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droman225 
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| And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:56 am)
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Harry Caray 
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:28 am to droman225)
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Sheep 
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 7:27 am to Harry Caray)
Meh. I think MLS is foolish.
Exactly which professional franchises (in any sport) in Florida are considered successful?
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Meursault
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 7:52 am to Sheep)
Struck out in Tampa, and Miami. Orlando is next I suppose.
Although I can see it actually working in Orlando.
ETA: my parents live in New Smyrna Beach, so I'll definitely attend an Orlando match at some point.
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Sheep
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 8:12 am to Meursault)
I was talking about any sport, really.
The Heat only draw during the finals. The Magic drew when Shaq was there. The Marlins are a joke. The Rays only draw when the Sox or Yankees are in town.. The Jags are a joke. The Dolphins are marginally above a joke. I think the two hockey teams do okay, but that's almost all people who winter in Florida. And I won't even count the two MLS franchises that folded, as those were a long time ago.
I just can't see how MLS thinks this will be any different.
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Meursault
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 9:54 am to Sheep)
Yes, I definitely agree with you. Across the board Florida is the biggest failure of a state in regards to professional sports.
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:04 am to Meursault)
Normally what happens when the majority of your population is transplanted...
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droman225
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:31 am to Sheep)
I think the team actually draws really well right now
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corndeaux
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:38 am to droman225)
Aren't the guys who own the Cosmos building a NY stadium too?
This is good news overall but doesn't mean MLS is going to Orlando.
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droman225
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:45 am to corndeaux)
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This is good news overall but doesn't mean MLS is going to Orlando.
That's exactly what it means
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WarSlamEagle 
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:50 am to droman225)
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That's exactly what it means
No...it means that Orlando is building a stadium to attract a MLS expansion franchise.
New York is doing it.
San Antonio is doing it with their current stadium.
All Orlando has done is put in a bid for a franchise. Nothing is official, and NYC will most likely be the next team.
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droman225
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:52 am to WarSlamEagle)
Ohhhhh.
I thought it said they paid the fee already. Muh bad
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WarSlamEagle
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:53 am to droman225)
Yeah, nothing is official until it comes from the MLS office.
This Brazilian guy is saying he is going to make the investment.
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thenry712 
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:28 am to Harry Caray)
This is about the fourth time in two months that a different city with a dubious ownership group debuted outlandish stadium mockups, while claiming MLS is ready to expand to their city.
Meanwhile, San Antonio actually has a stadium nearing completion.
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:29 am to droman225)
it will be the most undersupported franchise in the mls.
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WarSlamEagle
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:37 am to thenry712)
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Meanwhile, San Antonio actually has a stadium nearing completion.
And it looks pretty sweet.
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droman225
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:48 am to WarSlamEagle)
Pics? Or link
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:13 pm to TheOcean)
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Normally what happens when the majority of your population is transplanted...
Ding!
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LSUgators 
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:01 pm to droman225)
Cool. Would be nice to have more southern MLS clubs, but it sucks that it's a huge risk to use the stadium in our WCQs.
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| re: And the next MLS club will be... (Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:15 pm to Sheep)
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I just can't see how MLS thinks this will be any different.
If they were to expand to Orlando, at least Orlando has the whole British expat/tourist thing going on.
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