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Re: Somerville Soccer Stadium
No, we don't want a large stadium. The whole point of having a soccer specific stadium (SSS) is to fill it and get the energy and hype high. Right now (while the energy last season was definitely an improvement) the overall energy of Revs games at Gillette is downright depressing and it's not because the fans aren't excited. 14,000 in a stadium that seats 69,000 is just a total mood killer, no matter how many sections you close to get people compacted in.
A 70,000 seat stadium right in Boston would be used more than 10 times a year. Gillette as it stands now hosts more than 10 events a year. Between concerts, other sporting events (Brazil vs. Portugal for example) and meetings, there usually is pretty good use.
I also think with the infrastructure we have in place, getting to/from the stadium if it were located in South Boston would be a nightmare. The highways and main surface streets in Boston are far too small and narrow to handle the crush of cars that would flood the area. Mass transit would not be used that much considering most people tailgate (need a car) before the games.
No, we don't want a large stadium. The whole point of having a soccer specific stadium (SSS) is to fill it and get the energy and hype high. Right now (while the energy last season was definitely an improvement) the overall energy of Revs games at Gillette is downright depressing and it's not because the fans aren't excited. 14,000 in a stadium that seats 69,000 is just a total mood killer, no matter how many sections you close to get people compacted in.