Posted June 13, 201312 yr comment_4359 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/CFL-tells-Bombers-to-fix-press-box-211472251.html I'm not sure as to what NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has to do with this though.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4363 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/CFL-tells-Bombers-to-fix-press-box-211472251.html I'm not sure as to what NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has to do with this though. It wasn't very well spelled out, but I think the Bill Daly quote had to do with whether or not the current press box would stop the stadium from hosting a heritage classic hockey game.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4367 It wasn't very well spelled out, but I think the Bill Daly quote had to do with whether or not the current press box would stop the stadium from hosting a heritage classic hockey game. That's how I took it as well, but I would hope the issue would be fixed before a Grey Cup or Heritage Classic.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4379 Shouldn't the CFL worry first about Hamilton and Toronto building real stadiums? Shouldn't the NHL worry about Phoenix, Florida etc having NO fans?
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4380 Shouldn't the NHL worry about Phoenix, Florida etc having NO fans? Still confuses the crap out of me. and the funny thing is Seattle looks to be in the lead for relocation.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4395 It wasn't very well spelled out, but I think the Bill Daly quote had to do with whether or not the current press box would stop the stadium from hosting a heritage classic hockey game. they must have changed the article because it now says "NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said his league would simply absorb the cost of creating its own indoor press box if Winnipeg was granted an outdoor game and the situation had not been rectified. "We put a lot of money into fitting out stadiums," said Daly. "Part of the cost of doing business. Not a big deal." not exactly ambiguous
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4396 they must have changed the article because it now says "NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said his league would simply absorb the cost of creating its own indoor press box if Winnipeg was granted an outdoor game and the situation had not been rectified. "We put a lot of money into fitting out stadiums," said Daly. "Part of the cost of doing business. Not a big deal." not exactly ambiguous It was my mistake I intially read it wrong.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4404 they must have changed the article because it now says "NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said his league would simply absorb the cost of creating its own indoor press box if Winnipeg was granted an outdoor game and the situation had not been rectified. "We put a lot of money into fitting out stadiums," said Daly. "Part of the cost of doing business. Not a big deal." not exactly ambiguous so theres the solution right there... wait it out, nhl will pay. its so the winnipeg way
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4405 Can't chalk this one up to whiny WPG media - there's definitely a screw up here, cant be hard to fix ?
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4407 Can't chalk this one up to whiny WPG media - there's definitely a screw up here, cant be hard to fix ? just rebuild the thing to snuff for the leagues spec. we had to do it already with MTS centre so i doubt it will be complicated. just costly.. also, how to do it so it doesnt look like an eyesore..
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4408 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/CFL-tells-Bombers-to-fix-press-box-211472251.html I'm not sure as to what NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has to do with this though. Outdoor game sanctioned by the NHL. Maybe the Bombers are hoping we get an outdoor game & the NHL pays for the upgrades. Pressbox has to be fixed. Reporters can't be expected to do their jobs outdoors. I read somewhere Joe Mack told the powers that be that the pressbox was substandard but they wouldn't listen.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4422 Why is it ok for fans to sit outside but not the media? You do a lot of typing at games?
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4423 You do a lot of typing at games? or use a laptop or other recording devices? and no, cellphone doesn't count
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4425 Shouldn't the CFL worry first about Hamilton and Toronto building real stadiums? Shouldn't the NHL worry about Phoenix, Florida etc having NO fans? Poor officiating, getting one owner for each the Lions and the Argos, a permanent home for the Ti-cats, not to mention the 101st Grey cup should all be priorities for the CFL, not wither Gary Lawless can enjoy a Big Mac in November.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4434 Why is it ok for fans to sit outside but not the media? At your job do you sit outside all day in all kinds of weather? These guys do work. Like, really????
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4435 Shouldn't the CFL worry first about Hamilton and Toronto building real stadiums? Shouldn't the NHL worry about Phoenix, Florida etc having NO fans? Poor officiating, getting one owner for each the Lions and the Argos, a permanent home for the Ti-cats, not to mention the 101st Grey cup should all be priorities for the CFL, not wither Gary Lawless can enjoy a Big Mac in November Jeez, don't let your hate for Lawless, Friesen or Westwood cloud your judgement..
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4444 This is exactly the result of letting someone who has no clue design a 200 million dollar facility. While a acknowledge that this project would still be a parking lot if not for Asper, he should have then hired a stadium design architect and not someone with zero knowledge. The press box is only one small highly visible error. One of a multitude of them in a flawed design.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4447 I get why they need it enclosed, just couldn't resist the dig at the media. Better question, why didn't we build it right in the first place? I assume the league has guidelines or requirements.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4450 So, who designed the stadium? I can't bel;ieve the firm the Bombers hired was clueless. But I agree that whoever did the design got it totally wrong. I don't even know in Miami if they have a pressbox design like that.... Maybe in domed stadiums... But not open air ones as it is just common sense.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4469 This represents a bit of a flip flop in my position but I suspect we would have been better off if Buchko had been running the show from the very beginning.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4471 So, who designed the stadium? I can't bel;ieve the firm the Bombers hired was clueless. But I agree that whoever did the design got it totally wrong. I don't even know in Miami if they have a pressbox design like that.... Maybe in domed stadiums... But not open air ones as it is just common sense. http://www.raymondscwanarchitect.com/ They were the firm who designed IGF.
June 14, 201312 yr comment_4480 So, who designed the stadium? I can't bel;ieve the firm the Bombers hired was clueless. But I agree that whoever did the design got it totally wrong. I don't even know in Miami if they have a pressbox design like that.... Maybe in domed stadiums... But not open air ones as it is just common sense. I wouldn't say they got it totally wrong. That's a bit of an overstatement to say the least. There are a lot of great things about the place that were done right. The open air concourse being one of them. If you haven't seen the stadium yet live in person, you should before you make a bold statement like that.
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