THE STARTING 11: Signs That Autumn Has Arrived At TFC
Ah Autumn… Easily one of the planet’s Top 5 seasons. The soggy crotches of Summer have dried while the frozen crotches of Winter loom on the horizon. Over the last decade, Autumn has usually heralded the abrupt end of a TFC season but all that has changed don’t you know! TFC are now decent and dream of late November match days. However, some signs at BMO Field will always point to seasonal change… 11. Nutmegs...
THE STARTING 11: Reasons Why There Is No Starting 11
The Starting 11. It’s a feature that I have been writing faithfully and on a (mostly) weekly basis since 2009 – first on a little site called The Yorkies and now here. All in all, that’s about 3,850 quips about TFC that have drawn people to these sites in the dozen. Yup, people from Toronto all the way to Midtown Toronto interweb their way here to catch the latest Collin Samuel zinger. Sometimes over the last seven...
THE STARTING 11: Other Jobs at TFC
Labour Day, the day we celebrate bringing our first part-time jobs to their full nine-month terms. Thanks antiquated combined sex-ed/civics class curriculum! Anyjobs, with today being the day we celebrate the worker, we thought it was a great opportunity to honour some of the lesser publicized positions at TFC… 11. The guy that puts red socks in the laundry with Greg Vanney’s white shirts 10. Tunnel Club bouncer 9. Hawk...
THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC-related CNE Attractions
Wieners are being dipped into gooey, corny batter; Def Leppard mirrors are being shined; ice cream and waffles are having tender coitus; and, The Polar Express really DOES want to go faster. Yes the CNE – home of TFC and two weeks of carny folk – is back in town and as usual the local football side have their own set of attractions… 11. The Haunted House of Pink Oxford Shirts 10. Tiny Tom, Tiny Joao AND Tiny Seba...
THE STARTING 11: Less Publicized TFC Scandals
Oh for Preki’s sake! Of all places for TFC to get delayed in – not Houston! It was however the very site of one of The Reds’ most glorious eff ups – The Escobar Three Fiasco – where TFC found themselves for an extra 24 hours this past weekend. Idle Reds are Miguel Aceval’s workshop of course and while they escaped Texas unscathed this time around, it reminded us of some other club scandals that...
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