Quote Originally Posted by OKCRT View Post
If this were for MLS I would 100% support it. It appears that MLS will go beyond 28 teams and right now it's around $100 mil. fee to join. I would imagine that fee will go higher so if OKC has the people that want to own a team hopefully they could get on the short list. If you get a promise of MLS then you build a first class stadium. I think the new Stadium in Stl is going to cost 200 mil+ and team owners are paying for it. Think the city/state is going to donate land and they will get some tax breaks. I think it would be great if OKC could get a promise for a team then put forth the stadium on maps.

If they could work that out then you go after one of the new XFL teams and have another tenant for spring football.
I agree. If for an MLS team, lets do it. But for a minor league soccer team, it better be a cheap component of MAPS 4 because I dont have much desire to pay for a stadium that gets a couple thousand people a handful of times a year for soccer games. Now if the OSSAA can get involved a bit and guarantee a certain amount of use for high school events, that would help do some convincing that it should be included in MAPS.
Frankly, I dont see a local stepping up to the plate to buy a MLS franchise, if we could even be awarded one in the first place.