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Across The Pond - Toronto Stadium

Scotty · December 1, 2025Dec 1

On 11/29/2025 at 10:19 AM, Council Juice said:
Having attending the 4-1 loss to NYRB there a couple of years back at the start of that season, one area they need to improve is the South stand supporters section and that big open window facing the ungodly cold wind from the lake. Sitting in the East stand and just dying. 😄 Put up a wind breaker for goodness sakes! 😭🥶
Otherwise BMO is a proper no frills football stadium. Hopefully the Whitecaps can move to something similar in the near future.
My seasons are in "U-Sector" section 113 of that very same south stand. Its a toss-up to where I have been colder. BMO Field on the two MLS Cup Finals held there - in November (2016 and 2017) at around -15 or at the Caledonian Stadium in the deepest midwinter with the wind coming in off the Firth.
Its a different kind of cold in each stadium, but when its cold, both can be bloody cold. In Canada it's a dry "holy s***" kind of cold because the negative number can be double digits whereas, as we all know, the Scottish cold might only be -1 or -2 but its that damp, get in your bones kind of cold.
I'll cover the renovations in the one of the next entries in the blog since you are interested, as well as future posts about my volunteer interview, the ridiculous MLS fixture list for next year due to the world cup, and the proposals for league adjustments in 2027. Lots to come :)
Across The Pond - Toronto Stadium

Council Juice · November 29, 2025Nov 29

Having attending the 4-1 loss to NYRB there a couple of years back at the start of that season, one area they need to improve is the South stand supporters section and that big open window facing the ungodly cold wind from the lake. Sitting in the East stand and just dying. 😄
Put up a wind breaker for goodness sakes! 😭🥶
Otherwise BMO is a proper no frills football stadium. Hopefully the Whitecaps can move to something similar in the near future.
Across The Pond: Perseverance

Scotty · November 16, 2025Nov 16

When things are running smoothly it works quite well, you just load up an audiobook or a couple of episodes of the Wyness Shuffle and off you go. Its when things go pear-shaped with Toronto traffic that it gets annoying and that unfortunately is not increasingly rare.
I prefer to drive to be honest, especially if I have the (not so) little one and dont fancy spending $20 for a beer you can buy for $3 in the shop. I have a sweet spot that doesn't get too busy and its about a 15 minute walk to the stadium. FIFA however will likely be monetising all the parking areas within 5km of the stadium so thats not an option for the world cup.
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Across The Pond: Perseverance

Gringo · November 15, 2025Nov 15

8 hours ago, Robert said:
Wow, makes my trip to the Sarens PSG Stadium a real dawdle!
And mine (when I go, which is rare these days....and set to get increasingly rare sadly)
Across The Pond: Perseverance

Robert · November 14, 2025Nov 14

Wow, makes my trip to the Sarens PSG Stadium a real dawdle!

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