Argos at BMO Field

[ArgoRavi]

David Braley has spoken out about a potential move to BMO Field and MLSE taking over the ownership of the team in this article out of Vancouver: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Wi...569/story.html

[paulwoods13]

David Braley has spoken out about a potential move to BMO Field and MLSE taking over the ownership of the team in this article out of Vancouver: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Wi...569/story.html

That's pretty thing gruel: really amounts to one quote that adds no new info other than Braley believes it makes sense to put the Argos into BMO.

[Neely2005]

David Braley has spoken out about a potential move to BMO Field and MLSE taking over the ownership of the team in this article out of Vancouver: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Wi...569/story.html

So will people stop complaining now about Braley not saying anything?

While a renovated BMO might be the poorest stadium in the league, by reducing the capacity closer to the East Div. competitors average of 24,000...that alone could make the Argos successful. The Als drew barely 20,000 fans to their last game, but the stadium looked packed. There would be much more incentive for Argo fans to buy seasons tickets in a smaller stadium. The other East teams have between a 14,000 to 18,000 season ticket base. That's a much more comfortable position to be starting from compared to the Argos current subscriber count. Relocate the Argos to a 25,000-seat stadium and their season ticket base would quickly jump to 15,000+ (fans will want to reserve the best seats as walk-up tickets will not be plentiful). Then the Argos would generate positive press, like the RedBlacks have done selling-out their 24,000-seat stadium.

The Argos would be transformed into a successful franchise, packing their intimate outdoor stadium (with a state-of-the-art hybrid grass field and covered seating)...along with a huge TV audience. CFL ratings are the highest of any sport, even higher than most NHL games on TSN or Sportsnet. Only CBC's HNIC or an occassional Leaf game can top the mighty CFL!

Nationally televised NHL games get better ratings than nationally televised CFL games. The CFL gets the second highest sports TV ratings in Canada, behind only the NHL.

[paulwoods13]

So will people stop complaining now about Braley not saying anything?

Why should they? In this interview he basically didn't say anything. Here is the full extent of his remarks:

"I don’t think it’s inevitable but it points that way. If you used common sense and practicalities the best location would be a renovated BMO Field.

“Common sense has to rule and it usually does.

“After a lot of aggravation.”

Forty words in total. As I said, pretty thin gruel that adds nothing to our knowledge of what he plans to do.

[AngeloV]

Why should they? In this interview he basically didn't say anything. Here is the full extent of his remarks:

"I don’t think it’s inevitable but it points that way. If you used common sense and practicalities the best location would be a renovated BMO Field.

“Common sense has to rule and it usually does.

“After a lot of aggravation.”

Forty words in total. As I said, pretty thin gruel that adds nothing to our knowledge of what he plans to do.

Actually Paul, it kind of does say something. It kind of says that he was in total B.S. mode when talking about building the Argos their own stadium. Most of us on here knew that anyway, but it hopefully puts to rest that ridiculous notion that he was going to get it done.