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Originally Posted by Matty81
The next logical step for a city with Calgary's size and diversity would be the NASL, the league below MLS that Montreal just moved up from. The last group even started lower, in the PDL to really establish a bedrock.
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And that is where they found most, if not all, of their success.
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Originally Posted by Matty81
Unfortunately, there is no suitable facility in Calgary, which is what caused the last group to fail. A group needs land somewhere central they could grow (or not) as demand required like they did in Montreal, from 14,000 to 20,000 when they stepped up to MLS. I think even 6-8,000 would be OK to start with in Calgary.
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One of the benefits of a PDL club is that the owner can much more easily ask the government for funding due to the fact that the club is an amateur organisation. Although the stadium would be smaller, it would also be much cheaper.
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Edmonton will get an MLS team long before Calgary does, and that's assuming they even bother to grow soccer big enough to attract a franchise.
Calgary has good, grassroots soccer support but nowhere near what is needed to sustain a professional soccer team. We're better off getting an Arena Football League team first since football is a much more popular sport around here.
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I don't think it is a problem of Calgary not being able to support a professional club but rather Alberta only being able to support one. When they were by themselves, the Storm and Mustangs probably had as much success as FC Edmonton.