I just can not believe it took this long. I swear I saw this exact same plan about 10 years ago. Stampede land, Entertainment district new arena. I had just gotten back from Phoenix and saw what they had down there and noticed the plan for the Stampede grounds was the same.
The Stampede board was always going to be part of this. They NEVER would have let this income go away. The only way this happens is if the CS guys are happy. At the end of the day, they keep a low profile, but they do run this city. More Stampede guys needed at city hall!
I think so much of all this was just smoke and mirrors. This was the inevitable outcome. Just have to play the fight out for the folks so that everyone can say they tried so hard. Build the Arena. Call it what you wish, but why only 19,000 capacity. Seems it should be the biggest in the NHL . Tickets are hard to come by and the demand is there. Build it, they will come!
So, how do we get a new football field now?
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