Comments on: Mestalla Noisiest Stadium in Europe

By: Lisa P

Lisa P — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:10:52 +0000

If you’re a seasoned baseball fan, or any pro sport for that matter, you’ve probably heard the expression “holding a city for ransom.” In general terms, this means that team ownership is always on the lookout for increased profits, even if they’re shelling out as much in payroll as teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. They will threaten to pull their team out of the city and move elsewhere unless the city and its taxpaying base meet the team’s demands. Nearly without fail, this demand is the greatest way to create “buzz” that brings the fans out in droves: building a new stadium. This may seem like an expensive endeavor, but not necessarily for ownership. New stadiums are, in fact, financed by taxpayers like you and me. In a very interesting USA Today story, you can get a sense of how astronomical the numbers can be. According to Gary Thorne, “The Yankees have already received $942 million in tax-exempt bonds for the construction of the new Yankee Stadium. They are seeking another $366 million in such bonds.” Joe Taxpayer pays it all for. Congressional Subcommittee Chair Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) nails it by saying this ransoming is a “transfer of wealth from the many taxpayers to a few wealthy owners.” If you value pro sports as much as I do, you may see this as a necessary evil, but Congress wants to change that system. When it comes to financing, it doesn’t seem fair. Honestly, if you take out payday installment loans, do you expect someone else to pay them back for you? No, and neither should baseball owners. Let’s hope this system of highway robbery gets fixed before average fans can no longer afford to follow their favorite sport. Click to read more on payday installment loans.

By: soldier

soldier — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:45:13 +0000

whau build a new stadium when they have a good one.just waste of money

By: sara

sara — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:54:54 +0000

Woww!I didn’ know Mestalla was Europe’s noisiest stadium…:-)I’ll miss our old Mestalla…!

By: Shaun d Che

Shaun d Che — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:57:50 +0000

Hey Ali,
Im a Valencia Fan and although Im a Nigerian,I know 3 different Kuweit Valencianistas who used to be a member of the Armada Naranja before the forum host was shut down.
I still keep contact with one of them though

By: Nilton

Nilton — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:45:30 +0000

I hope youre right Jan, I can only hope.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:33:01 +0000

This makes me want to really save up some money and go to the Mestalla at least once before we change to Nou Mestalla. Although im unfortunate enough not able to go to Mestalla yet, ive been fortunate enough to saw one away CL match with fellow Valencia fans and can attest to how noisy and amazing they were. So I can imagine how even more amazing and noisy it would be to be surrounded with a stadium full of Valencia fans!!

Sorry to be a little girlish and out of topic but I would love to see the pictures of the kittens Cesar (if you took any). I have an obsession with cats :-p

By: bob

bob — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:29:08 +0000

its soler yet again.he just cant let go.because he still has more shares than anybody he is undermining juan vilalonga after only a week.what chance do we have with this fat spoilt brat ruining our club

By: Javier De Roque

Javier De Roque — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:54:10 +0000

Another idea i was kicking around was why not presell more season tickets.. with an expanded stadium they could hold a paid lottery to win a chance to buy season tickets. not only would that fill the coffers.. and since its impossible to buy season tickets they would sell out on teh lottery.. and at teh same time theyw ill have season tickets presold. before teh staium is even open.. that would help alleviate teh building costs. Not to mention they still havethe old stadium in the heart of downtown.. that real estate hasnt been sold yet so the debt really is just inflated due to that fact. The team needs a good money manager. I personally just think Soler is trying to cash in to raise the value of his stock before selling. Remember this guy is a Multi millionaire ass that only cares about himself and money.. so suddenly out of nowhere we are in debt we cant handle… right before he is sellign shares.. and yet share prices are going up not down.. Something strange is afoot. But hey if he reduces debt by 40 million or so.. then tada value up per share and more cash in his pocket when he sells off.

I dont trust that penguin.

By: Javier De Roque

Javier De Roque — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:48:39 +0000

Just read they are up for sale again. I hope its not true. If you seriously whats wrong with our management.. Can they not keep a promise. This is the way to lose fans and not become a top club. Nobody will follow a club that lies to its fans and its players constantly.

But is money really teh issue. Because Zigic should pull in at least 8 million. Fernades a few million. Albelda at least a few there too. And if we ditched:
Arizmendi
Reguiero
Hugo Viana
Helguera
Vicente
Edu
Butelle

Im suer that wages plus transfer fees and we could make up the money we are missing.

By: bob

bob — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:34:02 +0000

ive never been to a premiership ground but ive been to them all with millwall when it was the first division proper.been to upton park with millwall and the atmosfhere was ” pure hatred “|no other way to explain it.mestalla has a nice friendly atmosphere i just dont think its very loud.perhaps the pasion in the uk comes from the utter hatred we have of our rivals.