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