Originally Posted by
MikeyinBrooklyn
I don't think there is, at this point, any realistic chance of a soccer specific stadium in Detroit. We might still get an MLS slot [[I'm on record as saying the existing Gilbert-Gores-Ford bid is the strongest overall bid in MLS, maybe ever, if you can get over sharing Ford Field), either the soon-to-be-announced one or the 2 remaining to be named in the next year or so. But beginning a new stadium process now- even if that were the owners' desire, which it isn't- would push the MLS timeline beyond those three slots. And MLS has been very open about there being very likely a long pause after those three before they resume creating new clubs. The Ford Field bid is the only plausible one at this point for the next decade. Before the Fail Jail site was selected [[and then unselected) for a soccer stadium, I though Tiger Stadium site was the logical place to put a MLS stadium in Detroit. But now that is off the table, and I like what's happening there now anyway. It should get a lot of use, too. In the winter, I'd put an outdoor rink there, too.