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MaritimeCFLFan
What you said was not a rant and I agree with most everything that you have said.
You have to keep in mind that the Moncton Stadium was
not built with the CFL in mind. It was built for the specific purpose of hosting the World Junior Track & Field Championships, and on a tight budget at that. What extra monies were spent, were spent on the track and the infield. The track is a top rated Mondo track similar to what they put in the Birdsnest in Beijing. It recieved rave reviews from the athletes. Unfortunately, the stadium itself has got deficiencies, most notably in terms of the the concourses (there are none), concessions (there are none) and the permanent washrooms (again there are none, except in the west grandstand). We
do have a nifty pressbox however (built for the world media) and nice team dressing rooms.
Halifax has a leg up and can correct the deficiencies in the Moncton design if it so wants. Again, the Moncton Stadium is a fine facility (for it's intended purpose), but I presume that anything Halifax builds (even a 10 & 10 as proposed) will have certain amenities that are lacking in Moncton, such as sufficient permanent washrooms, concessions and corporate boxes. Expandability is also a must. I'm sure this will be addressed. It would be ludicrous not to.
The Moncton Stadium is fixable, but it would be expensive and I'm sure that it will not be done unless things with the CFL get really serious. In the meantime, we'll make do with what we have. For one or two games a year, it's not so bad.
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