Agree that mcmahon needs more than a lipstick fix. Just so hard to justify a fancy new stadium for cfl/soccer/cis (all low revenue tenants). Especially if it hinders progress on a new arena. This coming from a long time stamps sth who will continue to be regardless of the stadium, so i dont have an anti-cfl bias.
The cfl is what it is and its a constant battle to retain and find fans. Personally i dont think a new stadium and the ticket price hike associated with it will magically create fan interest in the product long term. As for soccer, i really have no idea what kind of demand there is for a suitable field for anything outside of the occasional exhibition game. Definetely not enough interest to fill a 30/35k capacity stadium on any kind of regular basis. Maybe that would change if there was a better, indoor field.
Pick away at it. Scope out the field, concourse and partial roof (assuming its feasible) as separate pieces and do the upgrades outside of the 4 months per year the stadium actually gets used, over the span of a few years. Eliminate the need for an interim stadium.
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