2011 MLS First Kick

[Shway]

Opener against Vancouver on May 19th, and the second game against Portland TImbers march 26th

no more effin colonbus

[TFC07]

Home opener right?

[Shway]

yea home opener against Vancouver

[menefreghista]

TFC is on the road for March 19 v Vancouver.

The TFC home opener is March 26 v Portland.

[Shway]

wow.........


heavy mistake, meant season opener
my fault

[Parkdale]

souce?

*edit - confirmed!

[Pigfynn]

March 26th!

Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :frown5:

Gonna be frosty

[Yeoman]

didn't the don say we got clownbus as home opener again this year?
or am i on glue?

[Pigfynn]

http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/12/first-kick-2011-vancouver-v-toronto

[deltox]

parky...its on the TFC site. they are usually pretty reputable


The teams will meet at Empire Field in Vancouver on Saturday, March 19. It will be the first time two Canadian clubs have faced each other in MLS.

Following the “First Kick” in Vancouver, Toronto will play their home opener at BMO Field on Saturday, March 26 against another expansion team, Portland Timbers. The kick off times for both matches will be announced at a later date.

[Suds]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/first-kick-home-openers-revealed-2011

Tuesday, March 15
Seattle Sounders FC (http://www.soundersfc.com/) vs. LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, March 19
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Toronto FC (http://www.torontofc.ca/), time TBD
D.C. United (http://www.dcunited.com/) vs. Columbus Crew (http://www.thecrew.com/), 7:30 p.m.
New York Red Bulls (http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/) vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m.
FC Dallas (http://www.fcdallas.com/) vs. Chicago Fire (http://www.chicago-fire.com/), 8:30 p.m.
Houston Dynamo (http://www.houstondynamo.com/) vs. Philadelphia Union (http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/), 8:30pm
Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers, 9 p.m.
Chivas USA (http://www.cdchivasusa.com/) vs. Sporting Kansas City, 10:30 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes (http://www.sjearthquakes.com/) vs. Real Salt Lake (http://www.realsaltlake.com/), 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
LA Galaxy vs. New England Revolution (http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/), 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 26
Chicago Fire vs. Sporting Kansas City, 4 p.m.
Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia Union vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 4 p.m.
Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers, time TBD
New England Revolution vs. D.C. United, time TBD
Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy, 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 14
Portland Timbers vs. Chicago Fire, 11 p.m.
Thursday, June 9
Sporting Kansas City vs. Chicago Fire, time TBD

[__wowza]

holy shit, scrap my comment!
AWAY TEAM, LETS GO!!

[Parkdale]

http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/12/first-kick-2011-vancouver-v-toronto

wow...

now what was that Paul B said about... a subsidized airplane if Toronto was going to open the season in Vancouver????

[Yeoman]

fuck
well, i am on glue.
dude that blows, off to saving my pennies, i go!

[__wowza]

parky...its on the TFC site. they are usually pretty reputable


;) they also said we'd have a coach by christmas..

[dantdot]

First game in a temp stadium on Field Turf, yuck. But first two games against expansion teams. I predict very large TFC fan rage if we don't get at least 4 points those first two games.

[Shway]

wow...

now what was that Paul B said about... a subsidized airplane if Toronto was going to open the season in Vancouver????




im there!

[Yeoman]

wow...

now what was that Paul B said about... a subsidized airplane if Toronto was going to open the season in Vancouver????




f that
give it to portland.

[Eastend]

March 19 is the weekend at the end of March break....gonna be an expensive road trip.

[__wowza]

i posted this up in the away trip section:

Deluxe 2 Queens - CAD 109.00 (https://booking.ihotelier.com/istay/istay.jsp?__utma=198422079.787974821.1290112838.12 90112838.1290112838.1&__utmb=198422079.1.10.1290112838&__utmc=198422079&__utmz=198422079.1290112838.1.1.utmcsr%3Dgoogle%7C utmccn%3D%28organic%29%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic%7Cutmctr %3Dempire+fields+hotels&CAKEPHP=7eb2905eaa3054d3099e4bf77f89f719&HotelID=13586&LanguageID=1&DateIn=04%2F18%2F2011&Length=1)
$698.47 >> approximate flight there and back + tax.
youre looking at a little over $800.

i'm sure a deal can be reached with both the hotel close to empire field and AC to get us there. mix that in with an appeal for funds from either club to get us up there and you got yourself a trip.

i can easily see this going down to anywhere under $600 per person.

[Suds]

Oh, please let me have meeting in BC that week!

[Parkdale]

guys.... let's give the travel team a few days to get their stuff worked out before we all call our travel agents.

[Suds]

Has anyone been in Vancouver for St. Patrick's Day before? How's the craic?

This has potential to be a good trip.

[tfcleeds]

Was planning on possibly going to New Orleans that weekend too - now I've got a major decision to make!

[Parkdale]

This has potential to be a GREAT trip.

slight edit :)

[Brooker]

4 or 6 points... anything less would be uncivilized.

[Globetrotter]

I predict very large TFC fan rage if we don't get at least 4 points those first two games.

We blew goats vs Seattle, and barely escaped last year vs Philly.

[ilikemusic]

4 or 6 points... anything less would be uncivilized.

