VMP 2016 Final Countdown #19: Tsubasa Endoh
Jan11

VMP 2016 Final Countdown #19: Tsubasa Endoh

Tony: 16 – More promising than Tokyo railway station vending machine panties For the Vocal Minority crew, Endoh was going to be a success no matter what. He’s from Japan! We’ve not had a Japanese fella here! VENDING MACHINE PANTIES!!! Seriously, if you drew a picture of “Japanese Football Player 1.0” it’s Endoh. Slight build? Check. Wacky faux-mullet hair-do? Bingo. Associated anime character? Oh yeah. From the future? Probably....

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Toronto FC v NYC FC: Can The Reds Take Another Bite Out of the Big Apple?
Mar13

Toronto FC v NYC FC: Can The Reds Take Another Bite Out of the Big Apple?

TFC vs NYCFC, Yankee Stadium, 5pm ET, Sportsnet One Well last week was fun wasn’t it? It really was; a surprising win (and clean sheet!) to start the season?  What’s not to like?  Today in their second game of the season, Toronto FC make the trek to the house the Pirlo built, historic Yankee Field to take on NYCFC.  Even though this is only the second game of the season it already seems as though the expectations for TFC...

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Tsubasa Endoh’s up with a first team contract.
Feb27

Tsubasa Endoh’s up with a first team contract.

All along it seemed like it was going to come down to a battle between Tsubasa Endoh and Mo Babouli for who’d take the 28th and final roster spot for TFC. Yesterday’s release of Luke Moore took some of the pressure off with the team now having the option to choose both of them if they want to. Anyway, that contest has now officially come to an End, leaving Babouli saying D’oh, as TFC announced today that they have...

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Episode 121 – 16-01-19 #Stingray
Jan19

Episode 121 – 16-01-19 #Stingray

Well, there was the draft, and Tsubasa Endoh is a malarkey rich name, but what the hell else were we going to talk about? Then TFC came through us for again with the signing of Clint Irwin just hours before recording time, so we talked about that too, as well as random rumours and other stuff. Both Tony and Mark’s hamstrings are playing up, so this week’s supersub is Ian Clarke of Red Nation Online and East Side Stand Up...

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THE STARTING 11: Ways TFC is Turning Japanese
Jan18

THE STARTING 11: Ways TFC is Turning Japanese

In the slightly re-arranged words of 80’s “supergroup” The Vapors: “They’re turning Japanese, we think they’re turning Japanese, at least we hope so”. Okay, TFC may not be fully embracing the Land of The Rising Sun quite yet but the 1st Round SuperDrafting of Japan’s own Tsubasa Endoh was manna from podcasting/punning heaven. While the diminutive Tokyo-born midfielder may not immediately...

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