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Old Posted May 8, 2016, 7:10 PM
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BBVA > Red Bull Arena > BMO > Child's Mercy. That's just my personal opinion.

The benefit is that BMO can simply expand and expand forever if they wanted to. BBVA and Red Bull are slightly restricted in doing so without expansive rework to the stands. Having a completely closed-in stadium is nice and looks great but it's expansion possibilities are much more limited.
     
     
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Old Posted May 8, 2016, 10:59 PM
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Very cool to see the roof steel structure of new Mosaic almost complete.

https://twitter.com/yqrstadium/status/729053985835884546
     
     
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Old Posted May 9, 2016, 2:54 AM
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I would poke fun at MLS fans for whining about the stadium but in the end CFL fans have really followed the same path. THF and TD place were both highly criticised even though they absolutely blew the predecessors out of the water in every way. Hell even IGF in all it's glory has been shit on over the years. But the redpatch guys are taking it to a new level acting like this is their money and they feel ripped off when in fact MLSE didnt have to do any of it. It's a lot of whining but alas the world of pro sports these days.
     
     
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Old Posted May 9, 2016, 4:34 AM
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And here's a still image update of Mosaic Stadium 2.0 as well as more info for those that aren't from here/not following the construction as closely...




As can be seen on the right of the picture, the East roofing fabric is mostly laid out. It still needs to be stretched and set in place and the lower panels still need to be installed, but it's getting there.

Almost all of the seating in the lower bowl on the North and East sides are installed as well as the upper North endzone and some of the upper/mid East sideline.

They've mostly installed the 3rd section of roof supports on the West side. Just a few left along with final cross beams... Should be done within the next 1-2 weeks if they carry on with the same speed they've been working at.

They've started to prep the field surface (from the looks of things)... but until the crane is gone from the middle, they can't really get going too far on that.


There are some preliminary plans to hold a test event in October with the U of R Rams hosting the U of S (CIS) Huskies and the Regina Thunder hosting the Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) both on the same day at 2pm and 7pm. If they are done enough of the stadium when it rolls around, it'll likely be at the new stadium, otherwise, it'll be at the old stadium. That decision will likely come late in the summer though. Hopefully it happens because it'd be pretty awesome to check out the new stadium and take in some local football while we're at it, and having 2 Sask teams in both, it should draw well during a Rider bye-week.
     
     
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Old Posted May 9, 2016, 8:51 AM
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The open corners on BMO are not a big problem, because that can be easily fixed. The problem is the north end.
     
     
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Old Posted May 9, 2016, 2:08 PM
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BMO Field has so much potential, can't wait to catch a game this year.
     
     
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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 1:32 AM
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The open corners on BMO are not a big problem, because that can be easily fixed. The problem is the north end.
How many times do you people have to be told it's gonna be fixed? They ran out of time...chill
     
     
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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 3:46 PM
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People bitch about BMO, but it has the best scale of any stadium (that's not shared with the NFL) in the MLS. I mean, the two stands on the east and west sides with the big canopies look absolutely massive. Once they sort out the north end, and expand the south it will be the best in the league imo.
     
     
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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 10:10 PM
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People bitch about BMO, but it has the best scale of any stadium (that's not shared with the NFL) in the MLS. I mean, the two stands on the east and west sides with the big canopies look absolutely massive. Once they sort out the north end, and expand the south it will be the best in the league imo.
I beg to differ,
I present to you Red Bull Arena as the best stadium in MLS


http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2015...2%80%99s-national-team-costa-rica-oct-13

http://www.ussoccer.com/~/media/images/venues/140531-red-bull-arena

5 New stadiums will be added to the league by 2018, including these 2

LAFC

http://www.stadia-magazine.com/news.php?NewsID=69369

Minnesota United


http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/02/24...reveal-renderings-new-20000-seat-stadium

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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 10:12 PM
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I beg to differ,
I present to you Red Bull Arena as the Best Stadium in MLS
And you believe you're entitled to nothing but the best why?
     
     
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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 10:13 PM
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How many times do you people have to be told it's gonna be fixed? They ran out of time...chill
The only way to properly solve the the north end is to close the end with a full stand. MLSE has not said that is what they are planning to do. They only have talked about adding amenities, not a full stand.
     
     
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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 10:18 PM
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And you believe you're entitled to nothing but the best why?
Why would we not demand the best for our team?
As a TFC fan we have always demanded the best, we demanded grass, a north end, a roof, better amenities and MLSE has followed through on our demands including the most expensive roster in the league, currently at $20 million.
As a result TFC now has one of the best stadiums in the league, but it's still not there yet, closing the corners and a north end will complete BMO filed.
     
     
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Old Posted May 10, 2016, 10:36 PM
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Why would we not demand the best for our team?
As a TFC fan we have always demanded the best, we demanded grass, a north end, a roof, better amenities and MLSE has followed through on our demands including the most expensive roster in the league, currently at $20 million.
As a result TFC now has one of the best stadiums in the league, but it's still not there yet, closing the corners and a north end will complete BMO filed.
you guys complain more than any fanbase ive ever come accross
     
     
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you guys complain more than any fanbase ive ever come accross
Why shouldn't we demand the best?
As MLS gets stronger and larger, it will take more and more investments to remain one of the top clubs
     
     
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Nice construction pic of Mosaic a few posts up. Work is continuing to progress nicely there.

BMO is much improved with the roof. It looks to be a great atmosphere and should be a top-10 stadium in the league for years to come.
     
     
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People bitch about BMO, but it has the best scale of any stadium (that's not shared with the NFL) in the MLS. I mean, the two stands on the east and west sides with the big canopies look absolutely massive. Once they sort out the north end, and expand the south it will be the best in the league imo.
So you are claiming that it's better then IGF ........okkkkkkkk
     
     
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Nice construction pic of Mosaic a few posts up. Work is continuing to progress nicely there.

BMO is much improved with the roof. It looks to be a great atmosphere and should be a top-10 stadium in the league for years to come.
Top 10 in the league? That isn't to hard in the CFL. A barren field could be top 10 in the league
     
     
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There is a lot of complaining that comes from TFC fans regarding BMO stadium. It's eaither 1)no north end 2) canopies/roofs too high 3) the "pitch" 4) the corners not being filled 5) "primary tenant" status 6) too much Argo signage 7) any Argo signage 8) beer served at BMO 9)lighting 10) east stand higher than the west 11) potential for even a hiinkling of football lines

It's pretty unbelievable really....
     
     
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