Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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Kit Nerd Corner : Philadelphia home, Atlanta away, Seattle home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Philadelphia Home In a nutshell : the bib is gone The outside back collar has : Join or Die with a snake The jock tag position has : coiled snake Compared to previous kit : an improvement, but different Some of my concerns with the…
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Kit Nerd Corner : Toronto away, LA Galaxy home, Chicago home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Toronto Away In a nutshell : still white without the red chest stripe The outside back collar has : All for One The jock tag position has : a maple leaf Compared to previous kit : slight improvement I long for the day that this…
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The South Couch Report : Colorado v Toronto, CONCACAF Champions League, first leg (FIGHT!)
Didn’t I write one of these buggers, like, a few weeks ago?!? AGAIN!?! Ugh. Remember that off-season we used to have. From early October until mid-March. Oh those halcyon days gone by. Now we’re in this bastardized version of Champions League (ummm… groups?) and we’re playing the most vanilla f’ing side in the first round.…
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Toronto FC vs Colorado Rapids: CCL Leg 1; Can TFC Start The Year Off On A High Note?
Toronto FC vs Colorado Rapids ~ 10pm ET ~ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park ~ TSN2 They’re back! After the heady highs of the 2017 season Toronto FC are back in action this evening for the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League in the exotic clime of Commerce City, Colorado (ooh, so exotic) as…
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Episode 221 – 18/02/08 #IraqiAttackiMidfielder
The gang is all here to discuss some Canada national program stuff, discuss player transfers, look at some TFC and it’s sequel TFC II, as well as the usual silliness. In this episode, Duncan loves Go Station names, Mark loves ailments shared between animals and people, Tony loves geography puns and Kristin loves goalkeepers. Give…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 1 – Victor Vazquez
Highest: 1 Lowest: 5 Average ranking: 2.08 Kristin: 1 – As I say pretty much every time we watch him play; he plays in the Matrix. That’s the only (not really) explanation for his ability to see two, three steps ahead of everyone else, send in those delicious passes and bend the game to his…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 2 – Michael Bradley
Highest: 1 Lowest: 8 Average ranking: 2.52 (*Editor’s note: Bradley & Altidore were tied for average ranking score, but Bradley had more Number 1 votes, therefore he’s in second*) Duncan: 3 Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. What to say about Michael Bradley. I really shouldn’t have let myself get stuck with writing this one as it should be full…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 3 – Jozy Altidore
Highest: 1 Lowest: 5 Average ranking: 2.52 Kristin: 3 – Best. Speech. Everrrrrr. What a way to finish the season! I know that the season finished two days before that, with that thrilling goal that encapsulates Jozy Altidore’s season; a moment where any doubt in fans’ minds about Jozy’s abilities to score, to be a…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 4 – Sebastian Giovinco
Highest: 2 Lowest: 11 Average ranking: 4.12 Mark: 4 – I said on the podcast once that if there’s a single player that I would start any club over with, it’s Sebastian Giovinco. And technically, or statistically he’s not even the highest rated player on the club, but I stand by it. Seba didn’t have the…
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Episode 220 – 18/01/25 #manipulatingThePace #PaisManipulation
The gang is mostly here and is joined by SuperSubTM James Grossi (@grawsee) to talk the SuperDraft, review international news, TFC roster shifts and TFC II schedule discussion. In this episode, Mark does the fun part, Duncan is in mourning, James channels the gaffer and Kristin has her sticker dreams ruined. Give us any rating on…
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