RS Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Can someone remind me who Binky used to be on the old V site? Robert. ted, CDNFootballer and king1010 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Can someone remind me who Binky used to be on the old V site? I thought it was Robert, but he tended to only post in CAPS and never posted in threads that he didn't start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Has he been banned yet? I saw his attack on a female member was removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: The planned investment on a $5 million training facility suggests it probably isn't. Yeah, kinda ridiculous to declare a club dead that is currently building the best training facility ever seen on the Island, maybe even BC. Aird25, Dominic94, NVsoccer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ted said: Yeah, kinda ridiculous to declare a club dead that is currently building the best training facility ever seen on the Island, maybe even BC. There are a lot of weirdos in the world... I just don’t get the impetus to constantly gleefully seek out any potential way to criticize or undermine this new league, but evidently there are people whose lives are so bereft of positivity or meaning that they feel the perverse need to troll. It’s pretty sad if you ask me. Anyhow, I’m not particularly worried about any club folding any time soon; as has been said before, the owners will have gone into this expecting years of losses and uphill business planning, so to speculate about a club folding anytime soon is wildly irresponsible and baseless, and it only serves to irritate. Of course we’d all like every club to sell out week after week, but this league is new, our brand awareness is low, and things will likely improve as the clubs’ respective owners figure things out (and as the league’s level of play continues to prove the naysayers wrong). Also, the commercial relationships, broadcast deals, and business sponsors that have been achieved are impressive, and I’m fairly confident that with those in place, none of our clubs will be experience much in the way of losses. Edited August 12, 2019 by Ams1984 Autocorrect is stupid. Lofty, Bison44, ted and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) I noticed that Toronto FC’s attendance has been down this year at around 24 000 compared to the last 2 years average of around 26 000 each year. Is it possible the CPL is taking a little cut out of the attendance or is it based on Toronto’s form. Toronto didn't have a good season last year either, but maybe the fans were in a Cup hangover. I know I haven’t been to a TFC game since the CPL started, but have been to 9 CPL games. Would much rather support a team that supports Canadians than Americans Edited August 12, 2019 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 5 hours ago, deschamp86 said: I thought it was Robert, but he tended to only post in CAPS and never posted in threads that he didn't start I don't remember him being so unhinged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 38 minutes ago, canta15 said: I noticed that Toronto FC’s attendance has been down this year at around 24 000 compared to the last 2 years average of around 26 000 each year. Is it possible the CPL is taking a little cut out of the attendance or is it based on Toronto’s form. Toronto didn't have a good season last year either, but maybe the fans were in a Cup hangover. I know I haven’t been to a TFC game since the CPL started, but have been to 9 CPL games. Would much rather support a team that supports Canadians than Americans It has a lot do with the sale of Giovinco. And the team is pretty boring now. I'm a season ticket holder and have only been to 1 game this year. And the after market is nearly dead now. Toronto Ruffrider and Winnipeg Fury 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, narduch said: It has a lot do with the sale of Giovinco. And the team is pretty boring now. I'm a season ticket holder and have only been to 1 game this year. And the after market is nearly dead now The Raptors' crazy ride and the Leafs being "contenders" again probably affect ticket sales with people having to choose what team to buy tickets for and as someone said TFC's hype in trending down compared to 2016-17 Mikmacdo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Ruffrider Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, narduch said: It has a lot do with the sale of Giovinco. And the team is pretty boring now. I'm a season ticket holder and have only been to 1 game this year. And the after market is nearly dead now. This. I'm a season ticket holder as well, and I haven't exactly been blown away by the on-field product this year. The team is a bit better, and their playoff chances are better, but they are blowing chances for easy points, just like last year. Much of the sting is missing from their offence this season. The after-market is just about completely dead. It is very difficult to move tickets to games I can't make, without giving away the tickets outright. Barring any huge promotions, I will probably ditch my TFC seasons and retain my Y9 seasons. I can still buy TFC tickets for the odd game next year. Winnipeg Fury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 At this point the team doesn't really need that World Cup expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, narduch said: At this point the team doesn't really need that World Cup expansion It