Raise the Hammer

Well said Desmond. Let's get this right. Copps ended up being too big for the OHL and now AHL, built for an NHL team that was "sure to come" with the "build it and they will come" attitude. We know how that worked out. Let's not make the same mistake the other way this time and build a stadium too small and without a first class feel for what team? Let's do this right.

I'd love for it to be at WH as well but we need to work with the team and ownership that is here, Bob Young and the TigerCats. The team has been here for many decades and Bob has been here for over 5 years now and invested millions in Hamilton and wants to invest more. Not saying don't listen to White Star or AEG but unless they show the money soon, it's all pure speculation and fantasies.

Hamilton deserves to keep me spending my money in Hamilton rather than forcing me to go to Toronto. I just renewed 2 seasons tickets for the TigerCats for 2011 next year and bought my playoff tickets. I'm spending money in Hamilton, keeping young people employed at the games here as a part time job for their schooling and others in the TigerCats business and I feel good about this, even if Hamilton isn't a big time city and the CFL isn't all the glamour of those "major" leagues as people like to call them.

I have too many reasons to go to Toronto now. I went a couple weeks ago to see Jimmy Eat World at a venue I like the Kool Haus and am going tomorrow to see a group we love, Everest along with Matt Costa. Toronto is very convienient. But we went to see Wintersleep last week at Studio Theatre, a gem of a theatre, and go to the Casbah to see groups (have to get to This Ain't Hollywood but hopefully soon sometime). It's a tough market southern Ontario, a lot of choices, let's make sure Hamilton stays in the game and keeps people able to spend their money for some excellent choices in our fine city.

Comment edited by HamiltonFan on 2010-10-30 16:24:34