Yep, I was back home for a few days and drove by on the Gardiner and saw them. Man, what a great view!
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Yep, I was back home for a few days and drove by on the Gardiner and saw them. Man, what a great view!
I asked to follow them but they rejected me :(
I'm wondering how long they need the lights on it to let it grow. It's less than a month until the home opener, so I'm assuming it's soon.
Manning has already said they're putting one in next year.
I'm actually surprised that article didn't mention it.
So ... our first home game is in a month, I assume they must be preparing the pitch already.
Anyone got any info about what the process is? Or about what they did with the grass over the winter?
I'm surprised we haven't seen any player interviews about the pitch. Does that mean they don't like it?
This should now, in theory, be one of, if not the, best fields in the league. Can't wait to see it tonight.
Heggie says in the video that they replaced all that stuff in the off-season to prepare for this, presumably by burying it deeper.
It's probably somewhere between real grass and turf in that sense.
Let's hope this works.
Welcome, hybrid.
According to the TFC II website, some of the games are listed as being at Downsview, while others are still apparently TBD. But nowhere does it mention BMO Field:
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Well, as I said, if I'm wrong I'll eat my words, but I'd be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
Again, if he did quit, I truly don't blame him, and I even think he deserves some compensation. It is beyond the pale the type of abuse that got thrown at him over a job so mundane as growing grass....
I could see them all quitting.
The amount of abuse they take is ridiculous.
Yes ... anyone who thinks winters in Columbus or Philadelphia are as harsh as in Toronto needs to brush up on their geography.
I think the groundscrew do their absolute best given the...
Okay, then yes, that's dumb. These games should be at the Dome, no question.
Every year when this debate comes up I remember people on this board and articles in the paper saying that RC can no longer be in football config. because of the renos.
Now, if you're right –...
Also, it also needs somewhere to slide out to, which is probably not possible around BMO.
I could be wrong with these, but as far as I know:
- A modular system would have to be incorporated into the original design of the stadium. It would be almost impossible (or too expensive) to add...
The state of the pitch right now has nothing to do with the Argos. It has everything to do with the fact it's Feb. in Toronto.
When the pitch looked like crap last year in Sep/Oct ... THAT was the...
Well it's either that or a frozen pitch.
Which is better?
But really, what can they do? You can't get water from a stone and you can't grow grass in Toronto in February.
Crashing out of the CCL will actually be better for the pitch as they try to keep...
Yes , but it's already being addressed.
So now it's kind of just whining.
They're putting in the hybrid next year so (presumably) none of this will matter anymore.
Seba should know this by now, so I'm not sure why he's still complaining.