Keano Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I think the away support is just great for the game in this country, good on the TFC supporters and IMFC office getting it done. How was the atmosphere effected from a Montreal perspective? I wasn't at the game. I thought both penalties were pretty soft and both teams spent a lot of time in disarray, the difference in the game was probably that more of Montreal's chances came off calm creative moves whereas TFC's came rushed off giveaways, notably by Perkins. In all I thought players like Brovsky and Camara responded very well to Nesta's injury. Everything that was created went through Bernier and most of what was stopped stopped at Bernier, he was spectacular I thought. Man of the match no contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Baldomero Toledo truly sucks but he did at least suck for both teams in that game. Thus far this season pretty much all of TFC's scoring chances have come from forcing mistakes out of the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hats off to TFC and their supporters and to the Ultras who put a stamp of class on this match, it was unfortunate it was played at the big O as Saputo Stadium would have made their presence even more significant. I was frustrated with Montreal to start the second half as they played as if they already had won. I knew they would pay the price and they did but managed to escape. Di Vaio is now showing how dangerous he is at creating and finishing. The new turf looked ok but atmosphere of Saputo Stadium was missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_strat Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Even with 38000, the Big O sucks. The Ultras did their best, but the crowd was pretty quiet. The TFC support was quiet, except when Earnshaw scored. Toronto is definitely better than last year, but so are we. Can't wait to go down to the Rogers Centre with a big crowd from Montreal next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Even with 38000, the Big O sucks. The Ultras did their best, but the crowd was pretty quiet. The TFC support was quiet, except when Earnshaw scored. Toronto is definitely better than last year, but so are we. Can't wait to go down to the Rogers Centre with a big crowd from Montreal next season. Yes I thought the same, even though there were chippy passages of play, both teams are clearly better, IMFC with complicity and unity versus TFC with some individual players who are quite dangerous 1 on 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmateo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Even with 38000, the Big O sucks. The Ultras did their best, but the crowd was pretty quiet. The TFC support was quiet, except when Earnshaw scored. Toronto is definitely better than last year, but so are we. Can't wait to go down to the Rogers Centre with a big crowd from Montreal next season. Probably because you have a stadium with crap acoustics... most TFC supporters in the lower bowl lost their voice after the match. And the fact that every time we cheered "TFC!" a whisper of "que?" came from around the stadium, pretty sure we were being heard. Unlike the 'Ultras'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_strat Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Probably because you have a stadium with crap acoustics... most TFC supporters in the lower bowl lost their voice after the match. And the fact that every time we cheered "TFC!" a whisper of "que?" came from around the stadium, pretty sure we were being heard. Unlike the 'Ultras'. I guarantee that most people heard the Ultras and not you guys. The only time I heard you guys was when you scored. I could hear the Ultras most of the game. And yes, the Big O sucks, but would you have rather played outside yesterday? I'll bet the atmosphere at the Rogers Centre sucks too, unless completely full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmateo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Sure does but sitting beside the Ultras - at 'home' and winning - and hearing them 'all game' is hardly a great feat. when the 5 'ultras' from montreal go to toronto again it will only be 'fun' as in funny. I did like the banner-flags. I clapped when the 6th one finally accepted the will of gravity and fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruumsh Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 It must be impossible to hear chants from one side of the big o to the other. If I were blind and someone told me no tfc clowns were there, I would have believed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBeau Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Probably because you have a stadium with crap acoustics... most TFC supporters in the lower bowl lost their voice after the match. And the fact that every time we cheered "TFC!" a whisper of "que?" came from around the stadium, pretty sure we were being heard. Unlike the 'Ultras'. Really? Because if you watch the full 7 minutes of highlights all you hear is UM02 chants..And seriously from someone who was about halfway between the Ultras and you guys in the stadium I honestly heard you guys maybe 3-4 times in the whole game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaK Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Really? Because if you watch the full 7 minutes of highlights all you hear is UM02 chants..And seriously from someone who was about halfway between the Ultras and you guys in the stadium I honestly heard you guys maybe 3-4 times in the whole game I like the Impact Montréal olé heard in the highlights...good job 127! And yeah, Big O sucks for the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC07 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I was at the game and I rarely could hear you Montreal fans chants from upper deck for most of the game. As for Montreal crowd, there seems to be a lot of kids and families at the game. No wonder Montreal presentation of the game was so family friendly (asking crowd to make noise and playing music when a goal is scored). Anyway, MLS needs to step up when comes to refs. This ref ****ed up the game for me. You can't have an amateur ref in a Toronto-Montreal game (one of the best rivalry games in MLS due to our history). MLS really needs to step up and fine/punish this ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Thought the Ultras put on a good show and I was proud of our traveling support. The ref was horrible both ways, embarrassing really but at least he evened out the crap penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 playing music when a goal is scored Is this normal for Montreal games? I don't remember this from last season but it really stuck out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footscray Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I'm