A colleague’s piece caught my eye this week.

“Where will the Toronto Argonauts play next?” the headline read.

I walked to the opposite end of the newsroom and pulled up a seat.

“Anywhere but BMO Field,” I told him, listing off several reasons as to why restructuring Canada’s national soccer stadium for Toronto’s CFL franchise just won’t fly.

Now then, it should be noted there’s no reason to believe Toronto FC’s ownership is even considering a potential venue share. But with the Argos all but certain to move away from the Rogers Centre when their current lease agreement runs out, TFC’s home turf is once again being floated as an option.

You see, the Blue Jays don’t want a bunch of CFLers roughing up their newly installed grass in a few years. After all, 10 Argos home games — and potentially a playoff game — every season will do some damage to a grass surface from June to October.

Which leads into the next logical question: Why exactly should Toronto’s professional soccer team be asked to blow up its venue into a multi-purpose stadium?

Nothing against the Argos. I hope they manage to build a stadium of their own.

But the fact that at least one Toronto City councillor is floating the idea is of massive concern to MLS fans in this soccer-mad city.

“For the Argos, that’s the place we’ve got to look,” councillor Mark Grimes told the Sun. “The province and the federal government just put a lot of money into BMO and the Pan Am (Games). To me, the smartest thing to do is BMO Field.”

By smartest, Grimes means smartest for this cash-strapped city the Argonauts call home.

Smartest for soccer supporters across the province? Absolutely not.

Many TFC fans, some unwavering in their support over the past seven seasons, say they’ll abandon the club if it ends up sharing its home ground — the reasons of which are quite clear.

First, the grass pitch at BMO is close to 40 yards shorter than a CFL field, meaning the north and south stands would need to be cleared out and pushed back to accommodate a field of that size.

Sideline seats would likely also need to be moved back to accommodate the CFL’s massive sidelines.

Fine for football fans, who don’t mind long end zones, but it would push soccer supporters so far away from the game they’d need binoculars.

Then, there are the field concerns. From June to November, the Argos and Reds could play a combined 30 games over 30 weeks, leaving no time for groundskeepers to repair damage in the inevitable case of inclement whether, never mind normal wear to tear.

Ever seen Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium in late October? Two words: Cow pasture.

At the moment, one MLS club, the New England Revolution (Gillette Stadium), still tortures supporters with football lines.

You can guarantee the remnants of a CFL field would be present at most TFC matches every fall if a shared venue ever materialized.

So, let’s stop the conversation before it really gets going.

Otherwise, the day will come whem BMO Field’s chief tenant is no longer Toronto FC, if only because a shared venue will likely be the final nail in a coffin that’s been steadily closing for seven MLS seasons.

THIS AND THAT

Jonathan Osorio’s equalizer on Saturday in a 2-1 win over the visiting Columbus Crew got me thinking: Who is TFC’s team MVP this season?

After Osorio, there are two additional candidates —­ Matias Laba and Joe Bendik.

All three have their pros and cons.

Osorio has scored some big goals while playing out of position, but still shows mass amounts of immaturity for long stretches.

Laba has been solid over the past six weeks, but struggled when he first arrived.

Before big mistakes against Sporting KC and Columbus, goalkeeper Bendik was far and away the frontrunner as the side’s best player.

We’ll have to wait and see what the aforementioned trio offers down the stretch.

LOOKING BACK

Bobby Convey looked to be a solid addition when the Reds announced his arrival in mid-May.

A few days later, opinions changed. Convey was poor on the ball, rarely involved and, for more than a month, looked like a player who had completely lost interest.

But a spirited effort again New York renewed interest in a player many had written off. The 30-year-old, 14-year pro followed that up with his best 90 minutes to date in a solid shift against the Crew on Saturday.

Convey has found a bit of success when TFC head coach Ryan Nelsen has allowed him to roam behind the team’s front pairing, switching him from side to side and allowing him to cut in on his favoured left foot from the right.

Likewise, the addition of Alvaro Rey could eventually free up Osorio to play centrally next to Laba, moving Hall to the bench and giving the Reds a bit more inventiveness in the final third.

It’s what led to Osorio equalizing in the 87th minute on Saturday — and could lead to TFC looking a bit more dangerous down the stretch.

FINAL WORD

Nelsen’s comment following Saturday’s win, TFC’s first at BMO Field in more than a year, seemed a bit off.

When asked if he was relieved, Toronto’s bench boss responded: “I don’t know about relief, but I suppose so.”

Undoubtedly, trying to play it cool, Nelsen’s expression when Andrew Wiedeman bagged TFC’s stoppage-time winner told a different story.

His leap into goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr’s arms was something from the Winter Olympics.