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Name for sale: Real Salt Lake courts companies for naming rights to soccer stadium
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While they are at it, they might want to change the name to Real Salt Lake of Sandy to expand marketing possibilities. Then again, it won't matter as most don't care about soccer or won't care when this doomed from the beginning venture fails anyway. No one will care for obvious reasons, as most don't now.
The only people that wanted this deal are a few legislators and a few hundred soccer fans. What a complete waste of money and display of delusion and willful ignorance.
I suggest something a little more off beat, rather than the traditional corporate names.
Perhaps, "Checkett's Free Ride to Financial Gain Arena"
or "Huntsman's Kiss Up/Waste of Money Stadium"
or even "What the Heck is Government Funding Being Spent on this For Field"
It's odd that when the national economy is on the brink of recession, due to consumer debt and foreclosure, that we are blessed enough in the state of Utah to be spending our tax dollars on a well needed soccer stadium.
Checketts smoke and mirror tactics have taken the risk for his investment and placed it squarely on the government.
I guess we will at least always have this nice memorial in Sandy to our own stupidity...
Someone raised the point of a true world champion, good point, but 95% of the people in this country could care less if soccer has a world champion. Try to focus on where this is taking place and who ultimately will pay for it. Common sense says it will end up a waste of money. State money which could be used to compensate teachers, police, fire, improve public facilities that serve the whole population or improve infrastructure. It just appears to be a waste of finite resources.
"Utah Is Filled With Rage & Hate Stadium"