Vocal Minority

Category: Match Previews & Reports

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 21

    As always, you can listen to the increasingly odd audio version of this as part of this week’s Vocal  Minority Podcast, out later this week. Mmmm, Andrea Pirlo made his debut for New York, mmmm, he was majestic out there, a man amongst boys, so smooth, so cultured, clearly man of the match, mmmmmm. That’s…

  • The South Couch Report : Columbus v Toronto

    This day would come. Columbus and their high-flying offense colliding with Toronto’s assassin-like offense (when it’s working). I boldly predicted a high scoring game.  They’ve got Kamara, we’ve got Giovinco.  They’ve got Trapp, we’ve got Giovinco.  They’ve got Higuain, we’ve got Giovinco.  It’s pretty evenly matched. On to the match! 8’ – their Findlay exposes…

  • Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew: Trillium Cup Time; Or A Very Important Match

    It’s Trillium Cup time baby!  What’s that?  You forgot about the Trillium Cup?  That’s OK, so did everyone else. However if Columbus win today (7:30 pm ET, Mapfre Stadium, SN360), then they get to again hoist the TCup and lord it over TFC yet again.  And for that they will continue to be our most…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 20.

    As always, this will be available in listening form later in the week as part of the Vocal Minority podcast Steven Gerrard is here and he played and he scored a goal and squuuueeeeee! that’s all that counts this week, back to you Kristin.  I kid of course, but yes, the big thing this week…

  • The South Couch Report : Toronto v Philadelphia

    Today I am a part time supporter. I admit it.  I am in the comfort of my home in the hinterlands of suburbia.  It’s a culmination of reasons that no reasonable supporter would understand.  So we’ll go with “weakness towards the heat and humidity”. Toronto welcome back the Gold Cuppers of Osorio, Morgan and Altidore.…

  • Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union: Who Needs Brotherly Love? TFC Need A Win

    Today is Toronto’s only home game in July – BMO Field, 4pm, TSN – which means some sort of weather related disaster; what’s that?  It’s going to be the approximate temperature of the surface of the sun?  And it’s not a night game?  Sounds perfect.  Seriously though, it’s going to be hot. Damn hot. Which…

  • 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…

  • Toronto FC vs NYCFC: Can TFC Take A Bite Out Of The Baby Blues?

    Far away from the stars in the Galaxy, time for a bite of the Big Apple for Toronto FC.  This game has fair amount of expectation attached to it given the blowout in LA last weekend and the loss to NYCFC at home a few weeks back.  Not only will the Reds be looking to…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 17

    With some new big signings hogging the limelight, it was some of the already existing stars of MLS who made the difference this week, for better or worse, big goals, nasty tackles, they brought it all this week. It started on Friday in Seattle as the Sounders took on DC with Supporters Shield implications very…

  • 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……