The South Stand Report : Toronto v Orlando
May04

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Orlando

The Part I Write Before The Match : For once, weather gods have been kind to us with this respite from precipitation to give us some lovely football weather.  I only mention this as an opening salvo as it’s been raining the last few days, and will rain for the next few days, well into the weekend. What can I say about this match.  Toronto has put forth rather comprehensive matches over the last 180 minutes and I’m quietly excited for...

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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Houston
Apr29

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Houston

The Part I Write Before The Match : I’m feeling much better about going into this match than the last one. All those fears were unfounded. Man, that was embarassing. This match, we have to deal with Houston, who are shooting out the lights… when they’re at home and on the road haven’t earned a point yet. There’s a plus. Toronto are coming off the best performance of 2017 thus far, Giovinco nearly bagged a handful, and then was...

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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Chicago
Apr22

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Chicago

The Part I Write Before The Match : “They need to light a fire under their asses.” “Once they can come together, there will be no stopping them.” [save this space for overused cliché regarding chemistry] The reality is that the match against Columbus was for naught. They looked unimaginative for large chunks of the game aaaaaaand Columbus’ counter-attack was spot on. What do you want from them? (the answer lies somewhere in ‘a better...

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South Couch Report : Columbus v Toronto
Apr16

South Couch Report : Columbus v Toronto

I want to make a pun of “Toronto will be missing the heart of the defense with Moor being out”, but that would be tacky. Thought of it, but won’t put it. Moor is out and now the mystery of how will they handle the lack of back line leadership will be addressed tonight. The lineup looks to be a 4-4-2 Bold Predictions : Altidore will score Defense will have a nightmare Toronto wins 3-2 Onto The Match :  9’ – Giovinco free...

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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Atlanta
Apr09

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Atlanta

Atlanta is like a new wrestling stable that appears out of nowhere and just start turning heads, making a name for themselves and racking up the wins. Oh sure, it’s not like they’re going to headline WrestleMania win MLS Cup or even SummerSlam go deep into the playoffs, but they’ll win the Intercontinental Championship make the post-season. What can we say about the “AU Guys!”, they’re high firepower. Can you even fathom...

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