Time_for_2014 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I thought that there were going to be alot of Canadian fans in section 117 but when I got there, it was all blue and white. What happened? We`ve been posting on this website for several weeks and I thought that the majority of Canadians would be in section 117. It looks like there was 80 percent of Honduran fans...very disappointing!! Overall in the whole stadium it looked like there were 60 percent of Honduran fans. Is it possible that we had some postings that were misleading and Honduran fans took advantage of the tickets available through this website? Should we start paying a membership fee to avoid this in the future? I still believe in Canada moving forward but we need to do something about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSoccerFan Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Maybe Toronto isn't that bad after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_for_2014 Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 BMO maybe the best after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Well I certainly can't understand anybody arguing that the pitch in Montreal in its current state is better than the pitch at BMO Field! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 My ticket said 117, but when I went up it was literally entirely Honduras, so I bailed for 114 when I saw there was room. Then some guy who seemed more Traveller than Voyageur came up twenty minutes late and insisted on having His Exact Spot which happened to shove me behind some other people who I couldn't escape until halftime. But, anyway. The point of my rambling monologue is that I doubt I was alone; it was probably better to make a lot of noise in 114 than not much noise in 114 and 115 and 117. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de guzman_mtl Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 im from montreal i was at the game, and i hope we never play here again. the support here is just disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by de guzman_mtl im from montreal i was at the game, and i hope we never play here again. the support here is just disgusting. too many Hondurians! way to many, cant the CSA limit tickets for the visiting team?????????? I was disgusted by that....It felt like if we were playing in San Padro Sula:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_4_LIFE Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 It felt like Canada was the away team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by MTL_4_LIFE It felt like Canada was the away team. yea and am a Montrealer but I hope they never play a game here!! its ashame, makes me SICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_4_LIFE Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Dante79 yea and am a Montrealer but I hope they never play a game here!! its ashame, makes me SICK just horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whither Canada Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Richard Well I certainly can't understand anybody arguing that the pitch in Montreal in its current state is better than the pitch at BMO Field! Oh, give it a rest please Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 very frustrating! Cant get over it, it was humiliating when at the end of the game the Hondurians fans were screaming "OLE" when they were passing the ball! tonight we were the visiting team! NO MORE MONTREAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massimo Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Problem is TFC is supported very well by different support groups which in turn bought lots of tickets for the WCQ match. I guess the Impact just isn't at that point yet. I say put some grass in there and host games out of TO only until other clubs/cities/etc get the proper support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by massimo Problem is TFC is supported very well by different support groups which in turn bought lots of tickets for the WCQ match. I guess the Impact just isn't at that point yet. I say put some grass in there and host games out of TO only until other clubs/cities/etc get the proper support. I agree, I never thought I say this one day but maybe Canada should play in Toronto! too late now due to te fact that the Mexico game is in Edmonton, maybe for the next WCQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_for_2014 Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 We decided to stay in 117 even though we were shocked at all the Hondurans in the section and some guy behind me was waving his flag over my head (yes, I was wearing a Canada T-shirt). It was annoying but we later found out that they came from New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Should we not now edit this topic and simply remove 'in section 117'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB_Tito Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Loud Mouth Soup Should we not now edit this topic and simply remove 'in section 117'? QFT This thread should be renamed to "where were Canadian fans"? 114 looked like section with visiting fans,only red section in whole stadium. It seems to me CSA knew it we will be outnumbered and gave our boys White visiting kit to feel even more as visitors in their own country. Pathetic and very sad,after we set the bar in Toronto two weeks ago,I thought it can only be better from now on,how naive from me. CMNT should play all official games in Toronto from now on,friendly games in other cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miche Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Yup. Yet another Montrealer here agreeing that it's just not right to have the games here. Stick to T.O. where the boys can see some love from more than just a small cube of red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Mouth Soup Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Pathetic. This is a quote from the Honduran coach in the Toronto Sun this morning: "It was like being at home." Only in Canada. This has to stop, but I don't see it with the ineptness that continues to dominate CSA leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Dante79 too many Hondurians! way to many, cant the CSA limit tickets for the visiting team?????????? I was disgusted by that....It felt like if we were playing in San Padro Sula:( Of course the CSA can limit sales. They can offer up 15% of the stadium maximum and tell anyone who is a Honduran fan they can't be anywhere else unless of course they are buying in the highest price sections, which typically are highly mixed and include opposing team federation, etc. This is done at every club in the world and by most national teams. At Montreal giving Impact fans first bid on tix, then not letting any Hondurans coming from out of town buying in block to go anywhere else than the designated sections. The stadium would have been 60-70% Canadian, a good part of that walk-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Jeffrey S. Of course the CSA can limit sales. They can offer up 15% of the stadium maximum and tell anyone who is a Honduran fan they can't be anywhere else unless of course they are buying in the highest price sections, which typically are highly mixed and include opposing team federation, etc. This is done at every club in the world and by most national teams. At Montreal giving Impact fans first bid on tix, then not letting any Hondurans coming from out of town buying in block to go anywhere else than the designated sections. The stadium would have been 60-70% Canadian, a good part of that walk-up. Point is that Canadians need to step up to plate. It was funny, we were stopped on a number of occasions after the game by passers by who were asking: " how did we do". Many of us started wondering where all these people were tonight. There was nothing to stop locals from buying tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Thank god for 114, which showed brilliant on TV. That was the only red I saw in the stadium. The Voyageurs were the only positive to come from this round of qualifying. Regarding our sections, Admission had the code posted for days and people were reporting that they were selling tickets in these sections without any code. I knew 217 would be a right-off, but was hoping 117 would be solid. Then again, we had tons of people which bought tickets outside of our sections (again, due to Admission), which had a huge negative impact. I wouldn't blame the CSA for playing in Montreal when the players were demanding it. If I recall correctly, everyone here was backing the players demands. When we play important matches, there will always be a core of 4000-7000 opposing fans. These people are die-hards and will come from thousands of miles. We see it all the time. The problem with Montreal, is that takes half the stadium. Toronto and Montreal are easily accessed by opposing fans. Opposition fans will number more in these two cities than they will in Edmonton. Toronto was great for the last match, but let's not kid ourselves. That was one game. That was the first match of the semi-finals and optimism was abound. I don't think it would be anything like the jamaica match, if we moved the Mexico game to Toronto. Don't be too hard on yourselves, you all did a great job in both cities. We were more organized then ever before and if it wasn't for the V's in 114, there would have been no red in the stadium. How was the March in Montreal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 The march was much smaller than in Toronto but that was expected; we made tons of noise going down St. catherine and then into the Metro. We got stopped at the Centre Eaton when their security guys wouldn't let us down the escalator to the Metro (first of a few incidents on the night which left a sour taste in my mouth). The ride in the Metro was awesome with everyone singing and jumping up and down and so was the march to Saputo. Inside the stadium, it was pathetic except for 114. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Look at the presence St Vincent had in Montreal. No they weren't a majority, but there were hundreds of them, all up from the USA and the island itself. They had a real presence in the stadium. Hundreds came from NY. When St Vincent scored, the roar was like a bomb. And that was bloody St Vincent ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldeed Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Setting aside the Voyageurs the problem with the support was that the average person out to support Canada was mostly quiet and sat on their ass the whole game while the average Honduran grandmother was wearing colours and jumping up and down. So even if the number were more in our favour it still would have looked lopsided for them. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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