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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Your right Shermanator they don't have much leverage with the city in terms of getting the money.
The only leverage that they really have is relocation, that's it, its that simple.
Lets be utterly honest here, are two major league sports facilities are now probably at the bottom of their respective leagues. The Dome is old, the equipment in it isn't very good, there is no more revenue expansion capabilities. In the next few years it will barely be considered an NHL quality arena.
McMahon Stadium is pretty much the worst building in the CFL,
The Dome is a terrible concert facility its regularly skipped over for really good acts and we get the B and C acts for example.
Like I said if the city decides to dig their heels in on any kind of incentives to the Flames who are likely going to have to put up a lot of money for an arena themselves then why would they do it here?
There are likely better places to do it, that will give incentives.
Now frankly I agree with Locke, the Flames did a pretty lousy job in terms of the CalgaryNext presentation. But if the door is truly slammed now in terms of the city and the Flames then the Flames might as well start exploring options where they study private funding versus what cities out there would take an NHL team on and how much to they want them, so we can get on with the job of getting an AHL team.
The Stamps won't leave, but the Stadium is embarrassing.
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Agreed, and if they were to pull that card I think the majority of the public would call them on their BS. Me personally, that would be the last time I pay a cent towards the club, not that I'm really paying much today.
And while I understand that the Flames are trying to stretch their revenue, I'm also perfectly fine with the Dome the way it is now. But I'm also a simple creature, I'm there for the game on the ice and the beer, and nothing more. I also think NA sports fans are incredibly pretentious about their stadiums, it should be about the game itself, and the atmosphere in the stands, and everything else is a luxury.
A wide concourse and some more pissers doesn't do anything to change that for me outside of the thought of "oooh this looks pretty", and given that the prices of tickets, concessions, and everything else will rise significantly, it will actually detract from the product for me.