It's interesting to me that the crowds MLSE expected at the outset, at the inception of the team, when they built the cookie-cutter stadium (without gridiron in mind btw) are the crowds MLSE are getting now. Some people like yourself are talking as if our beginnings, the way it was so successful out the gate, is the norm and how it should always be. That's what we hope for. That the initial shine on the team gets re enforced with better results to keep that atmo we love.
But instead Toronto has been shown how weary it can be to follow a struggling team on the pitch. That's the norm with MLS. Just like the rest of the league has been proven right in the fact that Toronto support had to go through the terrible times to prove they were best long term, they show us that teams and supporters can get through terrible times as well.
It's frustrating but the time for "End is Nigh" talk is a bit insular and naive. Take a look around the league at teams with better results still getting less people in seats and their support not as pessimistic about closing the doors.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER