I'm heading to BMO Field this morning for a tour of the interior. I'm meeting with Bob Hunter. Send any questions you might have to me via Twitter. -Larson
I'm heading to BMO Field this morning for a tour of the interior. I'm meeting with Bob Hunter. Send any questions you might have to me via Twitter. -Larson
Anyone know the est. completion date?
will season ticket holders get "passes" instead of tickets?
Any improvement to the bathroom situation?
Will they bring back the "half time" dance squad? (http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showth...is-this-a-joke)
Ask about the short term and long term status of the North stand area.
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They played in that bog for Defoe's first game ... it would take ALOT to move a game.
I'm curious of the effect the mild weather has had on construction. Will they be completed ahead of schedule and would MLS move the grand reopening game date?
I doubt they would re-adjust the home opener for us if the construction ends sooner than expected. There is just too much that would need to be re-arranged in terms of TV Broadcast deals and stuff to move up the home opener sooner at this point.
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Shit pitch will also deter the older footy fans. Many of which avoided TFC in it's infancy due to the plastic pitch.
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Kurt Larson's article from his visit today. Interesting there will actually be north end seats, some Argos recognition? and a potential phase 3..
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RE "potential" phase 3: that tells me none of the old problems were fixed so far. Unheated bathrooms with cold water; pipes not insulated so future March/April games will be "fingers crossed"; drainage problems on the West concourse not fixed. (The roof may help a bit there -- but with prevailing west winds & a very high roof, it won't help much.) And more: you name it!
still dont like the fact that on windy rainy day...alot of people will still get wet.why not put up some kinda of drape system to fill those gaps.
im sure they can get a good deal with blinds to go...lol
i was thinking about the the big gaps behind the west and south ends
MLSE execs think about them too. Here's the corporate protocol.
1. Go to the Air Canada Centre.
2. Stand on the south side, the same side as the press box.
3. Look up.
4. See them huge party suites full of hyped up noobies on game days, paying exorbitant prices ($17.50 beers!) for food and drink?
5. Now think about a variation of that filling the gaps at the top of the west side.
5 b-ish. Maybe a new media centre in the middle. Not too big, mind.
6. Project potential revenue and count dollars until you fall asleep.
7. Wake up and repeat.
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Man this thing looks impressive, but I'm still scratching my head wondering what the point of the roof is if only a quarter of the people will have cover from it during a wind/rain event. When it rains down at BMO, most times the wind is a factor too being so close to the lake and no other big structures around. Why not factor that in when building this thing?
The point of the roof, based on my conversations and touring the building, is to both keep sound in and protect many fans. Far more than 25% of fans will be protected. Put it this way: Unless the venue is completely sold out (it won't be) fans impacted by rain will likely be able to relocate to seats that are protected. It will make a difference.