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[Goalie]

The bombers are making money and have since really miller came onboard. Is Calgary making money like Winnipeg is? I mean I have also heard of Edward’s cheapness with the flames so I’m assuming even if the stamps were making bomber cash he still wouldn’t. 
 

bombers and riders are the cfl cash kings I’m sure. Wouldn’t surprise me if Winnipeg is 1 honestly. Every game is sold out. That’s 30k a game pretty much. Nobody else averages that. Not even Sask. 

Edited April 6 by Goalie

[Noeller]

14 minutes ago, Goalie said:

bombers and riders are the cfl cash kings I’m sure. Wouldn’t surprise me if Winnipeg is 1 honestly. 

It's quite well documented that the bombers make the most money of every CFL team and have for at least a few years now ..... This isn't any kind of news. 

[Deiter Fan]

"Bell Media executive"

Oh, great...he'll be demanding a raise in pay every few months without providing any new services/features.

[Fatty Liver]

On 2025-04-06 at 3:44 PM, Noeller said:

It's quite well documented that the bombers make the most money of every CFL team and have for at least a few years now ..... This isn't any kind of news. 

It begins to indicate league revenues are up and private owners can make money off a well run CFL team, which should drive up the value of owning a team and the league in general.   League ownership is now fairly stable, but that old guy in Edmonton is probably on his last 5, rounding the backstretch....hopefully the Stamps owner beats him to the finish line.

[Noeller]

Ya the stamps owner is definitely getting up there..I've met his son and I'm pretty sure HE'S close to my folks age... Which is saying something. 

[JuranBoldenRules]

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

It begins to indicate league revenues are up and private owners can make money off a well run CFL team, which should drive up the value of owning a team and the league in general.   League ownership is now fairly stable, but that old guy in Edmonton is probably on his last 5, rounding the backstretch....hopefully the Stamps owner beats him to the finish line.

I think a private owner could make money playing in a government funded stadium that they control.  That's the basic conditions here.  The government wrote down the stadium debt twice so the Bombers through BBB just had to service the one $10 million loan.  Otherwise according to the original plan they'd be plowing $4.5 million a year onto that debt line.  Still would have made some money but in lean years would be quite dicey.

I'm perfectly fine with how this all played out, but I think it is really hard for a CFL franchise to be run competitively and profit in this era.  The business model basically relies on ownership using the franchise as a marketing vehicle or for personal glory, being willing to accept negative cash flow on operations.

[Fatty Liver]

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

I think a private owner could make money playing in a government funded stadium that they control.  That's the basic conditions here.  The government wrote down the stadium debt twice so the Bombers through BBB just had to service the one $10 million loan.  Otherwise according to the original plan they'd be plowing $4.5 million a year onto that debt line.  Still would have made some money but in lean years would be quite dicey.

I'm perfectly fine with how this all played out, but I think it is really hard for a CFL franchise to be run competitively and profit in this era.  The business model basically relies on ownership using the franchise as a marketing vehicle or for personal glory, being willing to accept negative cash flow on operations.

I don't know, are there any owners of sports teams financing their own buildings or stadiums anymore?   I thought most were paid for or heavily subsidized by the public purse.

[JuranBoldenRules]

6 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

I don't know, are there any owners of sports teams financing their own buildings or stadiums anymore?   I thought most were paid for or heavily subsidized by the public purse.

Depends on the market.  Some of the buildings in LA, Vegas places like that have been paid for by the owners.

CFL scenario the big thing would be controlling/managing the facility and not just being a tenant.