Munster has built a brand, a thriving business and a fine, newly expanded stadium — Thomond Park in Limerick now holds 26,000 spectators, twice as many as before — on its Heineken exploits.
Played in a newly renovated and expanded stadium (arguably the best in MLS) in front of a sold out crowd, this more than satisfies the 'advert for the league' cliche.
Through booms and busts, leagues and tournaments expanded, stadiums were built and attendance and television viewership set records.
New and expanded stadiums typically have increased expenses beyond debt service, he said, and selling suites and premium seating in an economic downturn may include ancillary discounts such as free food or parking.
Most of Hull seemed to be squeezed into Craven Park to see Tony Christie roll out Amarillo before a fierce battle in a sun-drenched scene more French Riviera than Humberside docks; Wigan rubbed Saints' noses in it again at a full Langtree Park; and Warrington came from behind to leap-frog Widnes (not literally) at an expanded Halliwell Jones Stadium filled to a ground-record 15,000.
Thanks to the €1.4 billion investment German authorities made in expanding stadiums for the 2006 World Cup, Bundesliga clubs have been able to increase their matchday revenues.
The bid entails a football stadium that would double as an Olympic stadium, an expanded convention center, a $1.7 billion extension of the No. 7 subway line from Times Square to 34th Street and 11th Avenue, and a rezoning of a 50-block area of the far West Side for commercial and residential high-rises.
"There's room for an expanded convention center, new stadium and new Garden," he said.
The long-awaited plans for an expanded $2.8 billion convention and stadium corridor on Manhattan's far West Side have hit a snag, even as state and city officials prepare to formally announce the project.
