denime
07-25-2008, 06:14 AM
Getting into soccer specifics
TORONTO -- To begin, I would like to point out that my credibility as a soccer blogger went up exponentially on Thursday after me and a collection of other media members raised the Media Cup at BMO Field.
In the final we defeated a team that included Sportsnet's own Craig Forrest and some part-time player called Steve Nash.
In all seriousness, Nash is an unbelievable talent, but more so a great ambassador for the game in Canada. Commissioner Don Garber is keen to get the NBA player on board in some capacity, (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080724.MSLEXPANSION24/TPStory/Sports) which hopefully means a franchise in Vancouver at some point.
The premise for the media game was really a clever way to assemble the local and traveling media in the city for a presentation of FieldTurf, the surface of choice at BMO Field.
Now, I understand their enthusiasm for the product, but during the entire 20-minute presentation I got the feeling the marketing reps were trying to convince the assembled group that FieldTurf is 'actually really good.'
Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2008/07/24/johnston_getting_into_soccer_specifics/)
TORONTO -- To begin, I would like to point out that my credibility as a soccer blogger went up exponentially on Thursday after me and a collection of other media members raised the Media Cup at BMO Field.
In the final we defeated a team that included Sportsnet's own Craig Forrest and some part-time player called Steve Nash.
In all seriousness, Nash is an unbelievable talent, but more so a great ambassador for the game in Canada. Commissioner Don Garber is keen to get the NBA player on board in some capacity, (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080724.MSLEXPANSION24/TPStory/Sports) which hopefully means a franchise in Vancouver at some point.
The premise for the media game was really a clever way to assemble the local and traveling media in the city for a presentation of FieldTurf, the surface of choice at BMO Field.
Now, I understand their enthusiasm for the product, but during the entire 20-minute presentation I got the feeling the marketing reps were trying to convince the assembled group that FieldTurf is 'actually really good.'
Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2008/07/24/johnston_getting_into_soccer_specifics/)