Las Vegas Villains

[PussEKatt]

Well,us and VV will be 2 teams,so we are on the way.

[maqroll]

On 13/08/2021 at 09:52, villa4europe said:

read another report, the other bidder wants to stick the team at cashman field which is the stadium used by the USL team, i would guess that the MLS would love a bid that was paired with the raiders stadium which sounds like what Wes is trying to do

sacramento are out due to covid impacting their investor

there is the next meeting scheduled for 25th august

this was all reported in the yank press yesterday too, its just Edens, surprised it was missed but then the trademark application was spotted

Villains the name ties in with the Raiders as a brand because the Raiders have a historical reputation as being an outlaw team full of psycho bad boy types. 

Weird association to have though as Aston Villa. 

I hate the Raiders. 

[PussEKatt]

Here is an article from "NewsNow:Aston Villa" about the Vegas Villains.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-may-be-set-for-us-recruitment-drive-after-edens-news-maguire/

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[Demitri_C]

Ill be supporting them 100%.

Wonder if they will go with claret and blue colours?

[villa4europe]

colorado have a claret and blue kit already (a terrible one...)

if they go las vegas villians id go black

but then id also be trying to get in on the new raiders stadium for the games whereas i think they are proposing a new stadium

[sne]

Sin City Villains, yeah I can see that catching on.

Here's hoping "soccer" players are not as daft and easily dazzled by the bright lights as American football players are because the NFL franchise in Vegas has been a mess off field.

Also think they will go with black as their main color to fit in with the NFL and NHL franchises.

 

[Zatman]

1 hour ago, sne said:

Sin City Villains, yeah I can see that catching on.

Here's hoping "soccer" players are not as daft and easily dazzled by the bright lights as American football players are because the NFL franchise in Vegas has been a mess off field.

Also think they will go with black as their main color to fit in with the NFL and NHL franchises.

 

The hockey team are doing OK since they are about 5 yesrs old but I suppose when you play 4 times a week you don't really have time to be going out partying etc. 

[Demitri_C]

2 hours ago, sne said:

Sin City Villains, yeah I can see that catching on.

Here's hoping "soccer" players are not as daft and easily dazzled by the bright lights as American football players are because the NFL franchise in Vegas has been a mess off field.

Also think they will go with black as their main color to fit in with the NFL and NHL franchises.

 

Black and blue? As thats what we gonna make other teams after facing the mighting LVV

[Dodgyknees]

This seems a bit of a gamble. Hopefully when the chips are down it’ll give us something to look forward to. We’ll hold all the cards in the area as well. What an ace move.

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

Dean Smith should become the first manager for the LVV

[The Fun Factory]

Do you want to bet against us?

[Demitri_C]

Dwight yorkes already applying

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Billionaire Wes Edens hopes to have his potential Major League Soccer franchise on a field and playing in Las Vegas before FIFA World Cup 2026.

Edens and billionaire business partner Naseef Sawiris entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with MLS last week to potentially bring an expansion franchise to Las Vegas. If a deal comes to fruition, Las Vegas would be the league’s 30th team.

With Edens hoping to get things going before 2026, he said there is a possibility the team could play at a temporary site if need be until a stadium is built. He did identify a possible temporary home for the team.

“There’s definitely a possibility that we could have some kind of bridge to it,” Edens told the Review-Journal. “It takes a couple of years to build a stadium if you’re all set to go. We’ve got a lot of work to do to get to that place. We are very eager to start as soon as we can.”

Edens, who co-owns the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, said he couldn’t think of a better city to bring a new professional sports franchise to.

“I think Las Vegas is, in my opinion, maybe the best market in the entire United States,” he said. “We have obviously spent quite a bit of time there in the last four or five years on the train project (Brightline West’s high-speed rail between Las Vegas and Southern California) and the more time I spent there, the more I believe in the future of it as a city and as a city for sports and entertainment.”

Conversations with Golden Knights owner Bill Foley and Raiders owner Mark Davis helped reinforce the potential of Southern Nevada as a pro sports city, Edens said. And seeing the initial success of both teams in Las Vegas hasn’t hurt either.

Edens and Nawiris have moved to trademark the name “Las Vegas Villains,” but Edens wouldn’t discuss details involving a possible team name.

Stadium site search

Although Edens and company don’t have finalized plans yet for a Las Vegas stadium, they have an idea of what they would look for in a facility in Southern Nevada.

“If you look at the MLS stadiums that have been built around the country … they all seem to be in that sweet spot of 25,000 to 30,000 people,” Edens said. “Big enough where you get the vibrancy of a home crowd and yet small enough to feel intimate and you feel a big part of the game and on the pitch. We don’t have finalized plans for a stadium yet, but I suspect it will end up in that range.”

Edens’ group and the MLS are now conducting market feasibility studies and exploring what a stadium and practice facility would look like and where those would fit in the area.

“I have some views of where to put it (stadium) in Las Vegas but now we’re going to do the work with an open mind and try to find the best possible circumstance, because it’s not just the stadium, it’s also the development that is around it that is very important,” Edens said.

One possible location, as previously reported by the Review-Journal, is on a portion of a 110-acre lot located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Warm Springs Road. Edens is already looking to construct a 65,000-square-foot train station on a portion of that land tied to the Brightline West rail project. Brightline is owned by Fortress Investment Group, of which Edes is co-CEO.

