Halifax Mayor Mulls Wanderers Grounds As Home For CFL Team
Mike Savage says plans are being floated to expand the Wanderers Ground into a multi-purpose stadium capable of hosting a CFL franchise.
Mike Savage says plans are being floated to expand the Wanderers Ground into a multi-purpose stadium capable of hosting a CFL franchise.
Well-known TSN personalities Farhan Lilji and Dave Naylor are just two of the new content creators on ililli who will be talking about football this CFL season.
Mayor Savage is a fan of football and would love to see a team in Halifax. But after all the setbacks, he is pessimistic of that happening any time soon.
The group trying to bring a team to the city insists the project is healthy despite a mounting number of setbacks standing in its way.
The National Lacrosse League team had drawn an average of 8,000 fans for each of its last three home games.
The co−founder of Schooners Sports and Entertainment is downplaying suggestions that a low turnout at the game in Moncton will have a negative effect on the group’s ultimate goal of landing an Atlantic CFL franchise.
Council approved an agreement with Atlantic Schooners to host a CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Montreal Alouettes on August 25.
On Thursday, the Canadian Football League announced a regular−season game will probably be played in Halifax, Moncton or Antigonish as part of the Schooners franchise drive.
Moncton could play a role in hosting regular season and exhibition games in advance of a new stadium being built in Halifax.
Sports executives quarterbacking a plan to secure a Canadian Football League team is set to make an announcement Wednesday, but not likely about how to pay for a place to play.