The proposal from gilbert gores and ford to play at ford field has been before mls since.
Is ford field a retractable roof.
I m all for it make a great football stadium even better.
Detroit s ford field will not be retrofitted with a retractable roof to accommodate a mls expansion club as was recently confirmed by detroit s bidders.
I ll post some photos but i do have to say that even though ford field is really nice and looks great it should have been built with a retractable roof.
The consideration of the retractable roof was first reported by street smith s sport business daily.
I know it will never happen and i hate soccer in any shape or form but open air lions games sound great to me.
Rod wood president of the lions said a retractable roof at ford field including as part of an expansion bid for mls remains under consideration.
Detroit lions president rod wood said on wjr am 760 monday morning that he and other lions executives are looking into a retractable roof to help bring a.
Detroit s mls expansion bid backed by dan gilbert and tom gores proposes that the club play at ford field the downtown home of the nfl s lions the stadium has been a fixed roof facility since opening in 2002 but it was learned.
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I went to ford field for a football game between the detroit lions and the visiting pittsburgh steelers and what a game.
As part of the ford field proposal the wealthy ford family owner of the lions would be added to the mls club s ownership.
The detroit group trying to attract a major league soccer franchise will not retrofit ford field with a retractable roof to sweeten the expansion bid the free press has learned.
I couldnt believe this when i heard it on the radio they said gilbert was going to talk to the fords about the feasibility of changing the roof at the stadium to accommodate mls.
Could ford field be getting a new roof.
Adding a retractable roof to ford field could make it more closely resemble atlanta in terms of specifications though the cost and feasibility will surely be major factors in determining whether it moves forward.