On Thursday They Will All Sit

By Richard Starnes, The Ottawa Citizen

Fans don’t back pitch invasion
Supporters of Toronto FC aren’t going to stand for a proposal by the CFL to share the MLS club’s home with the Argos.

Most of us soccer fans consider Toronto’s BMO Field a national emblem for the Canadian game, a glittering example of the dramatic growth of the game here.

Since Toronto FC became the latest member of the Major League Soccer family on April 28, 2007, every game has been sold out — or very nearly so.

Toronto fans are the envy of the league and playing in Toronto is a serious hazard for every visiting team. Their vibrant support would do justice to any club ground in the world.

So why are there so many hints out there suggesting the whole thing is in danger of getting its lines crossed?

The storm appears to have been whipped up by another version of football — the Canadian Football League type. It looks like the Toronto Argonauts have launched the trial balloon, maybe because the end of their lease is approaching at the Rogers Centre they now play in.

Fans are seeing an appropriate Toronto FC red and are extremely nervous.

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