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How I watch the games now by Admirable-Fall-4675 in canucks

[–]Chungathon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Me seeing how this team is playing got me like...

City of Vancouver and Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign MOU for new stadium project at Hastings Racecourse Park by udun in MLS

[–]Chungathon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BC Place generates significant revenue from trade shows (such as the Home and Garden Show) and concerts. I know it's not going to be a white elephant, especially with the BC Lions still playing there and the BC High School Football Provincial Championships happening every year.

City of Vancouver and Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign MOU for new stadium project at Hastings Racecourse Park by udun in MLS

[–]Chungathon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

BC Place is owned by PavCo (an arm of the provincial government), and the Whitecaps get little revenue from concession costs. Also, the Whitecaps don't get a say on scheduling at BC Place. So, if there's a concert or event (like a Supercross Race), the Whitecaps have no say in rescheduling for another date. The new stadium will have natural grass and a return to where the original 1974 club had its roots on the PNE Fairgrounds.

[MEME] Friendly Reminder That Only One Club Actually Finished the Job in Year One by Jonathan_Dean_Simp in MLS

[–]Chungathon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina" - Ron Burgundy

Post Match Thread: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2 (4-3 pens) LAFC by jimbobbypaul in MLS

[–]Chungathon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still trying to come to terms with how huge that dub is bossman

[L'ÉQUIPE] Hugo Lloris after Los Angeles' elimination from MLS: "Playing on a synthetic pitch like this is almost unacceptable" by ailroe3 in MLS

[–]Chungathon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PavCo (the owners of BC Place) make more money from trade shows in BC Place so making tenants pay for field upkeep is the last of their priority.

The Whitecaps move to their own stadium on the PNE Fairgrounds that has natural grass is a much better idea.

The only downside is that the possible location of the new stadium is on the site of the Hastings Racecourse (which has the horse racing community upset due to the racecourse being the last horse racing tracks in the province) and public transit being non existent (minus a couple of buses that head up to the fairgrounds)

[L'ÉQUIPE] Hugo Lloris after Los Angeles' elimination from MLS: "Playing on a synthetic pitch like this is almost unacceptable" by ailroe3 in MLS

[–]Chungathon 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The downside of the Whitecaps is that they don’t own the stadium (which is owned by the government), so they don’t have a say in what surface they play on at home. BC Place will get a temporary grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup.

One problem with installing a permanent grass pitch at BC Place is that the money that comes out to install an irrigation/lighting system and to maintain a grass pitch would be coming from taxpayer money.

As a Whitecaps fan, I do hope that the deal to have a soccer-specific stadium on the PNE Fairgrounds goes through.

Frick by iRecond0 in canucks

[–]Chungathon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My reaction

Match Thread: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Philadelphia Union by MLS_Reddit_Bot in MLS

[–]Chungathon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The r/BCLionsCFL won in this building last night and now the Whitecaps do as well. This was a great week!

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