Category: Match Previews & Reports
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The South Stand Report : Toronto v. San Jose
What a week. Controversy, DeRo retiring formally (and properly), FIFA corruption, multiple exhibitions, and to come down from an exciting week of Football… Toronto v. San Jose. Muggy. In a lightning storm. A strong argument could’ve been made to stay home. Hell, a weak one could’ve been successful as well. But no, as a junkie,…
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Toronto FC vs San Jose Earthquakes: Can TFC Escape Being Shaken?
It is an odd thing to be looking ahead to a game with some positivity; but even given the large number of injured TFC players and a decent San Jose Earthquakes team coming to town there’s not the usual sense of foreboding….Wait, what’s that? Hold on! Due to what I can only presume was a…
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Preview: Canada vs England.
So, hey, that World Cup thing’s pretty close. Just over a week and it’ll be underway, I feel like it’s crept up on me quieter than a World Cup should really, but it’s just over a week now. Fun. We’ll be covering it here at the Vocal Minority in our own way, as much as…
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South Couch Report: Toronto FC vs Manchester City
It’s international friendly time! Fresh as daisies off their 2nd place league campaign, Manchester City are (briefly) in town to sell some shirts, expand the brand, thrill the locals with a great exhibition of football. Just before kick off and the crowd is sparse, there’s a few sections full of Man City fans, and one…
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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…
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Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers: Black Is The New Plaid
As happens, well, pretty much every season since 2007, the miserable news off the pitch is once again overshadowing the miserable news on the pitch at BMO Field. When The Reds take to the field against our hipster friends from Oregon (Saturday 5PM; TV: TSN) the big story for many won’t be the starting XI,…
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The South Couch Report: New England Revolution vs Toronto FC
Your regular South Couch updater Mark is absent so Duncan again takes the reins from his East Side Couch: Alright then, that glow from those 2 wins wore off pretty quickly didn’t it? Passively sitting back and letting Altidore and Giovinco do their thing isn’t going to win us every game? Who knew? Will Greg…
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Toronto FC vs New England Revolution: This won’t end well.
When is a win a loss? When it’s Toronto FC of course. After not going for it in the first leg of their Voyageurs Cup tilt against the Montreal Impact last week, TFC put out a strong team on Wednesday night that brought them close to advancing; close but not close enough. While an impressive…
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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Montreal (0-1 agg.)
It’s that time of year kids. The one where the mighty Robins go for the only meaningful piece of hardware they’re likely to win any season, and it’s one we at the Vocal Minority cherish – The Voyageurs Cup. As the format repeatedly gets retooled for various logical and simple reasons, this trophy that we’re…
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Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact: Voyageurs Cup 2 – Time For TFC To Go For It
Well Sunday was loads and loads of fun wasn’t it? Happy homecoming everyone, now here’s a dispiriting loss for you as a welcome back present. But we have to look forward; mostly because looking back is just too depressing. Tonight TFC host the cheesemakers in the home leg of their round of the Voyageurs…