Bob McCown.
Yes, that Bob McCown. The McCown that has made a career of baiting soccer fans. The guy that spent years trying to support the CFL on his radio program. The same one that was part of the Grey Cup organizing committee the last time it was in Toronto.
He thinks the soccer fans are right. He thinks the Argos are chasing their tail here. He suggests the Argos are dead.
Yet, soccer fans are being unreasonable according to a great many people. Soccer fans are being selfish for wanting to protect the integrity of their sport because if they don’t a failing team will continue to fail.
It’s absurd.
McCown has never been to BMO Field to watch soccer (and probably never will be), but if he was to go this Saturday he’d very likely be wearing black.
They aren’t calling it a protest, but the fans behind the #BlackShirtsAtBMO call want to provide fans an opportunity to demonstrate they feel betrayed by this move.
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They say they don’t have demands. They are simply mourning the loss of something.
I don’t speak for them, but I DO have a demand.
TWO surfaces; one stadium.
The technology to allow for two separate playing surfaces does exist. It would only cost money. MLSE likes to talk about how it spends money for the “fans” benefit (although most of their expenses usually have revenue stream possibilities tied in).
So, spend some to demonstrate you actually care about the integrity of the soccer playing surface.
This is NOT about sharing the building. It’s always been about sharing the playing surface and a belief that the two sports aren’t compatible on grass. Without changes to the current plan, BMO will become the only stadium with a grass surface to attempt a full-time pro football/pro soccer share. You can suggest that’s a pedantic distinction – there is a pro soccer/college football share (well, one anyway) – but I say it’s being truthful.
Trust us, guinea pigs, is what they are saying.
We don’t. And, that’s why we’re wearing black Saturday.
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