Should a large multifunctional hall actually be built in a smaller neighboring town, this would probably mean the end for the planned Frankfurt Arena.

In such a small space there is no need for two venues for sports competitions, concerts and other events.

A look at other cities shows that it is already difficult enough to operate an arena economically.

Two competing projects on either side of the city limits are likely to dig each other's waters out.

If "The Dome" should actually succeed in finding a location for its Rhein-Main-Arena and in creating the financial and legal planning conditions, the investors would have taken the city of Frankfurt by surprise.

It would be a tit for tat.

Actually, the Katz Group wanted to go to Frankfurt with “The Dome”.

But the city has always viewed the offer to build an arena at the airport with skepticism.

The city government has been arguing about the right location for such a hall for years.

There is obviously a need for such a hall.

But the project is not progressing.

Decision-making processes in Frankfurt simply take too long.

The city is not progressing because the factions are always arguing.

That was already the case in the old coalition and it hasn't improved in the new one.

The factions fight each other and engage in mock battles instead of focusing on the big tasks.

The city would therefore have to blame itself if a competing project bought the guts from it.

That doesn't change the fact that such a hall would still be in better hands in Frankfurt than outside.

Not only because Frankfurt sports clubs are supposed to play there.

It's also about accessibility for fans and visitors.

Hattersheim is right behind the city limits.

But the hall would be less well connected there than at the Waldstadion or even at the Kaiserlei, where the S-Bahn is right outside the door.

And the Waldstadion is even easy to reach by bike.

The Katz Group is planning a mega project for 23,000 visitors, including a hotel.

One can have doubts as to whether such a "dome" is in good hands in a small community.

Not that it will ever fare like the Rhein-Main-Theater in Niedernhausen.

In the end, the musical theater became an investment ruin.