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Originally Posted by esquire
Is it really that big of a deal? Not that I'm a frequent attender of CPL games having been to one game, but I liked that it was at IG Field which is a very comfortable and spacious venue, and feels very professional. I'd much prefer going to a game there than at, say, the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex which is super bare bones. At the end of the day 4,000 fans is 4,000 fans and putting them into a smaller venue isn't going to make it feel like some kind of big time event.
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I think there's a big difference between going to a match at a stadium that is
meant your team as opposed to a stadium which is very much not for your team. IG Field, THF, and TD Place are very much sized towards CFL teams - a smaller soccer team playing in any of these venues just feels temporary, to say nothing of the awful atmosphere of 4,000 people in a stadium fit for five times that amount. Those stadiums are not CPL stadiums and they weren't built for CPL in mind. I'd much rather Halifax or Victoria for a stadium than THF or TD Place. I think the only Fury games that were remotely atmospheric were when TFC visited (ie a Canadian rival).
I had the same issues when I watched NYCFC at Yankee Stadium - it's very much a baseball venue not fit for soccer and it will never feel like a true home for NYCFC.
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Originally Posted by esquire
The only other soccer match I attended this past year was a Danish first division game that was in a small stadium with a crowd size similar to the Valour FC match and it's not like the atmosphere was somehow amazing by comparison...
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But they at least play at a stadium that is
meant for them, you know? Playing in a giant over-sized gridiron stadium kills any atmosphere and feels temporary by comparison.
It's not really the quality of the stadium i'm moaning about but more the intended purpose of the facility itself. Yeah, it's great that the facilities are nice, but i'm the only guy sitting in my row fit for 20 when I go to Fury games, and i'm greeted by a giant stand across from me which is sat empty.