Blatter roll over, Let Prizby take over!Originally Posted by prizby
get the season fixed up
and we might win a cup
Blatter roll over, Let Prizby take over!
get the season fixed up
and we might win a cup
yes and no. People want there National team to do well, and they barely play together so they know they need friendlies to get use to playing together. Now if the Club had a very big match coming up and a player goes to a friendly for a national club then maybe the fans will be mad (i can't think of the last time this has happened tho, so very rare). But clubs play friendlies during the training camp getting ready for the season, Practice all the time during the season and then play many league matches, cup matches, exc exc, so they have plenty of options to get use playing together without adding meaningless games in the middle of important season (which happens all the time in MLS). Only fans for the most part that might be happy for the friendlies is when TFC would play there other favourite club (Liverpool, Aston Villa, River Plate, Real Madrid or whoever it might).
Last edited by james; 05-24-2012 at 08:16 AM.
Has anyone heard anything about the Liverpool training session that was supposed to come with tickets in the supporter's end?
A little bit of false advertising??? Ticket sales must be slow
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/07...-toronto-squad
Liverpool haven't announced any squad for the game yet - and it's well known that the 6 England players involved in Euro 2012 and new signing Borini won't be linking up with the squad in Boston until next week
Its funny how TFC doesn't even give a fuck about this match. They are barely helping the organizers promote this.
For the longest time, it wasn't even listed on the schedule on the official TFC website.
When they sent out today's match email, they didn't even mention the game. Even in the portion of the email where they remind fans that the Chicago game for July 21 was moved to September, Liverpool wasn't mentioned.
Hopefully the academy kids play this one. Give the senior team a much needed rest. Especially when dealing with an abnormally shortened bench.
I bet TFC is contractually obligated to play some semblance of a first team.
A full squad of Terry Dunfield's it is!
Anyone else in the minority looking forward to this? I like friendlies, mid-season or not. They're fun. It's neat to see the team play at the Rogers Centre.
This game can suck my nuts
^ I can understand why people don't like this game, but do comments like this really bring anything to the discourse? I like friendlies. However, being concerned that players will get injured is a legitimate concern. Is that why you want the game to suck your nuts? Also you do realize that the game, as an event, can't suck your nuts...
man i couldn't disagree with this more. Especially the rogers centre. I really don't like that venue. Anyway, to each there own - enjoy the game
I hoping the Dome's open, it makes a big difference. Rogers Centre with the dome closed has a weird smell too it. I'm wondering if they'll run out some guest players? When TFC played Bolton they played three (I think) CSL players.
How about this, in terms of serious discourse about the game: To those who won't be attending, will you be watching on TV?
Not sure how excited i am, but will be attending.
This friendly is actually a god send, our game against chicago got postponed because of it and it couldn't happen at a better time. Packed mls sched, injuries and short bench have convinced mariner to rest starters for it. Better chance of 3 points against chicago in september!!
No I just wanted to give my opinion and spare everybody from the same points that have probably been bantied around and beaten to death in this thread already.
I couldn't be bothered to read any of them, but basically:
1 friendlies are cool when we aren't struggling and have some depth to play in them
2 friendlies are cool when we haven't qualified for CCL
3 friendlies are cool but if grass is good enough for Madrid and Liverpool shouldn't it be good enough for TFC?
4 friendlies are cool, but do we want to see our team get slaughtered yet again because they are not near good enough?
5 friendlies are cool, but don't we have enough match congestion?
6 friendlies are cool, but shouldn't we focus on being a good team first?
7 friendlies are cool, but what if a player gets injured?
8 This game could very well suck, and as such, why not suck on my nuts at the same time?
etc...
EDIT: Oh and........................... THIS GAME CAN SUCK MY BALLS! :-p
Last edited by Alonso; 07-18-2012 at 10:51 PM. Reason: Punchline!
That's cause games there suck......
On................... my........................ nuts.
I'm not going. I refuse to pay money for a friendly where the only people that are really going to benefit are the CEO's at MLSE. The best result in this game would be NO INJURIES. The game score is irrelevant! I hope some of the academy kids get to play for the experience. We need to rest the over-used older players. Frings dosn't need to play this one, RJ shouldn't play, and others like Ecks and Emory probably need a rest weekend. I'd be SO pissed if somebody played and got injured in a crappy friendly game.
In tonight's post game presser, Mariner said that he'll be playing many of our young reserves against Liverpool to give them a look. I'll be at the match with a couple of scouser friends of mine rooting for the hometown Reds. Looking forward to seeing what the kids can do against a superior opponent.
Actually, Chicago asked for the game to be moved back in February, and TFC agreed.
When the World Football Challenge people were looking for an opponent for Liverpool in Toronto, they asked TFC.
Since TFC had a spare date, and they'd be paid for it, they agreed.
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Got a fucking boner. . . .
28 of the regular saturday morning lads all together, watching LIVERPOOL live?!!
this could be the only opportunity all of us get to see the team together. . .
who knows where we all will be in 10 years. .
fuckin so pumped I can barely fucking sleep. .
FULL KIT! FLY THE COLOURS !!
NOTICE: Wager with STB: OVER 2 shots on goal in the First half wins a Pint at HT.
Little disappointed that Jordan Henderson won't be playing in the grass saturday. His uselessness might give our kids some confidence on the ball in the midfield.
Yes ... but we just keep our mouths shut, with all the bitching by the majority.
Are they sticking in real turf? They are not really going to play on artificial are they?
Forgot about this match while I was away.
To the question asked since I won't be going, I won't be watching it on TV either.
I remember the pro-friendly folks talking about the match generating a lot of buzz. Even among those who love the game in the city, still haven't felt/heard any buzz save from the guys who support Liverpool and post on the board.
But even from those guys the match in Baltimore versus Tottenham has generated more buzz.
Wow, i'm sure they are regretting now. Chicago would've had a good chance to beat us on saturday. They could use the points seeing as houston has caught up to them.
Then again, the way tfc has been playing, you almost dont want the break in sched!
It's been confirmed that players who played in Euro 2012 will not be playing tomorrow.
Haha.
But not after the weasel move of 'announcing' a roster that included those players.
What a joke.
Well... that was the roster for North America. Just not playing in Toronto. LOL
Oh yeah, there's a friendly on this weekend! Let me get my pom poms!
GOOOOOOO T-F-CCCCCCCC!
The crowd tomorrow might resemble a weeknight Blue Jay crowd with all the buzz for this game.
You'll be able to hear the fake accents echoing throughout the stadium.
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