jpg75 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Colorado vs. FC Dallas A real marquee matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 A scalpers nightmare MLS worst case scenario No Beckham, no Henry 2 hard working, no name teams It will be a great game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Well the TFC fans get to see some very good goal scorers in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 A scalpers nightmare MLS worst case scenario No Beckham, no Henry 2 hard working, no name teams It will be a great game That's about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 My money is on Dallas... maybe I should put a 10$ on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdroze Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 A scalpers nightmare MLS worst case scenario No Beckham, no Henry 2 hard working, no name teams It will be a great game Add to that, two Western teams, so there will be far fewer traveling fans than if any Eastern team had made it. And then add in the likely rather cold weather (8:30 pm start), and the significant level of disappointment from the local fan base regarding the ticketing for this game, and I wonder who's gonna show up. This thing is not going to look good on Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Making the trip up from Kingston... yes I had bought my tickets before I knew it would be Dallas-Colorado. But an Championship game in the snow still sounds quite appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Making the trip up from Kingston... yes I had bought my tickets before I knew it would be Dallas-Colorado. But an Championship game in the snow still sounds quite appealing. ...except for the Don and the rest of the MLS braintrust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Cunningham could start for FCD in MLS Cup Hyndman says striker likely in lineup against Colorado on Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 A betting man would a few bucks on Edson Edward to score the winning goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Any news on how ticket sales are going or will we see swathes of empty seats at BMO Field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Any news on how ticket sales are going or will we see swathes of empty seats at BMO Field? The game is probably going to be a sell out. But whether the season ticket holders who were forced to buy tickets will show up is another story. And with the ****ty weather that's being forecast, the lack of promotion and the general pessimism with the team doesn't help matters either. The secondary market is flooded with tickets. What are the chances that someone who can't sell their tickets by Sunday will go anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 How's the excitement building............the Cup arrived y'day. Suprised to see that the game will be on TSN2, did TSN have many MLS games thi season? What US network had games besides ESPN and Fox Soccer? Will be interesting to see the TV ratings on both sides of the border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 The Anschultz Trophy is now in town and most of the news outlets covered the story **yawn** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 So we have two unglamorous teams who will compete for the championship based on results achieved on the field. This is the best thing that could have happened for the league. The way this little league is going to build isn't through fluff pieces about whichever international is slumming in Carson or Harrison. That's going to get some drive-by attention, which is nice. It may even get some TV ratings. But it won't build real, solid franchises. ... The fact that MLS Cup is being contested among two of the longest-suffering fan bases (counting NASL, and not counting APSL) is a feature, not a bug. Having Colorado and Dallas in the final is an unmixed blessing, because there's nothing that gives hope to every fan than a new champion. Fans of bad teams are given hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Any news on how ticket sales are going or will we see swathes of empty seats at BMO Field? Friends I know can't even give them away, I'm thinking 15-17000 actual bums in seats how many MLSE say is anyone's guess. I'm going for sure but can't say I'm looking forward to getting home in the early hours of Monday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 How's the excitement building............the Cup arrived y'day. Suprised to see that the game will be on TSN2, did TSN have many MLS games thi season? It usually is shown on the main ABC network rather than ESPN in the United States as part of the league's main national English language broadcast deal in the USA. ABC, TSN and ESPN have shared ownership to a degree (think ESPN have a 20% stake in TSN, while both ESPN and ABC are majority controlled by Disney) so MLS Cup and the All Star Game tend to go to TSN rather than to TFC's broadcasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 It usually is shown on the main ABC network rather than ESPN in the United States as part of the league's main national English language broadcast deal in the USA. ABC, TSN and ESPN have shared ownership to a degree (think ESPN have a 20% stake in TSN, while both ESPN and ABC are majority controlled by Disney) so MLS Cup and the All Star Game tend to go to TSN rather than to TFC's broadcasters.But this is the first time it will be on TSN. In 2009 it was on GolTV and in 2008 it was on CBC; prior to that I don't think it was on Canadian TV, but ABC was always available. Speaking of ABC, they showed it from 1996 to 2008, but in 2009 and 2010 it was/will be on ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 But this is the first time it will be on TSN.It's not on TSN. It's on TSN2 which isn't available with regular cable; it's only on digital cable, and it isn't part of the standard packages. Personally I don't get it. Though GOL TV is playing a repeat of it at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 On another note, the game is going to be called by Ian Darke and Steve McManaman (sp?). ESPN is trying a lot harder with soccer these days but I'm wondering how much of a clue these guys even have about the teams playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razcle Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Got my tickets in 113 for tomorrow. Excited to see a championship won in Toronto again, even if it is Dallas vs Colorado. TFC fans will get to see 2 failed TFC strikers square off after resurgents in their careers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 For those going to today's match...i'll be at Brazen Head before the game if you want to catch a drink and wager any bets - http://www.brazenhead.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Friends I know can't even give them away,............... That's odd: a chance for Toronto fans to experience a championship never mind a playoff game and their team can't lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 It's not on TSN. It's on TSN2 which isn't available with regular cable; it's only on digital cable, and it isn't part of the standard packages. Personally I don't get it. Though GOL TV is playing a repeat of it at midnight. Yes, I know. BringBackTheBlizzard and I were talking about TSN in general. TSN2 isn't standard, but neither is GolTV. Bottom line: the 2009 and 2010 MLS Cup finals reached/will reach fewer homes in Canada and the US combined than the first 13, which is ironic for Canada since this one will be played here and we are on the verge of having 3 teams in the league, and a step back for the US. Excited to see a championship won in Toronto againWell, we did have the CSL, OUA and CIS championships over the last month (the latter two won by Toronto teams). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Yes, I know. BringBackTheBlizzard and I were talking about TSN in general. TSN2 isn't standard, but neither is GolTV.... though GolTV is only about $2.70 a month, on Rogers at least. For TSN2 I think I first have to add a basic package with TSN in it for about $30 and then add another $10 package with TSN2 ... Still it's a shame it isn't on CBC or on a sport channel that's part of basic cable, like Sportsnet (in Toronto at least). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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