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Originally Posted by Pagal4321
As far as I can tell, the Metrodome has been renovated many times, and that's what has made tolerable for the team to be there.
But as of now, they want a commitment from the city and community to keep the team there long term. And that's in the form of a new stadium.
All of this started when Wilf bought the team, he wanted to make this whole gigantic plaza and all. That was so long ago, I barely remember it. I will scour the internet to find an article about it.
And since they intially brought up the idea, they've been shot down time and time again. I'm glad that they are ready to play hardball, becuase even though it's only 8-10 games a year, the amount of revenue they produce is enormous.
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But I've never seen any independent analysis that says any professional sports venue ever earns back what is spent to build it in the first place (when public money is used). I love seeing teams play in modern stadiums, but I can definitely see the municipality's point of view.
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