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MLS Wins and Losses: Week 6.
Entertainment remained thin on the ground as far as the football goes this week, but let’s dive right in, starting with last week’s big winners, the Vancouver Whitecaps, who had 4 wins out of 5, losing only to the unstoppable juggernaut that is TFC. They played twice, an entertaining midweek game that saw them end…
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MASCOT HYSTERIA: Kickeroo v Tigrao
Fluff you! It’s time for another round of the football mascot equivalent to Mortal Kombat – Mascot Hysteria! Finish him! Erm… it! Sammy the Stag is adamant that this result is a massive cover-up that involves the shadiest global plush material industrialists – and The Bee Gees – but he’s not surprised. No, Sammy has…
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BMO Field Expansion: Renovations Will Go Down To The Wire & Argos Talk Is Being Kept Quiet
New seats, fancy suites, cost overruns, delays and quiet talk about the Argos – those were the topics of the day on Friday when current Toronto mayor John Tory was given a photo op tour of BMO Field along with (still) MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke and Bob Hunter in attendance to say all the right…
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THE STARTING 11: Examples of TFC Putting Someone In The Wrong Role
Remember that time that Toronto FC “won the off-season” by signing some big name DP’s and expensive European veterans? Remember that time they also failed to sign a single fullback? It’s the latter fact which has made “Adventures in Fullbacking” starring Warren Creavalle and Ashtone Morgan a hit. Worse still, the knock-on effect recently saw…
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Toronto FC SSH Ticket Delivery Day – Or What Have The Marketing Folk Come Up With This Year?
Early yesterday morning the word went out on Twitter that this year’s SSH tickets were being delivered – which for me means the season has actually begun. I know, I know, they’ve played four games; but if you haven’t seen your team live for months and don’t have tickets in front of you, then it…
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Episode 81: 15/04/09 #RedMoustaches
It’s Kristin Knowles’ day off, so supersub James Grossi once again fills in to help the rest of the usual crew go over the Chitshow in Chicago and react to the big Man City friendly announcement. They also take at look at just how true some of the cliches developing around TFC’s season so far…
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TFC ‘Blue Moon’ their supporters, announce friendly against Manchester City.
It’s a tough schedule Toronto FC have got this year, 7 road games to start the season is already putting them in a hole points wise. When the bigger and flashier BMO Field and all it’s associated money hoovering clubs, tunnel or otherwise finally opens, the games will come thick and fast. The Voyageurs Cup…
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MLS Wins and Losses: Week 5
Things are picking up ladies and gentlemen as despite a few low scoring games, this was another one of those MLS weeks that had a little bit of everything, some entertaining games, streaks approaching historic status, predictable meltdowns, continued heartbreak, a coach spat and much much more. It’s only right to start wins and losses…
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THE STARTING 11: Ways That A TFC Version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Would Be Different
Chicago and Toronto have a lot in common. We both like snuggling up to a Great Lake; both cities love a bit of the old street sausage; and, John Candy liked being inside us. The two metropolis’ also share a robust film industry, however, one thing Toronto doesn’t quite have is that one hit film…
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The South Couch Report : Chicago v Toronto
Long weekends… aren’t they the bestest evar!!??! I’m sure nothing can ruin it… except the potential result of a Toronto FC match. There’s no telling what we might find tonight, delicious creme eggs or rabbit droppings. Chicago are coming off of their first victory of the season and the robins have a much more…