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| The Wachovia Spectrum to be demolished | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Tuesday Jul 15 2008, 05:06 PM (315 Views) | |
| PSUSyr5 | Tuesday Jul 15 2008, 05:06 PM Post #1 |
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The Board Idiot
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From sportsnetwork.com
I think we all saw this coming, it was just a matter of when. |
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| WeatherManNX01 | Friday Sep 5 2008, 05:09 PM Post #2 |
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The Yanks are coming!
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The old structure is coming down, but don't expect to this to be the end of The Spectrum. Comcast-Spectacor, owner of the doomed Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, is looking to build a new arena elsewhere as a home to the presumably then-relocated Philadelphia Phantoms. Several locations have been listed as candidates: Atlantic City, New Jersey; Camden, New Jersey (just across the river from Philly), and the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. The catch? Comcast is a big corporation with a lot of money, so naturally they don't want to spend a penny on a new arena and let the taxpayers cough up the dough. This, of course, will not please officials in whatever localities are asked for fund the playpen. My take? Go for the Allentown area. With the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs residing there and being one step away from the Phillies, putting the Phantoms one step away from the Flyers would be a boost to the area and allow them to claim to have the top minor leagues around. Plus, this would keep the team in the general Philly area and could attract current Phantoms fans from the city, whereas a team in Atlantic City would have to build its fanbase fom scratch. (Note: the article mentions Reading, but the city already has a hockey team in the ECHL, which could create territorial rights issues.) Arena Digest article. Edited by WeatherManNX01, Friday Sep 5 2008, 05:10 PM.
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