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Starting in 5 min. Bez, Leiweke, Ujiri, Nonis.
Sportsnet 360 & The Fan.
Full Interview.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/prime-time-sports/
Scroll down half way to "Recent Podcast". Currently 2nd listing.
Last edited by KevBaller; 01-29-2014 at 08:00 PM.
The Argos topic is sure to come out.
First topic that the Clown wanted to talk aboutOriginally Posted by Ivy
Sorry, did he just say they want to add a raptors training area at BMO field as well??
I don't know if it's supposed to be near BMO or not but yes, he said a training facility for the Raps was on the cards.
To paraphrase what Leiweke just said about Argos at BMO: "We have a bunch of money and technological options and we'll use both to make sure the atmosphere and environment at both CFL and TFC games are perfect."
He made sure to use "perfect" at every relevant opportunity.
Yup. I think he implied that it would be like an academy for local talent.
I don't think he referred to it being built at BMO Field, just wants to build a practice facility for the Raps because the one they are at right now is quite small.
Great questions Bob, I'm glued to the radio.
guys we are getting half grass write it down! Grass-turf-thingy aha
As TL said, it's real grass with artificial parts in it that that allow for the roots to grow deeper.
TL diverted the BMO grass issues by talking about how it rained 17 out of 19 games last year.
http://www.dessosports.com/hybrid-grass
DESSO GrassMaster® is a hybrid grass system that has more than proven itself at Premier League and NFL clubs, multifunctional stadiums and renowned events such as the Football World Cup, Rugby World Cup, UEFA European Championships, etc. The playing quality is the favourite of top players around the world. Stadium managers choose the system that will give them the highest ROI for their stadium.
sounds good.
I trust TL now. If he thinks it will work then I hope it will. Wonder if there are any examples of this currently used?
Lots...
Last edited by PopePouri; 01-29-2014 at 05:27 PM.
Anfield has had grassmaster for ages.
how about old trafford? their pitch looked like it was hurting yesterday? brown and uneven. maybe they don't use it.
Argos seem to be coming. No ifs or buts about it.
Hybrid grass. Well that's good.
Roof over ALL seats
truly learn something new aha.
Is this hybrid stuff the same as the pitch at the emirates? How has their pitch held up?
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Don't they use that stuff at San Siro as well?
Don't they use that stuff at San Siro as well? Hybrid Grass
Almaty Central Stadium, Kazakhstan
Arena de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Arsenal FC Emirates Stadium, UK
Arsenal FC training academy, UK
AS Monaco FC Training Centre, France
Aston Villa, UK
AZ Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Burnley FC Turf Moor Stadium, UK
Cardiff City Stadium, UK
Donbass Arena, Ukraine
Feyenoord, the Netherlands
Grêmio, Brazil
Huddersfield Town & Giants, UK
Leigh Sports Village, UK
Liverpool FC, UK
Manchester City, UK
Mbombela Stadium, South Africa
Metalist Stadium, Ukraine
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, South Africa
Ocean Stadium, France
Panthessaliko Stadium, Greece
Peter Mokaba Stadium, South Africa
Royal Léopold Uccle FC, Belgium
RSC Anderlecht, Belgium
San Siro Stadium, Italy
Santos FC, Brazil
St. George's Park, UK
Stade de la Beaujoire, France
Swansea FC, UK
Tottenham Hotspur WHL Stadium, UK
VfL Wolfsburg, Germany
Watford FC, UKWembley Stadium, UK
Of these pitches, which one have regular Pointy Ball games played on them?
Fine list BUT, how many stadiums on this list have American football being played in?
Probably a lot of those have rugby matches that would do a bigger number on the pitch than CFL.
I get the impression that all this Argos stuff is more to convince the city to let them buy BMO and do whatever they want with it then really give a shit about the Argos. At least that what I sort of got out of the opening questions.
I think we can all breathe easy right now IF that is the hybrid pitch they're going to use and not something cheaper which i really don't see why they would go with something cheaper. It's nice to hear that its going to be a roof over all the seats also. I know it sucks for a lot of people still that the Argo's are coming but it looks like it's going to happen regardless so no point in complaining anymore right now until we see some kind of render of the expansion and if it in anyway does have an impact on the experience and atmosphere of BMO on gameday's (Which I also feel shouldn't be a problem and have full faith in TL) then we're going to have a problem.
Wow. Listening to Tim L speak really makes me despise anselmi even more.
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