New Wall of Honour.

[MKR]

so i saw there's a new wall of honour. well sort of.

Ronnie Obrien and Jermaine Defore are on it.

LOL.

[OgtheDim]

Apparently, they are there for being All Stars that season.

[Jpexxx]

Yup. From what I can tell the side on the left will be for official MLS awards such as Gio's MVP and the Eastern Conference Championship, while the other side will be any All Star Appearances and i'm assuming anything else of that nature.

[Jpexxx]

Where is it and do you have a picture of it? Passed BMO last night and saw nothing

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=618218525038602&set=a.118791411647985.1073741828.100005513803825&type=3&theater

This work?

[Oldtimer]

Yup. From what I can tell the side on the left will be for official MLS awards such as Gio's MVP and the Eastern Conference Championship, while the other side will be any All Star Appearances and i'm assuming anything else of that nature.

Sort of, but not quite. The left side is "iconic TFC moments, the right is MLS honours."

This makes much more sense than the original wall, which just reflected Mo Johnston and how he treated things.

Personally I like it a lot, and it makes a lot of sense. Yes, it means Defoe is up there, but he did win MLS honours.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C57W4fbWYAEhgZu.jpg

[Adamo23]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=618218525038602&set=a.118791411647985.1073741828.100005513803825&type=3&theater

This work?

Fill the gap in the south with banners instead. Although the wind in the gap may blow the banner constantly

[MKR]

Apparently, they are there for being All Stars that season.

who thought this was a good idea?

some all star spots are purely trivial and shouldn't be interpreted as anything more. I mean Ronnie Obrien's all star appearance is a perfect example of how being named to an allstar team doesn't mean squat. 13 games, 0 goals. Maybe when his name came up, team FO should have had the common sense to scrap the idea of making plaques for meaningless blips in team history.

I wonder if this will trickle down to other MLSE teams. Looking forward to seeing the Leo Komarov banner at the ACC.

[ryan]

who thought this was a good idea?

some all star spots are purely trivial and shouldn't be interpreted as anything more. I mean Ronnie Obrien's all star appearance is a perfect example of how being named to an allstar team doesn't mean squat. 13 games, 0 goals. Maybe when his name came up, team FO should have had the common sense to scrap the idea of making plaques for meaningless blips in team history.

I wonder if this will trickle down to other MLSE teams. Looking forward to seeing the Leo Komarov banner at the ACC.


It does cheapen the idea to include All Stars but I imagine the league FO had some input on what we ultimately did with this. They want their shitty ASG respected and in the eyes of fans I'm sure.

[OgtheDim]

Is that Manning in the Toque?

[Jpexxx]

I see now that in the MLS Honours section is has All Star appearances (signified by stars) as well as MLS Best 11 awards signified by a XI

[Smokecell]

Is that Manning in the Toque?

Him or Patrick Stewart :lol:


As for the wall, it looks a bit weird and seems poorly executed. Perhaps all the All Stars should have been on one plaque? Perhaps Conference/MLS Championships should be separate from Iconic Moments. That, or iconic moments didn't include MVPs/ROYs.

overall doesn't seem thoroughly thought through. There's a tongue twister for you.

[OgtheDim]

Maurice Edu Iconic Moment


We Sold him to Rangers

We Bought some Grass

We Spent the next few years binging on Doritos :stogey:

(well it kinda seemed like that's what we did)

[Amir FC]

I'm not too crazy about this wall. Why is it outside? I would rather see it inside with nice lightning at North or South side.

[Brandino88]

What i want to know is what happened to the big drum

[C.Ronaldo]

theres not much space, are they anticipating a shitty future

theres no reason for ronnie or defoe to be up there.....ronnie over guevera is pure silly

[OgtheDim]

What i want to know is what happened to the big drum

In storage with the bus.

[Areathrasher]

The Gilberto Defoe free kick kerfuffle deserves it's own iconic moment plaque

[__wowza]

:flare::flare:NEEDS MORE FUAD. :flare::flare:

[sully]

Cringe worthy. Defoe on a wall of honour ffs

[Red CB Toronto]

They got Ronnie O'Brien's number wrong, he wore #5 not #7 as indicated.

[Richard]

Cringe worthy. Defoe on a wall of honour ffs

Next thing you know Mr. Short Pants will somehow get on there. :facepalm:

[OgtheDim]

One does wonder if NYCFC would put into a hall of honour Frank Lampard's first MLS All star game.

[ensco]

I am fine with Defoe. He came for the money, but who doesn't? He scored some beautiful goals.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yv7_VId0s8

A lot of DPs are bigger busts than he was.

[TheGoodson]

I like the wall, I just think putting players who have been to the All Star game a bit munch...

[MKR]

They got Ronnie O'Brien's number wrong, he wore #5 not #7 as indicated.

