THE STARTING 11: Proposed Names for Hamilton’s NASL Club

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8 Responses to “THE STARTING 11: Proposed Names for Hamilton’s NASL Club”

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   Duncan Fletcher

   June 1, 2015

   There are some very nice bits to Hamilton, undoubtedly, but after going to the Canada game there on friday, wow, that stadium location does absolutely nothing for the town’s image. you have to drive right past all industrial stuff that looks terrible from the bridge to get there, and you can smell it in the air as you’re near the stadium walking along a very run down main street to get there.
   ‘a good proper working class neighbourhood to have a stadium in’, would be the positive spin I could put on it I suppose. I was probably just grumpier than usual due to the ridiculous traffic to get there on a Friday evening.

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      Duncan Fletcher

      June 1, 2015

      to stick with the spirit of the article I propose Hurts-ta Breathin SC

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      zicogold

      June 1, 2015

      Time was that smell in the air was money! Hamilton did, a couple of generations ago, have one of the highest incomes per capita in the country. While the good time have gone, the NASL is coming. I vote for Tiger Cat Football Club, there shouldn’t be any confusion, right?

      It is important for interest in the professional game be kindled across the country. It will generate better TV ratings and readership for outlets like this.

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   @FootyCanuck

   June 1, 2015

   Missed one … Hamilton Athletic Club (complimentary gas mask with purchase of ST)
   … owned by General Athletic Soccer Properties.

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   Mark HSV

   June 1, 2015

   How was the stadium Duncan? It looked pretty good on TV, although I assume the pitch was field turf. Before the match started I thought it was grass, and I was thinking – how can Hamilton get a grass-field stadium that looks like that, while Toronto will get have to lose it’s pristine grass field to accommodate the Argos? Other than that, it looked like a pretty cool venue, but I suppose the TV cameras can lie.

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      Duncan Fletcher

      June 1, 2015

      two big stands along each side, no roof on either of them, then just patio’s at the ends, and of course it’s cfl sized so the ends are quite far away from the goalline for soccer. Pitch was turf, yes. Having said all that, it’s quite good really for what it’s trying to be, a fairly unremarkable north american football kind of stadium. They’ve doen that quite nicely, and at a sensible size. Was watching the game next to duane rollins, he likes it because the press box is much nicer than bmo field. which I guess is important if you do the press box type thing.

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         zicogold

         June 1, 2015

         The local Hamilton politicians were pretty unhappy with the facility, calling it a Texas cinder block high school stadium. Have not seen it in person, probably better than Ivor Wynne but not as big, roofed, cheap and architecturally arresting as BMO. 🙂

         The stadium in Dunedin NZ for the U20 WC is interesting, fully glassed in grass.

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            Mark HSV

            June 1, 2015

            Thanks for the assessment guys! I guess it’s not ideal for soccer, but if Hamilton gets an NASL team out of it, at least it means more local teams for Canadian players to develop.

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