The Burlingame Dragons are a welcome addition to the local sports scene and if the team owner stays on course we may see them playing in a better stadium than the BHS football field. The Chronicle reports
But Nick Swinmurn, the founder of Zappos.com and owner of the Burlingame Dragons soccer team, says there is one and he hopes to fill it in a couple of years. Soccer fans who don’t want to drive to San Jose to watch the Earthquakes might enjoy going to a bayside stadium and supporting a San Francisco team. After pregame stops at the beer garden and food stand.
The SF Football Club (which has applied for a USL franchise) hopes to build a stadium just south of San Francisco International Airport. It would cost $3 million to build and seat about 6,000, with room to add additional capacity if the team’s popularity grows. While the Burlingame site is preferred, Swinmurn and team president Jordan Gardner are also looking at other sites in San Francisco.
The Chron's map is not very detailed but it appears the dirt in question is Murray Field, behind the driving range just south of Bayside park. Top Golf is poised to move into the same area, so this could be the third new development after the drive-in project. And the Hyatt Cinema project looms out there. The ripple effect on the Peninsula Ave overpass should not be underestimated, but it appears San Mateo will do whatever it wants there anyway......
I've been to a couple of Quakes games. Although Avaya Stadium is a lovely venue, the quality of play is lacking.
Posted by: HMB | July 24, 2017 at 07:54 AM