Soccer on Soldier Field 14 hours before Bears’ home opener

[Toast88]

So it turns out the Fire are playing a match at Soldier Field the Saturday night before the Bears home opener at noon on Sunday.

Is this typical? Seems like an oversight.

Schedule | Chicago Fire FC

Official schedule of the Chicago Fire FC

www.chicagofirefc.com

 

[Bust]

All will be resolved by 2026 when the retractable field is installed at Arlington. WOW!

 

[Enasic]

All will be resolved by 2026 when the retractable field is installed at Arlington. WOW!

Isn’t this the raiders stadium not the bears?

 

[Anytime23]

Sounds about right. Get them the fuck out of Soldier Field and shoot Lori into the sun.

 

[msadows]

Torn ACL's don't matter when your city is drowning in debt.

This isn't an oversight, the NFL, Bears ownership, and the City of Chicago don't really care about anything besides $$.

 

[Bust]

Isn’t this the raiders stadium not the bears?

Bears hired the same architects . . .so the allegiant stadium perks are already what they are capable of #drool

Bears hire Manica to help design Arlington Heights stadium

The Chicago Bears have hired Manica Architecture to help design initial concepts for the Arlington Heights stadium.

www.nbcsports.com

Bears select Manica to help plan NFL stadium

The Chicago Bears have selected Manica Architecture to help with initial plans for their proposed NFL stadium at the site of Arlington International Racecourse in the city's northwest suburbs, team officials confirmed.

venuesnow.com

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Now this is the type of tomfoolery that makes me not gives two fucks that the Bears org wants to move to the suburbs and have their own state of the art facility.

 

[Bear_Assed]

Maybe poles is going to take the $ he saved this year by not signing any good players
and use it towards a new field surface?

Maybe that’s been his secret plan all along

 

[sevvy]

Maybe poles is going to take the $ he saved this year by not signing any good players
and use it towards a new field surface?

Maybe that’s been his secret plan all along

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Sounds about right. Get them the fuck out of Soldier Field and shoot Lori into the sun.

 

[mecha]

I like how visiting players are immune to injuries at Soldier Field, but half the starters for the Bears get injured cause their feet turf into the ground and they blow and pop things in their legs.

see also: "Bear weather"

 

[Toast88]

I like how visiting players are immune to injuries at Soldier Field, but half the starters for the Bears get injured cause their feet turf into the ground and they blow and pop things in their legs.

see also: "Bear weather"

Bears play 8 games a year there, while their opponents each play 1.

 

[Bust]

Isn’t this the raiders stadium not the bears?

Get ready for year round entertainment boyz. WOW!

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Maybe If the NFL put out their schedule earlier this wouldn’t happen.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Now this is the type of tomfoolery that makes me not gives two fucks that the Bears org wants to move to the suburbs and have their own state of the art facility.

Don’t give a shit where the Bears play…. Liked for use of the word tomfoolery.

 

[KittiesKorner]

At least Bono stopped playing there and ruining the field before every home opener when he hurt his back.

 

[KittiesKorner]

Also, since this conversation comes up like every 6 months, the Bears dictate what the Park district does, and the Bears insist on not installing field turf.

As for opposing players, Soldier Field is properly rated as either the worst or the second worst field to play on aside Pittsburgh (I could be wrong but maybe Pittsburgh did something about it).

 

[Rise]

Just put turf in and problem solved. This stubborn insistence for grass is ridiculous. The 85 Bears played on cement.

 

[msadows]

A scheduling conflict with the Chicago Bears forced the move. The Bears’ lease with Soldier Field gives the team a five-day window before games. The Bears are set to host the Detroit Lions on Oct. 3, which forced the Fire to move the match to Bridgeview.

Sounds like the bears are fine. Field should be pristine for at least one week.

 

[bamainatlanta]

Also, since this conversation comes up like every 6 months, the Bears dictate what the Park district does, and the Bears insist on not installing field turf.

As for opposing players, Soldier Field is properly rated as either the worst or the second worst field to play on aside Pittsburgh (I could be wrong but maybe Pittsburgh did something about it).

I still remember the Eagles field ending Wendell Davis's career. That was a brutal field