Is this for real, a ramshackle debate based on attendance figures from 30 years ago? That's all in the distant past in a time that had much different demographics and a badly managed league in the NASL. The current Caps club, league, and sport and how popular it will be is hypothetical as they've only played one match. So this current debate on the subject is rather pointless and all your left with is subjective comments and pointless stats. It's probably best to debate popularity via attendance at the end of the year.
What a match, what a day!
The weather magically turned out great.
#Winning
MLS boss Garber, Premier Clark, Nash. Not sure about those drums.
Steve Nash sits in the stands. True football fan.
Eric Hassli scores MLS Whitecaps FC first goal!
Will Eric Hassli be a local sport icon?
Southsiders! 500 of them marched to the stadium from local pub
pics by Mark Sagar - Special to The Province. Les Bazso, PNG. Andy Clark, Reuters.
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Photos+Whitecaps+Toronto/4472424/story.html