New Stadium Locations

[Wobbler]

No name calling please, bluto.

[bluto]

No name calling please, bluto.

beating the same dead horse in multiple threads and re-reaising the same points ad nauseum isn't trolling? i beg your pardon.

[Neely2005]

After all this, it would not surprise me if this MLSE so called sure thing deal with BMO fell apart and we wind up with a stadium in Markham.
Let's hope so.

Markham would be good but I still think that Vaughan makes more sense because of the TTC Subway extension.

[paulwoods13]

Markham would be good but I still think that Vaughan makes more sense because of the TTC Subway extension.

And it makes no sense without $150-200M to build a new stadium.

[ArgoGabe22]

Markham would be good but I still think that Vaughan makes more sense because of the TTC Subway extension.

Be honest, do you really want the Argos to have their own stadium anywhere or do you just want the stadium right in your backyard? To me it sounds like the latter.

[Neely2005]

Be honest, do you really want the Argos to have their own stadium anywhere or do you just want the stadium right in your backyard? To me it sounds like the latter.

I live in North York so it's not going to be in my backyard no matter where it is.

If the Argonauts can get their own stadium where they control all of the revenue and dates wouldn't that be better for the team?

[paulwoods13]

I live in North York so it's not going to be in my backyard no matter where it is.

If the Argonauts can get their own stadium where they control all of the revenue and dates wouldn't that be better for the team?

If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, we'd all have a happy Christmas.

Let me state for the record, I would LOVE the Argos to own their own stadium. But let me also state that at a cost of $150-200M, it is not going to happen. Period. Why are some folks still holding out hope it will?

[rdavies]

Let me state for the record, I would LOVE the Argos to own their own stadium. But let me also state that at a cost of $150-200M, it is not going to happen. Period. Why are some folks still holding out hope it will?

Do I think it will happen, no. But I'm not going to categorically say it won't or can't. Ottawa, Winnipeg and Saskatchewan were able to create deals and I think Mr Braley is well connected (publicly and privately) enough to create a deal if he so chose. I think if he was younger and had more confidence in the future of this market that he likely would. But as you say ifs and buts.

Here's where his head is at "The Burlington resident and Ontario senator told about 60 people during a fundraising event Sept. 18 at the Lakeview on Van Wagner’s Beach Road, said if Confederation wasn’t available, then the next option should have been to drop it on 100 acres of land, and then add commercial and retail building, including a hotel, to support it. He said it would have benefited the city’s business community, and for Hamilton’s economic development sector.
“We should have developed the land with retail, and hotels” (that other municipalities have done, including Ottawa), said Braley."

Personally, I can't see him planning a standalone stadium for the Argos but there are other options and I think they should be explored so when BMO sharing goes bust, they'll have some options.

[paulwoods13]

Do I think it will happen, no. But I'm not going to categorically say it won't or can't. Ottawa, Winnipeg and Saskatchewan were able to create deals and I think Mr Braley is well connected (publicly and privately) enough to create a deal if he so chose. I think if he was younger and had more confidence in the future of this market that he likely would. But as you say ifs and buts.

Here's where his head is at "The Burlington resident and Ontario senator told about 60 people during a fundraising event Sept. 18 at the Lakeview on Van Wagner’s Beach Road, said if Confederation wasn’t available, then the next option should have been to drop it on 100 acres of land, and then add commercial and retail building, including a hotel, to support it. He said it would have benefited the city’s business community, and for Hamilton’s economic development sector.
“We should have developed the land with retail, and hotels” (that other municipalities have done, including Ottawa), said Braley."

Personally, I can't see him planning a standalone stadium for the Argos but there are other options and I think they should be explored so when BMO sharing goes bust, they'll have some options.

So you're not going to categorically say a new stadium won't happen, but you are going to categorically say the BMO sharing will go bust?

[rdavies]

So you think the stadium sharing will be all sunshine and roses.

[T-Bone]

So you think the stadium sharing will be all sunshine and roses.

It's possible it will go a lot smoother than some on either side think. Only time will tell.

[rdavies]

Only time will tell.

Exactly, but the soccer crowd is a finicky bunch.

[T-Bone]

Exactly, but the soccer crowd is a finicky bunch.

All of them, eh. Not some. I would say some Argo fans are just as finicky as some TFC fans.

[rdavies]

Would you guys complain about a faint white line on the field? I hope not. And yes, some, not all, as we used to say in marketing class but with them there's a whole lotta some.

[T-Bone]

Would you guys complain about a faint white line on the field? I hope not. And yes, some, not all, as we used to say in marketing class but with them there's a whole lotta some.

Now that the Argos moving in to BMO Field is pretty much a done deal I'm willing to wait and see what happens before I jump to conclusions. In my opinion there is nothing to support the argument that the Argos or TFC will be moving out of BMO Field in 5 years at this time.

[paulwoods13]

So you think the stadium sharing will be all sunshine and roses.

I never said that, or anything like that. I have said more than once that it is the best (only) option we have, and I'm fine with it.

You, on the other hand, specifically said the BMO sharing will go bust. Is that or is that not what you believe?

[rdavies]

I think there is a good chance of that happening, unlike you I don't see it lasting the life of a stadium.

[paulwoods13]

And I think there is a good chance the stadium will be all sunshine and roses, whatever that means. Good chance is a lot less definitive than will, right?

[rdavies]

Well if I have to watch every word I post I guess I'll have to dig out the magnifying glass to read yours as well. I wish I could be as definitive and knowing about the future as you. I'm just raising possibilities and stating my opinions for what little they're worth.

[Neely2005]

Markham & Vaughan interested in being home to York U. campus:

http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story...york-u-campus/


This is another possibility to get some government funding.

Richmond Hill is going to make a bid too:

Richmond Hill makes pitch for university campus

Among several York Region municipalities wanting campus

http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story...ersity-campus/