Dome might be key to MLS nod

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MLS Expansion - Vancouver's soccer future tied to railroad past
Published 4/30/2008 by Mike H at My Soccer Blog
... As far as a backup plan, if it will help them land a MLS team, the Whitecaps owners are open to the idea of playing at a revamped ...

EXPANSION: Vancouver Plan May Include Temporary Stadium
Published 4/30/2008 by Rumor Mill at MLS Rumors - For the time between the games
File this under, been there, done that, not likely to happen. According to this story, the Vancouver Whitecaps want to rush into MLS but without a soccer specific stadium, which would mean they would be playing here: Jim Jamieson, The Province Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Concerned about being shut out of the dwindling prospects for a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, the Vancouver Whitecaps have opened the door a crack to the possibility of playing at a revamped B.C. ...

Vancouver’s Expansion Hopes
Published 5/1/2008 by drew.epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
... MLS wants an expansion city to have it’s own stadium or at least the ball rolling in place for a stadium to be built within a certain time frame (see Real Salt Lake, San Jose) if they don’t come into the league with a stadium in place. I bring this up because now they are thinking of using B.C. Place Stadium on an interim basis until something can get done on the waterfront stadium. ...