Comment 55517

By jason (registered) | Posted January 11, 2011 at 09:44:40

If we'd re-elected Fred we would be holding a press conference this morning to announce a new WH Stadium with the Cats.
The city played this negotiation perfectly the entire time, and now at the 11th hour when (as Bratina put it) 'Cats management put all options on the table', we chose the wrong one. LOL

Having said that. I like Ivor Wynne better than any other site suggested besides WH.
WH only has some housing to it's south. Ivor Wynne is hemmed in on all sides. Mind you, the site is huge and not being used wisely right now. A lot more could be built at the Ivor Wynne site.

I'm pleased that the city didn't cave. I was fully expecting a lame announcement about Aldershot or the stupid racetrack in the middle of nowhere. However, there will always be that lingering disappointment upon knowing that Fred and council laid the groundwork for the city to end up at this point - in total control - and instead of going with the WH site, we chose a site that is probably slightly worse. My biggest fear is that Barton/Tiffany will look identical in 20 years except with taller weeds.

Overall, I'm pleased with this though. Good job by the city to not cave and do a lame suburban stadium ala 1970

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