Opening of the MLS Reserve League for the Reds this Sunday morning at Downsview Park

[Red CB Toronto]

The MLS Reserve League has returned to action in 2011 and the season opens for the Reds this Sunday morning at Downsview Park when they take on the visiting DC United. Kickoff is at 11 am. It would be great to get a good group of supporters out to cheer on a home side that will include a lot of the youngsters including Omphroy, Gold, Plata, Stinson etc.

http://www.downsviewpark.ca/eng/contact_us.shtml#map

[cincy]

How much are tickets for this ???

[Red CB Toronto]

How much are tickets for this ???

free, zero ... its in a park where you can enjoy the Reds up close and personal.

[ManUtd4ever]

This sounds like fun, and it's close to home...

[Ageroo]

I am out Saturday night in the city after the TFC match for a friend's birthday....if I am not too hung over I plan on attending.

[jazzy]

hopefully no family commitments.........and no rain..argh........this closer also to my new, old lol home,.....it's a big park wonder which is the best access?

[Lennon]

This sounds like fun, and it's close to home...

+1, I'm right by downsview !
Are all the reserve games going to be there?

[Red CB Toronto]

+1, I'm right by downsview !
Are all the reserve games going to be there?

I do not know, I assume the one against Columbus next week will be at BMO as it is right after the first team.

[Walms]

I'm their!!!!

[Kaz]

if it rains are they going to use the indoor pitch? they have there? anyone know? There is one there in a worse case. I may try to make it for the Reserve game either way.

[Klinsmann]

I'm going to come out and see this game too

[prizby]

guesses on the starting line up?

------------Kocic---------------
Omphroy-Henry-Williams-Morgan
-----------Cordon--------------
------Sturgis-----Stinson-------
Soolsma---Makubuya----?(Aleman?)

[Red CB Toronto]

guesses on the starting line up?

------------Kocic---------------
Omphroy-Henry-Williams-Morgan
-----------Cordon--------------
------Sturgis-----Stinson-------
Soolsma---Makubuya----?(Aleman?)

Aleman would be a good choice for some action, calling up academy kids for reserve games is a great thing to do, actually it has been quite common across the league this season.

If anyone can not attend, I will be posting updates for fellow RPBs and anyone else that cares through twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/thesportingway

[ryan]

Aleman might be in Mexico for the upcoming U17 friendlies.

http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=4752

[Ossington Mental Youth]

isnt cordon an AM?

[prizby]

isnt cordon an AM?

i thought so too...i thought he might turn into a DeRo, but Winter had him playing in JDG's role on Wednesday when he came on and he looks so good on the ball in that position..can't wait until he gets more experienced and a bit more stronger


good spot on aleman going to u17's ryan...not sure who would honestly play that winger spot...i think Makubuya is suited for that winger spot, but we don't even have a striker...maybe Allando Matheson...he was called up before right?

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Thought Matheson left, was never terribly impressed by him

[Red CB Toronto]

Thought Matheson left, was never terribly impressed by him

Matheson attended a prep school this year and has a scholarship to UConn next year to play for the Huskies.

[Red CB Toronto]

It will be interesting to see if Richard gets a run out in the game since he just arrived in Toronto last night.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

id be willing to bet he plays in todays game for at least 15 mins

[Broadview]

interesting. I might bring my dog!

[Red CB Toronto]

interesting. I might bring my dog!

That will be fine, quite acceptable.

[prizby]

interesting. I might bring my dog!

so we can have another incident of a dog running onto the pitch and the owner going on the retrieve it :P

[Red CB Toronto]

It is also quite a narrow field, which should effect the tactics each play employs.

[prizby]

so with Cordon starting i guess he ain't going be playing tomorrow...Cordon is playing the AM this time...interesting

[prizby]

------------------Kocic-----------------
Omphroy-Henry-Williams-Morgan
------------------Gold------------------
-----Stinson-------------Sturgis-----
Soolsma-----Makubuya-------Plata?

[TFC John]

Looks like this game just got canceled due to a blizzard.

[rocker]

Looks like this game just got canceled due to a blizzard.

there's snow up there? this april is the shittiest april for gameday weather I've experienced in 5 seasons. march sucked too.

[jazzy]

been driving round for days lol, can't find shit,...better directions , ent etc, would help, .......good luck anyone not driving???...........maybr they went inside who knows???? Too bad really lookin forward to this....after last night......cheers

[Klinsmann]

Ya the game got called to due a flash blizzard/hail storm there. It was like a summer day when I left my house, I got to the field about 10 mins before kickoff. The players from both teams were warming up on the pitch. All of sudden the storm came in and it was crazy. They called the game and both teams boarded the buses and left.

I was really looking forward to catching this game, since I missed last nights game.

[Torontotonto]

Went to the match, refs cancelled it after 15 minutes of snow. You would have thought it was the dead of winter for a while this morning at Downsview.
To top it off we went to the flea market for 10 minutes and came out to find our car blocked in front & back...Urrrrr

[flamehawk]

What a shame. Arrived only to find out the game was cancelled.

Ended up walking around the Hanger, and saw Onstad sitting there with the rest of the DC Reserves.

To make matters worse, the weather cleared up after an hour...

[cincy]

Just for future reference, were they supposed to play behind the hangar ? Those were the only fields I could find, but at 11:15 there was no one to be found anywhere?

Thanks..

[Red CB Toronto]

Just for future reference, were they supposed to play behind the hangar ? Those were the only fields I could find, but at 11:15 there was no one to be found anywhere?

Thanks..

Yes, those were the fields it was suppose to be played on.

[Rocket Robin]

http://22066.vws.magma.ca/reports11/11tfc197.htm

Here's some pictures of the snow falling during the team warm ups.