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agreed, but that is the scheduling priority.

I had Tim L confirm it and then Manning, the order is
1)TFC
2)Canada
3)International friendlies (non TFC)
4) Argos

Price is too high and not enough focus by the ticket team to drill down on getting seasons ticket holders. Skydome was at least positioned to get a walk up crowd. It does't exist at BMO. One thing...

The worst part of this whole scenario was that the franchise would really be on shaky ground with the old owners, but now this MLSEish enterprise will push hard to remedy it and get their investment...

Its actually simple - NFL doesn't allow for corporate ownership. LT didn't want (maybe not have) the amount needed to buy the Bills then enact MLSE as the contracted operators for the team.
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This right here. That evaluation given the initial investment makes this a pony worth betting on for MLSE. Merchandise, ticket sales, TV contracts, Sponsors, game day sales all prop up the value of...

Its A backup pitch along with the idea that regular grass is easy to patch - so putting in a field replacement is really a last resort but one that gives them some security until further assessment...

No mention of the pesticides, but to his credit the guy is walking into a nightmare on this one. He is staying positive, I think most of the nitty gritty was decided by Bob Hunter during the summer...

Well, I have no reason to doubt the doubters on here. We have all earned the right to be skeptical about this, and I do think this first year is going to be the hardest.

I can say that part of...

Here is a video I stumbled on. Around the 5 minute mark the north looks to be updated:

https://vimeo.com/113660049

the center of the field will be offset to the north AND it will be smaller end zones. Its going to be a very weird compromise to get that field into the dimensions there.

You just made my morning Brooker :D

After seeing that I can't help but get the feeling we were sold a golden turd on the stadium design. It feels like hack and slash now, but I am sure it will end up being pretty nice.

Fingers...

Last update I had from Bob Hunter, Turf wasn't an option they are going for the grass field.

Its all pretty much worthless when dealing with this company though.

Its the magic turd game, polish one up, show it to you then change it all and say they already warned you.

The cheaper the ticket the more I can do with my money. Like road trips, beer and merch. The higher that ticket price goes, the less of my money they get because I start to feel it more. ...

I saw the Oakland Raiders game on the weekend, its played right over the full on baseball diamond. I wonder how those lines wash out and the state of the grass? Now I realize the temperature and...

I think the old model went out the window with the expansion and price increases should be more modest, basically I agree with pint.

But I will disagree with the idea that this team as its playing...

That makes sense, I thought I would ask.

I really avoid getting into the nitty gritty of sales, the further away from that stuff I am, the happier for me.

Attendance is announced on tickets sold, not scanned.

How many people you figure went to the ex and didn't even bother going into the game?

Now that being said, I wonder if tickets that are...

Agreed.

The theory is that hybrid turf is impossible to 'patch'. Grass surface is easily patchable and completely replaceable given some catastrophic incident (like a muddy argo game during a...

Its sad from my point of view.

Imagine having the oldest sports franchise in North America and not having an existing stadium to call home. It seems the whole teams mentality is to just float...

I would imagine that the 'deal' somehow includes that bell and the christmas tree man would have to pony up for any and all damages to the field.

If our concerns actually start getting to their...

Well, to expand on that - it was the original intent, sure.

But the way the stadium got funded by MLSE and its money injections it became a soccer specific stadium hence MAJOR work is needed to...

Just to be clear - all the Usector people I know where trying to get away from the handout. That was very clear to me that their group was on the same page as everyone else. The problem was they...