Quote Originally Posted by Downtownfan View Post
Perhaps not the poll itself, but the headline and some of interpretation is certainly written in a particular manner. Why aren't Ontarians "coldly indifferent" to TFC, since they poll the same as the Argos? Why isn't there more notice of the fact that more than a third have no favourite team? What about the huge group of 65+ who are Jays fans-- what, no commentary on their largely "old" or "dying" fanbase? It's not about "ruining a good storyline," but about re-enforcing a longstanding narrative: "no one cares about the Argos, Argos fans are old and dying off, etc."

The funny thing is, there are a number of memes that can no longer be used in this "Argos demise" narrative, which has been a standard trope of much of the Toronto media for some time: No more "they are homeless." No more "they have no owners." No more "Braley Bowl." No more "destitute Argos," or "will they die." Also no more "NFL to Toronto is inevitable." Instead, you will see the Toronto media largely ignore the team. Look at the total combined columns on the Argos/CFL by Bruce Arthur, Cathal Kelly or any of the other usual suspects. How will they deal with the relative success of the team in the coming year? Likely, they will largely ignore it, even though it is, by any account, a pretty compelling story or survival, and renaissance. Even at this stage, without any tickets actually sold, the Argos are in a fantastic place: New, wealthy owners (the wealthiest owners in Canadian sports, in fact), a new venue, and a Grey Cup in 2016. But hey, don't let the good news get in the way of a longstanding narrative that fits the prejudices of most of the Toronto media.
Well said!

I agree with Wobbler that we cannot dismiss the poll results out of hand because we do not like the results or the publication that published/commissioned it, but Downtownfan does bring up some good points about the narrative that is being presented in the write-up.