The proposal from gilbert gores and ford to play at ford field has been before mls since.
Is ford field a retractable roof.
I m all for it make a great football stadium even better.
Ford field is a domed american football stadium located in downtown detroit it primarily serves as the home of the detroit lions of the national football league nfl as well as the annual quick lane bowl college football bowl game state championship football games for the mhsaa the mhsaa state wrestling championships and the mcba marching band state finals among other events.
Adding a retractable roof to ford field could make it more closely resemble atlanta in terms of specifications though the cost and feasibility will surely be major factors in determining whether it moves forward.
Detroit lions president rod wood said on wjr am 760 monday morning that he and other lions executives are looking into a retractable roof to help bring a.
I went to ford field for a football game between the detroit lions and the visiting pittsburgh steelers and what a game.
The detroit group trying to attract a major league soccer franchise will not retrofit ford field with a retractable roof to sweeten the expansion bid the free press has learned.
I know it will never happen and i hate soccer in any shape or form but open air lions games sound great to me.
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Could ford field be getting a new roof.
Detroit s ford field will not be retrofitted with a retractable roof to accommodate a mls expansion club as was recently confirmed by detroit s bidders.
As part of the ford field proposal the wealthy ford family owner of the lions would be added to the mls club s ownership.
The detroit lions are cautious about the expensive prospect of adding a retractable roof to ford field to satisfy major league soccer s criteria for granting the city an expansion team.
That would have made the game even better.
Detroit s mls expansion bid backed by dan gilbert and tom gores proposes that the club play at ford field the downtown home of the nfl s lions the stadium has been a fixed roof facility since opening in 2002 but it was learned.
Rod wood president of the lions said a retractable roof at ford field including as part of an expansion bid for mls remains under consideration.