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Originally Posted by Hackslack
Was it built, in its bare bones days, for national soccer or specifically TFC?
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For soccer under the guarantee that an MLS team play there. CSA put money in for national team games IIRC.
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Originally Posted by Hackslack
I know the upgrades were certainly built for TFC. But it was also went through major Reno’s to accommodate the move in of the Argos, like removing stands to account for CFL deep end zones.
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Both the North and South ends had to be demolished/renovated and replaced with flexible stands in order to accommodate the Argos.
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Originally Posted by Hackslack
I think just everybody made the mistake of assuming the Argos moving in to BMO would drastically increase their popularity. If that did actually go according to plan they would be considered a 1b tenant, still behind TFC of course, but not in the terms it is now… so definitely agree that Argos are behind TFC.
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Moving a team down the road and expecting them to magically become more popular is to overlook the overhanging issues revolving around the team, league, and sport, specifically in the Toronto market. The Skydome wasn't why the Argos were declining in popularity.
There's no real discussion to be had on whether or not the Argos are
ahead or
behind TFC. Despite playing in the same stadium they haven't been in the same ballpark in quite some time.
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