Author: Mark Hinkley
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South Couch Report : New York City v Toronto
It’s game day and while last week Toronto was abused by one Designated Player based by the Pacific Ocean, now they get a chance to be terrorized by a Designated Player based near the Atlantic. Last time the Robins faced NYCFC, the David Villa show was all that was needed (that and beating the hell…
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Episode 95 – 15/07/09 #moncton
The gang is all in to recap the punching that was LA Galaxy, review the Women’s World Cup, look ahead to the Gold Cup, New York City FC and all the other usual malarkey. In this episode, Mark attempts to distinguish between his impersonations, Tony leans hard on a classic Bond theme, Duncan feels certain…
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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……
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Episode 94 – 15/07/01 #Monsanto
The gang is mostly here in this episode as they review the Montreal and DC United games, look ahead to Los Angeles, cover the usual silliness and introduce our best Canadian side of all time. In this episode, Kristin is absent for Albania day, Duncan wants his testicles to be left alone, Tony went all…
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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…
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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Montreal
Well that was a bit of a letdown last week. Thought Toronto had them, but alas, like an elbow to the back of the neck, they went down. Now we’re playing the pathetically abysmal Montreal Impa… whuh? 17 pts you say? 5-5-2? SINCE F’ING WHEN?!!?! Full disclosure : I don’t care about Montreal win-or-lose, I…
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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…
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Episode 92 – 15/06/17 #the2015Thirdies
In this very special episode, the gang takes a break at the reviews and previews to reflect on the first third of the season with their very own podcasting gala, the 2015 Thirdie Awards. Join us as we reflect on the games, the characters and the events that have (recently) passed us by. Click here…
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Episode 91 – 15/06/11 #Sasic
The whole gang is here, causing mischief and mayhem while reviewing the DC United game, looking way ahead to NYCFC, and talk about the Women’s World Cup. In this episode, Mark invents a new hybrid profession, Kristin’s accurate pronunciation leads to a hilarious misunderstanding, Tony performs a plethora of voices and Duncan lets some of…