Guest Ed Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I'm surprised no-one has commented on Monsieur Max's comments on TFC on his weekly spot on Fox Sportsworld's 'Fox Soccer Report'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themodelcitizen Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 what did he have to say? I usually don't catch the whole of the report unless I want to see all the goals from that day (especially when they just repeat the first half hour again with new comments) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Referring to the black hole known as news around new signings etc for TFC, he basically said the bloom was off the rose and TFC is going down hill after their promising initial season. Note that HE said this, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Max Bretos is a complete moron. During a game he once advocated leaving offside ruling to the discretion of the ref, basically if it's close or just a little off the ref should let the play go on. Max, do you listen to yourself!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yeah, those 16,000 season tickets mean we're in a tailspin and should be bankrupt by midseason. Dumbass. /I realize he may not mean financial, but commenting like that on the team is also stupid this far ahead of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Was he referring to the team on the field going down hill or the franchise itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I think he meant the 'buzz' around the franchise, that's the way I took it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Even if he meant the "buzz" it is a dumb thing to say. I'll cheer for TFC until the Whitecaps get into the MLS. I can't think of another Toronto team I've ever cheered for (although the Toronto Make Beliefs and their fans do have my sympathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 If he meant the buzz, he may have a point. How long will people in Toronto care about a terrible team with no Canadians? TFC needs to improve a lot over last year to continue to get support methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 ^I don't know...its clear that a lot of TFCs hardcore support don't give a ratsass if a Canadian dresses and many of those who do are willing to give it time. I think everyone is willing to give the team a few years before fading away if TFC continues to be weak on the field. While there were no doubt a few who came last year due to novelty, I think Bretos is off base given the support from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmynow Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Even if there were zero canadians on TFC, it wouldn't matter to the fans. There are zero Canadians on the Raptors and 1 Canadian on the Blue Jays, and people still attend games. People come out to see professional sport... 80% of the stadium is sold out already, so even performance doesn't matter at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 quote:Originally posted by jimmynow Even if there were zero canadians on TFC, it wouldn't matter to the fans. There are zero Canadians on the Raptors and 1 Canadian on the Blue Jays, and people still attend games. People come out to see professional sport... 80% of the stadium is sold out already, so even performance doesn't matter at this point. I don't think TFC will need to make the playoffs this year, but they should make a decent run of looking like they could. I think it was in year three with the Grizzlies in Vancouver that not winning started to become an issue. That experience may not translate to a different sport and a different city, but I suspect that any sports team (outside of hockey) in one of the big Canadian city needs to show some results to keep the fanbase engaged. The other thing to add is about Max Bretos. My current stint outside of Canada started almost two years ago, so things may have changed in that time, but at that point, FoxSportsWorld didn't have a single person in their employ who had even basic knowledge about soccer. Bobby McMahon was okay, but as their main analyst, he was weak. The various morons that they had sitting in the hosts chairs were horrendous. Basic things like mis-pronouncing names of significant European clubs and top-level players only showed them up to be what they were, people hired because they supposedly looked good on camera who were coached to pretend they had some of the requisite knowledge required for the job. They even had the woman (I can't remember her name) pretend to be a Chelsea supporter. It was pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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