There is?Originally Posted by DichioTFC
There is?
West Mississauga by the lake .. southdown rd area.
There also may be some room by the lake west of Dixie.
Might also have a chance to build it in the north west where 407 and 401 get real close by Meadowvale Blvd and Winston Churchill.
For some reason I'd say that either Hazel has put Mississauga's name in for the Pan Am stadium if it falls through in Hamilton.
And ...
I have a feeling that if it does not come to Mississauga Hershey area, the fields behind IceLand would be removed for the new TFC facility
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Downsview seems unlikely. Inner 905 seems ideal... but I'd bet half the Academy kids (and the lowest earning first teamers) cannot afford or don't have a car. How do these players get to practice everyday?
What about...oh, dunno...Scarborough?
Still possibly the only known RPB to appear on Masterchef Canada.
(I think?)
Why is Downsview unlikely? It's on the subway, and is inside the city. Much better travel wise than inner 905.
I know I am limited on my Toronto-area geography, but still...
Still possibly the only known RPB to appear on Masterchef Canada.
(I think?)
Academy is residency now or something like that.
Two of our best players grew up there (three when Serioux was here), future transit plans service it...
I wonder if how crappy TFC's fortunes appear right now, will this be affected?
How do you see it being affected?
I don't think so...IMO they see this as a factory to produce and sell players, not to necessarily improve TFC lol
Well, the two aren't mutually exclusive.
Its been real quiet on this front and I'm surprised.
We do know that Paul Beirne is traveling the world looking at other teams training facilities.
We also know that TFC is trying to extract as much money and land from one of the GTA municipalities to help build their training facility.
Paul Beirne was in a number of countries last week examining Euro teams' training facilities.
So I guess it has no effect.
^Is that info from his twitter? I guess that would answer my question then.
While fans are upset about the season ticket prices he just happened to set up a nice trip for himself.
That right there is the key to all this. MLSE doesn't build things and pay for things itself.
Except for the ACC. But that building had very little risk with two major tenants and with Toronto being one of the best concert cities on the continent.
It was also well under construction when they took it over with the purchase of the Raptors.
A little bird told me this is the case with the expanded BMO plans. They are trying to get Pan Am games money to help fund the build.
MLSE likes partners.
Yeah, he should have cancelled academy site viewing trips to console season ticket holders every week since the prices were announced.
makes good business sense. If the government is giving away money, might as well take it. Otherwise it'll go to Hamilton or somewhere!
I find it hard to believe he couldn't do this trip any other time.Yeah, he should have cancelled academy site viewing trips to console season ticket holders every week since the prices were announced.
But its not surprising you are here to defend MLSE.
I would hope the reason for the trip's urgency was because something immediate was on the horizon, or at least developing (i.e. potential sponsors wanted information on potential alternatives, PB doing site visits and fact finding missions to acquire said information).
If PB's main task is this facility, he should be there. Lets get the foundation for our club done and then we can look to our future IMO.
The timing may have not been up to him. He is visiting with other clubs and personnel there. That can affect the timing of the trip. There would be no point in going if he could not meet the right people and get access to the facilities he wanted to see.
We're all just speculating here.
Obviously.
But I just find it interesting that Paul Beirne made him self scarce at a time when season ticket holders want answers.
This is what happens when you go to the Mo Johnston School of Mismanagement
It could be that PB went because there were differences in the bids from the three sites shortlisted in August.
Visiting places with good academies during the international break may have allowed him more time to speak to people in Europe, when the pressure was off a bit, and yet still allow him to see what they go through on a daily basis.
Rather than castigating MLSE for needlessly spending money, perhaps we should be congratulating them on doing as much "due diligence" as they can so they can make the best possible decision going forward.
This is exactly the sort of thing that I want to see from TFC, if they want to establish themselves as the best on the continent.
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