[DoyleG]

It was reported in the Edmonton Sun today that the city council here is planning to push ahead with plans for a $7 Million + indoor soccer facility.

Money that could be used to build an outdoor stadiums for pro soccer in this city is being wasted.

http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/es.es-09-24-0030.html

[Daniel from Montréal]

Yeah, wasted on hundreds or thousands of kids who can now play the game year round?

What the fµck is that about?

Shlt, what Edmonton needs is a 20,000 seat stadium where NO ONE CAN FµCKING PLAY IN IT SEEING AS THERE IS NO PRO TEAM!

[JRedknapp11]

Edmonton is one of the very few cities who happens to have an all grass stadium....the stadium isn't the issue....it's getting backers to fund a soccer team.

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by JRedknapp11
Edmonton is one of the very few cities who happens to have an all grass stadium....the stadium isn't the issue....it's getting backers to fund a soccer team.

Commonwealth is far too big for a pro team in this city. The outdoor stadium inquestion would make up for when the city ripped apart Clarke stadium, which was a 20,000 seater.

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by Daniel from Montréal
Yeah, wasted on hundreds or thousands of kids who can now play the game year round?

What the fµck is that about?

We have plenty of indoor facilities in Edmonton for that. While we spend on that, the outdoor game here is suffering.

Originally posted by Daniel from Montréal
Shlt, what Edmonton needs is a 20,000 seat stadium where NO ONE CAN FµCKING PLAY IN IT SEEING AS THERE IS NO PRO TEAM!

Other tenannts would be CJFL football, Rugby, and as well as an alternate concert venue to Commonwealth and Skyreach.

[Daniel from Montréal]

Originally posted by DoyleG
Other tenannts would be CJFL football, Rugby, and as well as an alternate concert venue to Commonwealth and Skyreach.

Yeah, CJFL and Rugby are real cash-spinners from what I hear. And as your statement of "there are enough indoor facilities" (what's enough?) is there even a demand for an alternative concert venue. Think Think Think before you post the same stuff over and over.

PS: Just wasted my 700th post.

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by Daniel from Montréal


Yeah, CJFL and Rugby are real cash-spinners from what I hear. And as your statement of "there are enough indoor facilities" (what's enough?) is there even a demand for an alternative concert venue. Think Think Think before you post the same stuff over and over.

PS: Just wasted my 700th post.

Since when does making money matter at all. Having one home is a lot better than having the teams swap home fields constantly. It would also give rugby a decent home in this country, which it obviously lacks. And yes, in Edmonton their is a demand for an alternate concern venue as well.

We have two well stocked facilities in Edmonton plus a number outside the facility. It's more tha enough for indoor soccer in this city.

[Krammerhead]

Originally posted by Daniel from Montréal


Yeah, CJFL and Rugby are real cash-spinners from what I hear. And as your statement of "there are enough indoor facilities" (what's enough?) is there even a demand for an alternative concert venue. Think Think Think before you post the same stuff over and over.

PS: Just wasted my 700th post.

Don't know the situation in Edmonton, but how would these indoor facilities be any bigger of a cash spinner than outdoors ones?

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by Krammerhead


Don't know the situation in Edmonton, but how would these indoor facilities be any bigger of a cash spinner than outdoors ones?

The plan for the proposed facility was first made several years back. One of the reasons it was initially dropped was because no need was seen for it. Even today the need is questionable.

As for an outdoor facility, it would help benfit soccer comapred to the poor-quality facilities that this city has.

[Daniel from Montréal]

Originally posted by Krammerhead


Don't know the situation in Edmonton, but how would these indoor facilities be any bigger of a cash spinner than outdoors ones?

An indoor facility means play year round, in any weather and most of the time more than one game at a time. Also, it is accessible for many youth teams (I suppose, as that is how it's done here). When was the last time a U-13 girls tournament was played at Swangard, CCR or Varsity? ...

PS: Link doesn't work anymore.