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Originally Posted by Joborule
I could understand if for Calgary's climate, there is no alternative but an indoor stadium for the cooler months of the season.
Is CFL a good base to judge if MLS could do well in Calgary? Vancouver doesn't give a #### about the CFL at all, nor does Toronto. But their MLS teams seem to have pretty good support in relation. I think that you also have the factor in league prestige in those cities. They are selective in what they want to spend their money on since there's lots of entertainment options. So they wouldn't want to spend money on a lower tier league like the CFL since they're more interested in the NFL which is somewhat physically accessible. But MLS is the highest tier for soccer on the continent, so they are willing to spend for that. So is Calgary similar? Would the general population interest in soccer high enough that perhaps MLS could work?
Just based off of this article on 2019 numbers. Some spots in high pop. cities don't have the greatest numbers. Granted there's a lot more competing interests. Calgary wouldn't haven't that issue as MLS would immediately be the 2nd biggest league in prestige in the city.
https://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2019-mls-attendance/ |
I don't think you actually looked at CFL and MLS attendance in these cities before making this post.
