Can Eibar Seal La Liga Promotion In Time?

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Here's one for the little guy... hopefully...

Eibar got another home win a few days ago with a win over Deportivo Alaves
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Eibar secured promotion from the Secunda League, but they have one of the smallest stadia in the competitive ranks in La Liga with a gate a little over 5,000. They need to raise almost 2-million Euros by early August to meet all the financial obligations they need to meet- and there are, apparently, a lot of them.

Sid Lowe, over at ESPN.com, has the by-law in question:

According to the law -- Real Decreto 1251/1999, which became applicable to Eibar when they were promoted to the Second Division in the summer and thus took their place in what is formally classified as professional football -- every team has to have a capital equal to 25 percent of the average expenses of all the teams in the Second Division, not including the two clubs with the biggest outgoings and the two clubs with the smallest outgoings in the division.

In theory it is a way of guaranteeing the survival of clubs but in practice, it could cripple Eibar.

Eibar is operating in the black, but might have to get some big investors (or a lot of little ones) when the shares come out.

Count the HQ in at 50 Euros a piece when available...

Deflation Of Metrodome Begins

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As cool as the idea is, the deflation of the Metrodome isn't a quick deal. But it will happen over time...

A lot of it depends on the winter weather in the Twin Cities. If the winds are light, then it won't take long.

Then, the electricity will be shut off, and the dome will begin to deflate.

It also looks like 15,000 seats have been sold to the public who wanted seats...

Here's the early returns...

Braves To The Burbs: Now, We Think We Know The Numbers...Until They Change...

The new Braves project is supposed to cost $672-million, the Braves would foot $372-million of that...

So, it's a 55-45 split...

The lease is set for 30 years with an option for 5 more- that would take things through the 2051 season
From Cobb County's perspective, $14 million would be for transit improvements, $10 million would come from the Cumberland Community Improvement District and $276 million from the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibition Hall Authority.

It's the Braves barn to use as they see fit, and they can let folks use it if they give permission...

Here's the breakdown of the agreement between Cobb County and the Braves...

There will be taxes that will be added or restructured to make this go down right (if you're Cobb) in hotels, rental cars (which is interesting since there is no transportation hub to do it, unless you call a "mall" a transportation hub), and business property rates.

But this also may introduce some kind of rail system to alleviate traffic that is already there and will only increase once the project undergoes construction...something the county has steadfastly voted against in the past...

Reps from the Braves met with Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed on the move...
Deal is just calling himself an "interested observer..." and will not earmark or allocate any kind of dollars toward the new stadium...

Here's his recap of the meeting...
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