Category: Malarkey
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THE STARTING 11: Other Available Front Office Jobs for Retired TFC Players
If Toronto FC had their own version of “The Disappeared” it would be the long, seemingly unending, list of veteran players who get “retired” by the club mid-season. While most of the players have been admittedly in the twilight of their careers, there has often been a foggy mystery to their sudden decision to leave…
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THE STARTING 11: TFC Repercussions From the Pan Am Games
Toronto finally got The Olympics! In a different Terminator-esque timeline where every part of the planet NOT in The Americas got on a spaceship and left this round joint… Toronto got The Olympics! However, those pesky Europeans, Africans, Asians and Misc. (Suck it Oceania) haven’t perfected space travel so instead Toronto is hosting the Pan…
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THE STARTING 11: Lesser-known Details of the MLS “Core Player” Agreement
Don’t say them. Don’t you dare use those two little letters. Save them for high quality adult films! DAMN YOU! I heard it out there – yes you guys! You said “D and P”. Bastards. Well, you can say it all you want but ML and even S refuse to admit that the new “Core…
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THE STARTING 11: Ways That Montreal Impact Supporters Will Spend Canada Day
Even though Montreal Impact was in Toronto a week too early to bathe in this city’s overt Canada Day patriotism, it wasn’t too soon to get a hint at their plans for Le Grand Day Off. While not all Quebecers can agree on the “Nationalism” question, ALL of them agree – relaxing is tres bien.…
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Photoshop Challenge!: Women’s World Cup Edition
In honour not only of our Canadian Women’s national team’s journey through the Women’s World Cup, but also of this glorious picture of John Herdman celebrating after their win on Sunday – we ask you, our dear readers to bring your best Photoshop, Paint and whatever other graphics wizardry you have at your disposal to…
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OVERHEARD AT BMO FIELD: Dip, Sauce or Topping?
Welcome back to another installment of “Overheard At BMO Field” your regular eavesdropping on those strange snippets of actual conversation we’ve all heard floating around TFC Land. From strange to wacky to rather unsettling, here are this week’s #OHatBMO “I’m gonna start Tindering in the second half.” “Hummus – dip, sauce or topping?”…
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THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC Reality TV Shows
When TFC announced that Juan Pablo Galavis would be one of the players taking part in this past weekend’s Dwayne De Rosario Testimonial Match, it was met with a wide array of LOL’s and ROFL’s. No disrespect to Mr. Galavis’ football career which saw him navigate through CONMEBOL’s mushy middle but his inclusion seemed…
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Testify! De Ro Shakes ‘N Bakes into the Sunset
There was a boy from Scarborough, And De Ro was his name-oh! De-Ro-Sario! De-Ro-Sario! And De Ro was his name-oh! – The National Anthem of Scarborough The long and winding road back to Scarborough (Toronto’s eastern inner suburb for our international readers) has finally come to its final curve. While the sun never sets on…
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OVERHEARD AT BMO FIELD: Dim Sum Dollarama
Welcome back to another installment of “Overheard At BMO Field” your regular eavesdropping on those strange snippets of actual conversation we’ve all heard floating around TFC Land. From strange to wacky to rather unsettling, here are this week’s #OHatBMO “The first floor is now the second floor but the upper deck is also the…
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THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC v Sunderland Friendly Film Titles
Apparently, there’s “Nothing Friendly About It”. So say official Toronto FC press releases about the upcoming friendly against Sunderland. No, you see friends, this is no ordinary friendly, this one is about REVENGE! Apparently. As one or two of you may remember, Sunderland’s main striker is one, Jermain Defoe, formerly and briefly of The Toronto…