View Poll Results: Where should the new Argonauts Stadium be located?

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    It looks like there must be a sizable number of Argonauts fans from York Region.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tau Ceti View Post
    Rob Ford has done zilch for the Argos. He talked about the need for a new stadium when he came back from Winnipeg but no one on city council takes his pontificating seriously.

    Karen Stintz is on record as an Argo fan, by the way. She tweeted from a game or two last year. Plus she never seems to be high on... aww, too easy.
    I can confirm this. I've seen her in sec 234 at 3 different games this season, and she gets right into the games cheering. Unlike Ford who went to the pre season game just to be seen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeloV View Post
    I can confirm this. I've seen her in sec 234 at 3 different games this season, and she gets right into the games cheering. Unlike Ford who went to the pre season game just to be seen.
    She also said:

    Councillor Karen Stintz, who attends many Argonauts games as well as the past two Grey Cups and the upcoming one in Regina, said it would be more economical and her preference to make going to the Rogers Centre a better experience, instead of building something new.
    “I would find it interesting to work on how we fill the existing stadium,” Stintz said. “My preference. Would be to get people interested in football again in Toronto (at the current home). The spirit in Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and even B.C. is so amazing, it would be great to get that kind of spirit in Toronto.”


    http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/26...rgos-play-next

    So she's obviously out to lunch as she didn't even seem to be aware that the Rogers Centre is putting in grass and kicking out the Argonauts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    She also said:

    Councillor Karen Stintz, who attends many Argonauts games as well as the past two Grey Cups and the upcoming one in Regina, said it would be more economical and her preference to make going to the Rogers Centre a better experience, instead of building something new.
    “I would find it interesting to work on how we fill the existing stadium,” Stintz said. “My preference. Would be to get people interested in football again in Toronto (at the current home). The spirit in Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and even B.C. is so amazing, it would be great to get that kind of spirit in Toronto.”


    http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/26...rgos-play-next

    So she's obviously out to lunch as she didn't even seem to be aware that the Rogers Centre is putting in grass and kicking out the Argonauts.
    Kind of an unfair posting on your part. The Article which you quoted her on was from July, and the Argos announce in September that they were entering their final lease with Skydome. Without being a part of the negotiations, how would she have known what the plans for the future of the dome were? Seeing as how they are both privately run, it cetainly isn't anything that should have been on the agenda of city council.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeloV View Post
    Kind of an unfair posting on your part. The Article which you quoted her on was from July, and the Argos announce in September that they were entering their final lease with Skydome. Without being a part of the negotiations, how would she have known what the plans for the future of the dome were? Seeing as how they are both privately run, it cetainly isn't anything that should have been on the agenda of city council.
    It's been common knowledge for years that the Blue Jays are going to put in real grass and kick out the Argonauts:

    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

    http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...re-grass-turf/

    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55...232200351.html
    Last edited by Neely2005; 11-06-2013 at 03:04 PM.

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    Wasn't Braley himself on record over the last year saying he'd still like to make the Skydome work? I'm sure I can remember a radio interview or something. Sure it's long been unlikely that they would stay (and now appears impossible) but advocating for the Dome hardly makes someone out to lunch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tau Ceti View Post
    Wasn't Braley himself on record over the last year saying he'd still like to make the Skydome work? I'm sure I can remember a radio interview or something. Sure it's long been unlikely that they would stay (and now appears impossible) but advocating for the Dome hardly makes someone out to lunch.
    Considering that the Blue Jays have been talking about going to grass for years I would be quite surprised if Braley has said anything of the sort recently.

    It does when it's been common knowledge for years that the Blue Jays are going to kick the Argonauts out.

