RS Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 quote:Originally posted by piltdownman So all the games should be in Toronto because their fans are too lazy to travel? I believe only a single person from Toronto came out last night. I think saying Toronto should get all the games based on the fan turnout of a single game under perfect conditions is just stupid. Only one person in this thread suggested that Toronto should get all of the games. I'm not really sure why everyone seems to focus on this. It's like the mere mention of the word 'Toronto' makes people flip out on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobe_z Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I didn't flip out, I just yawned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcisoul Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 A wednesday night is a worrible day to have a game, middle of the week that sucks. why didnt they have it monday night, i know it was thanksgiving but at least people wount have had to take another day off of work if they were traveling to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Wednesday is a set date by FIFA. Its set that way to avoid European Club competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuphone Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 There have been a lot of meaningful games played in Edmonton with the crowd under 20,000. I do think the Honduras one was the all-time worst, though. The dwindling crowd size is one of the reasons the games stopped being held here - the CSA wanted a full Swanguard or wherever the Toronto games used to be held than 15,000 in Commonwealth. Of course, the drop in attendance coincided nicely with the lack of marketing for the games... If the CSA does a marketing blitz and has a weekend game in Edmonton, the crowd would be 30k. A weekday game might approach that if it's against a big opponent, meaningless game or not. IIRC even the the Canada Cup game against Northern Ireland back in 1995 drew over 20k and it was a weeknight in May, and the final game against Chile on the weekend was close to 30k. When the marketing is there, Commonwealth fills up. When the marketing isn't there, nobody knows and nobody goes. Just on a slightly different but still related topic, if the CSA really wants to get the MNT some exposure, there should be nation-wide ads on TV, the radio, the internet, and in newspapers for the month leading up to a game. It may be more money than they have, but if they generate interest in the team they stand a chance of attracting the casual fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcisoul Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 thanks piltdownman i was hoping it was out of CSA's control, i would have just been nice to stick around Edmonton for a weekend and not have to rush back for school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River City Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 This is sweet....thanks to Cheeta and dsqpr, 'monkey' is the new 'greating'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nafnikufesin Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Ed You are wrong. Stop pickin' at it. You only have to go back to the last game. Canada vs Honduras drew 8,000 in September 2004. I stand corrected. Like I said, years of beer drinking has likely affected my memory (and will probably only continue to do so ). But that said, having been to many a match at Varsity Stadium where there were only a few thousand fans, and most of them cheering against Canada, one match against Jamaica hardly makes a statement for Toronto, nor does an 8000 or 14000 turnout make a statement against Edmonton, if we look at overall track record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 quote:Originally posted by River City This is sweet....thanks to Cheeta and dsqpr, 'monkey' is the new 'greating'..... Heh, the English already say, "I don't give a monkey's..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Blue and White Army Heh, the English already say, "I don't give a monkey's..." Dynamite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobe_z Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Bwahahahahahaha... I have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort York Redcoat1555362293 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 What i want to know is how much did those Mexicans shell out to travel to Edmonton on a charter Mexair? I'd hazard a lot less than anyone who travels across our fair country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 My plane back to Vancouver was full of Mexicans who were on their way home to Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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