Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber is confident the city of Houston will meet the Dynamo’s needs for a soccer stadium:
“We’re having our challenges in Houston, but ultimately we’ve been through a lot of challenging stadium deals,” said Garber of temporary standstills in most league cities that now feature MLS-driven facilities. “At the end of the day they get done. It’s going to require a lot of work on our part and hopefully some flexibility on the city’s part.”
And then he whined:
When a private letter Garber sent to persuade White to change his stance was made public by the mayor, the commissioner came off heavy-handed. Garber stated the team, which only just arrived in the final days of 2005, might be forced to move again if a project couldn’t be bargained.
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“I didn’t think that was playing fair,” says Garber of the public release. “But this is a tough business we’re in and the mayor is not somebody we’ve had a close relationship with. That wasn’t a public document. For whatever agenda he had, he released it, but that’s not the worst that’s happened to us in my nine years as commissioner and I’m sure it won’t be the worst thing going forward.”
Tom Kirkendall guesses Mayor White will cave to the tune of $50-$75 million. He’s already $20 million of the way there!
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