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OneGiantThrill · 06-06-2009, 10:43 AM

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Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News reports Buffalo Bills officials said Friday they have made no inquiries or plans to study the building of a new stadium.

The question of a new stadium for Buffalo was raised in an article in Thursday’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

An executive of the firm that designed the new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys was asked about his company’s prospects for future stadium construction.

Mark Williams, associate principal architect for HKS Inc., replied: “We’ve been working with the [Minnesota] Vikings for about nine months, and they are still trying to get their funding. The [San Francisco] 49ers and the Buffalo Bills are thinking about doing something and also the [San Diego] Chargers and maybe the Atlanta Falcons. Those are the potential new stadiums in the NFL.”

The Bills maintain no firm has been contacted and no initiative toward a new stadium has been planned.

Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. has steadfastly maintained that he is happy with the current stadium in Orchard Park and that he has no desire to ask taxpayers to contribute to the construction of a new stadium.

Furthermore, the Bills management has maintained that it would be very hard, under current conditions, to make a new stadium pay off financially for the team.

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Shoey · 06-11-2009, 02:51 AM

I absolutely believe them.
with the upgrades to the Ralph that have been completed recently, I don't think the stadium is a problem. Sure... it was built in 1973... but it's still absolutely an adequate facility.

they should probably at least be thinking about it though, because in 10 years it probably will start to be a problem.

I really would prefer that Ralph sells the team (LOL!!!!).... a new stadium really isn't going to help if it only puts a new owner in an even more problematic position with dealing with his estate.

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