Raise the Hammer

Emptor, the numbers are right I have been following this a very long time.
Bob Y said himself after sharpening his pencil a 25,000 seat stadium at IW will work in todays market. With new tv revenues for the league and teams, less ticket give aways in the future, and less discounted tickets. Just look at Montreal, with a 20-25 thousand seat stadium they are doing well.
Bottom line is it really doesn't matter, most pro sports teams except for the leafs and canadians lose money in this Country. Should we abandon all sport? Hardly.
Bottom line is if there is a busniess plan that works for IW & Young, who are we to say other wise.
I agree with your WH point, lets do something important there that will draw people to the site weekly and not a dozen times a yr.
Other monies the stadium can generate. Well, anyone that has a youngster in rep. sports will tell you they spend a small fortune keeping arenas and soccer facilities going. My son played some serious soccer for 8 yrs. worked his way up to the provincial level playing 12 mths of the yr and played for multipule teams every winter. With special training, equipment, team fees, tournaments and travel the costs were staggering. After all the games, travelling to Quebec all over Ontario, his provincial squad played against team Canada's under 17 and won. We even travelled to Virgina, & Indiana one spring. After all that one of his best memories was playing net for Saltfleet A at Ivor Wynne when he was 15.
He is now 20 working full time and training to be a store manager.
I give credit to his dedication playing sports for his success in life at such a young age. Playing sports was certainly better than being glued to a computer as many kids are today.
Lets do it for the kids. They deserve the same chance many have had in the past.
A new stadium at IW is a win win for the entire community.

Comment edited by hammy on 2011-01-17 01:22:36