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Originally Posted by elly63
Why is this the only guy people talk to, when in the past he has said some of the most ridiculous, CFL ignorant pronouncements. One I can recall off hand is he said Halifax need a 25k to 30k stadium. Some of the stuff about marketing he said was untrue but I'd really like to know what gift was handed to them.
I think I've accepted, unless there are some major changes to each side, that these two idiots for sides in this venture have blown it but go back and read some of the statements this dork (Lander) has made and you'll wonder why reporters keep quoting him, pure unadulterated laziness.
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25k would be an ideal size so I don't think is outlandish. The new stadiums in Hamilton and Ottawa are approximately in that range.
The fault lies mostly with the Leblanc-led ownership group. Poorly prepared, poorly organized...not really putting any money into the stadium...they are essentially just paying for the rental of the temp stands and a yearly rental fee.
Their funding scheme for the stadium is highly dubious and the location is not particularly ideal. This will fail in the relatively early stages because the stadium proposal is so terrible council probably realizes they can only move the parameters of it so much that it will still not be particularly attractive for them. Anyways, Leblanc said if they reject it, the ownership group will not provide any revisions...so they basically want a free lunch.
If ownership stated they would be willing to invest something like $20 million heck maybe even $10 million in the permanent part of the proposed stadium for things like the locker rooms, coaches rooms, therapy rooms, offices, I think council would be open to researching the proposal further..give it serious consideration. That's not the case here.
Council will be wise to nip this in the bud as I think will happen.