wow, i'm not from victoria and I only have nice things to say =) Then again i'm from Portland, victoria just seems like a smaller version of portland with better healthcare.
Welcome back to the dub. I can actually see myself making the drive and ferry ride to see an away game because its a wonderful drive through the Olympic peninsula and victoria is such a nice town.
ps. Portland has the same rep, the residents here don't go crazy for sports like some other towns. Can't blame people for just doing what they like, its just crazy that a town this big with this much money (big time trust fund city) has 1.5 pro sports teams (the MLS has yet to prove itself to me). Beauty of this league is that even if your team sucks, there are plenty of good players on opposing teams. Believe me, after the dark days here in PDX I know all about silver linings. Victoria will actually probably have a good year, the roster seemed to under achieve a bit this year and they've got a proven coach.