Behind the Scenes of Phase 2 at BMO Field

[tknight]

Hello Argos Fans!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiSx1B-AzDw
Go behind the scenes of BMO Field’s Phase 2 Expansion with PCL Senior Project Manager Neil Barrows to watch a 600-ton crane lift roof sections into place, and learn about the complex engineering and planning involved in creating a new stadium within an existing structure.
All it takes is a $50 deposit per seat, to reserve your spot in line to purchase tickets to the inaugural season of football at BMO Field and to guarantee yourself the right to purchase a ticket to the 104th Grey Cup. Let me know if there is any interest at all to return to our team to experience football the way it was meant to be enjoyed; watched live, played on grass and in the open air.
Tim Knight
Account Executive at The Toronto Argonauts Football Club
212 King Street West, Suite 501
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1K5
tknight@argonauts.ca / (416) 341-2720

[jerrym]

A BMO video tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiSx1B-AzDw

[R.J]

A BMO video tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiSx1B-AzDw

You posted the same link as tknight.

[jerrym]

Sorry about that. I meant to include a different video (see below). Somehow I clicked on the wrong url.

With Toronto Argonauts due to move in, a tour of BMO Field renovations

BMO Field, the home of Toronto FC since 2007 and the Toronto Argonauts starting in 2016, is getting a makeover. The Toronto Sun goes on an exclusive tour of the stadium.

http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/...ld-renovations

[BATKINSON001]

Sorry about that. I meant to include a different video (see below). Somehow I clicked on the wrong url.



http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/...ld-renovations

thanks for the link. decent but short video.

[T-Bone]

BMO Field's grass guys feeling the pressure

Protecting The Pitch At BMO Field

[Double Dare]

Protecting The Pitch At BMO Field

"Football and soccer are very different sports, and while that is definitely not breaking news by any stretch, soccer fans in Toronto are wondering what is being done to ensure BMO Field remains a soccer first venue."

[Will]

"Football and soccer are very different sports, and while that is definitely not breaking news by any stretch, soccer fans in Toronto are wondering what is being done to ensure BMO Field remains a soccer first venue."

Not anything we didn't already know.

[T-Bone]

News: BMO and MLSE Announce 10-Year Naming Rights Renewal For @BMOField.

Details → https://t.co/92vjHn5jIa pic.twitter.com/gEKUpT72ZG

— Toronto FC (@torontofc) February 22, 2016

[ArgoRavi]

News: BMO and MLSE Announce 10-Year Naming Rights Renewal For @BMOField.

Details → https://t.co/92vjHn5jIa pic.twitter.com/gEKUpT72ZG

— Toronto FC (@torontofc) February 22, 2016

With the Argos moving into the stadium, this is a "no brainer" for BMO as they will get far more mention and visibility than they did before.

[1argoholic]

Well it was obvious from day one of the announcement of the Argos at BMO that they would once again be second class citizens in another stadium. The schedule proved that. Just wait for the uproar when they chew the shit out of the field on the first bad weather day.
I do like the fact that the replacement sections of sod are larger and thicker then normal but I hope they are correct when they think it'll be fine after three days down. I don't see it.That gives little time for sections to grow together and become firm. This becomes an issue late in the year for sure. No Double Blue paint on the field. That SUCKS!!! The Argos might be playing there but it's once again not home. They are like unwanted renters.

[ArgoRavi]

Well it was obvious from day one of the announcement of the Argos at BMO that they would once again be second class citizens in another stadium. The schedule proved that. Just wait for the uproar when they chew the shit out of the field on the first bad weather day.
I do like the fact that the replacement sections of sod are larger and thicker then normal but I hope they are correct when they think it'll be fine after three days down. I don't see it.That gives little time for sections to grow together and become firm. This becomes an issue late in the year for sure. No Double Blue paint on the field. That SUCKS!!! The Argos might be playing there but it's once again not home. They are like unwanted renters.

I don't buy that the Argos are second-class citizens at BMO. MLSE just wants TFC fans not to riot so they are telling them what they want to hear. In a couple of years, it will be interesting to see whether BMO is better known as "The Home of the Argos", "The Home of TFC" or both of those equally. I am guessing that it will, for the Argos, be no worse than the home of both equally. At SkyDome, the Argos were clearly second-class citizens from the time that stadium opened and that was never going to change. I also don't think that the colour of the seats means much. The B.C. Lions played at home in front of blue seats for many years while the Eskimos played decades before red seats at Commonwealth.

[Neely2005]

The Argonauts play 10 - 12 games a season. TFC plays more games and starts earlier so they're going to get first choice of dates, it's only practical.

["Issues"Mcgee]

Are TFC fans still whining?

[argos1873]

I don't buy that the Argos are second-class citizens at BMO. MLSE just wants TFC fans not to riot so they are telling them what they want to hear. In a couple of years, it will be interesting to see whether BMO is better known as "The Home of the Argos", "The Home of TFC" or both of those equally. I am guessing that it will, for the Argos, be no worse than the home of both equally. At SkyDome, the Argos were clearly second-class citizens from the time that stadium opened and that was never going to change. I also don't think that the colour of the seats means much. The B.C. Lions played at home in front of blue seats for many years while the Eskimos played decades before red seats at Commonwealth.

I myself believe that this season they will be second class citizens of sorts. Not as bad as at Skydome, but still second class. But I'm not complaining. I think for anyone to believe they should go in there ahead of TFC or even as equal tenants is a little bit delusional. Let it play out. If the Argos fill that place and start making people money, look out TFC, your perch at the top might be in jeopardy. And maybe, just mabye that's what TFC whiners were really scared of the whole time.

[Kenners]

Why can't it just be called "BMO field: home of Toronto football"? Lol

[LLB997]

i believe the Argos will be treated fine at the Ex. any Soccer first talk is just damage control to keep the Toronto No Name lovin babies at bay. not sure what all this BMO nonsense is, i'm already calling it New Exhibition Stadium. :]

[1argoholic]

I like that, are you hitting N.E.S for the game? New Exhibition Stadium. Screw Bank Of Montreal!!!! I hate these massive corps making tons of cash off Canadians so they can buy naming rights to stadiums and arenas. Screwem all!!! haha.

[R.J]

I wonder how much the new deal is worth and if the argonauts get a percentage of it ?

[LLB997]

I like that, are you hitting N.E.S for the game? New Exhibition Stadium. Screw Bank Of Montreal!!!! I hate these massive corps making tons of cash off Canadians so they can buy naming rights to stadiums and arenas. Screwem all!!! haha.

N.E.S.<---- perfect. N.E.S. is going to rock. I'll be having my kid all decked out in 80s Argos gear for her 1st game at the Ex.