Jaimoe Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 The stadium looked great, except for the north end. It's like the architect just gave up. The field looked like grass and the ball didn't roll or bounce unnaturally. Forrest is a pretty good announcer and decent at analysis. I enjoy his strong opinions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 holy fook TFC has some plaonkers though eh? that left back looked like his shoes weighed 10 lbs eachgreat crowd though, agreed on that. i'll definately hit a game if the opportunity presents itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggzz Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 The atmosphere was electric, heard comments from players on both teams saying it had a European feel with the noise and chanting...hell when KC scored the guy ran over to the TFC supporters section celebrating and promptly had beer thorwn at him (they didn't show that on TV) it's gonna be a fun summer that's for sure (you should hear the place rumble when everyone starts stomping their feet in the supporters section - south end, and the upper West side, the floor is metal and sounds like thunder!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 bunch of pictures here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterh Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I went to the home opener last week. I'm not a huge fan of soccer, but wow ... what a time. I am definately going to go back, if I can find tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 spoiler alert if yer taping toronto/Chicago.... hooray!!!! goals. a win. ejections. sounds like a blast. http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/recap?gid=2007051222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Unstoppable!!! Nice highlights... they kinda looked like they knew what they were doing! The crowd really looked into it too from the highlights!Good day for a win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Great win for TFC! I'm starting to like these guys and really hope to make it to BMO Field this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 The one game i watched on the CBC was really scrappy, loads of argy-bargy, which is fine by meGo TFC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Toronto FC 1 Houston Dynamo 0Nice little turn around lads!Anyone catch the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 fook, i meant to flip between it and hockey. totally forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 fook, i meant to flip between it and hockey. totally forgotDitto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.B.E Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Great win for TFC! I'm starting to like these guys and really hope to make it to BMO Field this year.Let's get some tickets. I really want to go too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggzz Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I was there and even on a cold, wet night everyone was in full voice. Definitely come out to a game if you get the chance, you'll be hooked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 the stomping is making the stadiu fall apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 "It is a big concern for us and the grandstand builder was very quick to jump on the problems and we are assuming that the problem has now been rectified and there won't be a reoccurrence," MLSE executive vice-president of operations Bob Hunter said Thursday.Wow. So much for quality control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.B.E Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I was almost never born because of a collapse at Ibrox Park. My Dad always stood in the Copeland Rd stand, even as a kid thats where we sat every saturday. He was already outside the ground and couldnt get back in when the stand collapsed. He also mentioned a big brawl at St Enoch's Square, where the buses all tranfer to go out of the city, after the match. from wikipedia.The second major incident occurred on January 2, 1971 at the end of a Rangers vs Celtic game. After 89 minutes of scoreless football Celtic took a 1-0 lead and many Rangers supporters left the stadium. However, in the last seconds of stoppage time, Colin Stein scored an equaliser for Rangers.As the crowd were leaving the ground, barriers on the stairway adjacent to passageway 13 gave way causing a massive chain-reaction pile-up of spectators. The tragedy resulted in the loss of 66 lives, many of whom were children - five of them schoolmates from the town of Markinch, in Fife. Bodies were stacked as deep as six feet in the area. Over 200 other fans were injured.Initially it was speculated that fans leaving the ground turned back when they heard roars from the crowd. The speculation was that those who turned back collided with fans leaving the ground when the match ended. The official inquiry into the disaster indicated that there was no truth in this hypothesis. All the spectators were going in the same direction at the time of the collapse. The myth surrounding the Stein goal became widely believed for many years after the disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I'm assuming they should be renamed the Toronto SC. And I am fucking drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.B.E Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 you should be and so should they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 TORONTO - Major League Soccer is going to expand in Canada, league commissioner Don Garber says. Here for last night's game between Toronto FC and the Los Angeles Galaxy, Gerber said he was hugely impressed by what he believed was an almost perfect example of how to establish a franchise. He was glowing in his praise for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns Toronto FC plus the Maple Leafs and the Raptors. He was also effusive about Toronto fans. "If we could bottle this up and spread it around North America, we would," he said. There has been growing speculation about MLS expanding to Vancouver and Montreal, and Gerber, buoyed by the Toronto experience, was optimistic. He said those other Canadian cities were strong candidates for expansion. Part of the expansion timing appears geared to the David Beckham effect. With the league and the Galaxy's brightest star sitting on the bench, Gerber talked of a growing international interest in MLS. He said there was now TV coverage in countries where MLS was unheard of before, even though Beckham had not yet played a minute of MLS soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Montreal and Vancouver are no brainers. Pretty much the only MLS I can stand to watch are TFC home games due to the atmosphere. The lack of support at other stadiums is a buzzkill.Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 yet another article about the atmosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 What league does the Montreal Impact play in? I believe that Vancouver already has a team as well in that same league... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 USL i think it's calledpart time players in that league i think. most have day jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) Well the Impact have been going strong since I lived there, and they get regular press coverage, so I guess there is a market for footy dans La Belle Province. EDIT: Average attendance at the Centre Claude Robillard last year was over 11,000! A new stadium is being built, and according to Wikipedia should be finished right around now. Edited August 15, 2007 by Low Roller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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