ideas for in coming president Michael Copeland

[Ballstothewall]

I agree, Copeland so far is saying the right things and there's very little doubt that both Copeland and Ms. Moore have the credentials for the job.

As for the stadium, I believe anything over 25,000 (not including standing room or premium seats) at this point in time is a bit high and I have my doubts that the Argonauts can sell that amount on a regular basis, but if Copeland has a plan and executes, all the power to him, the executive team and ownership. I doubt very many, if any would complain about a full house of loud and proud Argonaut fans cheering on the double blue.

I think the 27,600 includes all the boxes as well. I believe 25,000 will be the seating

[Neely2005]

I think the 27,600 includes all the boxes as well. I believe 25,000 will be the seating

Yeah it's not really clear.

"What’s going to be capacity?

(It’s) 27,600 for seating with the potential for some standing room on top of that. That’s a great size for us."

[R.J]

I agree with Angelo and tom, create and build demand first by limiting the supply, then once the demand is there you can add more seats. The Argonauts don't just become a "hot ticket" because they're playing in BMO which will have only 4,000 less seats than the current set up at the dome and IMO Bell and Kilmer spending a random amount of money on marketing most likely won't bring fans in droves. There are a lot of issues that the Argonauts currently face, doing 1 or 2 things differently isn't the cure all.

I think the 27,600 includes all the boxes as well. I believe 25,000 will be the seating

I doubt it, but until it's confirmed who knows.

[R.J]

If you're right about this then 25,000 is also too big.

You're clearly not following, so I see no point in discussing this any further.

[paulwoods13]

I agree with Angelo and tom, create and build demand first by limiting the supply, then once the demand is there you can add more seats.

I presume there will be only the current opportunity to make the physical changes to the building, so whatever number of seats we get is likely it for the foreseeable future. If it has to be 27,600 under the current config, so be it. I'd prefer 25k, but another 2.6k is not a big deal. The facility manager also wants to maximize revenue ops for the soccer team, and we are getting what I expect will be a great facility. A few too many seats (and I do mean a few, not like the 20k too many at Rogers) is a small price to pay for that.