What does Rob Ford mean for TFC?
Simple question.
In all honestly I haven't been following Toronto's mayoralty race too closely. I'm glad we got grass before any dynamic shifts take place in the political landscape. But I am left wondering if we'll now have a more serious threat of the Argo's moving into BMO or maybe some other issues could arise with a less footy friendly Nathan Philips Square.
Ticket prices will go up next year. That's about it.
More community use of BMO
When did Rob Ford say he was somehow against footy?Originally Posted by MartinUtd
Can you post a link to the article?
Nah. MLSE will talk to Rob about that. Won't happen.
He was against building the stadium. And I know he's a pointyball coach and fan. That's all I know about his position on TFC.
Ouch. Maybe this a cause worth lobbying before it becomes a problem. I'm not sure how one would go about that or if its best left to (yikes!) MLSE.
When the stadium was being voted on in council, Ford suggested they should just play soccer at Centennial, because nobody watches soccer anyways.
That's the kind of small-picture thinking you can expect from Ford.
Miller was definitely a bigger friend to TFC than Rob Ford will be. But what does that matter anyway at this point? We have a stadium. I doubt expansion will happen in the near future - nor would it be a good idea for TFC. A roof would be great, but this would have to be paid for by MLSE anyway.
So yeah, in my opinion, Rob Ford is not likely to mean anything, positive or negative, for TFC. And personally I'm glad he's not a TFC supporter. Imagine seeing him strutting around town sporting a TFC jersey - couple sizes too small. Trust me: we don't need that.
we're Miller's tickets courtesy of the City of Toronto or out of his own pocket?
his own pocket.
you can't accept gifts more than like $20 without a big report to council...etc.
He's a hand egg fan and coach. Joe Pants and Miller were the big grass and Ex proponents. I would expect that BMO and TFC can expect no joy from Ford. Let's just hope it doesn't get too bad.
if u went to the town hall meeting or read any the recap stuff...
in order for the argos to move to BMO Field, the field would need to be extended 15 yards each (for the endzone) way taking the field to the food building and the street. The Argos would then have to pay for the moving of the bleachers and then setting them back up for every TFC game...the Argos will take their free rent at Rogers and run with it
another townhall comment was that TFC is always looking at/considering/thinking about expansion
We made ourselves heard at BMO Field...I am sure we can make ourselves heard at Nathan Phillips Square if it ever came down to it
Last edited by prizby; 10-26-2010 at 11:23 AM.
Ford hates soccer. He didn't want the stadium built and said it was a big waste of money.
I would say it might make it difficult to get anything helpful passed through council but now that we have grass, it may not matter at this point.
Is there anything else we even needed passed through?
He could help the Argos if they ask for it. So that is the only thing I can think of right now. All the other damage he does will be to the entire city and he will leave damaging TFC to MLSE
it might mean higher rent or property tax for MLSE, but Ford would be a fool to start picking on the little guys like us lowly TFC fans. He's going to get enough cash from making swimming pools pay-as-you-go and cutting out arts funding.
thank goodness we got grass at BMO when we did, because we'd never get it in there now.
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This is true.
Because crushing the urban art scene is what makes world class cities great.
He's an ass.
But staying on the topic of soccer,
One must keep in mind that if he wants to make life difficult for TFC,
Then that means taking on MLSE... and I'm sure they have some political strength in this city.
thankfully he's created his image as a no-spending guy, so if the Argos ever ask for city money to expand BMO for pointyball, he'll have to say no. At least I hope so. But I wouldn't be shocked if he comes up with some revenue sharing plan to get the deal done... "anything I can do for football".
It's unlikely, but that's the only way I see Ford mattering at this point to BMO.
I think if he had been mayor 5 years ago, BMO Field doesn't get built, or it ends up being a CFL stadium first, soccer second.
Hopefully fuck all
it means barrels of gravy and spoons at every gate.
Free gravy for all to drink!
It seems popular for politicians to be "Small government" as long as it is departments that YOU like and not the departments THEY like. I could see Ford being against spending for TFC but for spending for the Argos.
Remember that Ford got himself in trouble at a Leafs game.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/sto...ord060503.html
Who's to say if he is upset at MLSE.
that might almost make the chipbutty tolerable.
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Might go with the gravy boats that were promised to us a couple of years ago.
and we'll wash it all down with $5 beers
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double downs at BMO field.
you can bet that the 'a la carte' food vendor thing wouldn't have bombed with that man behind it.
Pie cart? Check
Deep Fried Perogie cart? check!
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And to think I got in shit a month back for starting a thread that wasn't on topic...
Less pies for the rest of us…
“We changed the entire league’s opinion of the viability of soccer in North America. And then we blew it because we chickened out." —Tim Leiweke
this is moderately ON topic.
there's no denying that the civic government of the past 4 years (or 8) have had a huge impact on the construction and upgrading of BMO Field. The worry that a lot of people have is that it can be undone just as quickly. The Skydome is too big a monster for someone to tackle, but it would be very simple to destroy BMO (hello Argos)
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Consider that Pantalone was the chair of the Board of Governors for Exhibition Place, which has control over BMO Field and the surrounding area. Ford will be appointing a new chair & new board members for that board. Who the hell knows what's going to happen.
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