If so, i am looking forward to chanting:
"We don;t care about players!, We don;t care about Fans!, Toronto Football Club, we're in the wrong hands!"
It was so true last year, and continues to be true.
Any Plans on protesting Season Ticket Renewal scam?
If so, i am looking forward to chanting:
"We don;t care about players!, We don;t care about Fans!, Toronto Football Club, we're in the wrong hands!"
It was so true last year, and continues to be true.
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I'm planning to pay on the absolute last day.
Plus I will be dropping half of my tickets.
Plus I will no longer purchase any beer or food in the stadium. And no merchandise as well.
That's my protest.
I am going to call my rep and complain, with a request to pass on my concerns (I know it's not her fault!) and also make it clear that I might not renew, but am thinking about what to do. Then renew on the last day, just to piss them off.
In other words, I am a gutless whiner that will just bend over and take it up the ass (well, at least for my pair in the south end)...
We are the Angry Mob, we read the papers every day
We like who we like, we hate who we hate
But we're also easily swayed
I would love to make a huge banner that says MLS CUP OPT OUT FAIL.
TICKET INCREASE FAIL.. FOOTY QUALITY FAIL.
If i renew i would love this to be our get the message out game..
Because this game will be televised north america wide i would love it if there were banners and tifos all over with these kinds of messages..
The funny thing is it wouldn't surprise me if the MLS Cup looks like most of our recent home games where the seats are sold and no one shows up.Originally Posted by gtaguy
At this point, I'm hoping for a blizzard that day.
I will not be renewing (unless prices change which they won't) because I can no longer afford it and would be up for a protest. However, I think the multitudes will just take it as usual so I suspect the protest would be small. I have been here since day one but they have now lost me. Whether that matters I don't know.
cough pitch invasion
That too is another way of getting the message..
A half empty, 2/3 empty stadium would do, however by then MLSE wouldn't give a rats ass becuase they would already have the money for seasons seats and probably wouldn't give a shite..
I might do up a two stick.
Not in time for this Saturday though.
Not much time to plan, however we have to let those MLSE money grabbing scoundrels know how we feel this Saturday. Idea's anyone ?
walking away at the end of the season is my protest.
No, then they would just blame it on the weather. It would be much better to have a glorious day and an empty stadium that cannot be explained away.
This is unlikely though, because so many soccer mom packs will be sold to the final now that the kids etc will want to go along and the turn out will be respectable. Mlse are not stupid, they know this.
My worry about this team is long term. If fans on here who have been in from the start are not renewing their tickets, and prices keep going up, then where the hell is the supporter base going to be in 5 years? it will become highly corporate/family and hardly urban soccer fan at all, and then interest will eventually die and the team will be fucked. We'll become another team with a half empty stadium each week.
We are the Angry Mob, we read the papers every day
We like who we like, we hate who we hate
But we're also easily swayed
I wrote an article several years ago about what fans can do in situations like these. People often say "just don't buy a ticket". Problem is, in a lot of cases (NFL, the Leafs, etc) the demand is outstandingly high, so you have to assume that if you don't buy the ticket, someone else will. Now I'm going from memory (can't find where the copy is), but here are some points on how to hurt the ownership financially while not having to give up your seat:
1) don't buy food or drink at the stadium. drink and eat somewhere else before or after the game.
2) don't buy the merchandise anywhere. you can likely find a red t-shirt at a Goodwill or Salvation army for $3. You don't need a program, the info is available for free on the web (which you probably have on your iphone or BB). Items like hats, scarves, flags, are often given away before or after the game by sponsors. Get free stuff where you can, don't pay for anything.
3) don't park in their lot (this doesn't really apply to TFC, as I don't believe they own the lot)
4) games are often aired online or free on TV. no need for specialty channels own by the team.
I'm missing about 4 more items, I'm sure I'll remember them soon enough (might amend the post)... bottom line, don't give them your money where it's not required. You should really only pay for your seat.
How possible is a second Toronto team?
Highly unlikely..there are people in the mainstream who still don't believe in the long term success of TFC, getting investors to bring another team to town would be really, really, difficult. Even if they were found, you can bet that MLSE would do everything in their power to prevent it from happening (as Hamilton why they don't have a hockey team yet!).
^ I would bet that MLSE made exclusive territorial rights a condition of taking the franchise in the first place.
2nd toronto team will NEVER happen. Best we can hope for is for the masses to start heading to Lynx games...
no need for 4 more items...
5) Don't go to games, don't buy tickets
You guys obviously don't realize how valuable those MLS Cup tickets will be to out-of-towners.
Whoever is selling MLS Cup tickets, I'll take them. All of them.
if they were that valuable, why are they being forced upon us by an organization that prides itself on profiteering? i think you maybe overestimating the value.
How about we fly our flags upside down for the remainder of the season.
I'm dropping my prawn seats. We're perenial suckers for this team. Its up to the casuals to make their lack of presence felt. Strangely I'm guessing that's what will make MLSE react.
It seems like there's a pattern here.
How many RPB have seats elsewhere that they use to just sell tickets? :P
i only have the one ticket.
protest shmotest.
I think it's at the point where you're either keeping your tickets - or tell them to stuff it.
exactly
I seem to remember there was a three year time limit on their exclusivity rights which extended to all of Canada, and a five year limit on the local exclusivity cause.
I agree...
yup... all the tough talk needs to end. Just do the simple thing -- don't purchase. If you buy, then you're saying everything is okay. If you don't, then you're saying everything is not okay.
I'll bet 2/3 of the people here saying they won't buy will pony up by deadline day....
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