CF Montreal before emigration: Does the football drama threaten Detroit?

CF Montreal before emigration: Does the football drama threaten Detroit?

The CF Montreal is on the abyss! According to Jean-Charles Lajoie, the football club could move to the pulsating city of Detroit-a huge Mexican bomb that raises questions about the future of professional football in Montreal!

At the center of this controversy, a shocking reform proposal from the MLS, which inspires the game plan from the European tradition, could transform into a disaster. Don Garber, the MLS commissioner, is planning a new mode from August to May, including a five-week winter break. But here the CF Montréal has a huge problem: no heated place that makes it disadvantage in direct competition!

The alarming consequences

The roots of the problem lie in the stadium: Joey Saputo decided during the building of Stade Saputo to save money and to do without a heated field. But today, retrofitting could cost at least 10 million, a severe financial risk for a club that has already limited the expenses for player salaries. Even worse, the Saputo family does not have the property-the possibilities are very limited!

The view of a possible move to Detroit is gaining more and more drive. With an emerging economic situation and the interest of financially strong investors, Detroit could become the new home of the club! Lajoie urgently warns that it would be naive to believe that the Saputos would hold a deficient team while there is the opportunity to sell in American interests. The memories of the Montreal Expos are alive and the fear that the story is repeated!

The concerned results of the CF Montreal on the field, which led to a loss of 3 million during a lost playoff option, could lead to an environmental process in the club. Lajoie's acute remark that "the CF Montreal is already gone", allows all alarm bells to ring. Has the decision already made? The uncertain future of the CF Montreal heats the discussion: Are we on the way to another tragic chapter in the sport of Québec?