jonovision Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 There was an announcement today of the new ownership group for the Argos. Part of the news was that there will be a new stadium, ready for the 2006 season. It's the CFL, so nothing is a done deal, but this could be good news for Canadian soccer. Of course, we have to hope that A) This new stadium is outdoors (I am pretty sure it would be) and It is a natural grass surface. Somehow, with the new surfaces these days, I find this unlikely, but if the Argos want to partner with rugby and soccer, grass is the way to go. Was watching OTR on TSN the other day, and the leading mayoral candidate for T.O. (forget his name) mentioned that any new stadium shouldn't just be for the Argos, but soccer as well (mentioned that soccer is "huge" in Toronto). I guess we'll see how this all shakes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 Here's an article from the CBC. Mentions stadium stuff at the end. http://www.cbc.ca/pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2003/11/05/Sports/argos_sale031105 Exhibition Place and York University are mentioned as possible locations. Maybe somebody who lives in the GTA can comment on the suitability of those locales. Also, it says the Argos will play in the Skydome for "at least" 2 years, so it seems 2006 would be the earliest the new digs would be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 just got word from a few family friends who are in the home building business and from what i understand is this, Howard Sokolowski (sp??) is a heavy hitter with deep pockets and always puts a strong commitment to his ventures. just to add, he is quite fond of and supportive of soccer!!! MLS anyone, hehehe[] the other owner, Cynamon, no dirt on him but sounds like he has quite a bit of $$$$$$$$$$ to boot around. Now, you have to understand these people that i talked to, do not know Sokolowski personally but through what they know and heard of him. Therefore, don't quote me but it sounds positive and good for T.O. So, we can only wait and see what sort of intentions they have in this whole cause. I've got my fingers crossed and hope they turn out to be something along the lines of a yankee "uncle anschutz" sp??? maybe, finally, put T.O. back on the sporting map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydog2006 Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 They aslo do not want to build stadium they are looking at 22.000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 A thread on this topic was started in each of the three sections of the forum. I am closing this one and directing future posts to here: http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1596 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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