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May 1 - Lynx v. Rhonos (Nothing has changed)...

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4 to NIL!! for the Rhinos and could have been 5 (FIVE) but a disallowed offside goal in the 51st minute keeps it four. What a complete joke!!! the rhinos completely dominated the whole entire game and the Lynx (as usual) did not show up or better yet, they STILL STYNX!!!

well, Hartrells, i guess another long lacklustre season in store for us in T.O.

let me see, shall i renew my season ducats, uhhhh, yahhhh rrrrrrrrrrrrrigggggggggttt, not a chance.

gee, i wonder how those cheerleader twats will get the handful of spectators @ centennial to get excited about another losing season. hey, at least, the half-time entertainment will make up for it.

Obviously, you can't get excited about the victory over Puerto Rico because they are 0-3 probably 0-4 after tonight.

oh by the way, if any of you remaining Ultras :( or the OFFICIAL Lynx 'Ned Flanders' supporters club want the flags or drum, please take it before my dad chucks them away, something can probably be arranged.

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quote:Originally posted by Franky

Luis, i'd rather have the Hartrells not touch the fabled Blizzard name as they would turn it to a mediocre and disgrace with all of its history.

Yeah!!! You are right. They [Hartrells] will probably running right into the toilet of disgrace.
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Luis, i'd rather have the Hartrells not touch the fabled Blizzard name as they would turn it to a mediocre and disgrace with all of its history.

Yeah!!! You are right. They [Hartrells] will probably running right into the toilet of disgrace.
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Well, the disallowed goal was correctly disallowed for being offside, as so was the 3rd goal, though they allowed that one. Not that it changes things much. The Lynx, despite already having played a game, looked really disorganized & never supported the player on the ball when they had possession. Any time Ali got the ball (and there weren't that many times) he had nobody to pass to and ended up trying to do things by himself, and of course didn't succeed.

Only real positive - Edgar Bartolomeu looked great, I can see why Frank Yallop would be interested in him - he could provide some added depth for Canada on the left wing in an offensive role.

Andres Arango also played fairly well in his first start, but was taken out at half time, somewhat underservedly I thought. Whoever #17 was for the Lynx in the 2nd half also looked promising (he had no name on his jersey, so we dubbed him "Wendel".

A horrible game for the Lynx though.

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Okay, tough result at the Rhinos home opener. They are 1-1 on this road trip so lets not write them off yet.

What I do not understand is the Hartrell bashing. Where is the line up of investors pumping their money into the team? They obviously are doing what they can to keep pro soccer in Toronto, developing young Canadian talent at the same time. Witness the ex-Lynx players in Europe.

We are all entitled to our opinion, but are the bashers not biting the hand that feeds? Until big money steps in a la Kerfoot, and/or we get a decent stadium in Toronto, expect a low budget team.

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Okay, tough result at the Rhinos home opener. They are 1-1 on this road trip so lets not write them off yet.

What I do not understand is the Hartrell bashing. Where is the line up of investors pumping their money into the team? They obviously are doing what they can to keep pro soccer in Toronto, developing young Canadian talent at the same time. Witness the ex-Lynx players in Europe.

We are all entitled to our opinion, but are the bashers not biting the hand that feeds? Until big money steps in a la Kerfoot, and/or we get a decent stadium in Toronto, expect a low budget team.

Is there really a big major investor out there who is willing to buy the Lynx from the Hatrells, and invest the big dollars in soccer in Toronto??? That still remain to be seen. But beyond this point, I do see the stadium issue the big problem here. The Etobicoke stadium is not really the answer here. I wish they could move opperations to Downtown Lamport Stadium (as long as they place real turf and tall fish nets on the far ends of the field in order to prevent balls goin-on King street). This should be an alternative until Toronto solves its stadia problem.

However, there is one an important and crucial questions that folks here should try to answer: are the Hatrells capable of operating a high budget club in the A-League??? Look at the example of Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, etc... I don't think so. Toronto needs folks with big pockets such as Joey Saputo or the Kerfoot.

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The game report:

Toronto Lynx Game Report

Courtesy of the Toronto Lynx

01.May.2004

RHINOS HAND LYNX FIRST LOST OF SEASON

Rochester blanks Toronto 4-0

Date: Saturday, May 01, 2004

Venue: Frontier Field, Rochester, NY

Attendance: 9,698

Kick off time: 7:35pm

Final Score: Rochester 4 Toronto 0

Match Summary: The Lynx continued their 4-game road trip in Rochester tonight, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Raging Rhinos. The Rhinos kicked off their 2004 A-League season with an impressive offensive display in front of a crowd of 9,698 on a rainy night in Rochester. Striker, Chris Carrieri, opened the scoring after only 11 minutes on a cross to the far post and Kirk Wilson added a second on an identical play 9 minutes before the half. The Lynx came out with more determination in the second half and generated several good scoring opportunities including a strike off the post from midfielder Joe Mattacchione. Despite the Lynx’ efforts, the Rhinos iced the game late with two goals from substitute, Corey Woolfolk in the 80th and 83rd minutes. The Lynx continue their road trip in Richmond on Thursday, May 6th and Virginia Beach on Saturday, May 8th before opening at home versus the Rhinos on Sunday, May 16th at 4pm.

