Posted June 1, 201411 yr comment_53374 I must say I am disappointed that the club has not yet incorporated any kind of tribute to our past via a ring of honour, or some sort of display. Nearly every sports stadium on the continent does this, and with 10 Grey Cups to go along with some great former players who have their numbers out of circulation I don't understand how we have never put them up. I noticed that the Pinnacle Club has the Grey cup years painted or stuck on, same with the Bomber store but who is going to see that? It would be nice to see 11, 85, 97 etc... and our championship years on display in the main bowl, like nearly every other team in North America. Does anybody know if there are plans to do this?
June 1, 201411 yr comment_53386 They will be putting up a statue of Bud Grant this year. But shhh I didn't tell you this yet
June 1, 201411 yr comment_53387 well they also named the entrances after several bomber players.... a ring of honour would be fine but really.... i don't think its that big of a deal to not have one right now. They have indeed honoured the past history of the team, just not so much in terms of what the op is thinking.
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53424 Another feature from the stadium design that was chopped/delayed for when they have a few nickels to rub together. They had most of the posts set up outside the stadium to honour the Grey Cup teams, but didn't finish it, that's on the southeast corner of the site where the patch of field turf is outside the stadium.
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53428 Hope they do something about this. Wasn't there supposed to be a Bomber Hall of Fame at the new stadium? Seemed to remember that announcement when the stadium first started construction back in 2010. Another cut from the stadium design?
June 2, 201411 yr Author comment_53431 I really don't think that it's money is holding them back, how much would it cost to slap a few names and numbers somewhere. Juran, yeah those flag-sticks are comical now, especially since there's only nine of them. It would indeed be nice to have that display in the future.
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53433 I dislike retiring numbers. Watching the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs, their team roster resembled the Kinsmen Jackpot Bingo board.
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53435 On the suite level on the west side, the seating chart has a hospitality area called Hall of Fame. What is that?
June 2, 201411 yr Author comment_53436 I dislike retiring numbers. Watching the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs, their team roster resembled the Kinsmen Jackpot Bingo board. I think if you do it right it's fine. You have to distinguish a true upper echelon. Some teams go crazy with it. Montreal is a special case though, same with the Yankees. I imagine one day they will have to un-retire their numbers before they have to hit triple digits. Side note; I love what Michigan started last year, they select players to wear their all-time greats' numbers from year to year in honour of the old player. I think that would only work well at the college level though based on their large turnover every year. In the pros I can see it getting ridiculous. (can't have a new receiver wearing 85 every year!) So I would never want that, just thought I'd mention it here.
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53447 Another feature from the stadium design that was chopped/delayed for when they have a few nickels to rub together. They had most of the posts set up outside the stadium to honour the Grey Cup teams, but didn't finish it, that's on the southeast corner of the site where the patch of field turf is outside the stadium. I contacted the bombers about the nine markers last year. When they dug down to put the tenth one in they found some buried cables so they now need to move the tenth one over and then add the eleventh one next year
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53451 …..I think it's quite proper to issue a complaint. …..You just have to go through me. ……you'll be issued a number. ...I'll process the complaint, and if it's valid, I'll pass it on, if not ……..I'll be pleased to discuss it with you. ……….I think we can see eye to eye. ………I'm the adjudicator ……..and I'm here just for hugs.
June 2, 201411 yr Author comment_53476 This just smacks of complaining for the sake of complaining It's just something I noticed that we don't have. Everyone else does so it makes me wonder why. That's all. What good s a forum if you can't pose these kinds of questions?
June 2, 201411 yr comment_53544 This just smacks of complaining for the sake of complaining It's just something I noticed that we don't have. Everyone else does so it makes me wonder why. That's all. What good s a forum if you can't pose these kinds of questions? i agree with what you are saying but at the same time, i wonder if maybe directing your questions to the bombers would be the better move, it seems like nobody on the forum here really knows, the people who do though are the people on chancelor matheson road. What i'd suggest is to email someone from the bombers or even pick up the phone and give them a call and ask them about it, i'm sure they would be happy to tell you.
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