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Originally Posted by Nicko999
Well said, I couldn't agree more. We have a tendency here in Canada to bash all the big stadiums and wanting to replace them by other smaller venues.
Like you said, a big stadium will always provide the opportunity for bigger profits.
And it's kind of pathetic that a country of 35M people have 4 stadiums capable of hosting 50,000+ people. Canadians need to change their mentality.
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I have to disagree. This isn't the 70s and 80s anymore. HDTV's are the new age. either than the odd grey cup and a U2 concert when the heck do we need 50k+ seats in this country? We couldn't sell out commonwealth on a weekend in Canada's greatest sports city for the opener of a world cup with our own damn country playing for god sakes. 40k? yup I would agree with that. 50k Maybe 1 or 2 for big events like the WWC 60k? Absolutely not for any reason period. Their just isn't enough people who will see a live sporting event over a couch and a 60 inch TV. The blue jays could play in a 40,000 seat stadium comfortably either than their home opener. The big O doesn't even have a friggen tenant and how often do you need more than 40k seats in Montreal. The odd grey cup and a jays game once a year. Meanwhile your home CFL club plays in a university stadium hardly fit for a university team.
CWS Doesnt need 50k+ at all. Since the Oilers played there in 2003ish I can think of the 2010 grey cup ,U2 and the WWC home opener. That is the only time CWS has had 50k+ on deck that I can think of. That is not worth the atmosphere of your CFL club. BC place and rogers centre should be the only 50k+ venues in this country as they are the premiere cities in Canada. Montreal is too hit and miss to be put on a world stage. unreliable if anything. I get you older guys remember the good old days but those days are long gone in this country. If these venues were holding 50k 5 times a year I would completely agree but not for once every 2-3 years
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