saladroit Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 between the great support in the game against French Guiana (no shade towards Toronto), the large stadium capacity, as well as some of the things media people are saying in vancouver about the prospects of more NT games coming to the city (very positive)...i'd be shocked if BC Place isn't the clear frontrunner for the home game vs the US. A_Gagne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Kent said: Is this a concern? Real question for anybody who knows. When was the last time Canada sold out a home game? I think probably the Mexico game in Vancouver and probably a certain 1985 game in St. John's. Any other examples? Canada/Jamaica in '08 was definitely a sellout. Canada/Panama in '12 might have been, if not it was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 There were concerns about how terrible the turf was at bc place. Shway and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 We should put the game against the US in either Edmonton or Winnipeg. Somewhere more difficult for them to get to. Last thing I want is for Toronto to be overrun by Americans. MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuseisLoose Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 What’s with the hate on turf on this board, and from North Americans who teams play on grass in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Corazon said: Chile was quite an atmosphere at the U20s. I remember Honduras in qualifying awhile back as well. I'm always close to the supporters sections anyways. The bad Honduras match was in Montreal - they couldn't even fill out the old north end at BMO back in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, devioustrevor said: The somewhat disappointing numbers in Toronto I feel are proof enough that the crossover between TFC and Canada fans is rather limited. Play Mexico in Toronto.... instead of Dominica 11 times. gator, Shway, Corazon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, SkuseisLoose said: What’s with the hate on turf on this board, and from North Americans who teams play on grass in general. Because it is terrible. It really is. I hate watching games on it, and I cringe watching our national team players on it. Califax, LeoH037, Cheeta and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectorj Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, canta15 said: If the States want to be really ballsy with our game they could host it in Buffalo Or Seattle. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Seeing as Vancouver got Mexico in a competitive game, it's only fair Toronto should get the USA Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, SkuseisLoose said: What’s with the hate on turf on this board, and from North Americans who teams play on grass in general. The players hate it as it causes more injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, SkuseisLoose said: What’s with the hate on turf on this board, and from North Americans who teams play on grass in general. because grass is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuseisLoose Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, admin said: Because it is terrible. It really is. I hate watching games on it, and I cringe watching out national team players on it. Why though it’s a pristine surface I don’t know if the turf in bc place is of a peticular shitty quality but the newer turf fields are generally of a pretty high quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, LeoH037 said: Seeing as Vancouver got Mexico in a competitive game, it's only fair Toronto should get the USA Vancouver or Montreal can get USA, as long as Canada gets Mexico in the semi finals or finals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, saladroit said: between the great support in the game against French Guiana (no shade towards Toronto), the large stadium capacity, as well as some of the things media people are saying in vancouver about the prospects of more NT games coming to the city (very positive)...i'd be shocked if BC Place isn't the clear frontrunner for the home game vs the US. Give Toronto an important opponent like the USA or Mexico, promote the hell out of it, and watch it sell out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I was really hoping to get into group D for the gold cup to fly to Hamilton for cheap and bus down to Cleveland but now I'm not so sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, devioustrevor said: I think our group is one where the host city is irrelevant. Not really a large Cuban ex-pat community in Canada, and Cuban-Americans, much like all Americans, won't have any more trouble travelling to Vancouver or Edmonton than they would travelling to Toronto. 1) If we have two home games in one window, we may play Cuba in Montreal and the USA in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Besides all our personal views, does our program take into considerations what are players would prefer. 1) I can't imagine any player wanting to play on turf. Any player! 2) Most of the NT grew up in the GTA. I believe they are in favour of Toronto! Again no bias here! Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, theaub said: Canada/Jamaica in '08 was definitely a sellout. Canada/Panama in '12 might have been, if not it was close. Looks like you are right about the Jamaica game. 21k fans. The Panama game though was not. Just 17k, but I do remember it being a magical night. Was a healthy crowd, largely cheering for Canada (which was still pretty novel at the time, or at least to me), got the win, and DeRo scored a record breaking goal! Corazon and apbsmith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 22 minutes ago, saladroit said: gotta be BC Place, the demand for this game is going to be massive and BC Place has that capacity advantage Nah B it'll be BMO. Try to get that east coast crowd watching fuck California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 minute ago, SkuseisLoose said: Why though it’s a pristine surface I don’t know if the turf in bc place is of a peticular shitty quality but the newer turf fields are generally of a pretty high quality It's not grass. It doesn't deform, doesn't tear. Watch a player heading to the sideline chasing a ball on turf, and on grass. Watch for the mincy little steps they do because they can't plant, they can't afford to get caught in it. Once you start to notice those mincy little steps and the things they avoid, it becomes frustrating to watch. LeoH037 and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 If the US hosts their home game anywhere South of States that touch Canada we have to host it in Churchill no questions asked. Olympique_de_Marseille, MtlMario, Admin and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 The other thing in Toronto is the game time. A Tuesday at 7pm is simply impossible for the majority of the soccer population to get to the game. It is essentially hopeless in that city to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 As much as I'd love to have the game(s) in Toronto so that I can go, I also wouldn't be against spreading it to other areas, especially newly minted CPL areas. Winnipeg or Hamilton could be good for the USA match because they have big stadiums. Halifax for the Cuba match would be cool since I imagine the opponent would matter less in a small stadium in a market that isn't used to getting national team games. They could probably get a good turn out there. Let's find where our home field advantage is in this country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 38 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Lots of defections ahead...... Perhaps not. Things have changed since we last played Cuba: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-immigration/obama-administration-ends-special-immigration-policy-for-cubans-idUSKBN14W2ZO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_feet,_dry_feet_policy Grizzly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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