Lurker Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 From the CSA website. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=3325 FIFA World Cup™ Wednesday 02 September 2008 Players looking forward to Saturday's home crowd Canada had another day of training under the Montréal sun as the team continues its preparations for Saturday's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match against Honduras. The 6 September match kicks off at 20.00 ET at Stade Saputo. "It will be a real tough game come Saturday," said captain Paul Stalteri. "Honduras is playing as good as anyone in the region right now. Saturday is a big one for us." Canada is playing six matches against three teams in Stage III of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. Three of those matches are in Canada: 20 August against Jamaica in Toronto (a 1:1 draw), 6 September against Honduras in Montréal (admission.com or 514.790.1245) and 15 October against Mexico in Edmonton (Ticketmaster.ca / 780.451.8000). "I think Honduras will be one of our toughest opponents, if not tougher than Mexico," said Stalteri. "They are peaking at the right time, coming on really strong in the last year. They have some really quick players, so it will not be an easy game for us." Ticket sales to the 6 September match have been fantastic, so a full red crowd is expected for the Stade Saputo match. As was the case with the first two FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers in Canada earlier this year, Saturday's partisan crowd will be red and loud in support of the national team. "In Toronto, it was a fantastic crowd," said Stalteri. "We are anticipating something similar on Saturday here in Montréal. We enjoyed our game against St. Vincent & the Grenadines (at Stade Saputo) in the summer. Hopefully we can build on that atmosphere. With the crowd behind us, it is definitely going to help." The 6 September match will also be televised live on Sportsnet. For those viewers with all four Sportsnet channels, the match will be found live on Sportsnet Ontario and Sportsnet East (20.00 ET / 18.00 MT / 17.00 PT) and delayed on Sportsnet West (21.00 MT) and Sportsnet Pacific (23.00 PT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Yeah he's gonna be disappointed. Hopefully they don't come out flat due to it. Or maybe I'm completely wrong, but the buzz I get from here is that its going to be at least 40% Honduras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by theaub Or maybe I'm completely wrong, but the buzz I get from here is that its going to be at least 40% Honduras. I haven't seen anything to support that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Ruffrider Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Well, just about every supporter in this country was geared toward giving Canada a home field advantage against Jamaica in Toronto. This Saturday's game has definitely been overshadowed compared to the August 20th tilt, but I think our support will still be strong. At this point, we just have to do our best to insure that Stade Saputo rocks for Canada. As important as vocal support will be for Canada, our boys on the pitch need to bring their A-game as well. No matter how insane the crowd is, I will not be satisfied unless Canada leaves Montreal with a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Ruffrider Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by theaub Yeah he's gonna be disappointed. Hopefully they don't come out flat due to it. Or maybe I'm completely wrong, but the buzz I get from here is that its going to be at least 40% Honduras. Do you or anyone else happen to know roughly how many away supporters we can expect? With Jamaica, we knew ahead of time a rough ratio of Canadians to Jamaicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 40% Honduras? I haven't seen any buzz that would suggest that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 It's so different this time with no opposition supporters trolling all over our board to give us a rough idea of what they're going to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Trident I haven't seen anything to support that. Trident, why do you always have to post s-hit on every forum, whether the Ultras site or the Voyageurs? We know there will be strong Honduran support at the match, in fact, I am the one that posted that the Impact said a lot of US based Hondurans were coming. No one knows what a lot of Honduran fans is to the Impact. Is it 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%? One thing for sure is noone has talked up to now about 40%. It is a complete figment of your imagination. Or is that just the rumour wherever you are in the Maritimes that 40% of Hondurans have bought tickets? I am sure it is a big topic of conversation there. Noone knows what will happen at this game but in my opinion the away support will be similar to that against Jamaica, at best 80 to 20 per cent in favour of Canada. I have no problem welcoming you to either the Voyageurs section at a Canada game or the Kop at an Impact game. But at some point the constant posts just meant to inflame people have to stop and be replaced with some posts that discuss points of view about players or tactics or other issues having to do with the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by CanadianSoccerFan It's so different this time with no opposition supporters trolling all over our board to give us a rough idea of what they're going to do. The funny thing is I have been to two international games against Jamaica, once