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So here’s the real deal with FC Edmonton 2.0.

The total airfare is half. The number of hotel nights on the road is half.

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The salary structure is half. The caliber is likely to be reduced a tad but probably not so much you’d notice. Yet the interest will likely to be substantially higher and attendance ought to increase.

Welcome to the new world of Tom and Dave Fath, no longer Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber of the sports ownership world.

By my math, the Fath brothers, wonderful citizens both, likely lost about $6 million owning FC Edmonton in the now defunct North American Soccer League.

“You know I’ll never verify your numbers,” said Tom.

That’s kind of been a running commentary between us.

Whether I’m high or low, he admits they’ve lost lots.

Now, with a team that plays the first home game in the new Canadian Premier League Sunday against Pacific FC, you have to wonder if these two philanthropists have a chance to break even.