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Originally Posted by Jstaleness
Moncton getting a CFL team before Halifax really scares me. If it turned out to be a complete failure then I guess it would save Halifax from the embarrassment. I see CFL here on the east doing very well, as it would be the only true National League Sport available.
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Pro football should do very well in the Maritimes, but I see Moncton getting a team before Halifax as preferable if you take a long term strategic view. Eventually, both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick should be able to support a CFL team. If Saskatchewan can do it, so can these 2 provinces. A Maritime rivalry is important though.
If Halifax came first, Moncton would probably have to wait decades to get their team. If Moncton came first, a Halifax team wouldn't have to wait that long. Halifax is double the size of Regina, a football hotbed already, and would benefit the Moncton franchise.
Put the 1st Maritime team in Moncton. They've out maneuvered Halifax, deserve the prize, and it wouldn't mean the end of the Halifax's CFL aspirations. Halifax/Nova Scotia won't be denied.