late to the party here but I got a chance to watch yesterday and from a V's perspective I am super impressed with TFC this year, bringing in Osorio and Bekker is good for us and I think will pay dividends for the club in a few years. Add them to Henry and Morgan and they are really carrying the flag for us in the MLS. Not optimistic Welshman or Roberts will get any minutes and I'm not sure what happened to Stinson though. As an aside, they have a decent roster but 2 or 3 atrocious players, that Jeremy Hall guy and Reggie Lambe are not MLS calibre starters. The designated player they are talking about bringing in looks OK but it's their midfield that needs help IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Is this normal for Montreal games? I don't remember this from last season but it really stuck out. I think it is, but you couldn't hear anything in the Ultras' section. I remember watching a game. Where I was on PvR last year and heard music on. Pvr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I think it is, but you couldn't hear anything in the Ultras' section. I remember watching a game. Where I was on PvR last year and heard music on. Pvr. TV isn't the most reliable way of judging how loud people are. Mics can make 2 dudes sound really loud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Is this normal for Montreal games? I don't remember this from last season but it really stuck out.I seem to recall that last year. Felt I was at an Expos game. Very bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Is this normal for Montreal games? I don't remember this from last season but it really stuck out. In Stade Saputo they play the Viarail train horn thing after goals which isn't great but is better than music. We have been complaining about music at Stade Saputo for years and fortunately it has gotten less and less and the team has realized that it kills the natural atmosphere. I don't recall there being much if any music during play at Stade Saputo last year. I am not sure what the arrangements are at Stade Olympique or how much control the club has over how things are presented. I do have the impression, however, that there is a standard type of Stade Olympique show presentation that seems to be done regardless of what sport is played there, ie. a very North American football/baseball style of announcing/music/scoreboard etc. Not sure if this is because the Impact has no control over what is done at Stade Olympique or if they decide to give people a more North American type of atmosphere because they think many of the casual fans that come for an opening game will be more used to that. One thing that really helped our cause for having a proper soccer atmosphere at Stade Saputo last year was actually the poor attendance at the first few games at the renovated stadium last year. The renovations did not prove to have as much marketing pull as the team expected and the crappy Stade Olympique atmosphere didn't really sell the team to the casual fans who showed up for the opening game and Beckham. Yet the atmosphere at the renovated Stade Saputo was fantastic right from the start and was the major factor in the steady attendance increase at the stadium until they were selling out at the end of the year. We had been telling them for years that this was what would sell the game in Montreal and they finally saw that this was indeed the case especially since the initial low attendance had the club a bit panicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I don't agree with it, but don't UEFA and FIFA play music after goals at their major tournaments too now? I'm pretty sure they did that at the last Euros and World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Some English teams play music after goals now too. It is a new-ish thing but it is happening everywhere now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Trying to incorporate North American customs? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Because everyone is losing $$$$ maybe, except in Germany! Lots of American owners in soccer means that they are bringing more sophisticated marketing to the game. Not to say that us purists are going to like it, but I guess I can say the same thing about the NHL and the Bettman dynasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Because everyone is losing $$$$ maybe, except in Germany! Lots of American owners in soccer means that they are bringing more sophisticated marketing to the game. Not to say that us purists are going to like it, but I guess I can say the same thing about the NHL and the Bettman dynasty. That is a terrible response. Corporate brown nosing. Stupid clubs are losing money and smart clubs are making a profit or breaking even just like every other type of business in the planet. And some clubs are skewing the market because of illegal/should be illegal government subsidies like Real Madrid or ties with gambling syndicates and or money laundering for organized crime. And FIFA being one of the world's most corrupt organizations based in the criminal state of Switzerland does not help matters either. However, even worse is that certain monopolistic media and corporate interests are trying to increase profits by turning soccer into some Disneyland/MacDonalds venture with no respect for fan culture. And I am not some left-wing anti-capitalist, you can make money by having a team with deep ties and respecting the fan culture built over years. Indeed I think in the end you can probably make more money off that than by making everything commercial product that loses its heart and meaning. And seriously if you want to bring the Bettman NHL into things, yes people want to see the games and bought tickets even though both the owners and players gave us the finger. But even the biggest hockey fans hate Bettman and the current NHL. How much more money could they have made if they actually had the respect of the fans and people loved the league? I am old enough to remember boxing before it got commercialized and corrupted and the general public was interested in championship bouts. Now it is a niche sport and even if some pay per view events make a lot of money, for the most part boxing has lost billions of dollars in falling from a major sport to a niche sport because certain interests wanted short term profits. We must never let this happen to soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Not a fan of Schallibaum, but I think him putting Bernier in a deep playmaker DM role a la Pirlo is a genius move. I thought Bernier was done for CMNT but I think CMNT should also experiment him in that role (and boot JDG out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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