If it could be against Vancouver, I'd agree. I'd also suggest Vancouver wear a vintage style strip for that match.Originally Posted by ensco
That said, I think this is a great opportunity as it is non-league and it is on Canada Day and that, for me, is the best reason to go for it now.
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As a Blizzard fan who went to most of there games with my Dad, I love this idea & hope it happens.If it could be against Vancouver, I'd agree. I'd also suggest Vancouver wear a vintage style strip for that match.
That said, I think this is a great opportunity as it is non-league and it is on Canada Day and that, for me, is the best reason to go for it now.
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It's a nice idea. I don't know if it has been done in North America.
Hey, send us a picture of you in your Detroit Cougars uniform!
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LOL, wow that's, ahem, very attractive. The 70s and 80s - not the golden age of kit design.It's a nice idea. I don't know if it has been done in North America.
Hey, send us a picture of you in your Detroit Cougars uniform!
Ok, Lions, Tigers, Cougars... if we got a lacrosse team it could be the Detroit Domestic Shorthairs. Roar!
Correction: Cougars played in 1968. Blame it on the 60s.
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I miss him.
Why did he stop posting?
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I agree.
The Toronto Maple Leafs wore the St Pats uniforms once for a special anniversary. This could be the same thing.
I for one support this idea. As a suffering soccer fan in this city for many years, I would like to see people reminded of the history we have.
Not to mention, this would be even more appropriate considering it will be for a Canada Cup game as opposed to an MLS match.
To be perfectly honest im not really a fan of this idea.
I agree with those who have reservations about this idea. I think this idea might have more resonance if TFC had been around a lot longer. A second year team wearing throwback kits just seems a little cheesy.
As has been pointed out above, there’s no straight line between TFC and the Blizzard.
A tip of the hat to our soccer culture, we could even do a Toronto City Jersey for the Mtl game.
It's good to recognize the past history of our great sport in T.O.
One of the better & more original ideas posted here, kudo's
I wouldn't call it a throwback jersey as much as paying homage to those who suffered supporting soccer in this city for so many years.
In fact...it's a good way to remind people of the HUGE gap between the Blizzard years and life with Toronto FC.
Lets not over do it. People choosing to support their favourite sport is not suffering.
The Raptors actually wore an old school Toronto Huskies uniform for a game to celebrate the history of pro hoops in the city.
Fair comment. Of course there is no direct lineage between the current Whitecaps and the old Whitecaps either they disappearing after declaring bankruptcy just prior to the demise of the NASL. It wasn't until 2001 that the new ownership purchase the name "Whitecaps" from the former owner.
The important thing is that one is the successor to the other. As I said elsewhere, the current team is the current torch bearer.
I don't think there's anything wrong with honouring the past especially in a match against another team with a historic name and expecially on Canada Day, IMO anyway.
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Pics of the Toffs shirts - I'm not the best model for them!
that's what i thought this was about when i saw the thread title.
what about this idea??
who will champion this cause?
I know it's not an MLS game, but we're an MLS team, I'm sure that counts for something?!??!??
It's not that I don't support the idea, I just think having "BLIZZARD" on the front Mis-represents our team. I would fully support a Blizzard style Jersey with Toronto FC on it. Let's live in the now and remember our past.
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get the Blizzard strip instead of our current grey-ulgy-as-hell away strip.
they grey ones are better the the old plain red shirts... we need a design the jersey contest, and forward the winning design to adidas who have no clue,
all their jerseys look alike...........Yes briong back the retro Blizzard jersey, just for one match.
Wow! Good to see those shirts on a real live human being!!!Pics of the Toffs shirts - I'm not the best model for them!
Thanks for going to the trouble.
It does confirm what I always felt, that the white shirt with the red and blue shoulders is better than the red.
That Whitecaps shirt looks very sharp too btw.
cheers
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I thought that too. I don't know the reasons - if there are any. I nominate you to look into the matter and get back to us with a course of action
A very creative idea, perhaps as a third or special occasion jersey, but it must have the TFC crest and not the Blizzard one. Even though it is not a MLS sanctioned match v Vancouver it is a competitive match being played by TFC.
IMO
Excellent thought on doing something special for Canada day, well done.
I really don't like this idea. We should be carving a new rivalry not bring a dead one back. I don't even want to see a throwback jersey. Toronto FC should only wear Toronto FC kits
Don't like this idea either. I'm sure the Blizzard were a nice team but they are not TFC....not even remotely related.
To be perfectly honest im not really a fan of this idea.
oh well thanks for sharing....I feel enlightened by your post.....Well I would say a nice tribute to the old blizzard should be during a time of significance, like an anniversary...
They are the first professional soccer team from the toronto area I think and we are the current edition of that so I would be all for it....especially for a Canada Cup game.....but lets do it during an anniversary of their inception or something....
My 2 cents
I've yet to see a post explaining why this is half way decent idea....Different leagues, different teams and by far different support, last time I checked there was no Old Man Winter kicking balls into the crowd at BMO.
Yeah they were a part of Toronto's football history but it has fuck all to do with TFC and the MLS. What's next, a match where they wear the Metro Croatia kits?
I have no fond memories of them, watching that ball bounce all over the fucking concrete grass was painful.
i own torontoblizzard.ca
QFT...
Not even close.
In 1877 The Dominion Football Association was created...the first national FA outside of the British isles.
The National Soccer league was founded in the 1920s.
There was a pro league in BC that started in 1910.
A team from Galt won the Gold Medal for Canada at the 1904 Olympic games.
Toronto Scottish won the North American Club Championship in 1933 beating a team from St Louis at Soldier Field.
There's a lot of soccer history in Canada...it doesn't begin and end with the Blizzard who didn't come around until 1968. There's 90 years of history of soccer in Canada before the Blizzard.
I dont really understand what this has to do with TFC, two totally different teams, and to be honest, i think your planning screwed this idea from the start, if you would have brought this up earlier when they released the dates, there might be a shot in the dark thatd it happen, but we are now a month away from the game, there is not the time to get the rights, get the ok from the right people, design, produce the shirts. personally i cant see this happening, maybe a armband with the blizzards chrest, or something of the likes, thats realistic in my mind with the time frame.
Sorry but this is a terrible idea.
We are TFC..NOT the Blizzard. We support TFC.
They should NOT wear another jersey of another team, from a different league or a different era.
Bad idea all round.
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