St Louis Fans want a CFL team

[danlaurin]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

I'm kinda thinking THIS^^

I was speaking to a Scout from the St Louis Blues and it seems Tom Stillman owner of the St Louis Blues is getting behind this movement. He has money and is a life long St Louisan and fanatical sports fan if he is serious this may get some real traction.

[ben_the_eskimo]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

I was speaking to a Scout from the St Louis Blues and it seems Tom Stillman owner of the St Louis Blues is getting behind this movement. He has money and is a life long St Louisan and fanatical sports fan if he is serious this may get some real traction.

I wouldn't mind having them as long as they were serious about it. I know an American team isn't ideal but if that's what it takes to get to 10 teams then so be it. The whole ratio thing is a HUGE barrier though.

[Hugoagogo]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

I wouldn't mind having them as long as they were serious about it. I know an American team isn't ideal but if that's what it takes to get to 10 teams then so be it. The whole ratio thing is a HUGE barrier though.

The only way I could see the other clubs willing to go with that scenario again would be if the league were in the financial uncertainty it was back in the early 90's. Until then, I think it's a stumbling block that would kill any proposal.

[glenvb]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

I'd only be willing to consider a team in St Louis if there was some sort of guarantee that the NFL would not revisit the site again. And we all know that'll never happen.

St Louis is looking for a CFL rent-a-team, which doesn't serve the league long term.

[Moon1]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

For the last 50 years I/we have all been waiting for a CFL team in the Maritimes.

Halifax has a population of just over 400,000. Nova Scotia about 940,000. The Maritimes over 1,800,000.
Regina has a population of around 200,000, and Saskatchewan is just over a million one hundred thousand.

My understanding is that the Acadia Axemen have had a long proud history (started in 1957) and a strong following, and that Canadian University Footbball is popular in the Maritimes.

So what the heck is the problem getting a CFL team into Halifax?!?! I'm sure that there are a hundred feeble reasons why it can't be done …. There is money down east (i.e.. The McCains, The Irvings, etc) and one only needs a stadium that will hold 25 thousand …. Geez.

I dunno.
What silly suicidal talk it is for the CFL to go yet again into the US market. And St. Louis of all places. I do believe that the fans there want NFL - NOT CFL.

[Muley69]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

I would gladly support another U.S. team just to have a balanced 10 team league...

[Jedrock43]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

CFL expansion to the US is a waste of time.

[bone]

Re: St Louis Fans want a CFL team

I would gladly support another U.S. team just to have a balanced 10 team league...

We need ten teams, but that's not the way to get it done.