There's an article in the Citizen saying that the elected representatives have seemed to have shifted away from putting a new stadium in Lansdowne Park, perhaps in favour of a combined football soccer stadium in, yes that exurban hellhole, Kanata. I thought it was pretty much standard now throughout North America to put your stadiums near the downtown rather than way out in the suburbs as was done in the past (Buffalo).
Probably more disturbing is the suggestion by the Hunt group who have the conditional franchise to have Eugene Melnyk take over. Hasn't crappy or disinterested owners caused enough damage to Ottawa football already. Melnyk appears to like soccer and disdain football. Seems like a bad recipe. Frankly I think one thing that needs to be pointed out is how much of an outside shot Ottawa is for MLS. There's many other places in the US (and Canada) for that matter that will likely get a franchise before Ottawa does.
Prospects for an Ottawa franchise seem cloudier and cloudier.
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