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Just some next morning thoughts. Although having the crowd be 50/50 was tough, I will say in a way I almost preferred having it be 100% engaged fans as opposed to that other 50% being casuals with no passion for the game. That El Salvador anthem was very cool to see and I think made the rest of us sing louder for the Canadian anthem. I do think a lot of these same fans will turn up in red next time because they are football fans first (ie the guy in front of me with the El Salvador jersey and the tattoo sleeve with a giant maple leaf in the middle). 
That being said, I do think there's a role that the V's and other fans need to play to try and be more engaging and less niche to try and attract the average Canadian to the games. I'm not sure what that would look like, but sometimes it feels like people on here can be gatekeepers rather than welcoming to the bandwagoners, which are the people we need to pack our stadiums.
 
Edit: one additional point I noticed attending both home matches: these boys ride for one another. Any hard foul, not only do the players on the field back their boy, but the bench is immediately on the sideline. May be a small detail, but I absolutely love to see it. Surprisingly, for his minimal contribution, Wotherspoon seems to be one of the first to the sideline every time.

Does anyone have a confirmed Wikipedia account? It says US is second and we are third. That is wrong and deeply offensive to me, but the page is semi-protected so only confirmed accounts can edit it.

Silver lining to the 4-1 US result: It keeps Honduras at 2 points and puts them in a hole on goal differential as well.

Translation of first post now: Bayern insisted I came back early, I wanted to stay and was disappointed that the National team complied with their demands. 
 
Translation of second post: don’t translate the first post please. 
 
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At least he deleted it before Junior tweeted a blue cap.

I still had the rankings calculator page up, so I just checked our updated ranking. We are in fact 52nd now, between Republic of Ireland and Ghana. We are 4th in CONCACAF now as well (not sure if we were already before last night) ahead of Jamaica now, only behind Mexico, USA, and Costa Rica.

Herdman got it right tonight. Hats off.

Just some next morning thoughts. Although having the crowd be 50/50 was tough, I will say in a way I almost preferred having it be 100% engaged fans as opposed to that other 50% being casuals with no passion for the game. That El Salvador anthem was very cool to see and I think made the rest of us sing louder for the Canadian anthem. I do think a lot of these same fans will turn up in red next time because they are football fans first (ie the guy in front of me with the El Salvador jersey and the tattoo sleeve with a giant maple leaf in the middle). 
That being said, I do think there's a role that the V's and other fans need to play to try and be more engaging and less niche to try and attract the average Canadian to the games. I'm not sure what that would look like, but sometimes it feels like people on here can be gatekeepers rather than welcoming to the bandwagoners, which are the people we need to pack our stadiums.
 
Edit: one additional point I noticed attending both home matches: these boys ride for one another. Any hard foul, not only do the players on the field back their boy, but the bench is immediately on the sideline. May be a small detail, but I absolutely love to see it. Surprisingly, for his minimal contribution, Wotherspoon seems to be one of the first to the sideline every time.

this, 1000% this

We have to start engaging these fans and ask them to come out and cheer with us when we play our mutual enemies. Salvadoran certainly do not need much encouragement to cheer against Mexico, Panama and Honduras, right? And the US.  They don't have to stop cheering for their home countries, but come out and cheer for your adopted country when we are battling the mutual enemy. That should be our tack. Let's start converting the masses.

All the windows closed.  Pacos not playing too many extra games (one cup game each of the next two months). Hopefully gets a bit of rest and continues to be the glue that keeps our midfield together.
Glad he getting some recognition in a position that often doesn't.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTlY6_YlhMn/?utm_medium=copy_link
 
Eat your heart out… long live the KING!! Hehehe

"Not blue or green or whatever" lmao.
Hopefully hype keeps ramping up before the next window. Sportsnet and TSN picking up the rights and covering it more will help. Think I won a few converts this window. Gonna keep proselytizing.

Have to believe some video is going to CONCACAF.  If not someone isn't doing their job at CanadaSoccer HQ.  
You knew El Salvador's luck was going to run it.  I have a hard, hard time believing they don't finished Dead Fu'king Last in this tourney and I'll be shocked if they score goals, (goals?)  A GOAL in more than 3-4 matches.
An absolute delight to see all those Salvadorians spending money to come up here to see their team lose.  Badly.  Love it.    

After the immediate first game jitters we absolutely grew this window. 
5 points should be the goal next window but we can absolutely beat anyone if we have everyone available and focused.  
Huge window for learning curves. Johnston and Buchanan were stars, Eustaquio continues to be a HUGE boon for our program. Both Kennedy and Miller both learning hard lessons but also shining bright too. 
While I could perhaps say maybe Herdman and Co. Should spend more time in training on set pieces that can clear the first man than practicing singing o canada, I think the anthem is one of the best things Herdman has done lol. Absolutely amps me up and hopefully gets the crowd as into it over time. We have to have a whole stadium of fans going as hard as the players are. 
Talking of which...all credit to all you V's in attendance who were immense in these games. Beautiful stuff.

sidebar, the supporters section with nothing but canada flags looks amazing

There's the Zavaleta that I remember.....

Yeah, Wheeler talked to him and that's how he prefers to be addressed.  I think that conversation happened shortly after Wheeler confirmed how to pronounce Laryea's last name.

I'll be curious if Herdman has Laryea and Buchanan switch for 20 minutes?

Ati-baba

The Honduras coach is a dinknozzle so seeing him unhappy makes me happy

Match at home in october against panama is huge. Need to knock them off. 

I think Van in January is clear. Weather-wise and in terms of showing off our 3 host cities to FIFA. March I'd expect to come back to Toronto. At the end of the day, like it or not, that's homebase now.
As for away fans, I know its an issue, and will be on full display tonight. However, all we can hope for is that the team picks up steam with each match and that the tickets will sell themselves with success. As a fan base, we need to be less insecure about other fans coming to our venues. Even with a sizeable away presence, the Honduran fans didn't even come close to overpowering our crowd at BMO