Go Stars!

The more I think about this the more I feel despair that professional soccer in Minnesota is about to go away for a long time. Wes does a good job describing the risks here: http://www.mls4mn.com/where-mls4mn-stands-may-2012/

No ownership group is going to buy the Stars with the specter of a Wilf-owned MLS franchise out there. If the Wilfs are serious about MLS -- which I still question, considering the franchise fee they've mentioned is barely half what would be required -- they could not possibly join the league prior to 2017.

That means (best case scenario): we have a team to support in another five years.

Unless ... the Wilfs buy the Stars.

Is there any indication that the Wilfs know about the Stars or that they would be interested in buying the team?

What could be done to increase the likelihood that this could actually happen?

You want to get involved with the guys and gals that are doing work here: http://www.mls4mn.com/

wacker clapper strikes again!

John is hardcore! Great all around MN sports fan.

He's also hard core sell the wacker clapper. LOL

Holy Crap!

Who'd have thought we'd see this thread at the top of the page again?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/13/minnesota-governor-threatens-to-undo-stadium-deal/

Is it over? Vikings to LA? No foreseeable competition for the Stars? Tear down the Metrodome and build the new Stars stadium there?

Probably not.

"But it's nice to see there's still a few plot twists in this soap opera" chortles

That little old jersey collector

Me

One can only hope.

You're all actually dumb if you believe any of the Vikings stuff.

They're still building the stadium in the same spot.

It's just the media drumming up "news".


EDIT:
The source of all of it was an awful sportscaster's twitter speculation.