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kodiakTFC
11-14-2010, 03:45 PM
A friend of mine have been arguing whether or not TFC is bringing in new fans or is holding onto a large base of fans from the first season.

Settle this bet.

ArmenJBX
11-14-2010, 03:55 PM
I remember watching my first Toronto FC game, season one, I think it was preseason, against Kansas City, who we lost to by I believe 4 goals.

I thought it was Chelsea vs Liverpool at first. Then I saw that the shirt said BMO and had a logo on it. I realized it was Toronto FC, but I never knew the team was finished yet. I thought it was just being built. :D

It confused me because I thought the team was gunna be called Inter Toronto SC, and, after voting, I kinda forgot about it. When I saw Toronto FC on the jersey crest, I was hooked.

In 2009 though, I actually became obsessive with the team.

Cashcleaner
11-14-2010, 04:17 PM
I wasn't a Lynx fan, but I started following the club immediately after Toronto was announced as the next MLS expansion city in 2005. You'll find guys like Parky and C_Bhoy in the same boat as me. We all met on the first board (Simon's forums) a few months before the team name was announced.

Good times. :cheers:

Jamaicanadian
11-14-2010, 04:24 PM
The day the team was announced....When it comes to pro sports, I am a homer!

billyfly
11-14-2010, 04:25 PM
What, no Blizzard or Metros-Crotia?

razor787
11-14-2010, 04:27 PM
In the last half of 2007 I would put a game on if I saw one on, but in no way was a fan. In 2008 I started to really take an interest in the team.

ManUtd4ever
11-14-2010, 04:42 PM
Since the very day the franchise was announced without an official name...

kodiakTFC
11-14-2010, 04:50 PM
What, no Blizzard or Metros-Crotia?

Hmm thats true.

Parkdale
11-14-2010, 05:27 PM
I said 'when the team was announced', but that's not exactly true.

When I heard Toronto was getting an MLS team, I became a fan.
This was before they had a name, and before they even had a colour.
When I heard the colour was red and the tame was Toronto, live at the unveilling,
I was thrilled, and knew right then and there that I would be more dedicated to this
team than to anything else. Hell... it could have been called the 'Canoe Heads' and
been purple, and I'd still be thrilled to have them.

and now back to my wine, from france.

Bloor West FC
11-14-2010, 05:44 PM
The day the team was announced, I added my name to the list for tickets. Best part was getting a call from a rep and being able to choose anywhere I want to sit in the stadium.

Redcoe15
11-14-2010, 05:53 PM
I was thrilled, and knew right then and there that I would be more dedicated to this
team than to anything else. Hell... it could have been called the 'Canoe Heads' and
been purple, and I'd still be thrilled to have them.
And to think Mr. Canoehead could have been our mascot.

http://torontoist.com/attachments/ColleenHale-Hodgson/20091207urbanplanner.jpg

Derko
11-14-2010, 06:15 PM
I voted first year, but you failed to mention Blizzard Season Ticket Holders.
You can't forget us old farts!!!

prizby
11-14-2010, 06:25 PM
i support shitlombus!

Nerepis
11-14-2010, 06:26 PM
Not a whole lot of info about the team reached these shores prior to the first season. I watched the first games and was happy to see them, but I did not become a "fan" until I heard the crowd singing, "All we are saying is give us a goalllll." It was like a thunderbolt.

Cashcleaner
11-14-2010, 07:00 PM
I said 'when the team was announced', but that's not exactly true.

When I heard Toronto was getting an MLS team, I became a fan.
This was before they had a name, and before they even had a colour.
When I heard the colour was red and the name was Toronto, live at the unveiling,
I was thrilled, and knew right then and there that I would be more dedicated to this
team than to anything else. Hell... it could have been called the 'Canoe Heads' and
been purple, and I'd still be thrilled to have them.

and now back to my wine, from france.

I was just thinking about that tonight, actually. I remember how so many of us - myself included - thought for sure the team colours would be the traditional blue and white for Toronto.

And the name; Toronto FC, went down REALLY well with most of us.

Azerban
11-14-2010, 07:07 PM
hey cool it's the offseason time for four months of awesome threads

TFC OZZ
11-14-2010, 09:14 PM
In time to get my hands on one of the first 100 Season's Tickets.

billyfly
11-14-2010, 09:17 PM
hey cool it's the offseason time for four months of awesome threads


Man you are sour sometimes. I know what you mean but what else is there to do?

Heart of Stone
11-14-2010, 09:18 PM
I became a fan when I first saw the large Carlsberg drafts at BMO ... didn't care about the price... I was amazed that so much beer could be had in one glass... then lining up to take a piss the first couple of times during that first ever home game against the Wizards... almost caused permanent bladder damage... would've much preferred to take a wiz on the Wiz that day...

ochos
11-14-2010, 09:23 PM
can't say I was the biggest Lynx fan, but I did attend a few games.

