Comment 43573

By Kiely (registered) | Posted July 17, 2010 at 11:12:39

It really bugs me when people say "15,000 diehards". To me, as a fan and citizen, that's a cheapshot. - slodrive

That is the reality. They draw around 20,000 fans a game. I think assuming 3/4 of them are "die hard" is pretty generous.

The fact remains that it falls to an individual club and not the host city to rationalize their business model. - Pigskin PPP

Exactly. Bob Young needs to start talking to the league about a reduced salary structure (i.e., salary cap) perhaps even reversing the import to Canadian player ratio and making the league a truly Canadian football league. The Aussies don't need to "import" players for their brand of football. It is not our job to provide stadiums, parking and concession profits to a business that essentially provides us with nothing more than 40+ guys in uniforms to cheer for because they use our city's name.

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