Cblake Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) I just wanted to thank everyone including Jamie for all the effort that put into making yesterday's experience in all of us buying tickets for the WCQ match vs. Jamaica later this month here in Toronto. The landscape certainly changed with the addition of the Canada Red + White memberships through the CSA and there will be things learned from it. Both avenues seemed to go smoothly for most. I think one thing that stuck out was with the 2 ticket limit in the Vs section vs. 4 for the rest of the stadium and as such it forced some who would normally buy in the south end to buy elsewhere to be able to bring all those they wanted too, thus it left a number of tickets unsold initially. Also as the day went on we saw the issues with groups of three tickets together and not being able to leave a single. These are all things that will be learned from and solutions will be found, especially during what will be exciting times for Canadian soccer and all those that are along for the ride. The stadium will be loud, proud and something we will never forget. Thanks again for all the effort that has been put into this and March 27th for most and for those heading to Costa Rica a few days earlier cannot come soon enough. Edited March 11, 2022 by Cblake sose, Metro, Approve My Account Pls and 36 others 37 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally McCoist Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Cblake said: I just wanted to thank everyone including Jamie for all the effort that put into making yesterday's experience in all of us buying tickets for the WCQ match vs. Jamaica later this month here in Toronto. The landscape certainly changed with the addition of the Canada Red + White memberships through the CSA and there will be things learned from it. Both avenues seemed to go smoothly for most. I think one thing that stuck out was with the 2 ticket limit in the Vs section vs. 4 for the rest of the stadium and as such it forced some who would normally buy in the south end to buy elsewhere to be able to bring all those they wanted too, thus it left a number of tickets unsold initially. Also as the day went on we saw the issues with groups of three tickets together and not being able to leave a single. These are all things that will be learned from and solutions will be found, especially during what will be exciting times for Canadian soccer and all those that are along for the ride. The stadium will be loud, proud and something we will never forget. Thanks again for all the effort that has been put into this and March 27th for most and for those heading to Costa Rica a few days earlier cannot come soon enough. Now we gotta put the same effort into organizing a bus arrival partayyy! Edited March 11, 2022 by Ally McCoist Cblake, ted, Shway and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said: Now we gotta put the same effort into organizing a bus arrival partayyy! Yeah, that is already underway. Open to new ideas. Ally McCoist and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Admin said: Yeah, that is already underway. Open to new ideas. Think it went pretty well in Hamilton, the crowds were out, but then again the bars were still shut, but I am sure most will understand the drill. Enjoy a discreet cocktail awaiting the arrival I am sure will be fine among the smoke ,cheers and joy. ted and Jedi Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Just now, Cblake said: Think it went pretty well in Hamilton My only fear was that a paper streamer would catch fire from a flare, but that didn't happen. How do we top the Hamilton arrival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally McCoist Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Admin said: Yeah, that is already underway. Open to new ideas. More smoke (I meant cold smoke, sorry poor choice of wording), more streamers and confetti (Any way for us to buy these things through the Voyageurs or at least any direction on where we can purchase these things easily?). Get the media involved to come and film the greeting live. Maybe an opportunity for the players to sign autographs and take pictures (although idk how possible that is). Edited March 11, 2022 by Ally McCoist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, Admin said: Yeah, that is already underway. Open to new ideas. With people in and around town maybe some practice at the stadium on the Saturday when the lads are there for training. That would be some real engagement as the also happy to interact and enjoy those who come down the day before. They will be more relaxed, lets give them a show the deserve. aslemko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: My only fear was that a paper streamer would catch fire from a flare, but that didn't happen. How do we top the Hamilton arrival? Loud and proud. gator and Jedi Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 33 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: My only fear was that a paper streamer would catch fire from a flare, but that didn't happen. How do we top the Hamilton arrival? No one should be using flares, cold smoke Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 32 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said: More smoke flares, more streamers and confetti (Any way for us to buy these things through the Voyageurs or at least any direction on where we can purchase these things easily?). Get the media involved to come and film the greeting live. Maybe an opportunity for the players to sign autographs and take pictures (although idk how possible that is). No sigs, no one should even be asking at that point, it is also a covid protocol issue. Smoke as the bus arrives yes, but once it stops NO ONE SHOULD POP smoke. They players can't be asphyxiated as they move from the bus to the stadium. And no one should be using flares in a crowd. Cold smoke only. ted, InBorjanWeTrust and Jedi Ram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, Admin said: And no one should be using flares in a crowd. Cold smoke only. https://www.rocketfireworks.ca/wpgw.html Cold-Burning Smoke Grenade with Pull-Wire Ignition. Is this okay? ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbula17 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, Shway said: https://www.rocketfireworks.ca/wpgw.html Cold-Burning Smoke Grenade with Pull-Wire Ignition. Is this okay? And if it is okay, are we allowed to use them outside the stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBCS Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Wheres the best place to get cold smoke in the GTA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Admin said: No one should be using flares, cold smoke What did the Inebriatti crowd use last time in Hamilton? Honestly, I don't recall what type of "pyro" they used. It got very smoky though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Admin said: Yeah, that is already underway. Open to new ideas. Three words Giant... inflatable...Godzilla. (In a Canada kit of course). Olympique_de_Marseille, Califax, ted and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBCS Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: What did the Inebriatti crowd use last time in Hamilton? Honestly, I don't recall what type of "pyro" they used. It got very smoky though! Im not much into pyro but it looked like the definition of cold smoke. Indeed it got smoky, for a second there it was hard to see anything five feet infront of you! Olympique_de_Marseille and lbula17 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Here's hoping that with the lifting of proof-of-vaccine and mask mandates, it doesn't take over an hour to actually get people into the stadium this time. Panama game was a bit of a gong show by MLSE personnel. narduch and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rougeisthecolour Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 My wife is suggesting we just grab some sparklers at dollarama when we arrive in TO. Don’t think I can fly in with cold smoke in our luggage .😜 Ngravs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 53 minutes ago, devioustrevor said: Here's hoping that with the lifting of proof-of-vaccine and mask mandates, it doesn't take over an hour to actually get people into the stadium this time. Panama game was a bit of a gong show by MLSE personnel. It went just fine last week for the TFC season opener with a crowd over 23K. The issues with the Panama game was mostly staffing, they simply did not have enough to deal with such a crowd after the capacity increase only a few days before, Thank god I went into the stadium early that night. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1973 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 20 hours ago, Admin said: Yeah, that is already underway. Open to new ideas. This might be late in the game but...how feasible is it to get one of these big flags or 2 even at the stadium for the game in Toronto. It would be super nice to greet the team with that. In the voyageurs section there are the numerous flags, and what if we have a large flag across sections 109-106 ish; the players come on pitch seeing it and then during national anthem the camera catches the players and the big flag behind them. a) would you know where we could get such a large flag? b) I am in section 109, so for sure if there are people who are in sections 106-109 range, we could cooperate to coordinate? Would this be possible or make sense? Jedi Ram and QBCS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Joe1973 said: This might be late in the game but...how feasible is it to get one of these big flags or 2 even at the stadium for the game in Toronto. It would be super nice to greet the team with that. In the voyageurs section there are the numerous flags, and what if we have a large flag across sections 109-106 ish; the players come on pitch seeing it and then during national anthem the camera catches the players and the big flag behind them. a) would you know where we could get such a large flag? b) I am in section 109, so for sure if there are people who are in sections 106-109 range, we could cooperate to coordinate? Would this be possible or make sense? Covid tifo rules did not allow anything that covered a section. Not sure about now. The southend will have 1000 flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Ram Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 49 minutes ago, Admin said: Covid tifo rules did not allow anything that covered a section. Not sure about now. The southend will have 1000 flags. I am in to volunteer to help with the TIFO [if allowed at the game] Joe1973 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1973 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 And while this is verified, if anyone knows fans/volunteers/friends who would have access to a large flag. I've seen at hockey games and couple of times in BC for soccer games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) On 3/12/2022 at 4:23 AM, Cheeta said: Three words Giant... inflatable...Godzilla. (In a Canada kit of course). Edited March 13, 2022 by vancanman Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhCanadaOhBaby Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 22 hours ago, Jedi Ram said: I am in to volunteer to help with the TIFO [if allowed at the game] I 100% think we should have a TIFO if it is allowed. Can someone confirm the rules around that currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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