snake Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 with barely 2100 showing up for the home opener,how will they pay their bills.if they average this for the year they will definatly fold.very poor showing support wise in trana.the whitecaps women drew 3200 for their opener.it just goes to show that toronto has a long way to go before they are considered a top tier canadian soccer city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Keay Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by snake with barely 2100 showing up for the home opener,how will they pay their bills.if they average this for the year they will definatly fold.very poor showing support wise in trana.the whitecaps women drew 3200 for their opener.it just goes to show that toronto has a long way to go before they are considered a top tier canadian soccer city. Dude, I loved your Sesame Street Lynx song today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Oh Ali...you came and you scored without running, and we sent you away...! I still think that's gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I'm still trying to figure out who Linky is...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 The dude makes a good point. 2100 for a home opener against a hated rival team is not too impressive. I suppose here comes the personal remarks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northboys Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca I'm still trying to figure out who Linky is...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Well it's not like the stadium had large empty spaces(or small empty spaces for that matter)...The capacity is quite low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Keay Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead The dude makes a good point. 2100 for a home opener against a hated rival team is not too impressive. I suppose here comes the personal remarks now. Unlike most 2100 attendance Lynx games, I actually think 2100 people were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I would assume that by playing at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium that the Lynx would lose less money than how it was at Varsity. Is this true??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead The dude makes a good point. 2100 for a home opener against a hated rival team is not too impressive. Not really. The Lynx have been getting that kind of crowd (though it was actual this time, rather than inflated) for a few years now at Centennial and they always survive & come back the next year, so I don't know what would possess someone to state that they "will definitely fold" if they keep averaging over 2000 fans like they always do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead The dude makes a good point. 2100 for a home opener against a hated rival team is not too impressive. I suppose here comes the personal remarks now. Nah, no remarks here. 2100 seems pretty average for Toronto. Not good, but not bad either. We can't expect much more than this. The crowd was actually pretty animated. Even so, most people in Toronto - soccer "fans" included - don't even know that Rochester is a hated rival, anyway. Most people sill haven't heard of the Lynx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 who is that dude from toronto that used to have that infomercial set in a night club in toronto,he was very gilbert goddfriedish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua I would assume that by playing at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium that the Lynx would lose less money than how it was at Varsity. Is this true??? Yes. But they also lose most of what little capacity they had for generating new fans by not being at Varsity (of course, they don't have any choice about that now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by snake with barely 2100 showing up for the home opener,how will they pay their bills.if they average this for the year they will definatly fold.very poor showing support wise in trana.the whitecaps women drew 3200 for their opener.it just goes to show that toronto has a long way to go before they are considered a top tier canadian soccer city. Speaking of the Whitecaps womens season opener, they had a dude giving away free CD's to the crowd that consisted of mostly little girls and their parents. So what was the CD that they gave out? A collection of beer drinking songs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 hey, lets not forget, last three seasons were nothing to talk about, the lynx are lucky they got any support and to start the season 1-3 and a 4 to nil thrashing by those hated rivals. i found myself today, not making the extra effort to arrive at the game on time. instead, i arrived 2o minutes into the game, empty handed, in regular clothes as opposed to my regular lynx jersey and cap. by the way, don't your hated rivals, the flounders, have trouble with their attendances after having soo many strong winning seasons. Last year, they drew only 3300 and the Lynx were right after them with over 2600 (gee, thank goodness for school days and for joyous afternoon matinees [xx(] ). as much as we shake are heads over the Hartrells antics. you gotta hand it to the guy, he knows his accounting and that is why the team has been afloat for eight seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Speaking of the Whitecaps womens season opener, they had a dude giving away free CD's to the crowd that consisted of mostly little girls and their parents. So what was the CD that they gave out? A collection of beer drinking songs! LOL. Great stuff! What's next, back issues of High Times magazine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Franky by the way, don't your hated rivals, the flounders, have trouble with their attendances after having soo many strong winning seasons. Yep they do. It also doesn't help that they play many nights when right next door the Mariners are filling up safeco field. But you're right, Seattle has poor attendance as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by torontosupport LOL. Great stuff! What's next, back issues of High Times magazine? Also make no bones about it, they were giving the CD's to the little girls, not their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 snake, why are you sooo concerned with the welfare of the T.O.'s soccer scene???? you should rephrase the question to; 'Why doesn't the city of toronto support this terrible soccer team?' doesn't that sound better because you will get a more logical response, now. by the way, the Toronto Inferno draw flies here and yes, i have been to a couple of games in the past and were nothing to write about, honestly. no flow to the game whatsoever. i might as well go watch my little niece play soccer, its more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Also make no bones about it, they were giving the CD's to the little girls, not their parents. Hey, you gotta start 'em young. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewsome Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Yes 2100 is less than last year's average attendance but the numbers don't lie either. They are the only team in the A-League last year that can boast a double digit attendance INCREASE (by percentage). True there was no John Gallagher today...LOL But let's see what shows up in the paper tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by torontosupport Hey, you gotta start 'em young. [] I think thats about as appropriate as CITY-TV running Folgers coffee ads during tonights showing of Helter Skelter 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead The dude makes a good point. 2100 for a home opener against a hated rival team is not too impressive. I suppose here comes the personal remarks now. You're a terrible cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Am not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Am not! I dunno, I thought your dijon celery sauce to be rather pedestrian, actually. But cheer up, Jay's lentil vinaigrette is simply awful. You guys really need to work on your sauces. ...no idea where I was going with this. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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