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Old 03-25-2014, 02:19 PM   #1656
Maccalus
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
I understand that somewhat, but Calgary is still a rapidly growing city and 60-70 strikes me as average in most major markets.

- Edmonton's Commonwealth stadium is 60-75K

- Vancouver is 55-60K and they're latte sipping elitists who snub their noses at Football as its too rough for their tender sensibilities

40,000 seems like the absolute minimum.


Edmonton and Vancouver have similar attendance to Calgary and their stadiums sit half empty. It costs a lot more to build a 60K stadium than a 35K stadium with temporary seating.
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