AL-MO
11-14-2010, 11:32 PM
I signed up for tickets in December 2006.

I used to work closely with the Lynx prior to TFC but never really went to any games.

Torontotonto
11-15-2010, 02:16 AM
I bought my 2 oct 06.
Bought them for Dad, for all the games he used to take me to at Stanley Park, before Lamport wat built. Lost him after 4 games in 07, but he did see Danny's first goal with me, and that's a day I will always cherish. He use to take me to NSL (1922 - 1996) games, which turned into the CNSL and then the NASL was started. I remember all the players had jobs to make a living. I think I seen Eusebio play a game there on in the early 70's (Joe Pichinini was the commisioner). As a young one I will never forget that passion in those games and all the open drinking by the adults in the stands and everywhere else pre and post game, and some crazy scraps. There was always passion, booze, and scraps on occasion, but what the hell our parents could bring booze right into the stadium and have a great time without breaking the bank.
First Portuguese, Toronto Italia, Toronto Croatia, Serbian White Eagles, some British teams and others I can't remember.

Now my son and I carry on the tradition.

Stanley Park was a little east and south of Lamport if I remember. Now I think it's a park..

http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/cnsl.html

KezmanCCCC
11-15-2010, 02:39 AM
Since the club was announced.... i always dreampt of the day we would have a club in toronto to call our own

Oldtimer
11-15-2010, 06:26 AM
Lynx fan who watched MLS online before TFC had a franchise.

flambe
11-15-2010, 08:44 AM
The day the team was announced, I added my name to the list for tickets. Best part was getting a call from a rep and being able to choose anywhere I want to sit in the stadium.

+1:drinking:

Damien
11-15-2010, 09:25 AM
I remember registering my toronto fc hotmail address the day the team name was announced... and also winning a Toronto FC shirt at the first RPB meeting.

Those were the days...

Ossington Mental Youth
11-15-2010, 09:37 AM
went to several lynx games but wouldnt claim to be a fan.
i can however say that ive been a tfc fan from the very start

__wowza
11-15-2010, 10:04 AM
i loved the lynx (mainly because my cousin played for them), so i was thrilled when we got a club. downside was hearing him talking about how the lynx were going to be shat about as a result.

we would've been so much better off as a fanbase if we had people supporting the lynx instead of waiting for the year, sitting on their hands, waiting for TFC, but that's just this mans opinion.

greatwhitenorf
11-15-2010, 12:42 PM
Since Toronto's football club was called the Blizzard. Whatever became of Bruce Wilson?

The Lynx were largely unwatchable. Game presentation abysmal.

Oldtimer
11-15-2010, 01:06 PM
The Lynx were largely unwatchable. Game presentation abysmal.

True that the presentation was poor. Nothing like ads for things all game long over the loudspeakers!

Nothing screams "small time" like when you have the owner selling the tickets and the wife selling the hot dogs. It was all we had, however.

There was a tiny group there that tried to improve things. About a dozen people who would stand and sing all match (and drink before and after). What was that group called? Oh yes, U-Sector :D

Belfast_Boy
11-15-2010, 01:39 PM
this old smart guy said, "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."
That's how I feel about football too.
When they announced that we were getting a team I knew I'd be on board. I was really happy when I heard we'd be in red and be called Toronto FC for obvious reasons....
I picked the Lynx option but I watched the Blizzard before them. like a lot of people said Lynx weren't easy on the eyes.

TOBOR !
11-15-2010, 02:10 PM
^ He was a man of the people :
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lNHhYb_kwAk/RXUZ9SPtScI/AAAAAAAAAFw/SBlvdxye9TY/s400/shankly.jpg

Oldtimer
11-15-2010, 02:21 PM
Looks like the bet is settled.

Only 6% after the first season.

__wowza
11-15-2010, 03:14 PM
oldtimer, i think the real question here is..

WHO THE FUCK WOULD BECOME A FAN THIS SEASON!?

Oldtimer
11-15-2010, 03:16 PM
oldtimer, i think the real question here is..

WHO THE FUCK WOULD BECOME A FAN THIS SEASON!?

If you look at the poll, there was 1 person. :)

Davenport
11-15-2010, 06:17 PM
Some Lynx players would improve the shambles we have now.

Razcle
11-15-2010, 09:01 PM
First game against Chivas I believe. I was disgusted with the level of play as we couldn't string together passes or play posetion football, but this was our team and my love for TFC has risen every year. Damn I'm a sucka.

