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Originally Posted by c-way-dude
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This was posted in the Halifax Stadium thread today.
To be blunt, the dream of a Maritime team may have taken a step backwards. Cohon now considers it a "long term goal" with a time frame in excess of ten years.
In essence, Moncton is off the CFL radar (too small). There are no active ongoing discussions regarding a team based in Moncton. Meanwhile, Halifax still has no firm plans for a stadium. There are lots of competing priorities in HRM (concert hall, Cogswell interchange redevelopment, regional transit) and a stadium probably does not top the list. Also, no private partners in Halifax have come forward with a serious plan to finance or own a team.
The CFL also has other priorities, most notably stabilizing the Toronto Argonauts franchise. The Argonauts are a linchpin team for the league. The CFL has to find some way to get them a football specific stadium and to increase the teams popularity.
I'm afraid the dream of a Maritime CFL team may be dead, and probably for far longer than just 10 years.........