A petition launched on January 17 by Ultras Montreal 2002 Fan Group has just passed 5,000 signatures, its initial target.
The list of signatures is aimed at CF Montreal owner Joey Saputo and President & CEO Kevin Gilmore, and is designed to put pressure on the football club to revert back to its former name, Impact de Montreal.
The Ultras feel a sense of betrayal over the name-change due to lack of consultation with either them, players, former players or the fanbase in general.
The petition states, ‘The abandonment of the name “Montreal Impact” causes a rift between the supporters and their club’, and that, ‘.