Carefree
11-16-2010, 08:45 AM
I'm ashamed to say it but the first time I even heard that Toronto was going to have a team was when David Beckham announced that he was joining MLS.

I had never been a huge football fan up to that point, and my only experience really was watching a World Cup or Euro final here and there. Most of you probably read the footy news religiously, which is why you got in on the ground floor, but for someone like me who didn't really pay attention to the sport, the creation of an MLS franchise in Toronto made very little noise. (Hell, I didn't even know we had a league here!)

I didn't really care about Beckham personnaly, but when I heard he was coming over I figured it would give a boost of popularity to the sport here, and that this may lead to some good atmosphere at the games. Then came that glorious day on May 12, 2007, and I've been hooked ever since.

koryo
11-16-2010, 08:53 AM
^^ Don't be ashamed. Some people will look down on you for it, but they're not worth knowing.

CoachGT
11-16-2010, 09:01 AM
this old smart guy said, "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."
That's how I feel about football too.
When they announced that we were getting a team I knew I'd be on board. I was really happy when I heard we'd be in red and be called Toronto FC for obvious reasons....
I picked the Lynx option but I watched the Blizzard before them. like a lot of people said Lynx weren't easy on the eyes.

I watched the Blizzard, too, and my grandmother was a serious fan of the Whitecaps (she lived in Vancouver).

For this team, I became a fan the day it was announced here. I hadn't been to a Lynx game (more because of timing and location than anything else) although I had been coaching teams and had been in contact with the Lynx a couple of times.

Any doubts I had about whether this would work here this time were eliminated that first game.

tfcleeds
11-16-2010, 09:44 AM
First game against Chivas I believe. I was disgusted with the level of play as we couldn't string together passes or play posetion football, but this was our team and my love for TFC has risen every year. Damn I'm a sucka.

Yep, Chivas was the first game. I remember being at Scallywags for it, a decent crowd showed up to witness TFC's first ever match in MLS. Sacha Kljestan scored the first goal against us if I remember correctly, don't remember who scored the other one.

mastermixer
11-16-2010, 09:55 AM
My dad used to take me to Blizzard games when I was a kid... Exhibition Stadium and then Varsity.
As of 2007 I now am returning the favor, and take him to every game.

Oblio2
11-16-2010, 12:46 PM
An original member of the old Porno Board
7th Person to sign up for tickets and I was late doing that, cos I was eating a muffin and typing with my left hand.....

...since the team was originally conceived.

Joe Kool
11-16-2010, 12:49 PM
My dad took me to a few Blizzard games but my memory of them is pretty vague. I was always a bigger hockey fan than anything but after I was in an almost life ending hockey accident I couldn't watch hockey for at least a few years so I started to watch soccer casually at first. I started following soccer alot more only a few years before TFC came into being. I didn't jump on tickets immediately because I thought I would have time to see how it played out first. I watched with anticipation from the start. My first live game was seat cushion day. I was really hooked after that and wanted to be at every game after that. The passion still hasn't died since and I can honestly say that I have never followed any team like TFC. Hope they make us proud in 2011.

nascarguy
11-17-2010, 07:39 AM
I only got season tickets for TFC because of it being at Exhibition grounds if it was anywhere but were it is now I would have not really pay attention. I got in on the ground floor before we had a logo but after the team pick it's name.

eagles8
11-17-2010, 10:27 AM
Loyalty Number: 2
Need I say more?

Parkdale
11-17-2010, 10:30 AM
An original member of the old Porno Board
7th Person to sign up for tickets and I was late doing that, cos I was eating a muffin and typing with my left hand.....

...since the team was originally conceived.

yep.

I saw the signup button, called my friend to make sure he was still interesting, then hit the button and was 9th. If I didn't call him....

Lucky Strike
11-17-2010, 10:40 AM
I found out about TFC a few minutes before the first home game against KC. It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and I was flipping through the Rogers guide looking for something to watch. It came down to a game with the Toronto Blue Jays or Toronto FC. I'm not a fan of the Jays but I catch a game here and there because I enjoy baseball.

Nevertheless, Toronto FC (a proper football team name!) caught my attention and I tuned in. When I saw the crowd we had and how loud it was, I was thinking: "since when do we have THIS in Canada?" and I watched intently. I remember a quick feature about Paulo Nagamura (coming back from a minor injury I think) and one on Danny Dichio seeing as to how it was his first game.

By the time the 81st minute came around and Eddie Johnson scored the eventual winner, I was completely crushed as if I had loved the team my entire life.

