Comment 55958

By slodrive (registered) | Posted January 12, 2011 at 11:27:17

@George

You are right. If this situation proved anything, it's what we all knew from the outset. This is THE market for the team. But, initiatives like the Paletta group, to me, is a relocation. Whether it was feasible or not, it would always be a dark cloud hanging over the team.

The team is also, like it or not, one of the key faces of this city's identity. Why not do what we can, within economical reason, to showcase that?

Trust me. There's nothing I want to see more than the revitalization of our downtown. And, in my opinion, the Cats had a chance to both accelerate that and reap the rewards of that. For some reasons (some valid, I think), they didn't take advantage. That, before this new lease expires, will be their regret.

But losing the team and chunk of provincial game funding would not have helped matters either. Financially or psychologically. I'm hoping that through this initiative we will still get our West Harbour remediation (though, less than originally thought), keep our 130 year old franchise, and get a substantial upgrade in our most iconic and attended sports facility.

Comment edited by slodrive on 2011-01-12 11:27:48

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