The South Stand Report : Toronto v Seattle
Jul02

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Seattle

Why can’t I be injured for either an unknown amount of time or 6-8 weeks. All the cool kids are out 6 weeks. Irwin. Bradley. National Cup Hero Wil Johnson. Even Altidore. I’d like a paid vacation, hobbling around with a lower body injury. OK, maybe not, but the point is a vacation. So Toronto is hurting, physically and Seattle is hurting, fundamentally. One win and five losses in their last six matches, with a 2-0 away win to DC a...

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Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders: What The Deuce Will TFC Do In The Wake of Injuries?
Jul02

Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders: What The Deuce Will TFC Do In The Wake of Injuries?

Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders ~ BMO Field ~ 7:30pm ET ~ TSN4/5 WEEEEEEE ARE THE CHAAAAAAAMPIONS MY FRIENDS!!!!!!  And WEEEEEE’LLLLLLL keep on….sorry, still celebrating the glorious triumph from Wednesday night; but I won’t waste any more time on that… So while Wednesday was loads of fun (it really, really was!), Toronto FC have to refocus and turn their attention to tonight’s match against the Sounders....

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Episode 143 – 16/06/30 #prexit
Jun28

Episode 143 – 16/06/30 #prexit

With two absentees, Duane Rollins (@24thminute) fills in to help with the heavy lifting of reviewing the Orlando debacle, preview the Voyageurs Cup finale vs Vancouver, the weekend match against Seattle, a first-hand account of the Argos home opener and the usual silliness. In this episode, Kristin and Mark interview Sigi Schmidt, Mark and Duane interview Adrian Heath, and Duane and Kristin interview Carl Robinson. This week’s...

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2016 MLS season preview. Western Conference.
Mar05

2016 MLS season preview. Western Conference.

Continuing my predictions of how the league will work itself out this year. Here’s what I had to say about the Eastern Conference, but now it’s time to go west young man and check out the real contenders. Here’s what I predicted for the west last year, boy was I wrong about Portland, but aside from that, not too bad.  Let’s get on with this. FC Dallas: Had a very good, if sometime inconsistent season last year...

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Kit Nerd Corner : Seattle 3rd
Feb25

Kit Nerd Corner : Seattle 3rd

Disclaimer : I care and because I want to.   In a nutshell : Navy noise (it’s like white noise, except, navy-ish) The inside collar says : nothing The outside back collar has : nothing The jock tag position has : seal of Seattle The side Adidas stripes are : light blue Third kits are a strange phenomenon, especially when they’re made to look “nice”. Typically, a club has a third kit for that rare emergency where everything...

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