New Stadium Locations

**Neely2005** · 11-25-2013, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by LLB997

I just do not trust MLSE. their intentions cannot be trusted in respect to the ARGOS.

Agreed, I don't trust MLSE.

**rdavies** · 11-25-2013, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by argofan87

Ah the SWOT analysis. Biggest cliche in business school along with and Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Oh man you made me laugh there. Good ol Abe Maslow. That damn triangle came up in every business course I took.

Originally Posted by ardesh

MLS is the top level of football in North America.

No, Mexican League ranked higher

Originally Posted by Mulder

To put it even more bluntly, if you come here to call our league as being "minor" when the MLS salary cap is lower than the CFL's.

Even more crazy, the CFL's TV ratings are much higher on the Deuce (ESPN 2) than MLS.

**Argocister** · 11-26-2013, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by rdavies

Even more crazy, the CFL's TV ratings are much higher on the Deuce (ESPN 2) than MLS.

We need a like button!

**Qman** · 11-30-2013, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by ardesh

MLS is the top level of football in North America.

Mexican league clubs make MLS look like local senior soccer

**Gill The Thrill** · 11-30-2013, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by AngeloV

Aren't you the same person that brought up gas and wear and tear on the vehicle in a previous thread concerning traffic for the Eastern final? Sounds like you want it both ways when it comes to supporting your argument.

Living in Thornhill, Vaughan would be great for me, but overall, I still think the Toronto Argonauts need to be in Toronto.

You know a passport is not required to cross Steeles Ave....fact is the Metropolitan urban area has been moving northward for decades now.

The passport comment is also in reference to media coverage of the Argos...I can't see the media giving the Argos any less coverage, and with possibly renewed interest and a better atmosphere at a non-downtown stadium, coverage and relevance from the media could actually increase.

**paulwoods13** · 11-30-2013, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Gill The Thrill

You know a passport is not required to cross Steeles Ave....fact is the Metropolitan urban area has been moving northward for decades now.

Seems to me it has been moving west, north and east for decades now, actually. In other words, in every available direction.

**Neely2005** · 12-04-2013, 09:51 AM

This was posted in another Thread but it's probably relevant here too:

Originally Posted by flutie02

it looks like you are correct. from what i was told, MLSE never thought Braley would have the stones to build a new Home for the Argos. Then they found out how serious Braley was and that it was going to be a muliti purpose stadium, with a bubble for the winter. He was very close to a deal with Markham and or Mississauga. Once MLSE heard this, they approched him. Now Braley wants big bucks, This deal would have been done 3 months ago. MLSE offered up 8 million. Braley came back with 20 Million. This is all about controling football in T.O and stoping Braley from building a stadium. Now from what i hear, Bralley is demanding first rights to buy back the Argos and the option of a small ownership stake if MLSE does attract a NFL team. I think MLSE will own the Argos in 2014 and if they do, we will be playing at a revamp BMO

**ardesh** · 01-05-2014, 05:20 PM

Did the Argos ever discuss Varsity?

**Tau Ceti** · 01-05-2014, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by ardesh

Did the Argos ever discuss Varsity?

The Argos almost cemented a deal to get back into Varsity in 2004. The U of T pulled out. Plenty of articles out there on how it fell through. Here's one: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/C...04/700446.html

**hugoagogo** · 01-06-2014, 01:37 AM

When you consider that some key MLS teams (Seattle, Vancouver, New England) play in stadiums that service both football and soccer (and on field turf no less)...well...I know where I'd place my money on how this one is going to play out.

**Neely2005** · 01-06-2014, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tau Ceti

The Argos almost cemented a deal to get back into Varsity in 2004. The U of T pulled out. Plenty of articles out there on how it fell through. Here's one: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/C...04/700446.html

And apparently the way that the current Varsity Stadium has been configured it won't allow for significant expansion.

**Neely2005** · 01-20-2014, 10:47 AM

This was posted in the other Thread. It looks like it's going to be BMO Field:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014...ansion.bb.html

**argofandave** · 02-23-2014, 08:44 PM

Both Rob & Doug Ford were on the Fan590 today around 4:30pm. I didn't hear the whole interview but they were asked about the NFL in Toronto. They both think that it'll happen within 5-10 years because the NFL cannot ignore the 4th largest market in North America anymore. They also said that the best place to build a stadium is at Woodbine since it has the best access and that Downsview won't work because the people that live in that area don't want a stadium there. Doug said that they could easily sell 40,000 seat licences at $20,000 each within the first three days of them going on sale to help pay for the stadium.

**Argo57** · 02-23-2014, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by argofandave

Both Rob & Doug Ford were on the Fan590 today around 4:30pm. I didn't hear the whole interview but they were asked about the NFL in Toronto. They both think that it'll happen within 5-10 years because the NFL cannot ignore the 4th largest market in North America anymore. They also said that the best place to build a stadium is at Woodbine since it has the best access and that Downsview won't work because the people that live in that area don't want a stadium there. Doug said that they could easily sell 40,000 seat licences at $20,000 each within the first three days of them going on sale to help pay for the stadium.

Shocking that the Ford brothers think Woodbine is the best location, right in their backyard.

**ArgoRavi** · 02-23-2014, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by argofandave

Doug said that they could easily sell 40,000 seat licences at $20,000 each within the first three days of them going on sale to help pay for the stadium.

Sounds a bit like those claims that Stephen Brunt and others made about the Bills games in Toronto.

**argolio** · 02-24-2014, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by argofandave

They both think that it'll happen within 5-10 years because the NFL cannot ignore the 4th largest market in North America anymore.

If L.A. can be ignored for 20 years, it's pretty easy for Toronto to be completely invisible to the NFL.

Anyway, who cares what the Fords think? Those two fools will both be gone after October.

**paulwoods13** · 02-24-2014, 06:46 AM

Considering how many votes they are losing 40-2 at city council these days, I'm happy to have those clowns advocating for an NFL team.

**Neely2005** · 02-24-2014, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Argo57

Shocking that the Ford brothers think Woodbine is the best location, right in their backyard.

I thought that they lived in Etobicoke?

**doubleblue** · 02-24-2014, 02:29 PM

This is after all an election year. Mayor Ford would know that over 60% of the Argo season ticket holders come from outside Toronto proper in the GTA. We don't have a vote.
However, the name of the game is to tell the gullible voter what they want to hear. The ones that don't pay much attention until voting time. If the message sounds like the Fords are going to have a stadium and a NFL team for those fans and that's all they care about, the Ford's get that vote. Then you blame the lefties on Council when it doesn't happen. lol