I love the idea of an MLS team coming to Calgary eventually, and I agree with everything that's said - including Resolute 14. It really is a chicken and egg thing, I feel. Calgary has never had a soccer-suitable stadium, so comparing to past ventures is difficult. Sitting in bleachers at Foothills, behind a running track, isn't going to give you a good experience. The stands at McMahon are also way too far from the field, and the place is well past its prime.
Calgary's soccer history would have been improved if we had a little 5000 seater that wasn't miles from the pitch so we could sustain a lower division club. But since there is possibly a new 30,000 seater on the horizon, they might as well make it soccer-friendly. The era of the sprawling, two-sided CFL-style wind tunnel stadium is hopefully over, so my fingers are crossed that the next one is a little more intimate.
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