How Toronto FC rescued itself from misery, carved out a niche, and became a true alternative franchise in North America’s most crowded sports market.
From Toronto FC’s inception, the club and their fans did things their own way. When Danny Dichio scored the first goal in franchise history, fans at BMO Field threw their seat cushions onto the field in ecstasy. It looked as though TFC had a bright future ahead of it, but what followed instead was eight seasons of poor results, mismanagement, and misery.
Still, TFC fans never wavered, building the most unique atmosphere in Toronto sports. When it seemed TFC was destined to become an afterthought in a city crowded with teams, the club carved out a niche by creating a winning culture unlike anything Toronto had ever seen, bringing a championship to the city in 2017.
Come on You Reds takes fans behind the scenes, from the inception of TFC, through the team’s lowest years, and finally, to the story of how management arguably built the best team in Major League Soccer history.
From Toronto FC’s inception, the club and their fans did things their own way. When Danny Dichio scored the first goal in franchise history, fans at BMO Field threw their seat cushions onto the field in ecstasy. It looked as though TFC had a bright future ahead of it, but what followed instead was eight seasons of poor results, mismanagement, and misery.
Still, TFC fans never wavered, building the most unique atmosphere in Toronto sports. When it seemed TFC was destined to become an afterthought in a city crowded with teams, the club carved out a niche by creating a winning culture unlike anything Toronto had ever seen, bringing a championship to the city in 2017.
Come on You Reds takes fans behind the scenes, from the inception of TFC, through the team’s lowest years, and finally, to the story of how management arguably built the best team in Major League Soccer history.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.334/6309713541
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-on
- ISBN
- 9781459742383 9781459742376
- LCCN
- GV943.6 T6
- LCCN Item number
- K56 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (275 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239356 (OCoLC)1055044398 (CaOOCEL)479270
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 11
- Foreword 13
- Prologue 17
- 1 Message Boards, Manna Dropping from Heaven, and an Armani Suit 23
- 2 The 2007 Version of Viral, MLS 2.0, and a Complete Lack of Nuance 56
- 3 Being a Badass, Writing Shit, and Fighting over a Cookie 73
- 4 Legs Like Jell-O, a Miracle in Montreal, and a Complete Meltdown 83
- 5 The Dictator, the Frustrated Star, and a Fateful Trip Up North 100
- 6 Ajax Culture, German Influence, and Starting from Scratch 117
- 7 The Realm of Comedy, the Nightclub in Houston, and the Worst Team in the World 132
- 8 Pep Guardiola in Waiting, Surprise at Just One Point, and the Two Tims —Leiweke and Bezbatchenko 152
- 9 Energy, Vision, and the Bloody Big Bust 170
- 10 Jeans and a Blazer, a Panic Attack, and the Best Player in League History 191
- 11 Finding the Last Piece of the Puzzle, Getting Goosebumps, and Feeling Numb 208
- 12 One Game at a Time, One Trophy at a Time, and More Than One Drink at a Time 228
- 13 Fans, Family, and BMO Field 255
- Epilogue 259
- Acknowledgements 271
- Sources 273
- Index 275
- Book Credits 298
