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powsandwich t1_j1gdjq0 wrote

It took the Pats sucking for people to finally start talking out loud about how gillette is a glorified strip mall no one likes getting to. It really is a shame Kraft just doubled down and is spending $250m on upgrades and continues to hold the Revs prisoner

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VMP85 t1_j1ghhii wrote

Where is Kraft going to build a 65-70k seat stadium that is close to Boston? There were talks 25 years ago or so to build in South Boston and that got shot down. Besides, do we really want a football stadium taking up precious land in Boston, which will need plenty of parking? Kraft isn't holding anyone hostage.

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powsandwich t1_j1giga2 wrote

He would never move the Pats at this point, it was just poor planning back in the day when he held out for the best deal and threatened to move the team to CT. Revs stadium would only be 20k capacity and there are plenty of potential sites for that

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Cameron_james t1_j1gkbyh wrote

Suffolk Downs would have been a very good site as the MBTA was already there as was parking.

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powsandwich t1_j1hnqsn wrote

Still rumblings about Everett. The site behind Night Shift will get redeveloped at some point. And the Mystic power plant redev is going to be huge. Still some opportunities left. Fingers crossed

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737900ER t1_j1j2boe wrote

Instead they're building housing there which is an even bigger problem.

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WinsingtonIII t1_j1hlpbo wrote

They definitely need to build a stadium for the Revs closer into the city, they only need a 20k-25k seat stadium and that could certainly be done much closer to the city.

That said, that would change nothing for the World Cup, the minimum venue size for the World Cup is generally around 40,000.

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