Tom Anselmi on TFC season ticket prices: “We are resetting all of our pricing back to year 1.” #MLS #TorontoFC
— Luke Wileman (@LukeWileman) October 18, 2012
That’s the big story from today (means potentially $200 for supporters section tickets), and, yes, it’s about time, and no, it’s not certain that many of the aggrieved will return after the Aron Winter Disaster and the Paul Mariner Forfeit.
There is more good news from the Anti-Mariner clan in Toronto FC fan circles:
Will Paul Mariner be the coach next year? Anselmi; “He’s under contract for one more year. We’ll do our review and go from there.”
— Gerry Dobson (@SNGerryDobson) October 18, 2012
Considering there are only two games left, and that this is a backtrack of sorts from earlier signs Mariner would get the go-ahead next year, I would say it’s pretty much certain he won’t be at BMO Field next year.
The bad news, and it’s very bad, is that despite the populist gestures, there are no signs Anselmi or indeed anyone within Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is serious about improving what is clearly a broken organization. From De Vos:
I asked Anselmi who in the Canadian football world he is speaking with to get advice on the direction of the club. Couldn’t give me a name.
— Jason deVos (@jasondevos) October 18, 2012
This is dreadful news. It’s simply unacceptable that the club doesn’t have concrete plans for an overhaul, at the very least. A major missed opportunity for Anselmi to show the fans that things are going to fundamentally change ahead of next year.
Want my entirely unsolicited advice? Don’t bother seeking out advice, just hire Peter Wilt as GM, do everything he tells you, and hire Stephen Hart as head coach.
Is the Stephen Hart comment serious? What’s the thinking there?
NO! No no no no! Whoever gets the GM job must hire his own coaching staff. That’s been the problem the whole time – people sabotaging and finger-pointing with no clear chain of command or accountability.
(Assuming you were being serious)
I second the Peter Wilt idea. The ticket price rollback is a nice gesture, but the team still needs to get a clue in terms of how to build a team.
As Bill said, Peter Wilt (or whoever the hypothetical GM guy would be) should be the guy that signs the players and the head coach.
I’m still not renewing my tickets next year.
Stephan Hart … that’s the second time this week I’ve heard someone suggest that …
Wouldn’t they like us to forget the last 6 years along with those prices?
I second the Stephen Hart comment
All Stems from CSA..Get rid of the entire Board there.
Im so tired of hearing from the CSA to other Provinces about Long term player development…I have heard this when I was a played at age 12
No money funded for our Soccer athletes and progarms.
Luckily I recieved a soccer scholarship to Play in the States.My Universiaty Coach taught me more in 1 years as a freshman then all my years playing in the OSL or the Provincial Team.
Just look at all the other new MLS Clubs and how successfull they are and look at TFC with all the Coaching changes and never making the Play off sin what LOL 8 YEARS!!!!!
I now Coach full time in the US in Youth and they have great structurfed plans for there development.
CSA..another year we dont make the Worl Cup..84 in Mexico was the last time we ven qualified.With the amount of players in leagues in Canada you think they could hire scouts to watch..I give up on the CSA and TFC as nothing will change and Mens soccer will continue to downfall.
Put Pesch in as DOC fot TFC as he has been around and played and Coaches in England and has always been one of our best Canadian players ever.