Since the MLS has all-but-decided that Houston will be the new home for the San Jose Earthquakes ('quakes to H-town), does anyone here want to get together and start a fansite like ClutchFans for futbol? Other fansites for Houston teams include: HoustonProFootball ClutchFans Astros Daily
You'd get a lot more coverage for a futbol fan site if it was mainly spanish, because that is going to be the majority of the Houston team's fans... or make sure you have a good spanish translator.
I could see it being bilingulal, you know, like The Houston Rockets Official Site is in English/Chinese. Alot of this has been covered in a previous thread, but I will reiterate- I am not a huge soccer fan, but the fans and stadium energy in soccer stadiums is second to none. I would definately go see some games.
I am 95% DC united fan first, but I'll check out any houston fansite and will be rooting for the Houston team hard. I may even need to buy MLS ticket. You gotta start somewhere so go for it.
For anyone interested in backing Club America Houston right now, you can always do so at the Big Soccer Boards Houston forum. There are a ton of fans there already keeping an eye on the situation. Also check out the Quakes forum, which has a thread devoted to our fair city entitled "Houston Sucks.". There are plenty of other smack talk forums for promoting team rivalry's there too. AEG (Quakes owner) will make a decision on the sale of the club by a self-mandated August 18 deadline. As you can expect, San Jose does have some investors trying to save the club. But according to many articles, Televisa (Club America owner) already has a deal in plce to buy the club and move them to Houston. By late August, Houston should have soccer.
i'm coming around on soccer. the last world cup really caught my interest. and if you slap houston on it, i'll root for it. (except for womens' basketball, which i just can't get into.)
i am extremely interested and would love to be involved in a fansite... ...just as soon as i finish my master league in winning eleven 8
Are you ready for some FUTBOL! I AM!!!! Fansites are all about the community that develops around the site. Plus having insiders is a coup as well. That's why I love clutchfans.
Has anybody heard about a possible venue and team name? I'm certainly interested in anything having to do with Houston and/or futbol.
There hsn't been anything said about the name yet, probably something involving Club America, Houston, Eagles, or some combination thereof. The stadium talk now is they would play in the Astrodome for a while while working on their own venue. Possibly something with HISD involving Delmar field. I would be willing to contribute some to the site if one was started.
Actually, its a little of both. If the Delmar plan is a go, it would be completed in time for the 2007 season. expect oversized European style roofs on both sides of the pitch to shelter Houston fans from the sun (something they need to attract fans to games anyways). Also, the stadium's development would signal a total redevlopment of the entire Delmar campus, with new facilities for baseball, a rec field and a new multipurpose arena. HISD is also building there new Headquarters next to Delmar. As if this isnt enough, this Delmar complex redevelopment would be accompanied buy a multimillion-dollar renovation of the old Northwest Mall that is next door. The current proposal has the mall's food court being shifted closer to the street so that it can be bridged to the entrence of the new soccer stadium across the street. A street (dont know which one) currently seperates the two properties. It this happens, the NW side of town is changed forever.....for the better. Another solution that is being studied is renovating the Astrodome for long term use. Hence the reason Televisa had Azteca Stadium engineers here studing the Dome for so long. As everyone knows, Club America does things on a grand scale, They are like the Yankees of Mexican soccer. No venue in this city is grander then the Astrodome due to its history. Couple this with the fact that Harris County is trying to find a profitable way to keep the Dome in use and you should clearly see the motive of why the Dome would be considered as a long term option. One hurdle still remains for the long term MLS/Dome plan though....a company currently in charge of redeveloping the Astrodome into the grand indoor theme park/hotel most have heard about, has until August 18th to submit a "go" or "no go" as well as a plan for the redevelopment project if it is a "go." This date coincides with AEG's (Quakes current owner) self mandated deadline on whom to sell the Quakes to.....Club America to move to Houston, or local investors in San Jose trying to save the club from moving. One way or another, August 18th will be a big day in Houston sports history. Either Houston lands a rather championship competitive soccer team to possibly play at the Dome long term or Houston watches as the Dome turns into an indoor theme park/hotel complex. Which would you guys prefer to have?
