Bill McDermott talks St. Louis group’s soccer stadium public forum, MLS2STL’s progress

A local group working to bring a Major League Soccer team to St. Louis is hosting a town hall public forum Tuesday night to unveil potential plans for a 20,000-seat soccer stadium in the St. Louis Midtown region. St. Louis soccer guru Bill “Mr. Soccer” McDermott joined The Hollywood Casino Press Box to talk about Foundry St. Louis’ Public Engagement Forum, which will be held at Urban Chestnut Brewing in The Grove neighborhood beginning at 7 p.m. Listen to the interview and read a few excerpts below: What do you know about Foundry St. Louis? “They’re headed up by Dan Cordes. He used to work at ExpressScripts. They’re going to attempt…to have a partnership with SLU to put a stadium at the corner of Grand and Chouteau. They are dramatically different…totally different…than the MLS2STL group.” On the town hall forum at Urban Chestnut in The Grove: “I think this is a means of showing people what they have been doing. They seem really steadfast in what they’re attempting to do.” What progress has been made by MLS2STL, the other group trying to bring an MLS team to St. Louis? “This group, MLS2STL…they were formed in February. They have a program that’s significant. They have an extreme commitment to doing it right…and on a daily basis, they speak with Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS (and other league officials). Their message has become quite simple: be patient, but be ready. Because when this thing hits the ground, it’s going to be all hands on deck.”