Final score: Rochester 4 Toronto 0

Lineups:

Toronto: Hancock, Arango (Steele 45), Munthali (Hughes 45), Serioux, Mayard, Mattacchione, DiPlacido (Baxter 45), Dodds, Bartolomeu, Prostran (Nusum 32), Gerba

Rochester: Zagar, Demmin, Sedgewick, Wright, Wilson, Tsakiris (Allnutt 84), Trout (Plarski 86), Fuller, Delgado (Woolfolk 21), Carrieri (Steenkamp 84)

Cautions: Toronto: Dodds, Serioux Rochester: Tsakiris

Ejections: None

Shots: Toronto: 7 Rochester: 15

Saves: Toronto: 6 Rochester: 6

Scorers: Rochester: Carrieri 11th minute (Fuller), Wilson 36th minute (Delgado), Woolfolk 80th minute (Carrieri), Woolfolk 83rd minute (Carrieri)

The Lynx next home game is Sunday, May 1st at 4:00pm versus the Rochester Raging Rhinos.

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quote:Originally posted by Ivan

Okay, tough result at the Rhinos home opener. They are 1-1 on this road trip so lets not write them off yet.

What I do not understand is the Hartrell bashing. Where is the line up of investors pumping their money into the team? They obviously are doing what they can to keep pro soccer in Toronto, developing young Canadian talent at the same time. Witness the ex-Lynx players in Europe.

Do you really think that the Lynx developed those young players now playing in Europe? Those players could have played on any A-League team and ended up in europe because they were already talented.

Maybe it's time for the Hatrells to seek some investors. Spend less time hiring cheerleaders and non soccer related events and find someone to either buy the team or hhelp them. If other teams can find new owners and investors why can't Toronto?

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No, Krammerhead, I do not think they fully developed them, but they did have a hand in the process. Some more than others (i.e. Pozniak & Reda played a couple years with the Lynx, while Huthinson & Stalteri really did not spend much time at all at the club. The point is, that the Lynx were there and were used as a "stepping stone".

I agree with your cheerleaders comment and other frivilous expenditures. But again, I have not heard of any investors or that the Hartrells are seeking them, which, as you state, could be part of the problem.

Because they are the closest team geographically to me, they are "my team", but like many others on this board, I follow all the Canadian franchises, and hope they do well. Right now, the Hartrells provide the highest level of soccer in Toronto.

My honest opinion is, until we get a decent stadium in Toronto, any pro soccer franchise will struggle. I live 1.5 hrs away, but would still make the odd trip up to see the Lynx if they had a decent place to play. To drive 3 hours return to watch a game destroyed by a cow pasture of a field - no thanks.

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I guess my thinking is maybe the Hartrells are really standing in the way of soccer in Toronto. Sure they get a team together and participate in the A-League, but is that helping in any way? Perhaps it's better if they fold up tent and leave Toronto without a team for a few years. Then maybe we'll see if people want a team in Toronto or not. Maybe a new team will rise from the ashes, hopefully one owned and run by someone who has some ambition to put a successful team out on the field and not one that can barely get by. If the Hartrells and the Lynx continue the way they are they just may kill interest in the pro game all together.

Look at Vancouver, we had a poor owner who walked away from the team and somebody stepped up to the plate. Had he not walked away we's still have the same arsehole ruining pro-soccer here in Vancouver. We also don't have a decent stadium in Vancouver (and at a capacity that keeps shrinking year after year it's getting worse) yet fans still come out.

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You could be right Krammerhead. Obviously, we do not have the ideal situation here. But I still think it is better than nothing. There are 10-15 Canadians playing at a high level including youngsters such as Gerba and Arango. That cannot be bad for the game can it?

Vancouver's stadium situation may be getting worse, but it is still much better than the TO situation, at least what I can tell from the TV having never been to Swangaard. Hopefully, you'll have a new stadium soon as well.

I still think we need as many teams in the A-League, MLS or CUSL (whatever) as possible to develop our players. Being in my forties and watching the Canadians develop in the NASL & CSL, we need as many players playing at the highest level as possible. Although the situation in Toronto may not be ideal, right now its all we have.

Cheers.

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