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October 23, 2007
Philadelphia moves closer
As we noted Friday, it looks like Philadelphia is moving closer to a new team in MLS. Yesterday, a press conference was held where architectural renderings of the proposed stadium were displayed, as reported in this video clip from CBS3.com. (A shorter video with more close-ups of the stadium renderings is available here. Best of luck to Philly fans, who still need financial support from Pennsylvania's state government before they'll see the birth of a team.
Addenda: There are renderings of the stadium online here and here. Looks like they're the work of Rossetti, the same firm that is working with the Earthquakes.
We haven't talked much about Houston's MLS team this year (we've got our own team now, except for players and a coach), but we wanted to acknowledge the team's accomplishments from a defensive perspective. In short, it's been a remarkable season for Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Eddie Robinson, Ryan Cochrane, and Wade Barrett. The team allowed just 23 goals in 30 games for a 0.77 goals-against-average (GAA), smashing the previous record of 0.91 which was shared by the 2000 Kansas City Wizards and 1999 Los Angeles Galaxy (29 goals in 32 games).
Similarly, Onstad set a new record for GAA for an individual keeper at 0.82. He breaks the old record held by current Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, who had a 0.91 GAA in 1999.
Congrats to all the new record holders, even if they all looked better in blue.
Posted by Jay at October 23, 2007 06:29 AM
Comments
The thing that concerns me is in current economic climate, it will become more and more difficult to ask for support from bodies like Pennsylvania state government. With the way the petroleum prices, housing market and stock market indices are headed, they will have to position themselves very well before asking for government support.
Posted by: Will at October 23, 2007 10:44 AM