Canadian Blue
11-17-2010, 12:07 PM
Fan since day 1 began to lose interest in the club, team and even the support in the latter part of the 2009 season......lost total interest prior to the 2010 season and didn't attend any games, but my ticket was used by others. Now I have renewed yet again and even bought another season ticket.......hopefully the team will do something to warrant my financial and physical investment

Technorgasm
11-17-2010, 12:29 PM
I wasnt into linx, but saw a lot of Blizzard games. . . .

JonO
11-17-2010, 04:01 PM
I was interested from day 1 but really waffled on getting tickets. I honestly wasn't sure how soccer in Toronto would be. I caved and bought seasons "just in case" and I was hooked at the home opener...

Belfast_Boy
11-17-2010, 05:36 PM
I watched the Blizzard, too, and my grandmother was a serious fan of the Whitecaps (she lived in Vancouver).

For this team, I became a fan the day it was announced here. I hadn't been to a Lynx game (more because of timing and location than anything else) although I had been coaching teams and had been in contact with the Lynx a couple of times.

Any doubts I had about whether this would work here this time were eliminated that first game.


the good, or not so good, old days eh Gary?
so happy we don't have that 35 yard line and those bad shorts anymore!

habstfc
11-17-2010, 11:43 PM
I used to drive down from barrie to see the blizzard play at varsity. I have always been a soccer fan since I was a kid, the blizzard in 1987 at the start of the CSL was good enough for me, even though the product was severly lacking. I always felt strange because my friends used to make fun of me for liking the game. They would say things like "you like soccer, it's so boring", to their credit they would come down with me for the odd game as long as we hit the head shops on yonge afterwards. I also recalling one of the blizzard player's was a south african ( I think his name was David Byrne) and there was the possibility he might be deported because there was a ban on south african athletes because of apartheid.

As as TFC is concerned I honestly thought that it would be a colossal failure. I didn't think this league would fly in toronto even with beckham coming over to play. Nothing in the history of pro soccer in toronto would lead anyone to believe that it would turn out this way, I'm glad things turned out the way it has. It's a far cry from sitting with 3,000 other people at varsity back in those days.

RPB_RED_NATION_RPB
11-18-2010, 12:05 AM
Prior. I was a Lynx fan.???

who the f cares...i was was a tfc fan..when TFC became a reality....Lynx...lol

BMO Field
11-18-2010, 12:51 PM
It was a hectic job getting a stadium built and getting 700 operational staff hired, but the minute I had a pint with some of the first RPB and did my first post game with you guys after work and saw the passion, I was hooked to. It stopped being a job on that day...corny I know, but true.

Parkdale
11-18-2010, 01:34 PM
It stopped being a job on that day...corny I know, but true.


corny? you? never ;)

__wowza
11-18-2010, 01:40 PM
Prior. I was a Lynx fan.???

who the f cares...i was was a tfc fan..when TFC became a reality....Lynx...lol


cause, you know, TFC would've been a reality in the city without the lynx or blizzard before them. these things just spring out of thin air. :rolleyes5:

i get what yer saying, yer just saying it wrong.

CoachGT
11-18-2010, 01:42 PM
the good, or not so good, old days eh Gary?
so happy we don't have that 35 yard line and those bad shorts anymore!

But I do have a couple of Blizzard jerseys!

JonO
11-18-2010, 01:52 PM
It was a hectic job getting a stadium built and getting 700 operational staff hired, but the minute I had a pint with some of the first RPB and did my first post game with you guys after work and saw the passion, I was hooked to. It stopped being a job on that day...corny I know, but true.
He's alive! (or have I just had him on ignore?)

Technorgasm
11-18-2010, 02:11 PM
I was there for said Pint.. and for the BMO field pre-completion ejection. . in fact. .

I hope the loonie I dug into the center spot is still there. . . . prob not with teh new surface. . some construction dude is walkin around with my dollar!

jaahuuu
11-18-2010, 03:20 PM
I registered on the usector board on May 18, 2006, after somebody on an FC United of Manchester board told me Toronto was getting an MLS team.

I found the RPB board a few weeks/months later.

BMO Field
11-18-2010, 03:51 PM
He's alive! (or have I just had him on ignore?)


OUCH. LOL

deltox
11-18-2010, 05:19 PM
i was there at the beginning too.

i signed up for the "email me updates web page"
i participated in the "name the team" contest

i was at BMO for that away game where we got free food

the whole nine yards

rocker
11-18-2010, 08:10 PM
I was following developments before the team was named.... then found the old RPB porno spam board, where I lurked through the summer and fall without registering. Then on December 26, 2006 I signed up for the board.

My dad was a season ticket holder of the Blizzard and used to take my older brother to the games back then. I also went to Varsity for matches I vaguely remember as a young boy. Then there was a loooong gap without attending any matches for me until TFC's first game against KC.