Flipping through the soccer feeds and I stumbled upon a thorny thread on BigSoccer.com. The word out of Toronto is that the CFL's Toronto Argonauts are looking into a possible move from Rogers Centre (aka The Sky Dome) to Canada's National Soccer Specific Stadium (SSS), BMO Field. This story starts at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts have the smallest stadium in the NFL. Owner Jim Ursay is threatening to dump Indy for Toronto if he doesn't get a brand new state-of-the-art football stadium.
So what happens in Indy may or may not launch the first foreign NFL team.
What does this have to do with the MLS? Well, this would paint BMO Field with those cruddy yardage markings. Nothing spoils a soccer match like yardage markers. It was painful to watch the Revs beat us the other night up in Gillette Stadium: mostly because the field was almost unrecognizable. You couldn't tell when the ball was out-of-bounds or not. It was a butt-ugly spectacle.
The MLS has to stick to its guns on soccer-specific stadiums. BMO Field, despite Toronto FC's tough 1st season, is a success story in the world of SSS: sellout games, great atmosphere, beautiful views. It would be unforgivable if the league allowed it to go mixed-use on a permanent basis.
what are u talking about if the argos come to toronto that means there going to extend the stadium and bring in more money to the tfc organization
ReplyDeletesorry not toronto i ment BMO FIELD*****
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