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Originally Posted by transplant99
How anyone can claim that McMahon is "fine" for anything is beyond me. It is a complete and utter dump. It also doesn't need a bunch of money spent putting lipstick on it. It needs to be replaced...full stop.
...Really all this talk has nothing to do with the Olympic bid though.
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But it does. Yes supporters talk about how the Games would have been a boon to Calgary's international image. But these would have been the first 'budget' Olympics. Media coverage of Olympics has been getting gradually more critical anyway - Vancouver was roasted pretty bad by the international press. And that was with all new shiny facilities.
Now imagine thousands of cynical international journalists converging on McMahon frickin' stadium for the opening ceremony. And attending events at the Big Four. They would have had a field day. I can see the headlines already. Calgary would not have come out of these cut-rate budget games looking good, regardless of how cheerful and friendly the volunteers were.