New Regina Stadium

[depopulationINC]

@"cragars70"

@"depopulationINC"

@"Mr.Bungle"

If you look at Saskatchewan as a baby Alberta then you understand that Saskatoon should eventually get a team. The modern era of the CFL began in 1958… According to this Demographics of Calgary - Wikipedia and http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/ … story.aspx Calgary and Edmonton had a similar populations in 1958 that Regina and Sakatoon now have. Alberta did not have NHL teams at the time and neither does Saskatchewan… The CFL should put a team in Saskatchewan before the NHL does.According to these charts, that is about 20 years away.

NHL has been flirted with…it isn’t happening any time soon. The city simply isn’t big enough. Call Saskatoon and immediate area 300,000…I just cant see 5% of any City attending 40+ games at a hundred bucks a night. I think you need a realistic drawing population of ~600k for that many games at that price.

Saskatchewan wont make 2 weak football franchises…it simply wont happen…as someone stated, the Riders wouldn’t allow it anyways. if the population should continue going up as it is, then in 10 years it will be pushing 500k…maybe then they relook the option, but Regina would need to grow at the same rate for them to consider it…and honestly, they would likely say no unless they were a major partner.

OK let me get this straight, You’re saying a city like Saskatoon, which has a metro population of 260+, people there couldn’t afford to go to football games (whether it’s single or season tickets)? And a city that ALREADY has a football team, Regina that has a metro population base of 210+, which is right behind Saskatoon in recent census facts,and sells out MOST of their home games? It’s not pushing 500K in 10yrs, they’re there now, with both cities combined. And in 10yrs, the population of bith will grow.

Come on, you can’t tell me, that Saskatachewan, from what I’'ve heard on and read on the net being this hot bed of life-sciences, insurance and finanical services, telecommunications and agriculture. Can’t afford 2 football teams. Sorry, the math just doesn’t [no pun intended] ADD up!!

I just don’t get where people are coming up that you have to have this BIG metropolis just in order to have a football franchise in their city, yet you have small cities like Regina and the NFL’s Green Bay that do? I just go scratching my head…

No, I never said they couldnt afford afford to go to football…I said that for hockey. hockey is a pile more games at double the price…5% of the area 40+ times a year.

Could they support football if both teams are successful? most likely. Could they limp along if the teams struggle…not so sure…fans are fickle…only a decade ago the Riders were flat broke…dont forget that. About 3-4 years ago I recall reading that about 5800 season ticket holders were from northern Saskatchewan and about 7500-8000 attended on average for gamedays, and unless the Roughriders franchise feels that they can fill those seats with other people, they are not going to permit it…they have territorial rights. Thats why I said they only way I could see it happening is if the Riders had a major stake in it. Also…a lot of people in the Saskatoon area say that they would rather have the Riders as is as opposed to their own team at this time…majority…I have no idea…simply a lot that I talk to.

[BCRiderFan]

@"cragars70"

@"StampsRock!"

Exactly! Don’t know why people always bring up Saskatoon as a possible expansion site. As well as what was mentioned above, the Riders won’t ever agree to allowing another franchise in their territory, doesn’t matter how big the 'Toon gets in the future. The SASKATCHEWAN Roughriders will never want to go back to being the Regina Roughriders, ever.

Well, for awhile there, the MLB had the Los Angeles Dodgers and the California Angels at the same time, in the same metropolitan area/vicinity. And they’re doing just fine.

Let me get this straight: you’re comparing Los Angeles with a population in the metro area of over 18 million people, to the city of Saskatoon that has a population of 257,000 and the entire province of Saskatchewan with just over 1,000,000 as an example of locations that could support two pro franchises? Really?

I’ve officially heard it all on this forum. :roll:

[StampsRock]

The guy was just being a troll, no need to reply to his post.

It's always good to remember.......Don't Feed The TROLLS!!!!

I really wish they'd get better moderation on this site.

[cragars70]

In my last post,I wasn't comparing the population base of the metropolitian Los Angeles with Saskatoon, it was about their region names.. they had 2 teams (different leagues), one Los Angeles, the other California.

And Im not a troll...

[BCRiderFan]

@"cragars70"

In my last post,I wasn’t comparing the population base of the metropolitian Los Angeles with Saskatoon, it was about their region names… they had 2 teams (different leagues), one Los Angeles, the other California.

And Im not a troll…

I don’t think anyone thinks the location name of the cities is the issue we’re discussing. The topic of discussion is that the Province doesn’t want two teams because the Province, not just Regina, is made up of diehard Rider fans. And the population/corporate support would make it a disaster for both teams.

[cragars70]

You're right there depopulation, I see what you're saying about territorial rights and also that Saskatoon would rather be Rider fans that have a franchise of their own, that makes more sense. I miss understood you that talking about hockey.

[StampsRock]

@"BCRiderFan"

@"cragars70"

In my last post,I wasn’t comparing the population base of the metropolitian Los Angeles with Saskatoon, it was about their region names… they had 2 teams (different leagues), one Los Angeles, the other California.

And Im not a troll…

I don’t think anyone thinks the location name of the cities is the issue we’re discussing. The topic of discussion is that the Province doesn’t want two teams because the Province, not just Regina, is made up of diehard Rider fans. And the population/corporate support would make it a disaster for both teams.

Riderfan - Exactly.

Cragers - It didn`t come across like that, so I apologise for calling you a troll (just seems to be too much of it going on around here lately).