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Resolute 14 · 02-11-2005, 10:28 PM

There is no way to know how the team will be run, as the new owner hasnt had the keys to the franchise for 24 hours yet.

I'm not sure what Kerr meant by the 85% figure, but Will Gardner and Russ Parker were both dead on when they called the City of Calgary an awful landlord. It is absolutley disgusting that Will Gardner and John Ircandia had to spend money out of their own pockets to maintain the scoreboard and paint the effing foul poles, just so the Dawgs would have a semi-passable place to play.

I did hear a mention of a possible new ballpark, but I just dont see who will provide the moeny for it. However, if there is space for it, building a new park by Max Bell would be perfect. Good view, right on Deerfoot, C-train access, and the underutilized Barlow Trail south of Memorial would be a perfect feeder road.

Though I suspect that a new park is very much a dream, and nothing more at this point.

02-11-2005, 10:28 PM	#5
Resolute 14 In the Sin Bin Join Date: Jan 2003 Exp:	There is no way to know how the team will be run, as the new owner hasnt had the keys to the franchise for 24 hours yet. I'm not sure what Kerr meant by the 85% figure, but Will Gardner and Russ Parker were both dead on when they called the City of Calgary an awful landlord. It is absolutley disgusting that Will Gardner and John Ircandia had to spend money out of their own pockets to maintain the scoreboard and paint the effing foul poles, just so the Dawgs would have a semi-passable place to play. I did hear a mention of a possible new ballpark, but I just dont see who will provide the moeny for it. However, if there is space for it, building a new park by Max Bell would be perfect. Good view, right on Deerfoot, C-train access, and the underutilized Barlow Trail south of Memorial would be a perfect feeder road. Though I suspect that a new park is very much a dream, and nothing more at this point.