Afternoon all. Feel free to delete/comment/troll the following as you wish. Its an open forum after all. However, I feel I need to rant and get a few things off my chest.
Firstly, my as well as other fans' loyalty has been called into question (via Twitter) as we refuse to attend currently or renew next year. This does get me a little pissed off. Alas, I've even been referred to as a 'consumer'. Let's get one thing straight here. This is a 5 year old team that has next to no history, has failed to deliver and has frequently let down its support. On top of that, ticket prices have continue to rise as the quality drops.
I'm a loyal TFC fan. I've been to 6 away games at great expense, have held a season ticket for a while and bought a load of merchandise to show my pride. However, after all, I'm starting to get a little sick of the players not applauding their own away support, a lack of effort on the pitch and a board that has no idea what football is (yes, it's called football :P). But recently I decided to stop going as I'm literally chucking money away now. It's a form of a boycott, and I still watch the game at home on TV. I am, however, still going to as many away games as money allows.
I believe that until others start following suit the ongoing problems will never resolve themselves. By going every week and cheer leading a bunch of players who don't give a shit what the shirt means, you're sending out the message that you don't mind being ripped off every week. I loathe this "I'll be there through thick and thin" quote which people say to boast of their loyalty. It's ridiculous. This is a franchise after all that has a continuous squad rotation and really doesn't care for you. It's not a case that you're loyal through history, because you're family was to the badge or because you grew up as a kid admiring them. No. It's simple case that you happen to live closer to them than any other MLS team, or a franchise happened to move to your city.
Want to make a stand? Stop going. Stop singing. Stop letting the players with mediocre performances when they're paid decent money to live out what we'd kill for. I hate the MLSE as much as the next guy, so as they kill my club I'm not going to feed them. It's such a shame, and I feel sorry for every TFC fan, none more so the excellent fan groups the club has.
And here's the rather hypocritical point of this message. Stop moaning on internet forums and do something. Anything. Just make the point where it'll be noticed.