
McCullers: It is what it is. Our stadium has character and a lot of it is built by the fans and the love of the stadium.
We know a roof is something we thought about when we built the stadium. LED boards are something we keep talking about. More theater-style seats are something we talk about. I don’t see those things as something that’s imminent for Crew Stadium.
At some point when we decide are we going to be where we are right now or are we going to be somewhere else? When that decision gets made, then it will be a clearer picture on, "OK, if we’re staying where we are, here’s what need to happen to renovate this stadium and bring it up to standards."
MLSsoccer.com: Has Hunt Sports Group set a time limit?
McCullers: There’s no deadline. It’s when opportunity presents itself – the right location, the right situation. It may be where we are. There’s been some interesting discussions about what of this happens or that happens on the [fairgrounds] site. It’s kind of hard to imagine some of these things, but people dream big and you never know and I never want to count anything out or put a deadline on it.
More recently, the discussion is about trying to find the Crew a home in the Arena District with the existing sports and entertainment properties down there [Note: Nationwide Arena for the NHL’s Blue Jackets; a baseball park for the Class-AAA Clippers, an indoor/outdoor convert venue and numerous restaurants and bars].
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/crew-president-talks-columbus-stadium-plans
Does anyone know Columbus? Is this a better locale?
McCullers: It is what it is. Our stadium has character and a lot of it is built by the fans and the love of the stadium.
We know a roof is something we thought about when we built the stadium. LED boards are something we keep talking about. More theater-style seats are something we talk about. I don’t see those things as something that’s imminent for Crew Stadium.
At some point when we decide are we going to be where we are right now or are we going to be somewhere else? When that decision gets made, then it will be a clearer picture on, "OK, if we’re staying where we are, here’s what need to happen to renovate this stadium and bring it up to standards."
MLSsoccer.com: Has Hunt Sports Group set a time limit?
McCullers: There’s no deadline. It’s when opportunity presents itself – the right location, the right situation. It may be where we are. There’s been some interesting discussions about what of this happens or that happens on the [fairgrounds] site. It’s kind of hard to imagine some of these things, but people dream big and you never know and I never want to count anything out or put a deadline on it.
More recently, the discussion is about trying to find the Crew a home in the Arena District with the existing sports and entertainment properties down there [Note: Nationwide Arena for the NHL’s Blue Jackets; a baseball park for the Class-AAA Clippers, an indoor/outdoor convert venue and numerous restaurants and bars].
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/crew-president-talks-columbus-stadium-plans
Does anyone know Columbus? Is this a better locale?