Comment 46467

By cityfan (registered) | Posted August 27, 2010 at 15:14:07

MLS has more TV exposure and is ranked higher quality than NASL but they can still play against each other. Soccer clubs across canada play against each other for the canadian club championships every year to compete in the champion league club championship. The levels are very close hence the nature of the sport. The last time I checked it would cost $40M to bid for an MLS Soccer team. They also required a soccer specific stadium with grass field and a minimum of 20K seats in MLS which is looking for a 20th team after Montreal and Vancouver just joined. Taking into account that we are close to Toronto FC by train, bus and car and that alot of people do love soccer, but no professianl in this area, it is a no brainer to put a team here in Hamilton with many more games to be played for the year than CFL football.

Out of all of this 'should we give the keys to the TiCats nonsense' there is a golden opportunity to bring a franchise for soccr here. If you haven't guessed I am a soccer fan but I do watch CFL football. Soccer as well is an international game that would bring in exhibition games against international clubs. Bob Young knows that and that is why he has bought the rights to NASL but that dosen't mean he is the only person that can bring MLS or USL clubs here. This is a golden opportunity for another investor but we need that stadium to be made. It would help the cause. WH would be the best place for such a stadium but like I said previously this is in the hands of HostCo.

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