Caught part of an appearance by him on one of the shows on the Business News Network that my dad watches. Alot of what he had to say is probably old news to us here:
Grey Cup in T.O. is sold out
CFL has 8 committed community/private ownership groups
League past the days of needing financial help from the NFL
good relationship with Roger Goodell and the NFL
thinks NFL to T.O. is possible (after being queried about the Bills situation, but clearly thinks not in the near future)
-seems fairly optimistic about redevelopment going ahead for Landsdowne Park and FC Stadium
-supported expansion when iirc specifically Halifax, Quebec City, and London were put to him as possible places (but reiterated that it depended on stadium funding and construction)
-good matchup for the GC with the Bombers and Riders
Eskylo, if something doesn't sit right with you about Cohon, where would you put someone like a Selig? Thank goodness we don't have him as a commish. Or Bettman for that matter.
He didn’t say London, but it was one of the cities put to him and he said expansion was good, IF the stadium is there to hold the team. So while he didn’t name anyone specifically interested in putting the money into the market, he didn’t shoot it down either. He didn’t say anything about ‘Pikemen’ either… :lol:
I think you could build a 25,000 seat stadium in London, or practically anywhere in this country, and they would pack the joint for 10 games a year. And in the CFL, that's all that really matters.
9 games. But I agree. London has a population of around 400,000, give or take. We could pack a Montreal or Regina sized stadium, I'm sure. Only problem is money.