Great opportunity for the academy kids and bench players to get a run in against some EPL talent. Would be great experience for them.
As for our starters and depth players - I hope they don't even get suited up and sit on the bench.
I personally will not be attending.
Yeah...sorry about that...I am sensitive about being called a glory-hunter.Originally Posted by Fort York Redcoat
Anyway, you are absolutely correct. Support Local Football..which is why we also go to see Milltown FC games (and not just because Dino is such a nice guy).
Which reminds me...gotta get tickets to see Canada play.
And see about tickets for the TFC game against D.C. United on the long weekend in May.
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Of courage, peace and quiet strength, Of the Canada that I love.
Remind us all, our union bound by ties we cannot sever,
Bright flag revered on every ground, The Maple Leaf forever
All the badge kissing in the world don't make up for the fact that they are, frankly, not Liverpool Football Club. It's not their fault. Its just how it is.
It could be a highlight of the season the way things are going. I'll definitely give it a look.
The UEFA European Football Championship begins Friday, June 8, 2012, and ends Sunday, July 1, 2012.
The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is on Friday, July 27, 2012.
What players will the EPL be sending to North America??
And how much will ML$E charge us to see them??
How many players will Liverpool have in the Euro? Gerrard, Reina ... and 2-3 others? I can't imagine many will be on the British or other U-23 squads.
At the rate the season is going ... an apology present to the STH would be the best approach.
Watching Liverpool put TFC at risk of any injury would not be a way to thank me.
I'm pretty sure there aren't enough people who would want this or put in the situation of having to resell the ticket.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
Ugh.
That is all.
Given our most serious injuries of late have been tripping on the training pitch, or riding vehicles on days off, I don't really see that we should stop playing training games.
There's a full 7 days after this game before the next match. Both the preceeding match and the following match are at home, so there's no travel. Voyageurs Cup is all over. Champions League doesn't start for another 10 days. I don't see any real downside to get the starting line-up to run around for 45 minutes, and then bring on the subs. It's not like we are in a play-off race or something.
My only concerns are pricing, and playing at Rogers.
There is no CONCACAF qualifier this year and one less group stage game at home. Assuming they get this far...there may only be one Amway Canadian Championship game, too.
Last year, we played 2 Canadian Championship, 1 CCL Qualifier and 3 group stages at home.
There is a minimum of 1 game and a maximum of 4 this year in the same competition. The way we're playing at the moment, a single game is looking like a distinct possibility. I think we'll beat Montreal, but we must face facts.
With somewhere between 2 and 5 fewer games at home this year than last, of course MLSE is looking at a mid-season friendly to boost the coffers.
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Of courage, peace and quiet strength, Of the Canada that I love.
Remind us all, our union bound by ties we cannot sever,
Bright flag revered on every ground, The Maple Leaf forever
I don't see how we could have 5 fewer home games than last season. Last season we had 17 MLS + 2 Voyageurs Cup + 4 CONCACAF = 23. This year we are guaranteed 17 MLS + 2 CONCACAF + 1 Voyageurs Cup. So if we bomb out completely, we'll have 20 games, which is only 3 fewer than last year. Even if we don't make the play-offs, but we win the Voyageurs Cup again, we get 17 MLS + 4 CONCACAF + 2 Voyageurs Cup = 23 - the same as last year (remember we've already had 2 CONCACAF games this year).
Damn...I'd forgotten the two CONCACAF games already played.
You are absolutely correct...thanks!
Okay...
So...
I'll go crawl away now. Suitably chastened.
O, Maple Leaf around the world, You speak as you rise high above,
Of courage, peace and quiet strength, Of the Canada that I love.
Remind us all, our union bound by ties we cannot sever,
Bright flag revered on every ground, The Maple Leaf forever
Why do Boston and Baltimore get to see two (ahem) real European clubs, but we're meant to put our own boys out there?
Why isn't the 'Pool playing the Revs or DC United?
I think it would indicate that Toronto actually has as many fans that would attend for Toronto (or against Liverpool) as spending to get a foreign team that would draw about the same crowd. Just a hunch.
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Because Liverpool wants at least one game against a team they can beat.
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Of courage, peace and quiet strength, Of the Canada that I love.
Remind us all, our union bound by ties we cannot sever,
Bright flag revered on every ground, The Maple Leaf forever
Looks like Chicago Fire are getting an EPL match too against Aston Villa on the same day so no wonder they both wanted to move the game. Their tickets are part of their STH package as a "bonus game", whatever that means to them, and the regular price on Ticketmaster is $25-$45 for most seats. Not bad considering they are keeping it at Toyota Park and are not moving it to a non-soccer friendly location like say....a baseball stadium to make more cash.
I don't mind a friendly provided its the kids who play. They could benefit from playing top-flight players. I probably won't be going, but it gives the randoms something to look forward to. Liverpool is a better choice than some random second-tier club.
Now I doubt that someone like Frings would be excited or benefit at all. He has played at the highest levels, and I would not want him, or any of our top players getting worn out or injured.
Seems Official - TFC vs Liverpool
It is on Ticketmaster with an onsale for tomorrow.
July 21st at 4PM SkyDome (not that other name).
Tickets from $45 ($59 with service charges) to $145 ($159).
July
21
SatRogers Centre Toronto, ON
04:00 PMToronto FC vs. Liverpool FC More Info » on sale:Thu, 04/19/12
10
CA $59.00 - CA $159.00
CA $59.00 (CA $45.00 Ticket + CA $14.00 Fees) Limited Availability at this Price for this Option No Tickets Currently Available at this Price for this Option CA $159.00 (CA $145.00 Ticket + CA $14.00 Fees)
Last edited by tfcfans; 04-18-2012 at 09:02 AM.
And Seasons ticket holders don't get told about this from the club?
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Of courage, peace and quiet strength, Of the Canada that I love.
Remind us all, our union bound by ties we cannot sever,
Bright flag revered on every ground, The Maple Leaf forever
You think they won't give us a "special offer?"
Tickets starting at $60 to see the Liverpool B squad vs the TFC reserves?! Sign me up! What a bargain!
I expect these to be free to SSHs. Anything else and they will hear from me.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I am very surprised to not see a special offer for the season ticket holders. I don't plan on going but this would kind of be a slap in the face to us to not offer and just go straight to general public sale.
Ugh.
Just talked to ticket rep. He seemed as surprised as we are as he was checking their site himself. Said STH would be getting details very soon.
Looks like someone jumped the gun!
I really want to hear Paul B's explanation for this. Other than a blatant cash grab I can't think of a SINGLE benefit to either Toronto FC, soccer fans in this city or anyones impressions of the intentions MLSE has as owners of Toronto FC. To me this says "Cash in while the gettings good". Maximize profit, fuck what it does to our season, or what our real fans think of us. There's money to be made off Eurosnobs!
Jumped the gun?
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
Not that I really care.
I'd think someone jumped the gun on advertising general sales for tomorrow, before anyone has even announced the game yet, or details to STH. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a delay in general sales.
Your posting history in this thread suggests otherwise.
Not that I care about attending...
On the bright side - the lack of presale information for STH - or even a presale shown on the Ticketmaster website, might mean that STH don't actually have to buy tickets. I think we are all assuming it's just a big cock-up ... but perhaps it's simply that we are being given tickets.
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