    It is impossible for the Argonauts to stay at Rogers Centre once the grass goes in because they can't reconfigure the Stands without destroying the grass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    It's been common knowledge for years that the Blue Jays are going to put in real grass and kick out the Argonauts:

    http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

    http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...re-grass-turf/


    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55...232200351.html
    Yes, but not everyone follows these things the way that those of us on sports forums do. Many Argos fans watch and cheer for the team to win, but not everyone is obsessed with the business side of things.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeloV View Post
    Yes, but not everyone follows these things the way that those of us on sports forums do. Many Argos fans watch and cheer for the team to win, but not everyone is obsessed with the business side of things.
    She's a city councillor she should know and if she doesn't then she shouldn't be making statements about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    She's a city councillor she should know and if she doesn't then she shouldn't be making statements about it.
    Again, I disagree. At the time of her statement (and really now) it was a private company issue (between the Argos and Rogers Corp). Once it becomes a city issue (if the Argos go to city hall looking for help in the matter), then city council should know about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    She's a city councillor she should know and if she doesn't then she shouldn't be making statements about it.
    Do you hold all city councillors, including the mayor, to the standard that they should talk publicly only about subjects they have detailed knowledge about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeloV View Post
    Again, I disagree. At the time of her statement (and really now) it was a private company issue (between the Argos and Rogers Corp). Once it becomes a city issue (if the Argos go to city hall looking for help in the matter), then city council should know about it.
    First Rogers isn't a private company. Secondly as the Links that I posted in my previous post show this was public knowledge for a long time. Thirdly one of the rumored destinations for the Argonauts is BMO Field which is owned by the City of Toronto.

    Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
    Do you hold all city councillors, including the mayor, to the standard that they should talk publicly only about subjects they have detailed knowledge about?
    Yes they should at least have basic knowledge of the issue if they're going to speak publicly about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    First Rogers isn't a private company. Secondly as the Links that I posted in my previous post show this was public knowledge for a long time. Thirdly one of the rumored destinations for the Argonauts is BMO Field which is owned by the City of Toronto.
    By private, I obviously meant nothing that the city would get involved in. As for the rumours of BMO field, until it's officially on the agenda for city counsel to look at, I wouldn't expect any member of counsel to comment on it. To the best of my knowledge, MLSE hasn't presented any options to counsel in regards to this. Do you have more official information that anyone else does?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    Yes they should at least have basic knowledge of the issue if they're going to speak publicly about it.
    In that case, I assume you agree that the mayor should basically keep his mouth shut about nearly everything?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AngeloV View Post
    By private, I obviously meant nothing that the city would get involved in. As for the rumours of BMO field, until it's officially on the agenda for city counsel to look at, I wouldn't expect any member of counsel to comment on it. To the best of my knowledge, MLSE hasn't presented any options to counsel in regards to this. Do you have more official information that anyone else does?
    As I already said the Links that I previously posted show that this was public knowledge for a long time.

    Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
    In that case, I assume you agree that the mayor should basically keep his mouth shut about nearly everything?
    I'm pretty sure that I already answered that question.

    Regardless this is getting to political and that never ends well and is probably against the site rules.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neely2005 View Post
    I'm pretty sure that I already answered that question.

    Regardless this is getting to political and that never ends well and is probably against the site rules.
    Valid point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulwoods13 View Post
    Valid point.
    Cheers.
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    Braley himself was still making positive noises about the Dome within the last twelve months IIRC. I hardly think Stintz was out to lunch. She made a very general statement about improving interest in football and bringing more excitement to the Dome. No biggie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tau Ceti View Post
    Braley himself was still making positive noises about the Dome within the last twelve months IIRC. I hardly think Stintz was out to lunch. She made a very general statement about improving interest in football and bringing more excitement to the Dome. No biggie.
    I can't speak on what Braley may or may not have said, but up until Rogers announcement a few months ago about grass at the Skydome, it was all just rumours and speculation. Sure it was Rogers based rumours and speculation, but nothing was certain until their announcement. Up until that time anyone hoping to see the Argos remain at Skydome, including Braley, had a valid reason for exploring that option. Now that that option will expire soon, its time to move on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by argos1873 View Post
    I can't speak on what Braley may or may not have said, but up until Rogers announcement a few months ago about grass at the Skydome, it was all just rumours and speculation. Sure it was Rogers based rumours and speculation, but nothing was certain until their announcement. Up until that time anyone hoping to see the Argos remain at Skydome, including Braley, had a valid reason for exploring that option. Now that that option will expire soon, its time to move on.
    I agree. Before that announcement it was common knowledge they might install natural grass, not that they definitively would.

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