NASL commish Peterson to meet with Edmonton officials Monday about Clarke’s football lines 18 Aug 2013 And Peterson will try to lend his voice to FC Edmonton’s efforts to get the turf changed out in the city-owned facility. On Monday, Peterson and FCE owner Tom Fath will meet with city officials about the surface.
FIFA visit: Will Women’s World Cup spell doom for Clarke Stadium’s old turf? 16 Aug 2013 But Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli, who is with the FIFA contingent as they tour the Women’s World Cup 2015 sites, said that the expectation is that the training grounds used by the world’s top national sides will be up to the same quality as the artificial surfaces in the stadiums.
Experiment underway to paint over the football lines at Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium 23 Jul 2013 But, the reviews from FC Edmonton’s coach Colin Miller and the players weren’t all that positive. A day after the paint was applied to the test patch, the turf had matted down and become very hard — and sticky, too.
Eddies not taking fixture-congested Strikers for granted; 2,300 tickets already sold 24 May 2013 "I don't think they'll be tired," said FCE's central midfield catalyst. "They're at the bottom of the league, so they need a result. I think they'll put a priority on the league over the Cup."
Atlanta’s goalkeeping errors gift FC Edmonton a victory 12 May 2013 The Eddies are now just three points back of the NASL-leading Carolina RailHawks as they hit the midway mark of the NASL spring season with a 3-0 lead over the Silverbacks in front of 1,161 fans at Clarke Stadium.
Friday FCE construction update: Clarke Stadium seats are going in 3 May 2013 More shots from the continuing construction at Clarke Stadium... Again, thanks to FC Edmonton owner Tom Fath for sending along the photos.
Clarke Stadium: Bleachers finally going up, should be ready for next FCE home game 3 May 2013 Last night, FC Edmonton owner Tom Fath sent over a couple of images that prove that, yes, finally the Clarke Stadium bleachers are going up.
New FCE GM wants to sell more tickets: Owner says Clarke seats will be installed by April 15 25 Jan 2013 “We now have had the drawings (of the stands) revised and stamped by an Alberta engineer,” said Fath, who has been working with American firm, Seating Solutions, to get the stands to meet Alberta code.
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Fath: FC Edmonton to slash budget by 30-35 per cent 28 Sep 2012 “If you look at our budget, and the number of fans we have been getting, we have to make some tough decisions,” said Fath. “With our coaches, we had to go in a different direction… We haven’t seen any significant successes on the revenue side.”