Campaign: Bring Back The Blizzard on July 1

[Blizzard]

A campaign (albeit in its embryonic stage) has been started by myself, a magazine publisher, an insurrectionist and a print reporter to convince the esteemed Paul Beirne and TFC to wear Toronto Blizzard uniforms for the July 1st Canada Cup match versus the Vancouver Whitecaps.

We have already received approval and encouragement from Joe Parolini, the owner of the Toronto Blizzard trademark so now we need your support from the grassroots level!

I am hoping that we can also add the Blizzard alumni to the event in order to honour the club that existed from 1979 to 1993.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto...ard_%28NASL%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto...281986-1993%29

Thanks for your support!

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[MisterMacphisto]

I think this would be really, REALLY cool. I bet there are a lot of fans who are not even aware of Toronto's soccer history. This would be an amazing homage in my opinion. Idea has my 100% support!

[justin]

neat idea, i think that'd be cool. do you have any photos of the old blizzard strip?

[Cambridge_Red]

Yeah.... I'm sure the MLS would love that idea..

It would be great I agree, but I highly doubt it will happen. Maybe a Blizzard style uniform could work. (I would buy one)

[justin]

Yeah.... I'm sure the MLS would love that idea..

It would be great I agree, but I highly doubt it will happen. Maybe a Blizzard style uniform could work. (I would buy one)

^its not an MLS game, its the canada cup match against vancouver

[MisterMacphisto]

Yeah.... I'm sure the MLS would love that idea..

It would be great I agree, but I highly doubt it will happen. Maybe a Blizzard style uniform could work. (I would buy one)

I think MLS would (or at least should) love it. I think it would get some more good PR for the game. Maybe Vancouver could go old school for the game too:



Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.

[Keyman]

This would be an awesome idea. I'll post this on my site. Is there anything else I can do?

[olegunnar]

Why is it a good idea?

Different team. Different league. Different owners. What's the reason for changing our kit for a day?

Maybe for the NBA finals game tonight the Lakers could wear Sparks jerseys! You know same sport, same city?

[Jack]

I'll bring it up at the meeting on Thursday.

[TFC OZZ]

That's a cool idea.

[olegunnar]

Maybe next year in the NFL the Eagles could wear Stars jerseys for a game. You know the USFL team that folded?

That would be the same as TFC wearing a Blizzard kit.

Honestly...besides "cool" which is debateable, what would be the reasons for wearing another team's kit?

[Jack]

Maybe next year in the NFL the Eagles could wear Stars jerseys for a game. You know the USFL team that folded?

That would be the same as TFC wearing a Blizzard kit.

Honestly...besides "cool" which is debateable, what would be the reasons for wearing another team's kit?

It's just a nod to the history of the sport in Toronto.

I'm not as enthusiastic about the idea as some, but I think anything that helps to establish more tradition in Toronto around this sport is a good thing. Blizzard was one of the names seriously considered for TFC, right?

Sounders kept their name because of the tradition behind it.

[olegunnar]

It's just a nod to the history of the sport in Toronto.

I'm not as enthusiastic about the idea as some, but I think anything that helps to establish more tradition in Toronto around this sport is a good thing. Blizzard was one of the names seriously considered for TFC, right?

Sounders kept their name because of the tradition behind it.

Fair enough.
My intital reaction was that it's a weird idea, and one that will never fly, and since there were only "that's cool" replies I thought I'd ask if there was a more tangible reason.

[Flipityflu]

i think this is a cool idea...for next season. how exactly are all the retro jerseys and stuff supposed to be produced in less than a month? of course, there aren't many details here, but that would be my first question.

[CoachGT]

The Blizzard wore a red kit - I just bought one and it looks pretty cool.

[MisterMacphisto]

Why is it a good idea?

Different team. Different league. Different owners. What's the reason for changing our kit for a day?

Maybe for the NBA finals game tonight the Lakers could wear Sparks jerseys! You know same sport, same city?

