Dynamo stadium and MLS letter talk: There is just so much to say

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A day that started slowly enough turned interesting in a hurry with Houston Mayor Bill White brandishing a letter by Don Garber addressed to Dynamo owners in which the MLS boss basically threatens to relocate the team. What a circus.... [link]

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Good Luck Houston
Published 4/17/2008 by Buzz Carrick at 3rd Degree
... Apparently things are not all rosy with the stadium situation in Houston .  The Houston Chronicle’s Bernardo Fallas knows much more about it than I ever will so read his blog for greater understanding.   The Dallasite in me wants to laugh at Houston and tell them to go fly a kite off a short pier. But let’s face it, Houston is good for the MLS and good for Dallas.  I hope they can solve the problem and get a stadium down town.  If not, then perhaps the suburbs. ...

TSR: Houston, problem, etc.
Published 4/17/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... I've got more on my plate today than (insert your favorite out-of-shape ex-soccer player) at the postgame buffet. The big deal is the Houston situation, in which Don Garber sent a letter (page 2) to the owners that was quickly shown to the mayor, basically reminding everyone that MLS played hardball in San Jose and is willing to do it again. A couple of questions that need to be asked, even after looking at the terrific coverage and heartfelt reaction from the Houston Chronicle's Bernardo Fallas: - How much ...

Houston Stadium Troubles
Published 4/17/2008 by drew.epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
... Just a day or so after announcing that they would be looking at bids for stadium designs, the Houston Dynamo are now facing a little more trouble for their hopes of building a new stadium in downtown Houston. ...

What A Machine She Ha(s/d) News
Published 4/17/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle on his Soccer y Futbol blog has some new notes about the Dynamo player health, and then lots of words on the new stadium developments. See much more below in the Stadium Talk section. ...

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Don Garber should have known better. The commissioner of MLS should have realized "private" letters, like the one he sent to the Dynamo's ownership and that came to light during a news conference at Houston's City Hall on Wednesday, tend to make ...
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