in Montreal and the recent one in Toronto. Generally their fans at the stadium were very cool and not aggressive at all other than one or two exceptions. Yet on the internet they are total as-sholes. The very few Hondurans who have posted so far here or on BigSoccer have been totally respectful yet my experience in games played against Central American teams has been the opposite. We can only wait and see how they are on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Trident, why do you always have to post s-hit on every forum, whether the Ultras site or the Voyageurs? We know there will be strong Honduran support at the match, in fact, I am the one that posted that the Impact said a lot of US based Hondurans were coming. No one knows what a lot of Honduran fans is to the Impact. Is it 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%? One thing for sure is noone has talked up to now about 40%. It is a complete figment of your imagination. Or is that just the rumour wherever you are in the Maritimes that 40% of Hondurans have bought tickets? I am sure it is a big topic of conversation there. Noone knows what will happen at this game but in my opinion the away support will be similar to that against Jamaica, at best 80 to 20 per cent in favour of Canada. I have no problem welcoming you to either the Voyageurs section at a Canada game or the Kop at an Impact game. But at some point the constant posts just meant to inflame people have to stop and be replaced with some posts that discuss points of view about players or tactics or other issues having to do with the game. I think you've put your foot in it on this one, mate. Trident wasn't the one who floated the 40% figure, it was theaub. Trident disputed it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by SthMelbRed I think you've put your foot in it on this one, mate. Trident wasn't the one who floated the 40% figure, it was theaub. Trident disputed it, though. Yes you are right, I didn't read close enough on that one that it was theaub who made the statement and Trident to his credit did dispute it. I have read the thread again and am wrong on this issue. Yet I have to say the reason I did not read it close enough and reacted the way I did is the continual inflamatory and irritating comments by Trident/Sabre on the Voyageurs and Ultras forums. I apologize for my error in this instance but I would certainly like to see Trident try to make some more knowledgeable posts or opinion posts based on some sort of knowledge on both of our boards as opposed to the type of posts he is usually making which usually just seem to be attempts to stir up some s-hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Yes you are right, I didn't read close enough on that one that it was theaub who made the statement and Trident to his credit did dispute it. I have read the thread again and am wrong on this issue. Yet I have to say the reason I did not read it close enough and reacted the way I did is the continual inflamatory and irritating comments by Trident/Sabre on the Voyageurs and Ultras forums. I apologize for my error in this instance but I would certainly like to see Trident try to make some more knowledgeable posts or opinion posts based on some sort of knowledge on both of our boards as opposed to the type of posts he is usually making which usually just seem to be attempts to stir up some s-hit. Reading comprehension. For a British guy, your English is pretty bad. Lay off Grizzly, ok? That whole shit about the Maritimes, yeah that's definitely cool to point out how I am unable to go to games due to things out of my control. We can't all have it easy. I'm not the worst of us, I'm not the best. I've never pretended to speak for us, and when people started taking what I said as official statements, I started putting disclaimers in. You only go after me because I'm a little fish, whenever one of the higherups get out of line, where are you to spew this shit at them? I'm one person who usually expresses their true opinion. I don't troll, it just so happens what I believe isn't too pleasant for some people, yet I'm allowed to state it. Unless you want to crack down on me, Saputo of the Stands? Should I feel honoured you would "welcome me into the stands?", despite my numerous flaws? Great, now I went off topic. Be happy, it'll be a pro Canada crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Trident, why do you always have to post s-hit on every forum, whether the Ultras site or the Voyageurs? We know there will be strong Honduran support at the match, in fact, I am the one that posted that the Impact said a lot of US based Hondurans were coming. No one knows what a lot of Honduran fans is to the Impact. Is it 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%? One thing for sure is noone has talked up to now about 40%. It is a complete figment of your imagination. Or is that just the rumour wherever you are in the Maritimes that 40% of Hondurans have bought tickets? I am sure it is a big topic of conversation there. Noone knows what will happen at this game but in my opinion the away support will be similar to that against Jamaica, at best 80 to 20 per cent in favour of Canada. I have no problem welcoming you to either the Voyageurs section at a Canada game or the Kop at an Impact game. But at some point the constant posts just meant to inflame people have to stop and be replaced with some posts that discuss points of view about players or tactics or other issues having to do with the game. I would say that 40% is roughly the