NBA analogy is not the same in my opinion

This isn't an MLS game. We're playing in a new tournament against fellow Canadian teams... Vancouver Whitecaps being an old NASL team as well. There is an aspect of soccer history in Toronto that probably a lot of fans don't know about. BMO field is pretty much on on the spot where the Blizzard used to play.

Its not a perfect scenario, but it would be a really neat homage to Toronto's soccer past and a historic event at BMO to be playing fellow Canadian teams. Those who forget their history...

[ExiledRed]

We're not the Blizzard, though.

We're not the evolution of the Blizzard either.

I do not want to see my team in a different teams colours on any day of the year, period.

[ExiledRed]

Im more interested in a campaign to Bring Back, BringBackTheBlizzard

[olegunnar]

NBA analogy is not the same in my opinion

This isn't an MLS game. We're playing in a new tournament against fellow Canadian teams... Vancouver Whitecaps being an old NASL team as well. There is an aspect of soccer history in Toronto that probably a lot of fans don't know about. BMO field is pretty much on on the spot where the Blizzard used to play.

Its not a perfect scenario, but it would be a really neat homage to Toronto's soccer past and a historic event at BMO to be playing fellow Canadian teams. Those who forget their history...

Nice post.

My take is this:
The Canada cup or whatever it's called is a showcase for the sport in Canada.
Why would we as TFC supporters, and why would the FO want to miss this opportunity to fully showcase our team to the country by wearing a different team's kit?
I think the Canada Cup is an opportunity to grow the game and the clubs but by blurring the lines between reality and nostalgia I think we'd be wasting the opportunity.

Maybe in 10 years when more than 60,000 people a week watching TFC broadcasts, it'll be a "cool idea" to mess with our branding, but right now I think it's far too soon.

[Jack]

You make a good point olegunner.

[Flipityflu]

Im more interested in a campaign to Bring Back, BringBackTheBlizzard

maybe we should all wear BBTB masks on July 1st?

[stugautz]

Maybe next year in the NFL the Eagles could wear Stars jerseys for a game. You know the USFL team that folded?

That would be the same as TFC wearing a Blizzard kit.

Honestly...besides "cool" which is debateable, what would be the reasons for wearing another team's kit?

You mean jerseys like this?

[Captain Croatia]

get the Blizzard strip instead of our current grey-ulgy-as-hell away strip.

[RedRum]

Wicked... I'd get to break out my Blizzard scarf.

[Blizzard]

Fair enough.
My intital reaction was that it's a weird idea, and one that will never fly, and since there were only "that's cool" replies I thought I'd ask if there was a more tangible reason.

... and let's not forget the San Jose Earthquakes.

Olegunner, remember, this would be a one off thing and appropriate on an occasion such as this because we would be playing the Whitecaps, another name from the old days and remember, it's the Canada Cup, not a league match.

Plus it's Canada Day.

It's the perfect time to honour the past. The Blizzard played here for 15 years afterall.

[Blizzard]

i think this is a cool idea...for next season. how exactly are all the retro jerseys and stuff supposed to be produced in less than a month? of course, there aren't many details here, but that would be my first question.

Damned reality! It's always getting in the way!

Worse comes to worst. Buy from TOFFS. I prefer the white. They also do Montreal and Vancouver.
http://www.toffs.com/icat/vancouver
http://www.toffs.com/invt/5009 (truly awful Montreal shirt)

[Super]

I think it's a neat and cute idea, but I'm not in support of it myself. I'm not a Blizzard supporter, I'm a TFC supporter. I want to see TFC play in its own colours, and not that of some other team. Also, why associate ourselves with a past full of football failures in this city (as much as I understand it was more the league that failed than the Blizzard).

[TFC07]

I support this even though I was too young to remember about Toronto Blizzard.

[ensco]

I loved the Blizzard - I went to a bunch of their games.

I like this idea, but it should be saved for a friendly.

[Detroit_TFC]

What about a special Blizzard strip with a TFC crest on it? Special commemorative strips are fairly common aren't they?