Stadium Updates

[argolio]

Kind of surprised only 22,500? Would think Young would want around a 27-28K stadium.

Maybe if the winning bid is low enough, they can increase the number of seats.

[argofandave]

The original plan was to completely replace the south stands and refurbish and north stands and have 25,000 seats. When they discovered that the north stands could not be refurbished and had to be rebuilt and thus cost more money, they decided to reduce the seating capacity to 22,500 and save some money that way. I'm sure it'll be designed to be expanded easily. Bob Young has stated that he wants two Grey Cup games there during the first ten years of the new stadium.

[LLB997]

I figured the new Hamilton stadium was going to be North South. Ivor Wynne is just too cramped to fit a 21st century 20 thousand seater. People seem to be bitching that they are losing the soccer field.

[R.J]

http://www.guelphmercury.com/sports/...it-off-kendall

Looks like Guelph has said no.

Also should bring up that Scott Mitchell has brought up that the Pan Am games Stadium seats 22,500, but once the games are done, there's nothing stopping the TiCats from adding to the seat total.

[argofandave]

That's too bad about Guelph. I live in Milton and would have gone to any games played there. London's too far away for me.

[AngeloV]

http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/lo...er-cats-option

Looks like Guelph has said no.

Also should bring up that Scott Mitchell has brought up that the Pan Am games Stadium seats 22,500, but once the games are done, there's nothing stopping the TiCats from adding to the seat total.

Did I miss something there? The article states that Guelph is interested. Or is there an updated article that you didn't post the link to?

[R.J]

Did I miss something there? The article states that Guelph is interested. Or is there an updated article that you didn't post the link to?

Sorry AngeloV, I posted the wrong link, fixed it.

[AngeloV]

Sorry AngeloV, I posted the wrong link, fixed it.

Thanks. It's too bad. I think Guelph would have been great.

[argos1873]

This is awesome news for the CFL, but I'll only believe it when I see it. Sorry, I've been disappointed too many times. But this is still very positive news.

Just imagine if the Argos got the support from the province and city like the Riders just did. But you just know that that won't happen. And I bet we could build a decent stadium for half that cost and that it would help the Argos twice as much as it helps the Riders.

[Ron]

http://www.guelphmercury.com/sports/...it-off-kendall

Looks like Guelph has said no.

Also should bring up that Scott Mitchell has brought up that the Pan Am games Stadium seats 22,500, but once the games are done, there's nothing stopping the TiCats from adding to the seat total.

From that article it doesn't appear the Cats were ever going to ask them.

[1argoholic]

They just put a bunch of cash into Mosaic and now $200 plus mil on a new stadium. BC pretty much new stadium, Edmonton nice stadium with new killer indoor field training facility. Calgary still has a fairly decent stadium. Winnipeg, Hamilton and Ottawa will be new. Montreal refurbished. TO playing in a nice facility owned by jackasses.

[R.J]

Some more on Sask's new stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TYQu...ature=youtu.be
http://blogs.leaderpost.com/2012/07/...ger-brandvold/

and a little on Lansdowne in Ottawa
http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/Si...ostId=34805331
http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/07/13/...lansdowne-work

[R.J]

New concept art for Sask's new stadium
http://www.riderville.com/article/co...or-new-stadium

[Ron]

New concept art for Sask's new stadium
http://www.riderville.com/article/co...or-new-stadium

Will be interested to see what the GC prices will be since they can't expand that to 50K.

[shayman]

"• A “spectator roof” that protects fans and maintains the option to fully enclose the stadium at a later date


Nice! I'm all for football outdoors provided the rain is kept off of my own personal head.

[1argoholic]

Too bad we couldn't post pics of Argoville.

[argolio]

Too bad we couldn't post pics of Argoville.

Yeah, exactly. Great news for the Riders, but also depressing that the Argos have little control over the present stadium, and hardly any prospects for a new one.

[LLB997]

Sask's looks nice, not sure if a paper mache stadium will work with all that wind.

[1argoholic]

Basically every team will have great new stadiums or refurbished ones to some extent except Toronto. I've said it before that I don't mind where the Argos play just the owners. Too bad we didn't own the dome. Maybe the Argos should have a lottery for a few years to get the money for a combination stadium and practice facility.

[marcwagz]

i cant wait till the stadium is done and I can road trip to ottawa for an argos game.