Author: Mark Hinkley
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South Stand Report : Toronto v Orlando
It’s a beautiful day for footy. Better than the last 5 matches I’ve been to anyways. Toronto is coming off a confusing sloppy whopping from Boston Minutemen or whatever they’re called. Doesn’t matter. Orlando somehow beat Columbus over the weekend. You know what, I don’t care about the before right now. I’m in my seats,…
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Episode 99 – 15/08/04 #CrossingTheLion
This week, the gang is all here, reviewing the poop-show that was New England, reflecting on the new broken-ish acquisition and looking ahead to the Purples and the Sporks this week. In this episode, Mark channels Madonna, Tony channels Murray Head (he’s real), Kristin channels some version of a Canadian Atlas and Duncan channels the…
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Episode 98 – 15/07/30 #whelming
The gang is all here and Tony plays the role of director this week, recapping the action thrill ride that was the Columbus match, recapping the drama that was the Gold Cup, and looking ahead to the potential horror that is the turf at Foxborough. In this episode Duncan is apparently the Kristin-whisperer, Tony refuses…
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The South Couch Report : Columbus v Toronto
This day would come. Columbus and their high-flying offense colliding with Toronto’s assassin-like offense (when it’s working). I boldly predicted a high scoring game. They’ve got Kamara, we’ve got Giovinco. They’ve got Trapp, we’ve got Giovinco. They’ve got Higuain, we’ve got Giovinco. It’s pretty evenly matched. On to the match! 8’ – their Findlay exposes…
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Episode 97 – 15/07/22 #bitchedOut
The gang is all in to review the Philadelphia melt-fest, the Gold Cup “adventure”, look forward to Columbus and reflect on the greatest pizza deal you never wanted. In this episode, Kristin laments going last in the round tables more than once, Mark admits that not every sound effect is gold, Duncan went for and…
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The South Couch Report : Toronto v Philadelphia
Today I am a part time supporter. I admit it. I am in the comfort of my home in the hinterlands of suburbia. It’s a culmination of reasons that no reasonable supporter would understand. So we’ll go with “weakness towards the heat and humidity”. Toronto welcome back the Gold Cuppers of Osorio, Morgan and Altidore.…
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Episode 96 – 15/07/15 #HatersGonnaHaiti
The gang’s all here as we reminisce over NYCFC, look ahead to Gold Cup and a visit from Philadelphia this weekend. In this episode, Mark wants to answers to an initial, Kristin makes a sweet callback, Tony makes the western British countryside proud, and current Duncan makes old Duncan seem like an eternal optimist. Click…
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South Couch Report : New York City v Toronto
It’s game day and while last week Toronto was abused by one Designated Player based by the Pacific Ocean, now they get a chance to be terrorized by a Designated Player based near the Atlantic. Last time the Robins faced NYCFC, the David Villa show was all that was needed (that and beating the hell…
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Episode 95 – 15/07/09 #moncton
The gang is all in to recap the punching that was LA Galaxy, review the Women’s World Cup, look ahead to the Gold Cup, New York City FC and all the other usual malarkey. In this episode, Mark attempts to distinguish between his impersonations, Tony leans hard on a classic Bond theme, Duncan feels certain…
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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……