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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
Yes. It's entertainment after all, and one doesn't expect world-class soccer (football) at one of these events... it's all about the competition between two teams. I mean, sure, if one is a connoisseur of the game you might sit there noticing all the things that aren't happening that do happen at higher levels of the sport, but that's not what you're paying for.
In the end, it comes down to a choice between having professional soccer or not. IMHO, having it is better than not having it, and if people are enthusiastically attending, then it's a success. |
'Mid tier' ....perhaps as it applies to N America. You will see better games watching at no cost if you attend local sports. Does anyone seriously think that HRM is going to spend $40,000,000 on a stadium when we have a housing crisis worse than in WW2 ?
Name one politician who will go public and support the taxpayer spending money on a stadium.
$45 million mortgage at 4.5% over 20 years is an annual cost of $3.4 million.
Put it to a vote at the October municipal election.
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