TGAA_Star Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Califax said: Transit is great too... "GoTrain officers handed out a record 5,000 open alcohol tickets on the Lakeshore West train in the lead up to Sunday's Canada USA clash" 🤣 Yeah well there's going to be bare people not only driving but taking GO Train to get to the game because it is a big deal especially if Hamilton gets to host a qualifier. How many times does a city like Hamilton get to host a FIFA World Cup qualifier? It hasn't happened yet which is why I hope CSA gives it to the city of Hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) In the monotine words of Bill Belichick: "We're going to do what's best for the team." And that's the way it should be. Edited November 17, 2021 by BearcatSA Free kick and TGAA_Star 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrstepp817 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) This is definitely not about the weather and more about travel since this home game is between two trips to Central America....US is going to do the same thing and and try to schedule their two home games relatively close to Toronto as well but they'll probably be tempted to be a little further south to mitigate the winter weather as well..not sure how good a soccer venue the indoor stadiums in Detroit, Minneapolis or Indianapolis are but I guess those are options for them Edited November 17, 2021 by mrstepp817 narduch and king1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinozotti Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I mean we could do the same thing in 2019 at BMO VS USA. One last dance again at BMO. Big atmosphere, big vibes, love the fan base there. So pumped for Canada. Our time has come. So f****** happy TGAA_Star and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, mrstepp817 said: This is definitely not about the weather and more about travel since this home game is between two trips to Central America....US is going to do the same thing and and try to schedule their two home games relatively close to Toronto as well but they'll probably be tempted to be a little further south to mitigate the winter weather as well..not sure how good a soccer venue the indoor stadiums in Detroit, Minneapolis or Indianapolis are but I guess those are options for them People on twitter seem to think the US home dates will be in Minneapolis and Kansas City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: If they do play in Hamilton, it's even closer to the US border than Toronto is, though not sure how many American fans they are expecting to drive up from Buffalo or wherever else. I think we will be inundated with American fans no matter where we put this Greatest Cockney Rip Off, BearcatSA, Califax and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) ..... Edited November 17, 2021 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 The smaller the stadium, in theory the higher percentage of tickets that can be funneled directly to Canadian supporters. Diego, Califax, gator and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrstepp817 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, theaub said: The smaller the stadium, in theory the higher percentage of tickets that can be funneled directly to Canadian supporters. This is a good point....21k stadium will limit the US allotment and make tickets for US fans on the secondary market tougher to come by Floortom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 There might be something to this Hamilton rumour, our local news station mentioned it, the Tiger Cat president just offered a "no comment", where there's smoke............. chalms04, johnyb, sstackho and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Pinto Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Would potentially allow THF to keep expanded seating up from grey cup through to the sabers hoting the leafs in March. 3 events makes it much more economical. Califax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, theaub said: The smaller the stadium, in theory the higher percentage of tickets that can be funneled directly to Canadian supporters. This guy counts. Also, it may be the only advantage we have. They put is in upper section in Nashville. I'm sure we can find 12-15 seats for them at the top of the stadium where the wind hits. Edited November 17, 2021 by Califax narduch and theaub 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 The Grey Cup is here in December, Forge will host a match in February so THF will be easily kept in playing condition for January! dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, gator said: There might be something to this Hamilton rumour, our local news station mentioned it, the Tiger Cat president just offered a "no comment", where there's smoke............. narduch, gator and footballfreak 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaut Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I might have missed something. Is O Stadium in Montreal off the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Beaut said: I might have missed something. Is O Stadium in Montreal off the table? With the Big O you run the risk of the event being canceled if there is a major snow storm due to a possibility of the roof collapsing MtlMario, gator and Buchta 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Califax said: Do they let people flood the endzones for extra seating? I thought i remembered something like that for a womens game. Stadium capacity is approx 24k with approx 22.5k seats leaving approx 1500 places in the party decks in the endzones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Califax said: Do they let people flood the endzones for extra seating? I thought i remembered something like that for a womens game. No field-level or standing-room seating is allowed for official FIFA games. It's why there was no one in the blue pitchside seats or in the north endzone at BMO vs. Panama. It's also why those two "party decks" at Commonwealth were covered in CSA tarps. Diego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoaleks Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Forge SSH here - great venue for footy with more booze options and less concourse congestion than in Edmonton that I experienced last Friday - but more expensive than the tasty 7.25 priced pints we had 😀 saw our women play a friendly v Germany a few years ago, and PAN AM matches as well Hockey game planned in March 2022 so perhaps temp seats will be in place - and there could be options behind both nets for supporters perhaps ? gator, narduch and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris4c Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I never understood the need for a roof at the Olympic Stadium. Why not just rip it out and make it an open air stadium? Kadenge and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, boris4c said: I never understood the need for a roof at the Olympic Stadium. Why not just rip it out and make it an open air stadium? Because it's like a freezing concrete tomb. TOCanada115 and nfitz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, David Pinto said: Would potentially allow THF to keep expanded seating up from grey cup through to the sabers hoting the leafs in March. 3 events makes it much more economical. I remember reading that they could expand to up to 40k for the Leafs/Sabres game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Does anyone have any idea when the location has to be announced, I suspect soon as teams have to arrange travel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, gator said: Does anyone have any idea when the location has to be announced, I suspect soon as teams have to arrange travel? FIFA regs: The host association shall inform its opponents and the FIFA general secretariat of the kick-off time at least 60 days before the match in question is due to be played. Goff reports that the location of the Canada match may impact the U.S.'s choice of where to host their matches. So we should announce our location as late as possible. Approve My Account Pls, gator, Floortom and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) After last night's game if we're worried about being overrun by Americans we should just give up If it's still coming to Vancouver, I predict a sell out in 48hrs Edited November 17, 2021 by SpursFlu Approve My Account Pls, Joe1973, johnyb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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