percatage of total support that the Hondurans got in Edmonton in 2004 for that WCQ. In fact 40% for that game might be conservative. So if 4-5K hondurans can travel or make it out to Edmonton to watch WCQ you can be sure that at the very least that same amount will be in MOntreal. Given Montreal's proximities to the US north east states, 6-8K Honduran would not surprise me at all. There is also a very sizable central american community in Montreal. What will be the determining factor is how well the pre-sales went and how many seats were left available to the general public. There is always going to be a greater urgency to grab tickets if you are an out of towner ( eg.: Traveling visiting supporter) as opposed to a local who might procartinate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I don't expect there to be 6k or more Hondurans. There will be a lot, and they will be loud, but (I'm hoping that?) with the presale, most tickets went to Canadian fans. Hopefully the "casual" fans will step up and make some noise. This game's going to be nasty in the stands guys, get ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Can you describe nasty for a guy who hasn't been to a game in 8 years? Should I buy a flagpole for my flag and sharpen the end of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I was going to ask the same thing. I was thinking that there might be a bit of aggro at the Jamaica game and fortunately, nothing happened that would even come close to bother. I don't expect anything in montreal but should we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by JamboAl I was going to ask the same thing. I was thinking that there might be a bit of aggro at the Jamaica game and fortunately, nothing happened that would even come close to bother. I don't expect anything in montreal but should we? I dont think so, never had bad experience with central americans, but there might be a minority that will want to provoque us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly The funny thing is I have been to two international games against Jamaica, once in Montreal and the recent one in Toronto. Generally their fans at the stadium were very cool and not aggressive at all other than one or two exceptions. Yet on the internet they are total as-sholes. The very few Hondurans who have posted so far here or on BigSoccer have been totally respectful yet my experience in games played against Central American teams has been the opposite. We can only wait and see how they are on Saturday Totally agree Grizzly. Same experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldeed Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Whatever the breakdown of the crowd the game has a chance to be similar to the Jamaica game but it will definitely not be the same. I think it's going to be a good majority pro-Canada crowd but the number of supporters needed to make it like August 20th are just not there. The ratio of hard core supporters to average fans/away support will not be the same. In Toronto we had the Voyageurs (local and out of town) in Section 104 putting on a good show plus all of the local support down in the SE corner and across the south end (plus in the NW) also putting on a major show. It's going to be hopping behind the goal in the supporters section at Saputo on Saturday but we won't have that round the stadium level of singing, screaming, flag waving jumping up and down support. I'll be happy if we can avoid what happened at the St. VaG game when away supports came into the supporters area just to wave flags in Canadian faces. With our side on their way to a big victory it wasn't worth making a big deal about. Hopefully security at Saputo will be doing a better job this time. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Possibly beating a dead horse (I apologize if I am)... http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16441&whichpage=5 There are a lot of seats in the supporters section not listed in there. Is it safe to say most of the others will be Canada Supporters? I'm curious because I wasn't sure that I was going to be able to make it until about the 19th-20th of August and I bought tickets without issue straight from the admission website. I'm just wondering if you guys think Honduran fans would have scooped up some of those in our section as well? Edit: Spelling (don't look too (thx, dsqpr) close, there might be more, lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lurker: there may be. No matter what you tickets say, come down as low as you can in 114. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Put it this way. St. Vag support was good. We have way more people coming and this is going to be even better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miche Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Daniel I don't expect there to be 6k or more Hondurans. There will be a lot, and they will be loud, but (I'm hoping that?) with the presale, most tickets went to Canadian fans. there's was no f-ing presale. Winnipeg Fury did all he could to make sure this game wasn't overshadowed by Toronto, and it was. And he did all he could to make sure admission didn't F it up, and they did. There was no presale or voyageurs section, you could buy tickets in any section without a password. Thanks to this board the majority of Vs will be together, but there will be some Hondurans in "our supposed section" for sure. The presale was useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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