“Remember how you make them feel.”
That was a big mantra for Greg Vanney and Toronto FC last year, an acknowledgment that fans are always part of the equation.
“The ‘you’ is the fans,” the TFC coach said on the opening day of pre-season this year. “If we could create some excitement and some buzz then we knew we would excite the fans and that, in return, would give us some energy.”
The Reds did just that with the run to the MLS Cup final last season. And as Toronto kicked off its 2017 season again on the hunt for a trio of trophies — the Voyageurs Cup (for the Canadian championship), the Supporters Shield (for finishing first in the MLS regular season), and that elusive MLS Cup — Vanney had one message to fans: Stick with them.