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Real Salt Lake: Goodbye and good riddance to Rice-Eccles

Since I live out of state, I was looking forward to seeing a photo of the new stadium. Why didn't you include it with this article?

You can go look it up

is for girls...and even then, only girls who want sports injuries almost guaranteed to affect them long term!

Now we'll get to see whether RES gave RSL an advantage, through its narrow pitch and awkward surface, or a disadvantage by forcing the team to adjust to different playing surfaces more or less every other game.

RES is an essential part of the RSL tale, and I'm glad to have been there for much of the telling. I can't wait to see the rest of the story unfold at Rio Tinto Stadium - the envy of the league!

A.L. Martin: look up the stadium's website. You'll find great pictures there.

3 games left, 2 at the new stadium, 1 at Colorado.

I've taken my family to many games at the Rice Eccles Stadium and we've always tried to make the 4th of July Fireworks games. We had season tickets to the Blitz matches as well as the to the inaugural season with RSL. We loved every minute, even the losses, the rain, Mathis taunting us after joining the Red Bulls.

We saw many goals of the week, Jason Kreis breaking records on the goal count. We cheered, shouted, gave friendly advise to the referees, and encouraged our team to fight.

I can only hope that Thursday will match the intensity and fervor we've come accustomed to. We'll be in the stadium, driving down from Idaho and flying in from Houston. Viva Real!

Its gonna be like nothing this state has ever experienced.

I hope the Red Bulls bring their A-game, they're gonna need it.

I equate Rice Eccles to a best friend's house as a kid that you would frequent many times over the years. Felt comfortable there, had lots of fun memories, knew everything about the place, but it was never really yours...

Hope we continue to bring the intensity of the fans and the home field advantage with the new stadium (the TINT or is it the RIO) and Thursday night cant come quick enough.

Spelling is for girls...... and even than, only girls who want to sound educated.

I thought the Utah Starzz got kicked out of Utah. Now they built them a stadium? Did the taxpayers par for it because I thought nobody went to the games? I guess the pigeons around here need a place to live to.

I give it 1 full season before the new stadium is broke from non-attendance and the State has to dump more money into that waste. I am an optimistic person, but I think this new statium is that bad of an idea. Its a sure failure.

I give it one full season of full attendance before we're all talking about expanding the stadium.

Two things are certain next season. RSL will have their best team yet and they will be playing in the best stadium in MLS. Awesome.

The largest in numbers and the fastest growing sport in America today is Soccer. It was not that way 20 years ago when I grew up. This is the wave of the future. I think the stadium is a great idea and it will succeed!!!!

Everyone bring lots of flags, banners, scarves, etc to the game this Saturday. Let's get the chants going early and make Rio Tinto the most feared place in MLS.

What a tremendous waste of tax dollars. Just like George Bush's war, I think all of you who support this stadium should pay for it.

Why not use even THEN, not even THAN in your criticism of a prior post. THEN you may sound educated.

"I give it 1 full season before the new stadium is broke from non-attendance and the State has to dump more money into that waste. I am an optimistic person, but I think this new statium is that bad of an idea. Its a sure failure."

Count your words as marked. Would you like fries with that?

I cant wait for the opener in the stadium! That looks sooooo amazing. The only thing i am worried about is the parking..

Soccor? wow

i would but i dont have flags or scarfs.. Where would i be able to get these? team gear possibly? fanzz?

ok so I know that the first game at the stadium is already sold out...
But does anyone know if there are still tickets available for the following week?