Toronto FC Discussion Thread

Post #1561 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Sep 4, 2014 12:59 am

I told you it would be a disaster.

Almost out of the playoff picture now.

Rapsfan151 · Post #1562 » by **Rapsfan151** » Thu Sep 4, 2014 4:51 am

Would not be surprised if MLSE sells off the team in the offseason. The team loses a ton of money I would bet as they only got 20 000 viewers on TV to watch the game against NE. That is less than .1% of the people who have access to that channel.

OakleyDokely · Post #1563 » by **OakleyDokely** » Thu Sep 4, 2014 12:31 pm

MLSE bought the team for 10 Million. Forbes values them right now at around 120 million. With the way MLS franchise values have been increasing and the strong attendance the team gets despite sucking for it's entire existence, there's no way MLSE sells them. Not to mention, they make a small profit nearly every year.

ForeverTFC · Post #1564 » by **ForeverTFC** » Thu Sep 4, 2014 3:38 pm

Rapsfan151 wrote:Would not be surprised if MLSE sells off the team in the offseason. The team loses a ton of money I would bet as they only got 20 000 viewers on TV to watch the game against NE. That is less than .1% of the people who have access to that channel.

TFC has been a profitable venture for TFC to date, that is before the big splash this summer. With that said, if they sell Defoe in the winter they will be back in black again. All games this season have been sell-outs or very close to it.

I read somewhere that Larry Tanenbaum views TFC as his best chance to win a championship, and Rogers and Bell may give him that to keep him happy.

Post #1565 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Sep 6, 2014 3:05 pm

That team I hate has decided to lose at 2PM today.

Tune in to watch the horror show.

nahom1319 · Post #1566 » by **nahom1319** » Sat Sep 6, 2014 4:24 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:That team I no longer like plays at 7:00PM on TSN2.
It will be a disaster.

LittleOzzy wrote:That team I hate has decided to lose at 2PM today.
Tune in to watch the horror show.

Damnnnnnn went from not liking to hating with one extra loss. I can't wait till the next update. :lol:

Rapsfan151 · Post #1567 » by **Rapsfan151** » Sat Sep 6, 2014 9:46 pm

ForeverTFC wrote:
Rapsfan151 wrote:Would not be surprised if MLSE sells off the team in the offseason. The team loses a ton of money I would bet as they only got 20 000 viewers on TV to watch the game against NE. That is less than .1% of the people who have access to that channel.

TFC has been a profitable venture for TFC to date, that is before the big splash this summer. With that said, if they sell Defoe in the winter they will be back in black again. All games this season have been sell-outs or very close to it.

I read somewhere that Larry Tanenbaum views TFC as his best chance to win a championship, and Rogers and Bell may give him that to keep him happy.

I meant sell of their higher paid players. While they get good attendance the Tv numbers suggest they actually lose money because the production costs are higher than the revenue generated by TV viewers.

Post #1568 » by **FluLikeSymptoms** » Sat Sep 6, 2014 10:46 pm

I want out.

ForeverTFC · Post #1569 » by **ForeverTFC** » Sat Sep 6, 2014 10:52 pm

Rapsfan151 wrote:
ForeverTFC wrote:
Rapsfan151 wrote:Would not be surprised if MLSE sells off the team in the offseason. The team loses a ton of money I would bet as they only got 20 000 viewers on TV to watch the game against NE. That is less than .1% of the people who have access to that channel.

TFC has been a profitable venture for TFC to date, that is before the big splash this summer. With that said, if they sell Defoe in the winter they will be back in black again. All games this season have been sell-outs or very close to it.

I read somewhere that Larry Tanenbaum views TFC as his best chance to win a championship, and Rogers and Bell may give him that to keep him happy.

I meant sell of their higher paid players. While they get good attendance the Tv numbers suggest they actually lose money because the production costs are higher than the revenue generated by TV viewers.

You're mistaken here.

MLS just signed a national TV deal for 90 million a year in the US, and TSN has picked up exclusive MLS rights in Canada. This is a leauge with an annual 3.1 million dollar cap.

In 2012, before the new TV deals that tripled the amount of TV revenue, TFC made $31mill in revenues ($4.5mill in profits) and was valued by Forbes at $121 million.

Rest assured, MLSE is making money.

Rapsfan151 · Post #1570 » by **Rapsfan151** » Sat Sep 6, 2014 11:10 pm

Yeah I suppose with the salaries being so low they will still come out ahead. That being said it must be polarizing to be a TFC fan.

Post #1571 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sun Sep 7, 2014 8:34 pm

TFC now 7th in the East.

Pathetic.

SportsFan9 · Post #1572 » by **SportsFan9** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:32 am

For the few still interested, TFC takes on Chicago right now. :lol:

SportsFan9 · Post #1573 » by **SportsFan9** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:31 am

Not that it matters much since TFC are a mess these days, but the ref just denied us of our winning goal. Terrible terrible terrible **** officiating. Ridiculous.

Heffernan · Post #1574 » by **Heffernan** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:58 am

Why did the ref not count that goal? Can someone please explain.

J_Sky_G · Post #1575 » by **J_Sky_G** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:22 am

WHat a bs call

J_Sky_G · Post #1576 » by **J_Sky_G** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:23 am

Heffernan wrote:Why did the ref not count that goal? Can someone please explain.

He must've thought Gilberto pulled the Fire defender down, which is nonsense

truth18 · Post #1577 » by **truth18** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:43 am

Video?

TheSamMitchell · Post #1578 » by **TheSamMitchell** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:31 am

truth18 wrote:Video?

http://www.torontofc.ca/video/2014/09/1 ... er-13-2014

@ 4:43

Crazy call, that's some NBA level stuff.

truth18 · Post #1579 » by **truth18** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:50 am

TheSamMitchell wrote:
truth18 wrote:Video?

http://www.torontofc.ca/video/2014/09/1 ... er-13-2014

@ 4:43

Crazy call, that's some NBA level stuff.

Watched that several times and I agree. Terrible, terrible call. Shame for TFC. That ref is on some bs

Post #1580 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:26 pm

MLS can be a joke sometimes.

That goal should have counted. We didn't deserve the 3 points, but we earned them fairly.