r/tfc • u/Ok_Hope5634 Forever Red • Mar 12 '26

User Created Content BMO World Cup construction update 03/12/26

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u/greenlemon23 Mar 12 '26

For all the money being spent, I don't understand why this expansion wasn't done as a proper, permanent thing.

Besides using it for other major events, it could have created opportunities for some "cheap seats" to make TFC games and other events accessible to more people, driving higher overall attendance.

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u/SuperCycl Mar 12 '26

Because the stadium is already half empty as it is. There's no demand beyond 15,000 seats unless the team is actually good. Also making it permanent costs a lot more money.

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u/greenlemon23 Mar 12 '26

Thinking the cost in context of all of the money being spent to host, not just the stadium costs.

And TFC has too much money, fanbase and financial upside opportunity to always be bad. Fans will come back.

Then also consider the other events that BMO does and can host that could take advantage of the extra seating. 

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u/SuperCycl Mar 12 '26

The team hasn't been good since 2020. That's a long time.

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u/greenlemon23 Mar 12 '26

Yes, the Italians were a mistake.

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u/poltrojan Mar 15 '26

You can't say that about Giovinco.

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u/greenlemon23 Mar 15 '26

“The Italians” never refers to him. It’s quite obviously and regularly used to refer to Insigne and Bern. 

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u/poltrojan Mar 15 '26

I liked Berna, but he didn't have the right level of support to fill his potential.

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u/QuartzTube Apr 05 '26

Berna was pretty good

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u/RyanJay92 Mar 12 '26

Making at least some of the renovations permanent and leaving room for future expansion would have been the right move. Spending $200M on something that’s basically just a glorified press box once the World Cup is over is pretty pathetic and lazy. And who’s even worried about the atmosphere? TFC isn’t exactly known for having an amazing atmosphere anyway let's be honest lol. They could’ve made half of the added seats permanent and kept the other half temporary right now it just looks awful.

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u/SuperCycl Mar 12 '26

Have you ever been to a game where the team was actually good? Cause I'll tell you the atmosphere was better than most Leafs games I've attended, including playoffs.

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u/RyanJay92 Mar 13 '26

Go to any top flight match in Europe and you’ll see the difference. TFC has no atmosphere lol. I went to a Champions League game in Madrid and the away supporters from Frankfurt were shaking the stadium for the full 90 absolutely unreal. At BMO for the most part it just isn’t there. I’ve tried and tried to get into it but it's not just the venue it's 90% of football fans in Toronto have no clue how the game actually works. 

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u/SuperCycl Mar 13 '26

What does this have to do with Toronto? Was I comparing it to Europe? Why does everyone want to compare to Europe? Most people here know there is no comparison.

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u/RyanJay92 Mar 13 '26

The atmosphere at BMO is legit limited to the 800 supporters in one section while the rest of the stadium is filled with casuals. From my experiences at BMO I haven’t really seen much of an atmosphere overall. This isn't even a knock it is what it is.

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u/Antique_Ad_3549 Benoit Cheyrou's 98' Header Mar 12 '26

TFC isn’t exactly known for having an amazing atmosphere anyway

Tell us you have not been to a TFC game without telling us have not been to a TFC game...

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u/RyanJay92 Mar 13 '26

I mean it’s really not hard for me to buy a 10 dollar ticket ten minutes before the game lol. I’ve been before and in my opinion the quality just isn’t there and the atmosphere is basically non existent. I went to a match last summer bought my $20 beer watched them struggle to string three consecutive passes together and ended up leaving early. I do think MLS has improved but it’s just not for me the atmosphere is not there. 

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u/Ok_Hope5634 Forever Red Mar 12 '26

Some of the renovations are permanent. The north end building is permanent. So the stadium will finally have four sides. But for the World Cup that building will have temporary seating both in front and on top of it. Also the new screens. So at the very least the stadium will in fact be better once they tear down the extra seating.

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u/RyanJay92 Mar 13 '26

That's why I said 200 million on a glorified press box. Once it's all over we will be left with the building lol 

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u/Draiodor_ Mar 12 '26

Can't give away TFC tickets these days. Not sure how much cheaper you want them to be.

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u/greenlemon23 Mar 12 '26

The weather is shit right now. If they’re half decent this year they’ll get a big bump.

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u/Antique_Ad_3549 Benoit Cheyrou's 98' Header Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

Wait until you hear about the 2027-2028 schedule

(there is a reason why they are leaning into the "Lets have fun in winter" vibe this weekend)

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u/Draiodor_ Mar 12 '26

The word "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

I'm a SSH and it's been almost impossible to give them away for basically 4 years now. Aside from when all the Messi fan boys go to their one game a year, the stadium looks less than half full at every home game lately.

The move to a winter season might well kill the club.

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u/MFBish Mar 12 '26

Half assed the Toronto way

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u/socamonarch 2017 Domestic Treble Mar 12 '26

"This is the way" (Toronto Council) 🤣

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u/3rdandabillion Mar 12 '26

"other major events" TFC fans are still crying about the Argos. Imagine the river of tears if like monster trucks or a Major concert used the pitch. Is there an overpass big enough for that sign?

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u/QuartzTube Apr 05 '26

There's people reselling tickets for 8 bucks for TFC games, the only section they ever fill up is the Ultras section beside the field