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Originally Posted by Waye Mason
I want an honest debate, is all.
Ivor Wynne renovation - $150 million - article dated June 2, 2011.
http://www.stoneycreeknews.com/news/article/236910
Winnipeg stadium replacement - $190 million - dated December 15, 2010
http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=345621
These are facts  This is what CFL cities are building to make their franchises successful.
I post here because I don't disagree with everything, and sometimes you guys have facts I don't, but I do believe we should be debating these issues.
What I find most fascinating is that many here seem to think it is useful to only have people who agree with them posting here. What is the point of that? Debate is good. Get over it. |
I have no problem with debating someone who bothers to look at the facts. Hamilton and Ottawa are both significantly larger cities. They want to spend money they have on making their stadiums more luxurious. Everybody doesn't need a Cowboys Stadium to be successful in the NFL.
There is no reason we cannot build a CFL capable stadium for a reasonable price. I never said you could take a foreign stadium and convert its construction costs 1 for 1. If you take the time to read through this forum there are many examples of reasonably costing stadiums built in North America that would work for the CFL.
The CFL is not that big of deal even though some people would like to think it is. It's a relatively small league that does not have stringent rules on the type of stadium required to host a CFL franchise. The main thing would be the minimum required number of seats. This is why a 25,000 seater is the way to go.
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