South Couch Report : Los Angeles v Toronto
Jul05

South Couch Report : Los Angeles v Toronto

Finally a week off from doing the stupidest commute ever. Nobody should need to take that much public transit to get to a footy match. Now I have the comfort of a couch in a basement and no concern if there’s a roof or not, midges, gnats, mosquitoes, rain, lightning, thunder, floods, uprising. Safety. Ahhhhh… Toronto are coming off a draw last week in the stupid stupid rain and are without “Captain America” (not my nickname)...

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Episode 94 – 15/07/01 #Monsanto
Jul01

Episode 94 – 15/07/01 #Monsanto

The gang is mostly here in this episode as they review the Montreal and DC United games, look ahead to Los Angeles, cover the usual silliness and introduce our best Canadian side of all time. In this episode, Kristin is absent for Albania day, Duncan wants his testicles to be left alone, Tony went all biblical and Mark and Oscar Pareja never seem to be in the same room at the same time. Click here to download Episode 94. Also, go here...

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South Stand(ing in the rain) Report : Toronto v. D.C.
Jun28

South Stand(ing in the rain) Report : Toronto v. D.C.

I should be in a better mood. Who wouldn’t be, after the masterclass of Wednesday night (as far as TFC goes). But then there’s the rain.  Which isn’t as bad as suburban public transit rerouting around your stop without any notification of it.  Which isn’t as bad as the longest train ever at a rail crossing.  I missed 2 connecting GO busses…  *deep exhale* sorry football and jokes.  Football and jokes....

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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Montreal
Jun25

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Montreal

Well that was a bit of a letdown last week.  Thought Toronto had them, but alas, like an elbow to the back of the neck, they went down. Now we’re playing the pathetically abysmal Montreal Impa… whuh? 17 pts you say? 5-5-2?  SINCE F’ING WHEN?!!?! Full disclosure : I don’t care about Montreal win-or-lose, I think Piatti is fun and lethal, I think their defense is atrocious and I am cheering on that loveable triumvirate of Jack,...

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South Stand Report : DeRo Testimonial & Toronto FC v NYCFC
Jun21

South Stand Report : DeRo Testimonial & Toronto FC v NYCFC

Well this was a long day. Not necessarily a bad one, just long. The Dwayne DeRosario Testimonial match was a fun affair. A bunch of legends with varying degrees of legendaryness suited up in a Canadians v non-Canadians.  Non-Canadians won 3-1, with Dichio bagging one and DeRo bagging the other three.  For whatever reason, the goalies were playing their A-games, as Stamatopoulos and Monsalve were going for gold in their own nets. I...

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