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By HamiltonFan (registered) | Posted September 10, 2010 at 17:56:30
Good read Shemp. One thing though - I think that southern Ontario, somewhere, is ripe for the taking to bring a Buffalo Bills or Michigan Wolverines type of tailgating party atmosphere ie. a large parking lot area, here. People have said this. If Mr. Young or someone else does have the balls to risk something like this, I think it could be successful. In other words, if he or someone does try Halton, look for a 50,000 type football stadium with tailgaiting (doesn't mean getting all pissed up) and if the CFL did fail, god forbid, the stadium is there with the groundwork to give the NFL what it could have here, a 70,000 stadium with the Buffalo experience at higher ticket prices and a classier area in southern Ontario than Buffalo which is economically depressed.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't want the NFL in Canada, I want our CFL to succeed here and in southern Ontario. But just saying the area is ripe. If BY doesn't do it or the CFL, eventually someone else will I believe. The CFL needs to get in on this first and if the NFL comes calling for a team, they will have to work with the CFL to do this, which could be very lucrative for the CFL if they own the stadium sort of thing.
That's why a Halton stadium might be done without the $60 mill FF money but some money from the feds or prov for the Pan Ams for a bit of money towards it. All Bob needs to do is get a couple other well heeled people involved in such a project and Osmington or another developer and that $60 mill FF money is not needed at all. That's one reason why the city is offering it, I think they know what could happen - no team in Hamilton proper and I don't think they want that to be honest. That's why the WH isn't the best site, think about it say the EM or CP, this could be a 50,000 type stadium and really put Hamilton on the map as "the" place, CFL with a great tailgating atmosphere plus Grey Cups and if that should fail, god forbid, maybe the NFL. I think Fred understands this. The WH is too limiting with future possibilities for "what if". Not that I don't like it, I love the site but it's smallish and limits what Hamilton could be.
Comment edited by HamiltonFan on 2010-09-10 17:04:29
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