Soju Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 An ethnically diverse team would be ideal I'd think. I'm not from Toronto so I'm wondering if having some Spanish/Portugese speakers in the squad could help bring fans in? Are there local TV stations for these languages they could get on? Jim Brennan going around to pubs to promote the team is awesome. Take soccer back to its working class roots, get real sports fans out, good move. Something University aged rowdies might appreciate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 quote:Originally posted by nolando Will it help the team to have a couple of the higher profile black Canadians on the roster, or will that not matter at all? We have white players? I keed, I keed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza_Italia Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Daniel We have white players? I keed, I keed. WE NEED to Sign David Diplacido to the team. One of the most talented players in the country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 quote:Originally posted by john tv lm,enthousism is very vital in life.you lack it so you loose maybe very soon! I loose? Loose what? My tie? My belt after dinner? /now that's enthusiasm! //enthusiastic sarcasm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 wow, leave the arguing at home. john tv is enthusiastic and like typical anglo-canadians you wish to squash his eagerness. enough with the bear poking, kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 enough with the spellnazis alread in this thread and others...I suspect many are posting in their second or third language...which is of course impossible for most whitebread canadians...encourage a bit of proofreading but don't discourage the posters altogether..the more the merrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 quote:Originally posted by nolando enough with the spellnazis alread in this thread and others...I suspect many are posting in their second or third language...which is of course impossible for most whitebread canadians...encourage a bit of proofreading but don't discourage the posters altogether..the more the merrier Couldn't agree more. First generation immigrants should not be marginalized on here and discouraged from posting just because their idiom is influenced by their mother tongue and there are a few quirky spellings in their messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleD Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 quote:Beginning October 26th and every Thursday in November from 8 - 9 PM, head coach Mo Johnston and player Jim Brennan will be hitting up local pubs to get to know our fans. This is your chance to get a photo, talk footie and grab a beer with the boys as they make their way around the city hitting the best soccer watering holes Toronto has to offer. First thing they'll have to do is explain what "footie" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleD Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 quote:Beginning October 26th and every Thursday in November from 8 - 9 PM, head coach Mo Johnston and player Jim Brennan will be hitting up local pubs to get to know our fans. This is your chance to get a photo, talk footie and grab a beer with the boys as they make their way around the city hitting the best soccer watering holes Toronto has to offer. First thing they'll have to do is explain what "footie" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealGooner Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 quote:Originally posted by littleD First thing they'll have to do is explain what "footie" is. Not in Toronto they won't. We know what they're talking about. Maybe in your town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealGooner Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 quote:Originally posted by nolando enough with the spellnazis alread in this thread and others...I suspect many are posting in their second or third language...which is of course impossible for most whitebread canadians...encourage a bit of proofreading but don't discourage the posters altogether..the more the merrier I'm guessing that was aimed at me. So... nolando-I believe it's time to have your sarcasmometer checked at the garage. /lighten up, Francis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 quote:Originally posted by BringBackTheBlizzard Couldn't agree more. First generation immigrants should not be marginalized on here and discouraged from posting just because their idiom is influenced by their mother tongue and there are a few quirky spellings in their messages. Agreed 100%. At least these folks are striving to speak English in the mainstream and not insisting on a separate board in the language of their old country and thus ghetto-ising themselves. We should be encouraging them, not putting them down. Besides, I'm a landed immigrant too :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleD Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 quote:Originally posted by RealGooner Not in Toronto they won't. We know what they're talking about. Maybe in your town. My point is... There going to have to cater to some people who aren't very big soccer fans if they want to keep filling the stadium, won't they? Therefore, they should accept the fact that the game is called soccer here, not football. 90% of people who aren't big followers of the sport aren't going to know what "footie" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Loud Mouth Soup I'm guessing that was aimed at me. So... nolando-I believe it's time to have your sarcasmometer checked at the garage. /lighten up, Francis. Huh?? Turn down your whitetrashometer!! Oh, and I'll be as sarcastic as I damn well please, thank you very much, especially when it's responding to bonehead comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 quote:Originally posted by nolando Huh?? Turn down your whitetrashometer!! Oh, and I'll be as sarcastic as I damn well please, thank you very much, especially when it's responding to bonehead comments... You're still not reading my posts right. Nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 quote:Originally posted by nolando Oh, and I'll be as sarcastic as I damn well please, thank you very much I think LMS was saying that his post was sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Right, the "nobody understands ME" defense...poor LMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Yes, that's exactly it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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