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The Fire draw right around the middle of the league despite being complete garbage and Soldier Field being a soulless hell hole for soccer. They'd have no problem drawing to a ~25k capacity in a stadium closer to trains and with stuff to do around it. https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/usa-major-league-soccer-2024/1/#google_vignette

Lol what? Try 75-80% This is Chicagoland, after all.

Well, the 30 clubs share 48% of all locally driven revenue. Meaning there's incentive for teams to hide what they're making to keep it all, rather than 52%.

And another to the list https://x.com/FlaPanthers/status/1808184893647597788?t=rPaz4org-uqd4T2BYbsTYQ&s=19

It was pretty widely reported at the time that: 1) Either company was going to assume US Cellular's contract (there was no actual bid for the naming rights, because a rights fee was already in place) 2) Guaranteed Rate was willing to spend more at the time for other assets (IE: GR Club and 'Presenting' Sponsorship of the team) than Wintrust was

Yes, but times are changing. Cable is dying, and fast. The well is running dry. The Golden Knights, Suns, and Jazz have already moved to a free OTA with available paid streaming app model. More teams will certainly follow, and by the sounds of it, these 3 will.

Ad revenue could increase due to higher availability driving stronger viewership.

They wouldn't go through the trouble of getting it onto free TV only to pull it after a year or 2. Think logically.

https://twitter.com/JRFegan/status/1797647424875561317?t=ty530nYOz5oE5_7Ck0Am2g&s=19

The Sky don't need a stadium, they need a practice facility. The Red Stars are the ones actively trying to leave Bridgeview (and the Fire don't want to be forced back there, if New Bears Stadium ever gets done).

Exactly why they aren't moving. Still a top 15 valued team despite 2 decades of neglect. Path to top 10 with the right ownership. Sleeping giant fanbase. Sorry, this team's value isn't increasing in Nashville or Portland.

The CW is returning to WGN (both NexStar properties now). The independent to watch is WCIU, who just lost The CW, in all likelihood.

Purely speculative, but putting 2 and 2 together. https://twitter.com/soft_toss_lefty/status/1786975786651800003?t=tnt8ZPBaPbGiYJGOlXTwfQ&s=19 The hedge fund that owns Standard Media, operates Bally's. The corp that worked with MLB and the A's to develop the Vegas stadium. Watch out for a casino tie-in for a new White Sox stadium (in Chicago or elsewhere). Future team ownership doesn't seem absurd for the hedge fund.

I don't, unfortunately. AH was dead the second Warren stepped into Halas Hall. He wants nothing to do with moving the team out of the city.