VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 18 – Armando Cooper
Jan11

VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 18 – Armando Cooper

Highest: 13 Lowest: 25 Average ranking: 18.04 Mark: 19 – The loan that turned into a stay, and we were still confused by it all.  Armando Cooper signed on at the conclusion of last year’s playoffs, and stuck around for the full ride.  In a word : interesting. Interesting because he started 11 games, but had 13 substitute appearances.  Was he the hardest worker at training? Did he often treat teammates to ice cream? Was he part...

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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 20 – Clint Irwin
Jan09

VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 20 – Clint Irwin

Highest: 10 Lowest: 24 Average ranking: 19.3 Mark: 16 – The unfortunate situation with our goalkeepers, is that both of them, at the beginning of the season, were largely interchangeable, but I would still favour Irwin as the #1.  He had tons of experience under his belt, and could learn the kid a thing or two about goalkeeping as a professional. However, when tasked with two relatively interchangeable keepers, I suspect that...

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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 26 – Ben Spencer
Jan03

VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 26 – Ben Spencer

Highest: 22 Lowest: 27 Average ranking: 24.95 Kristin: 25 – Big Ben Spencer!  Damn it Ben, we had a song for when you scored, and it was a good song!  And now you’ll never hear it.  But it was good.  Honest. Spencer was signed to Toronto FC back in May after having joined TFC II in the fall of 2016.  The towering forward (6’5!) was signed to a homegrown deal and brought in to bring some size to the attack – but...

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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 27 – Mitchell Taintor
Jan02

VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 27 – Mitchell Taintor

Happy New Year!  Resolutions firmly in place and raring to start the whole ‘new year, new you’ thing?  Excellent.  We here at the Vocal Minority aren’t big on resolutions, but we do have an entirely new set of player rankings for you to enjoy over the next few weeks – you know while you’re at the gym, or at home binge watching Black Mirror or The Crown, we don’t judge.  All of the entries (thank you...

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The Vocal Minority Final Countdown: 2017 Edition
Dec22

The Vocal Minority Final Countdown: 2017 Edition

*Apologies from Kristin for taking so long to get this posted * It’s that time of year again!  That’s right, now that the flares, smoke bombs, streamers and confetti have cleared, it’s time to rank the Toronto FC players that took to the field for the Reds during the 2017 season.  I know, I know – how could you possibly rank the players after such a successful season?  After all, trophies and shields were...

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