It has the potential to be a very embarrassing first week for TFC. :o

Glad to see them open in Vancouver though. The additions of Vancouver and Montreal should do wonders for tv ratings. Especially all Canadian match-ups on CBC.

[prizby]

anyone else see that the vancouver game is actually at home...and the portland game is away or am i losing it?

[Heathen]

anyone else see that the vancouver game is actually at home...and the portland game is away or am i losing it?

Vancouver game is in Van, they have home team first the way it's supposed to be

[Sopo]

Now we just need to fill in the other parts to the game... like a coach, and players to play on the day.

[WestStandGeoff]

Has anyone been in Vancouver for St. Patrick's Day before? How's the craic?

Not sure how good it is, as I don't do crack myself, but I'm sure you can get as much as you want down at Hastings and Main.

[Azerban]

what a dumb league this league is as dumb as possible literally 100% of the time

ok talk about stupid shit like our coach search or whatever or maybe even the subject of this thread i don't care

[deltox]

well at least the team could be in Vancouver for a few days before the game. that would be better for them than travelling to VAN mid season

[uncle p]

this league cannot be taken seriously!!! so their back end will be loaded with home fixtures? LOL.

its like near the end of the year and one team has three games in hand over another. What a joke!!!

[twistedchinaman]

KC's stadium isn't ready, that's why.

But why they didn't stay at that stickball stadium (like Philly did with Lincoln Financial Field, or what Vancouver's doing with Empire Field), puzzles me.

[Smokecell]

KC's stadium isn't ready, that's why.

But why they didn't stay at that stickball stadium (like Philly did with Lincoln Financial Field, or what Vancouver's doing with Empire Field), puzzles me.

Community America = 10k seats

New KC Stadium = 18,500 seats

Simple answer to the question...money talks, and with the rebrand i guess they want out with the old. It does make sense

[uncle p]

Exactly, if their stadium isnt ready than they should keep playing at their current home or make other arrangements.

this is MLS though, its completly possible they just mucked it right up and actually planned it like this HAHAHA

[Azerban]

why stay at the shit stadium when the league will literally make a mockery of its scheduling process for you so you can play every game at your new stadium, and you get to stay at home for three straight months at the same time

[uncle p]

Community America = 10k seats

New KC Stadium = 18,500 seats

Simple answer to the question...money talks, and with the rebrand i guess they want out with the old. It does make sense

yeah if your KC, or the league for that matter. Its little things like this that give people the impression MLS is a Mickey Mouse league.

[Super Cereal]

Hard to take MLS seriously with stupid shit like that.

And everyone playing the attendance card, after the home opener the attendance will go back to being abysmal.

[Technorgasm]

save your pennies kids !!
away team. . . please let me know if I can help in any way


(http://redpatchboys.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=25184)

[Chevy]

wow...

now what was that Paul B said about... a subsidized airplane if Toronto was going to open the season in Vancouver????




Here it is! I suggest we start the shuttle runs January 1st.

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/22/Terrafugia_Takeoff.jpg

[Alixir]

I might just have to join you guys on this road trip!! (and leave the wife to tend the young!)

[Huyton]

Of the four seasons we've played so far, we have opened on the road every year, and finished the season on the road 3 times.

I think it would be fair of MLS that if you open on the road, you should close at home.

Of those 8 games we've won 2, drawn 1 and lost 5 8 goals for, 19 goals against.

April 7, 2007 Chivas USA 2 – 0 Toronto FC
October 20, 2007 Toronto FC 2 – 2 New England Revolution

March 29, 2008 Columbus Crew 2 – 0 Toronto FC
October 25, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2 – 0 Toronto FC

March 21, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2 – 3 Toronto FC
October 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 5 – 0 Toronto FC

March 27, 2010 Columbus Crew 2 – 0 Toronto FC
October 23, 2010 DC United 2 – 3 Toronto FC

[denime]

save your pennies kids !!
away team. . . please let me know if I can help in any way



YES You can help by letting the away trip team do their job !!

[Redpunkfiddle]

YES You can help by letting the away trip team do their job !!

DB-k5r1XjWI

[TFCin110]

I wonder why MLS does not do a system similar to other leagues where you alternate each week home and away.....geography maybe? It would be more fair that way...

[ensco]

I am kind of surprised that Vancouver's opener is not Seattle or Portland.

[Suds]

I wonder why MLS does not do a system similar to other leagues where you alternate each week home and away.....geography maybe? It would be more fair that way...

Many factors. Geography, tv time slots, shared facilities, etc.

[Stryker]

YES You can help by letting the away trip team do their job !!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4XzToUtlpwg/TG9G-wVeM8I/AAAAAAAAAHA/cMvliK2rqwE/s1600/how_rude.jpg

[TFCin110]

DB-k5r1XjWI

LOL....i've been playing this off and on for the last 2 hrs and laughing my ass off!!!

[Heart of Stone]

Canucks host the Coyotes on March 18th, 7:00pm...

[Keystone FC]

WOW!
AT VANCOUVER!
Our Bastards in the West are still in shock over this one.
I was going to go to Charleston, SC again this year but seeing as how the Charlie Cup ends on the 12th and then we're in Vancouver on the 19th I am in NO WAY able to go to both...so...it's VANCOUVER for me this year.