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Chicago Fire v Toronto FC: No “Days Off” For Inconsistent Reds
There will be no time for Greg Vanney and Robin Fraser to drive a convertible KIA Sportage through the streets of Chicago this weekend. No opportunity for them to visit an art museum, go to the stock exchange or catch an afternoon Cubs game at Wrigley. Nope – you won’t even catch Vanney in his…
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Episode 80 – 15/04/02 #pundints
The gang is all in to reflect on the Real Salt Lake match, postulate the upcoming battle of the Great Lakes, and throw down in the typical malarkey. In this episode, Mark makes up a new analogy relating to time and space, Tony informs us of a tasty dessert, Duncan reveals an extension of a…
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MLS Wins and Losses. Week 4
Week 4, an international break, time for everyone not actually an international to catch their breath and relax in the matching bye week. Of course I lie, why do that when instead we can get the generally sub standard fare we got this week without the superstars, highlighted by a bench with only 4 players on…
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MASCOT HYSTERIA: Sammy the Stag v Kickeroo
Set googly eyes to stun because it’s time for another round of the world’s hottest football mascot throwdown – Mascot Hysteria! Knight-time was not the right time for 1.FCN’s noble mascot Ritter Frankie as the reigning champ – Mansfield Town’s suspicious stag Sammy – stuck his antlers right through the German’s cartoon chainmail. Despite a…
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THE STARTING 11: Ways TFC Plans To Avoid Future Absences
One of the big themes leading up to this past weekend’s match was the amount of potential absences TFC would have to deal with against RSL. Through a dreaded combo of international call-ups, injury, suspension and possibly alien abduction, The Reds were forced to face what will become this season’s demon… depth. TFC are a…
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The South Couch Report : Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC
I’m so excited, it seems like it’s been forever. Sure, key guys are out for various reasons, but this is the big time. This is a make or break scenario. What happens here is a clear indication of what we can expect out of these guys. Their mettle. Their character. Their desire to step up…
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Toronto FC v RSL: Undermanned In Utah – This Isn’t Going To End Well Is It?
Bye Bye Bye Week! Thank goodness that’s over (for the next two weeks). Because the first two weeks of the MLS season are so tiring and there’s no need for bye weeks during international breaks or anything – really MLS, must you MLS so hard? However, grumbling aside,there is still a game to be played…
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Toronto FC sign Clement Simonin. MLS gonna MLS.
Given the Team Americaness of this year’s Toronto FC, international absences was always going to be something that would cause a problem sporadically throughout the year. Given the age and/or injury history of some of the more important TFC players, injuries were always going to be something that would randomly cause problems throughout the year.…
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Episode 79 – 15/03/26 #punini
The gang gets together to talk about TFCII, preview the RSL match on Sunday, and bring up the latest in pointy-ball neighbours at the stadium. In this episode Tony opens up about pre-dentist anxiety, Duncan gives an epic historical goal celebration, Mark gives an odd internet history lesson and Kristin gives much-deserving props to Toronto’s…
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MLS Wins and losses: Week 3
As always, you can get this in my fine dulcet Yorkshire-Canadian tones without all this reading and links clicking, with interruptions and digressions instead, you can listen to it in this weeks Vocal Minority Podcast, out later on this week. Remember last week when goals and entertainment happened and all was good in MLS? Yeah,…