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Originally Posted by red-paladin
Building a soccer specific stadium in Vancouver would be a giant waste of money. I'm sure the team is going to move out of town eventually. I would oppose any more government / city money/land/zoning favours wasted on soccer. Having them in BC place as a #2 tenant was the only way to support them while the fad lasts without burning money. Even if private money was spent on a soccer stadium, it would end up useless when the soccer team fails, and a waste of prime property as they wanted to build it on the waterfront or some other downtown location.
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Its too bad they didn't spend $450 million on BC place and saved the other $78 million on the nice little 20,000 seat soccer specific stadium that was proposed for the waterfront.
I'm not sure I share your pessimism that the Whitecaps will relocate anytime soon. They consistently have one of the best attendance records in MLS. They have a long history in the city, with solid ownership in a very cost conscious league.
They would do better in a real stadium, however.
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