LOLOLOLOL!!!! that's says it all.

[Oldtimer]

:flare::flare:NEEDS MORE FUAD. :flare::flare:

:lol: I think while we're at it, Miguel (Maycoll) Canizalez deserves an "iconic moment" spot for being the one to end the record-smashing year 1 goal-less streak (Maycoll is still playing in the fourth division in Germany, FWIW). :p

[Phil]

They got Ronnie O'Brien's number wrong, he wore #5 not #7 as indicated.

I can confirm my first year jersey indicates he was number 5. sigh

[TFC Tifoso]

Did Ronnie perhaps wear #7 at the ASG??

[Phil]

Did Ronnie perhaps wear #7 at the ASG??

I dont think he actually played the all star game due to injury from the friendly but I could be wrong. I think he wore 7 with san jose?

[TFC Tifoso]

I dont think he actually played the all star game due to injury from the friendly but I could be wrong. I think he wore 7 with san jose?

I think he did play in it....tried googling some pics, but can't see a number clearly.....but you can see the TFC crest on his shirt.....looks like he wore #6 at one of the ASGs he played in though.....

[Red CB Toronto]

I think he did play in it....tried googling some pics, but can't see a number clearly.....but you can see the TFC crest on his shirt.....looks like he wore #6 at one of the ASGs he played in though.....

Yes, he started at the 2007 All-Star game and wore 5 as he did all season long with the Reds. Found a pic on Gettyimages where you can see #5 on his short. To confirm what Phil mentioned, he did wear #7 in 2008 for San Jose after they selected him in the expansion draft.

[TFC Tifoso]

Yes, he started at the 2007 All-Star game and wore 5 as he did all season long with the Reds. Found a pic on Gettyimages where you can see #5 on his short. To confirm what Phil mentioned, he did wear #7 in 2008 for San Jose after they selected him in the expansion draft.

got it.....so in other words, to confirm.....epic Wall of Honour fail....

[Phil]

I think he did play in it....tried googling some pics, but can't see a number clearly.....but you can see the TFC crest on his shirt.....looks like he wore #6 at one of the ASGs he played in though.....

The other players held their numbers on the wall. Anyhow, TFC has been notified and investigating it.

[JayMolly]

:lol: I think while we're at it, Miguel (Maycoll) Canizalez deserves an "iconic moment" spot for being the one to end the record-smashing year 1 goal-less streak (Maycoll is still playing in the fourth division in Germany, FWIW). :p

We agree.
He was the first Canadian to score a league goal at BMO field.
. . .against Columbus on September 22, 2007.

[jimiv]

The Gilberto Defoe free kick kerfuffle deserves it's own iconic moment plaque

along with the Dero cheque signing...

[Auzzy]

Next thing you know Mr. Short Pants will somehow get on there. :facepalm:

That "Up yours" was a pretty iconic moment....

Also I'm missing the "best Gatorade jug toss" moment.

[Gringo Starr]

Metros-Croatia makes no sense for a TFC wall

[Inklink]

WTF, where is Laurent Robert???

[LALAproductions]

I totally agree, we need to fill that Gap, it looks bad on TV

[Cashcleaner]

I know that online the most popular thing seems to be naysaying everything new, but I gotta admit, some of these honours are kinda dumb. When I think of great TFC club and player moments, I think of the inaugural season, Dichio's goal, Jim Brennan as first Captain, The Miracle in Montreal, DeRo, and the combination of Gio, Bradley, Altidore and last year's playoff run. Metros-Croatia makes no sense to me and putting Defoe up suggests the club is again completely out of touch with what the fans feel and think. I know I couldn't care less about his All-Star selection. And yeah, can't say I ever remember O'Brien wearing #7 on the back of a TFC shirt.

[greatwhitenorf]

That entire wall structure is a joke - at both ends. What's it made from? Leftover pieces of vinyl siding from Habitat For Humanity?

It should include the name(s) of the fan(s) who nailed that poser Eddie Johnson with well-tossed beers after he scored the first ever goal at BMO Field.

[Huyton]

Anyone know what happened to the Supporters Wall?

[Section_105]

O'Brien was #5, Andy Welsh (who ahem should also be on the wall....) was number 7.

This wall was made by someone who doesn't understand TFC history at all. Putting up the All Stars and Metro-croatia was just an attempt to get as much up as possible. Thankfully it looks like a temporary thing that is easily changed.


If the metro-croatia inclusion was to continue to justify the blue and white kit as celebrating Toronto's Footy history instead of what it is, an attempt to appease BMO with their corporate hue, then I would be incredibly upset if I was a Metro-Croatia supporter (and I'm already pissed as a TFC fan that we are trying to co-opt the history of another group. Lets not be the White caps or Limp'act here)