Who is TFC's mascot?

[mastermixer]

I suppose you can feign it was all in jest, this is after all the internets and things can be misunderstood.....


but the internets remember everything....

http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showth...ht=cheerleader

I love the second comment in that link lol.

[JonO]

Although I am not for cheerleaders, I don't think it can be said that they don't belong in football. In fact, I think they are fairly common in South American football (although I may be mistaken), just not European football.

[Redcoe15]

RED IS OUR MASCOT!!!
'Nuff said!

[mistercorporate]

Bitchy the hawk is our real life mascot, we dont need a clown in a hawk suit.

[Red CB Toronto]

HA HA, got me there, I had no memory I started that thread when I posted in today's threads, a true example of our digital foot print.

I suppose you can feign it was all in jest, this is after all the internets and things can be misunderstood.....


but the internets remember everything....

http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showth...ht=cheerleader

[eustacchio]

What? They've been around since at least 2011. I'm surprised you haven't seen them yet. I remember seeing them at one of the few away stadiums that have them. They were limited in game but have a halftime show.

literally the first search:

https://youtu.be/y36uJPwB1DM

I usually youtube link it but I don't actually want people to see it. If you neeeeeed to know it was 2009 vs Toronto at halftime and it was not something for me. This must be the time I remember seeing them. They were very limited in their role during run of play.

That clip looks like it was filmed in the 80s - not just because of the soundtrack.

[WestStandGeoff]

I would love for the Reds to introduce cheerleaders !!!

Having cheerleader telling when/where/how/what to do is the most plastic way to support the team that I can think of.

Just to think of this for 2 seconds... there are plenty of threads that get derailed on this site where people are arguing about what "authentic" supporting consists of. I think however that you'd get near unanimous opinion that cheerleading is not it.

[Red4ever]

I hate the word "plastic" more than I hate the thought of cheerleaders.

That being said, mascots are cool and I would love a life size bitchy for the kids.

[Captain]

Absolutely no to Cheerleaders. I'm there to watch soccer. Period. Not half naked women who exploit their sexuality. Cheerleaders are brought in for boring sports with lots of down time where you need help engaging the fans. So not needed at a TFC game.

I'd be OK with a mascot version of Bitchy (although they might have to use a different name) who walks around the concourse greeting young children. As long as the mascot is never seen on the pitch.

[Blindside16]

Oh for the love of... NO.

At no point during a game do people need to be distracted by anything.

Show up get beer, first half, washroom + beer, 2nd half, back to the bar. No TV timeouts, no dead time to be filled

That is my game day mantra week in week out!

[CBTFC]

I thought our mascot was my good friend, the Rollerblading Investigator?

[Pint]

If we ever did get a mascot i vote for this guy:

[Fort York Redcoat]

I suppose you can feign it was all in jest, this is after all the internets and things can be misunderstood.....


but the internets remember everything....

http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showth...ht=cheerleader

2009 thread. The year we went to Columbus and the Cheerleaders were there and made a video about it.

[WestStandGeoff]

I hate the word "plastic" more than I hate the thought of cheerleaders.

That being said, mascots are cool and I would love a life size bitchy for the kids.

Care to elaborate? I think I used it in a perfectly acceptable way in my comment... plastic, as in manufactured, rather than grassroots organic support from the fans in the stands.

[OgtheDim]

Oh I don't know, there are days watching the Sing A Long Karaoke chorus that goes on in Seattle where I think



Like, I respect a lot of their support but the whole piped in hand clap thing that is suppossed to be intimidating when player march in is just lame. That along with the same songs sung at the exact same time of the match regardless of what is going on, right down to the "We can't hear you singing" bit, and there doesn't seem much organic there.

Plastic is an appropriate name for all that.

[Phil]

It was a comment with a smirk, I typed in MLS Cheerleaders into google and threw it out there for whatever, personally I could care less if I team has them or not.

really? It keeps coming up:

http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showth...e-cheerleaders

lol

[Red CB Toronto]

really? It keeps coming up:

http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showth...e-cheerleaders

lol

That was several years ago LOL, did not even remember that until Ryan posted the link. ( :, personally I could care less if there were cheerleaders or not. The pitch and the 22 lads who take it have my attention for the 90 or so minutes !!

[Oldtimer]

Lame MLS contest, choose your favourite mascot:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/mascot-mania

[eustacchio]

I didn't even know that these existed (I knew there were mascots, but hadn't seen them).

The SJ mascot looks like the Cookie Monster's worried granfather - "I do with he would get off the cookies."

And what the actual fuck is Rapids Man?

[eustacchio]

Lame MLS contest, choose your favourite mascot:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/mascot-mania

Also, it works well for this post, but every time I read something of yours, the avatar sets the tone for the way I read it.

[Shakes McQueen]

We are an MLSE owned team, so I say our mascot is Condie the Condominium.

[OgtheDim]

You know if they give us the chance to name it, we should call any mascot Al O'Cashun.

[Red4ever]

Care to elaborate? I think I used it in a perfectly acceptable way in my comment... plastic, as in manufactured, rather than grassroots organic support from the fans in the stands.

Yeah I guess I dont judge people who are loud. Not saying that's what youre doing, but many do.

Ive seen manufactured athmosphere that is better than BMO on many days. Organic athmosphere has a higher celing to be sure but weve only got close to that a couple times.

We get maybe 1000 people singing at once. Sweet Caroline at a Red Sox game is completely mamufactured but still feels fanufactured. And its way louder than any of our songs get. YNWA at Anfield is a sing along, as is forever blowing bubbles. It wouldnt hurt to have a team run song that people sing along with.

Also I think plastic is a little snooty and antagonistic as a word so I dont criticize anyone elses fandom.

Lastly. 112 and 114 sing different songs at the same time. That would never happen under a "plastic" scenario. And then it would be louder.

[OgtheDim]

When Seattle goes down a goal at minute 35 and certain supporter sections still sing "We can't hear you singing" at minute 37, cause they always do the same order of songs each game, paint me not impressed. Especially when they are playing some team from the East who have like maybe 5 fans there. Just gone down a goal - singing at fans who are not there that you can't hear them. It is cringe worthy.

Organic isn't perfect but it beats that crap.

Anyways, focus on the positive - Portland and DCU are the models to be looking at. Wish BMO would physically bounce more.

[Red4ever]

Right, but as with anything, it should be a balance.

I like having capos running the show but we should be introducing something to get others involved. I dont really care if its on the big screen and i also dont care who that bothers.

When the stadium is more involved, theyll get over it.