never did, but the City was never going to turn down free federal money to significantly upgrade its property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mikmacdo Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Toronto Ruffrider said: This. I'm a season ticket holder as well, and I haven't exactly been blown away by the on-field product this year. The team is a bit better, and their playoff chances are better, but they are blowing chances for easy points, just like last year. Much of the sting is missing from their offence this season. The after-market is just about completely dead. It is very difficult to move tickets to games I can't make, without giving away the tickets outright. Barring any huge promotions, I will probably ditch my TFC seasons and retain my Y9 seasons. I can still buy TFC tickets for the odd game next year. I think its just due to the team sucking last year they had to lose season ticket holders. Didn’t they increase the price too? York9 might take away a few hundred fans. The Blue Jays have lost about 20,000 fans per game in two years because the team is awful. Toronto is a bit of a bandwagon city. If TFC were in first place I’m sure they would be getting 26000 fans per game. The Raptors probably took lots of fans money so they had less to spend on other teams. Ivanovski94 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Ruffrider Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Mikmacdo said: I think its just due to the team sucking last year they had to lose season ticket holders. Didn’t they increase the price too? York9 might take away a few hundred fans. The Blue Jays have lost about 20,000 fans per game in two years because the team is awful. Toronto is a bit of a bandwagon city. If TFC were in first place I’m sure they would be getting 26000 fans per game. The Raptors probably took lots of fans money so they had less to spend on other teams. TFC season tickets rose in most cases, though my seasons were kept at the same rate. I doubt the decline in attendance resulted from ticket prices going up - more a result of the decline in the team's performance, as you suggest. I bolded the above part because I feel like most cities are bandwagon cities with respect to their established sports teams. Teams that have prolonged spells of mediocre or lousy play tend to feel it at the gate. The exceptions to this rule seem to be long established teams long established leagues in big markets - i.e. Leafs, Knicks. In Toronto's case (and I'm sure this pattern shows up elsewhere as well), when teams do very well for a period of time, as was the case with both TFC and the Blue Jays not long ago, the bar is raised for the average fan. When a highly-competitive team all of a sudden experiences a drop-off in play, fan interest tends to dry up quickly. Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 CanPL teams definitely appear to be able to draw better against MLS teams even when there are ridiculously high ticket prices involved. Think people really need to drop the mindset in which the two leagues are bitter enemies and try to envisage a future where they are able to work together in a way that strengthens Canadian soccer overall. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 4:19 AM, Stanley said: I don't remember him being so unhinged. My only encounter with him was once when he butted into a thread just to swear at me. Admittedly, the topic was something contentious like whether sandwiches should be cut horizontally or diagonally, and he stuck his nose in to tell me to f*** off. RS and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, vancanman said: My only encounter with him was once when he butted into a thread just to swear at me. Admittedly, the topic was something contentious like whether sandwiches should be cut horizontally or diagonally, and he stuck his nose in to tell me to f*** off. If you cut your sandwiches horizontally, you CAN fuck off!!!!! 😛 vancanman, Ams1984, deschamp86 and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Think people really need to drop the mindset in which the two leagues are bitter enemies and try to envisage a future where they are able to work together in a way that strengthens Canadian soccer overall. LOL. There you go again just totally making shit up. Aird25, Macksam and BuzzAndSting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: If you cut your sandwiches horizontally, you CAN **** off!!!!! 😛 I agree. I was on the side of reason in that debate! Edit: I just read that a second time and laughed all over again. Thank you. Edited August 14, 2019 by vancanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 For the record, I don't think sandwiches should be cut at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, narduch said: For the record, I don't think sandwiches should be cut at all I take it you're not part of the cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 20 minutes ago, vancanman said: I take it you're not part of the cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off crowd. I have Italian heritage. I'm part of the mortadella with provolone crowd MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 hours ago, narduch said: LOL. There you go again just totally making **** up. I to am wondering who has this aforementioned mind set. Also, York 9 charged cheap tickets for the Impact game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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