Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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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…
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Episode 96 – 15/07/15 #HatersGonnaHaiti
The gang’s all here as we reminisce over NYCFC, look ahead to Gold Cup and a visit from Philadelphia this weekend. In this episode, Mark wants to answers to an initial, Kristin makes a sweet callback, Tony makes the western British countryside proud, and current Duncan makes old Duncan seem like an eternal optimist. Click…
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Closing Time At The Caldwell Arms: Steven Caldwell Calls It a Day On Seventeen Year Career
Oh Captain, our Captain. In what has been possibly the most drawn out storyline for Toronto FC this season finally came to an end when earlier this morning Steven Caldwell announced his retirement after 17 years as a professional footballer: It’s not a surprising move; in fact it’s one we’ve all been expecting for some…
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THE STARTING 11: TFC Repercussions From the Pan Am Games
Toronto finally got The Olympics! In a different Terminator-esque timeline where every part of the planet NOT in The Americas got on a spaceship and left this round joint… Toronto got The Olympics! However, those pesky Europeans, Africans, Asians and Misc. (Suck it Oceania) haven’t perfected space travel so instead Toronto is hosting the Pan…
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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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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…
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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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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…
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THE STARTING 11: Lesser-known Details of the MLS “Core Player” Agreement
Don’t say them. Don’t you dare use those two little letters. Save them for high quality adult films! DAMN YOU! I heard it out there – yes you guys! You said “D and P”. Bastards. Well, you can say it all you want but ML and even S refuse to admit that the new “Core…
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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……
Work in progress…