New pics: inside Saputo Stadium

[Daniel]

Or as we're calling it from the look, CCR2...

[Rudi]

Why can't they release real renderings?

What's with the vague outer facade shots and just a peek of the main grandstand?

[Daniel]

I found this by accident on the builder's website.

[Grizzly]

Looks like a University stadium in that picture. I am a bit worried that the only real improvement this stadium is going to have over CCR is not having a track.

[Daniel]

It would still be an 85% improvement. A covered "L" on the other side could make it very interesting.

That fence looks pathetic. This is supposed to be a shrine, put a proper gate in there with a wall.

To situate everyone:




The map is flipped sideways in the "traditional" Montreal read. The Grandstand would be the Western side of the stadium.

[DoyleG]

Ah yes,

When in doubt, use the warmup track.

[Impact supporter]

Daniel, out of curiosity will the track be removed at the new stadium?

[Daniel]

Of course. There's no point in moving if we're going to keep the track.

[DoyleG]

Dig up the track and shift the field closer to the stands.

Everything else will fall into place.

[Grizzly]

It is not a particularly big or attractive lot, I guess I had envisioned something a bit more impressive in the Olympic stadium park. If they build it the current way the field is facing they are very limited in expansion possibilities by the drop for the road leading to the tunnel. They would probably be better to change the direction of the field allowing them to build bigger stands on the sides of the pitch. This does not appear to be the plan though according to the artists rendition. In the artists sketch it also looks like they are going to keep the existing lights. Would be a nice view of the Olympic stadium (much more impressive from outside than inside) and the St. Lawrence from the upper stands. I have to admit that I am still quite sceptical that this stadium is going to be built and that if it is built that it will be significantly better than CCR.