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Old 03-27-2016, 12:28 AM   #1025
Joborule
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Originally Posted by T@T View Post
Probably just my opinion but while Investor's Group Field is great for Winnipeg it seems small for Calgary.

-Calgary regularly sells out the crapola called McMahon which seats over 46,000 but we should be happy with a little house that seats 33,000?

-McMahon was built in 1960 and had somewhere around 23,000 seats back then, population was around 260,000 but the stadium was sold out for many events other than Stamps games.

-Calgary now has 1.2 million people, to go backwards would be crazy, stupid Canadian football aside build a big ass stadium to attract big ass acts and show the country we are a big ass city.

-I will never support a stadium smaller than McMahon...ever!
46,000 is it's expandable capacity for special events like the Grey Cup or Heritage Classic. It's permanent capacity is 35,650.

I think with the amount of empty seats in the top corners during the summer, a more reasonable capacity would be 30-33K, with more luxury suites.
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