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Originally Posted by halifaxboyns
Obviously my lack of understanding about sports is showing now - why does Moncton need to be the first to get the team?
I'm assuming that because the catchment areas for HRM and Moncton overlaps and you have a stadium? See I don't agree - I would be more supportive of HRM getting the team; but I think that's just my bias for Halifax.
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My argument isn't about sports, but rooted in demographics and to a lesser extent football pedigree. We want Halifax and Moncton to both get a team eventually, but the case for Halifax is more compelling: Halifax is a far bigger city, has a larger corporate base, and a long history of supporting their local football team. Biases aside, Halifax just makes more sense.
If the eventual goal is a team in Halifax and a team in Moncton, Moncton must come before Halifax unless we're prepared to wait 2 or 3 generations for that 2nd Maritime team. I'm not prepared to wait that long.
If Halifax comes first, it will be argued that Moncton is simply too small to support a team just drawing from New Brunswick. I doubt the same argument would be made about Halifax. Halifax and Nova Scotia are large enough to support a pro football team by themselves.
So the crux of the argument is based on wanting 2 teams in the Maritimes. I'm from Halifax, but recognize that if Halifax gets the team first, Moncton is out of the question for a very very long time. If Moncton gets a pro football team first, Halifax will have to wait a while, but not that long.