Brightline will eye building a mixed use development around the station, similar to what it did in Florida and its high-speed rail project there. That would include retail, office, residential and commercial space.

“The land that we acquired to look to build that station is a phenomenal site for lots of development and one of the potential uses could be a stadium, for sure,” Edens said. “A lot of the elements that make it desirable for a train station also would make it desirable for a stadium.”

But Edens said there are other sites around the valley that could be suitable for a stadium.

“I don’t want to jump the gun and just pick one,” he said.

Edens declined to discuss how the stadium would be financed, as he said it’s too early to determine financing options.

Edens said he has had brief, but positive interactions with local and state politicians and he looks forward to those ramping up as the process plays out.

“I think it’s a really positive development for Las Vegas,” he said. “It’s a big investment and a big economic step forward and you would expect politicians to be welcoming of that. Not in every place do they react that way, but in Vegas they certainly seem to, so we’re excited to spend more time with them.”

Las Vegas’ allure

With tourism ramping up to pre-pandemic levels, Las Vegas has become a destination for pro sports, with Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium seeing a healthy mix of locals and visitors. Edens noted that is a factor in his vision of the potential success of an MLS team in Las Vegas.

“I saw some statistics that said 50 percent of people that visited there (Las Vegas), that they would be likely to extend their stay if there’s sporting events to go to,” Edens said. “I think the local population in Las Vegas is obviously important to the fan base for something like a soccer team, but then also the tourists that come to town. Soccer is incredibly popular, not just in the country, but around the world. And having a world-class franchise there is going to be a real broad-based appeal.”

Aside from the team’s games, Edens said that a soccer stadium in Las Vegas could host offseason events such as exhibition games, World Cup qualifiers and the World Cup as well as other major soccer events.

Community involvement

Edens was part of a group that purchased the NBA’s Bucks in 2014 and then brought in a group of local business owners to cement their status in the city. A similar scenario is possible with an MLS team in Las Vegas.

“I think it’s very important for people to be really invested in the team that are the local community. I don’t live in Las Vegas — maybe that’s a yet, as opposed to an absolute, because you never know — but I think that’s something that we’ll certainly consider.”

Additionally, plans call for setting up soccer academies locally as Edens and Sawiris have done with their Premier League soccer team, Aston Villa.

The academies serve to ready the next generation of soccer players, providing them with the best facilities to work on the game and also assist them educationally.

“Las Vegas is the perfect place to have a broad-based academy program,” Edens said.

“I think there are opportunities to really integrate into the community and make it be a meaningful part of the success of Las Vegas as a community, as much as a sports franchise.”

Review Journal

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The big time pro soccer action is set to be more than just one-off events at Allegiant Stadium. Earlier this year MLS entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with billionaires Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris to potentially land the league’s 3oth franchise in the desert.

A new stadium, which is likely to end up on a portion of a plot of land on Las Vegas Boulevard and Warm Springs Road, would potentially be part of the deal. The stadium would be built to fit between 25,000-30,000 fans, Edens told the Review-Journal. That’s in line with the around 35,000 fan average attendance of the two major soccer matches at Allegiant Stadium last year.

“We’ve talked with them (Edens’ group) and I think we’ve provided them some information that may be helpful,” Hill said.

MLS spokesman Dan Courtemanche said the process is ongoing, but was mum on details of what has transpired since the two sides announced their agreement earlier this year.

“While we do not have a specific update at this time, MLS continues to have discussions with Wes Edens and Nassef Sawris regarding a future expansion club in Las Vegas,” Courtemanche said in an email.

Representatives for Edens and Sawiris weren’t immediately available for comment to update their Las Vegas expansion process.

Hill is bullish that the recent success of the sport in Las Vegas will bode well for the city if and when the deal is finalized between Edens’ and Sawiris’ group and the MLS.

“Having MLS here is going to be a real winner,” Hill said. “I’m excited about that moving forward, too.”

Review Journal

[villa4europe]

It's a shame they can't do a deal with the raiders to use allegiant stadium, maybe they think the demand isn't there and it would be empty or the raiders want too much in return 

Unlikely I'd do it regardless but as a day tripper the big stadium would definitley be more of a draw for me 

[MrBlack]

Black kits wouldn't be so bad. We played in black and white before we adopted claret and blue (but after our red and blue initial kit). 1878 kit as shown below.  Had something similar until 1880 apparently.

Believe it or not,  we had to change them in 1880 as the lion sewn on the front had faded too much from repeated washing.

Edited June 9, 2022 by MrBlack

[maqroll]

FWIW

 

[VillaJ100]

On 09/06/2022 at 10:43, MrBlack said:

Black kits wouldn't be so bad. We played in black and white before we adopted claret and blue (but after our red and blue initial kit). 1878 kit as shown below.  Had something similar until 1880 apparently.

Believe it or not,  we had to change them in 1880 as the lion sewn on the front had faded too much from repeated washing.

I heard as well the first year the kit was actually chocolate brown and sky blue, but the following year there was a cock up at the tailors and we ended up with claret

[thabucks]

Considering Villa Las Vegas is gunna potentially cost Edens $500mill just to start up, puts what what he paid with Sawaris for Villa in pale comparison. These two are ridiculously mega wealthy and deadly serious about challenging the elite no question… 

Edited December 31, 2022 by thabucks