South Couch Report : Los Angeles v Toronto
Jul05

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… Toronto are coming off a draw last week in the stupid stupid rain and are without “Captain America” (not my nickname)...

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South Stand(ing in the rain) Report : Toronto v. D.C.
Jun28

South Stand(ing in the rain) Report : Toronto v. D.C.

I should be in a better mood. Who wouldn’t be, after the masterclass of Wednesday night (as far as TFC goes). But then there’s the rain.  Which isn’t as bad as suburban public transit rerouting around your stop without any notification of it.  Which isn’t as bad as the longest train ever at a rail crossing.  I missed 2 connecting GO busses…  *deep exhale* sorry football and jokes.  Football and jokes....

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South Stand Report : DeRo Testimonial & Toronto FC v NYCFC
Jun21

South Stand Report : DeRo Testimonial & Toronto FC v NYCFC

Well this was a long day. Not necessarily a bad one, just long. The Dwayne DeRosario Testimonial match was a fun affair. A bunch of legends with varying degrees of legendaryness suited up in a Canadians v non-Canadians.  Non-Canadians won 3-1, with Dichio bagging one and DeRo bagging the other three.  For whatever reason, the goalies were playing their A-games, as Stamatopoulos and Monsalve were going for gold in their own nets. I...

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South Stand Report : Toronto v. Portland
May23

South Stand Report : Toronto v. Portland

What a week.  Full of emotions, frustrations and secretive deals and negotiations, years of broken promises, misleading statements, and it finally came to a head. The Leafs signed Babcock. Kidding, fuck the Leafs.  Pointyball is getting shoehorned into our once soccer specific stadium. (seriously, fuck them) So now that that dog and pony show has been wrapped up until the next farce comes down the pipe, back to the real world :...

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South Couch Report : Philadelphia v Toronto
May02

South Couch Report : Philadelphia v Toronto

One game win streak! Hottest club in MLS!  Altidore for MVP! Sometimes I just can’t help it.  Sometimes it just writes itself. This is the final game of the club made for TV as next weekend is a home game.  I miss going out to the park.  Misfit football at times, but I love game day.  It’s almost here.  But now, the last away game of the beginning of the season. Joe “Joebergine” Bendik is injured and that means...

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