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Originally Posted by rocketphish
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I think it's totally and completely cultural. This city has seen more sports franchises fold in the past 2 decades than I care to count.... The Renegades, the Roughriders, 3 baseball teams...hell even the 67s and Senators were on the rocks for a few years (Sens nearly skipped town if not for the swift actions of the NHL). Mention these things and you'll hear a million excuses related to ownership stadium whatever, but the bottom line is people wouldn't go and that was a problem.
In my personal experience the fans here are absurdly fickle to the point of pig-headedness.
I can't tell you the number of times I've heard the words "yah I'd buy tickets but they suck this year" or "ever since Alfie left I don't go to games"...or the worst, "The Redblacks name is stupid I'm not going". People are already starting to make jokes about the Redblacks folding after a bad first season.....
1 season. The Sens have ranked last place amongst Canadian NHL teams in average attendance year after year...despite having a larger pop than Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton etc...
What the actual eff? There is no pride for pro sports in this city and very little real loyalty to the teams. Habs and Leafs fans rightfully laugh at us.
For a city with such precious little experience with pro sports teams at the top level, it's insane how much of that attention requires winning......
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