THE STARTING 11: Other Legacies Tim Leiweke Could Leave Behind
If God forbid you ever get the news that you have one year left to live, immediately go out and promise everyone you meet you’ll buy them a beer in 366 days. People will think you’re a pretty righteous dude at the time and once they eventually find out there’s nothing but an empty, broken glass waiting you’ll be long gone and won’t care. In other completely unrelated news, MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke (Of the...
Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers: Black Is The New Plaid
As happens, well, pretty much every season since 2007, the miserable news off the pitch is once again overshadowing the miserable news on the pitch at BMO Field. When The Reds take to the field against our hipster friends from Oregon (Saturday 5PM; TV: TSN) the big story for many won’t be the starting XI, the tactics or the (no doubt) frustrating play of the home side, but the emotion in the stands in what is now a...
“Will BMO Field Break Or Bend?” – A Musical Tribute to Your Ignored Fears
“You know a sports and entertainment group with a Major League Soccer club is a little like the mule with the spinning wheel. No one knows how they got it, and danged if they know how to use it.” We know it’s a tough day in TFC Land. The breaking news that has, well, been breaking since 2006 was announced today and Reds’ supporters feel like their support is on borrowed time. Many of us have different levels of...
THE STARTING 11: Occasions For Fireworks At BMO Field
Is there a stadium in all of football that enjoys more useless pyrotechnic displays than BMO Field? Daytime? Sure! Anthems finished? Go to town! In the grand scheme of TFC/BMO Field ills this ranks pretty low but it was during the post-match of TFC’s Voyageurs Cup elimination last week where the ridiculousness of it all came to a head. While TFC did win the match 3-2, they had just been knocked out of yet another tournament and...
MASCOT HYSTERIA: Sammy the Shrimp v Xolo Mayor
Motherfluffer – it’s time for another round of Mascot Hysteria! After a few weeks hopping riot over international football mascotry, Virginia’s raging Anti-Newzealandite and Richmond Kickers booster Kickeroo has been sent outback. Despite his previous dispatching of Tigrao and Sammy the Stag it was a new Sammy that tripped up the cocky marsupial – Southend United’s Sammy the Shrimp. With a solid 68%...
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