It’s time for some real talk, folks.
Judging from the reaction to Tuesday’s announcement that New York City FC are playing a “home” game in East Hartford, CT, on September 23rd, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Blues were leaving town.
“Embarrassing”. “Ridiculous”. “Terrible”. “Are you f—king kidding me?”
And on, and on, and on. 534 comments and counting on MLS reddit; another 150 in the team reddit. Hundreds more across social media and forums. Hardly any of them positive; most of them soaked in vituperation at the gall of a team having to play a “home” game 107 miles away from its home stadium.