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| English Rachel |
I'm with you, Matty. 100%
Here's what I posted elsewhere;
Ugh, I hate MLSE. HATE THEM.
How was this EVER a good idea? Raise profile? Not necessary. Increase funds? Not necessary. Piss us off? Congratulations, worked like a charm.
I don't know what to do.... do I invest and buy all my 8 seats? Or let some other scrotum sit in my seats, knowing MLSE benefitted from me not buying them? |
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| LightsOut |
TBH does it really matter? lol
Either way the seats will be sold and profits will be reaped...
Personally I'm against this whole fiasco and could care less about seeing Madrid take advantage of us, so I won't be in attendance...
However I'm toying with the idea of purchasing my seats and punting them off on ebay or craigslist once I figure out of its financially worthwhile.
I'll keep my attention focused where it should be, on the games that matter, not a lackadaisical friendly of keep away lol ;) |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| remember sports are big business...the only goal for the owners of sports teams is to make money...it doesn't matter if its MLSE, Rogers, or any other owner. People have to stop thinking that owners of sports teams actually care what fans think...they only time they will care is when the business starts loosing money. |
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| dEsidEL |
I miss concrete Carver :(
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| Special K |
lol @ the pricing for the game
the bottom line is this ... mlse can do whatever they want to do. they know that people in this city have proven themselves to be incredibly stupid. case in point, they will pay a PREMIUM to watch an inferior product (leafs). even paying $80 for the premium seats @ a tfc game is a joke. |
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| LightsOut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Special K
lol @ the pricing for the game
the bottom line is this ... mlse can do whatever they want to do. they know that people in this city have proven themselves to be incredibly stupid. case in point, they will pay a PREMIUM to watch an inferior product (leafs). even paying $80 for the premium seats @ a tfc game is a joke. |
unfortunately this is absolutely true and will continue to be. ...And as much as I may not agree with MLSE, they're going to do as they please regardless of what the average supporter thinks.
If MLSE cared half as much about the fans opinions as the Saputo's in Montreal, we'd be top of the league and having a laugh. *Sigh* |
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| ChemEnhanced |
Toronto FC acquires Garcia from San Jose
06/09/2009 2:30 PMToronto FC Media Relations
Nick Garcia is a veteran of over nine MLS seasons. (Getty Images)
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More Headlines >Toronto FC announced Tuesday that they have acquired defender Nick Garcia from the San Jose Earthquakes, along with the rights to Canadian forward Ali Gerba. In exchange, San Jose receives Toronto's 3rd round selection in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. To make room on the roster for Garcia, Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Sutton has been released.
"First and foremost we want to thank Greg for everything he has done for this club," said manager, director of soccer Mo Johnston. "Greg has always been the consummate professional, he was the first goalkeeper signed by this club, and this was a difficult decision to make. We wish him all the best."
Garcia, 30, is currently playing in his 10th season in Major League Soccer. As one of the league's most experienced defenders, he joined San Jose in their expansion season making his debut with the team on April 3, 2008 and helped the team post the fourth-best goals against average in the league. Starting in all 24 games he appeared in last season, he logged 2,151 minutes and added two assists.
"We are very happy to bring in a defender with Nick's experience," said Johnston. "We tried to bring him in before and finally we were able to get a deal done. He plays 90 minutes every game, he's quick, and he knows this league inside and out. On Ali Gerba, he's another one that's been on our radar, and we look forward to sitting down with him and getting a contract signed as soon as we can."
Prior to joining the Earthquakes, Garcia began his MLS career in 2000 with the Kansas City Wizards. It was a stand-out season for the rookie after he played every minute of the Wizards seven postseason matches to help them on to victory in the MLS Cup final over the Chicago Fire. That year the team was captained by current Toronto FC manager, director of soccer Mo Johnston.
In 2003, Garcia made his 100th career MLS start, becoming the 100th player in MLS history to reach that mark and also the youngest to start in 100 games.
Internationally, the defender has six caps with the U.S. National Team making his last appearance for the Americans on January 18, 2004 against Denmark. He was a member of both the 1997 U.S. U-17 World Championship team, and the U-20 World Cup team where he finished with 20 career caps and 46 appearances.
Garcia will arrive in Toronto this week and be available for comment after Toronto FC training on Thursday. Media should arrive no later than 11:15 a.m. Manager, director of soccer Mo Johnston will also be available for comment on these moves during training on Thursday.
Nick Garcia #6
Position: Defender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: April 9, 1979 in Plano, Texas
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Last Club: Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
College: Indiana
Citizenship: USA |
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| English Rachel |
I just came on to post this - I have been chatting about it on the other board then I remembered about TA lol
Ali Gerba too, Jamie Smith perhaps - Sol Campbell? Who knows... lol |
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| LightsOut |
its a good deal in sense that we really need another quality defender......but im not sure how i feel about releasing Sutton to get him..
hmmm, and not i'm reading Garcia's apparently over the hill too and comes with a pretty hefty salary........i'm gonna have to sleep on this one |
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| urban_legend |
| quote: | Originally posted by LightsOut
its a good deal in sense that we really need another quality defender......but im not sure how i feel about releasing Sutton to get him..
hmmm, and not i'm reading Garcia's apparently over the hill too and comes with a pretty hefty salary........i'm gonna have to sleep on this one |
Why? (and I know Rachel will kill me for saying this) but Frei is way better and do we need him as a back up? |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by LightsOut
its a good deal in sense that we really need another quality defender......but im not sure how i feel about releasing Sutton to get him..
hmmm, and not i'm reading Garcia's apparently over the hill too and comes with a pretty hefty salary........i'm gonna have to sleep on this one |
Is there a salary cap in the MLS? If there isn't, then why complain about the salary.....one of the joys of having MLSE as an owner is they can afford to get anyone they want. |
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| LightsOut |
| quote: | Originally posted by urban_legend
Why? (and I know Rachel will kill me for saying this) but Frei is way better and do we need him as a back up? |
Ohhh for sure, Frei has to be our number one.......
But Sutton is an exceptional backup, albeit at a pretty high price...this could end up as a good trade overall though, we'll have to see |
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