Today’s News, Thursday , Mar.26

[denime]

Mornin'


TFC supporters gear up for Crew
PETER MALLETT

TORONTO — As an estimated 2,500 red-clad Toronto FC fans prepared themselves for Saturday's pilgrimage south for a Major League Soccer match against the Columbus Crew, the cities' two political leaders exchanged good-natured jabs.
"I didn't like Toronto FC last year, and I don't like them now," Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman said yesterday, while rededicating a street adjacent to 22,555-seat Crew Stadium as Champions Way in recognition of the team's 2008 MLS Cup victory.

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[Wagner]

Nice Quote Jack.
Next time can you please mention that we're taking buses, and they have names.
Ninjas on the Red Dragon
Pirates on the Revenge
Road Warriors on the "get me the hell out of columbus"

[jloome]

Morning Denime, thanks as usual!

Most pathetic Crew comment to date on their turnout, from a post this morning on BS:

"Umm, unless there were TFC fans disguised as Crew fans for last years home opener, I am pretty darn certain that the Crew had more fans in the stadium than Toronto. In terms of this Saturday, the Crew will have to have about 2000 fans to match Toronto's number, which I think is quite possible. Hell, I'll say I'm about 75% sure we can get that many! If you want to find out attendance numbers, just wait until after the game Saturday. You will find the answers you are looking for. If you want me to PM you this information, I'll gladly do so. Just me PM first and I'll PM you back"

[scooter]

great to see media whore jack in the news again

mornin d

[BuSaPuNk]

Morning D! Great words by Jack in that article. And it's true it will be our house!! Bring your singing voices to Columbus boys....it's going to be a loud one.

[TFCREDNWHITE]

Morning Denime, thanks as usual!

Most pathetic Crew comment to date on their turnout, from a post this morning on BS:

"Umm, unless there were TFC fans disguised as Crew fans for last years home opener, I am pretty darn certain that the Crew had more fans in the stadium than Toronto. In terms of this Saturday, the Crew will have to have about 2000 fans to match Toronto's number, which I think is quite possible. Hell, I'll say I'm about 75% sure we can get that many! If you want to find out attendance numbers, just wait until after the game Saturday. You will find the answers you are looking for. If you want me to PM you this information, I'll gladly do so. Just me PM first and I'll PM you back"

The guy doesn't even seem confident that they are going to get 2000 crew fans to the game!!??

HAHAHAHAHA LOL

[Workie]

BREAKING NEWS!

CowLumPASS fans Melt in the rain!

Crew Fans are also sad... somebody should do a telethon for them or something.

[keem-o-sabi]

coed woman

[Redcoe15]

"I didn't like Toronto FC last year, and I don't like them now," Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman said yesterday, while rededicating a street adjacent to 22,555-seat Crew Stadium as Champions Way in recognition of the team's 2008 MLS Cup victory.

Hey Mayor McCheese:

[drewski]

i wonder if he'll rededicate it Losers Way next year?

or does winning the wooden spoon still count as a "championship"?

[Oldtimer]

Two words that weren't spoken during Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber's media conference call on Tuesday afternoon were worth a thousand.
David Beckham.

When Garber addressed the media on a number of MLS topics for almost an hour- and-a-half, to coincide with the kickoff of the league's 2009 season this past weekend, the much-publicized, much-discussed English international wasn't even a thought.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/sports/...TGzIWp4gw.cspx

[rocker]

How about calling it... "13 Years To Win a Championship Way."

[TFCREDNWHITE]

How about "The Red and White brick road"

[TFCREDNWHITE]

Check the front page of www.mlsnet.com

http://web.mlsnet.com/index.jsp

Thats right columbus bitches!! Get ready!!!!!!

[bee dubya]

^ the league loves the fact that we're sending a large group of fans to Columbus again. They're pimping it on the site to inspire other supporters groups of other clubs to do the same thing. I'd love to see it happen too.

[S_D]

Yeah they need TFC fans to come to Columbus to help them meet their payroll

[flatpicker]

CBC cuts hit news, drama, sports, radio

cbc.ca






CBC English Services will cut up to 80 positions from its news divisions across the country as part of its efforts to make up a $171 million shortfall in 2009-10.
Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president of CBC's English Services, announced details of cutbacks to radio and television on Thursday in a speech to employees.
The cuts to programming will mean fewer episodes of many prime time television shows and cuts to entire programs on both Radio One and Radio 2.


CBC will also reduce spending on new children's programming and cancel the Living programs produced in each region.
In sports, there will be reductions or cutbacks in coverage of:

• International figure skating.
• CONCACAF Champions League soccer.
• World aquatics.
• Worth athletics.
• Skiing.

CBC will also drop its Blue Jays baseball telecasts.
On Wednesday, CBC president and CEO Hubert Lacroix announced that a total of 393 jobs would be taken out of English language services at the public broadcaster.
On Thursday, details were released to employees on where some of those cuts might fall.
About $14.4 million must come out of radio, leading to a reduction of 121 jobs, including 20 in Toronto.

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I'm not sure it's possible for CBC to cut back on it's Champions League coverage.
That would basically mean, "instead of just not showing it, we won't mention it either."

[rocker]

slight mistake by Peter Mallett in that article.. columbus did not win last week against Houston..

[TFCREDNWHITE]

slight mistake by Peter Mallett in that article.. columbus did not win last week against Houston..

I thought so!! I was just to lazy to check...