Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire: Can TFC Douse The Fire and Get Back On Track?
Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire ~ Friday April 21st ~ 730pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN4 Not since the great fire of 1871 has there been a fire in Chicago this hot (try the veal, I’m here all week). OK, so perhaps that was a slight exaggeration, but remember the Fire team of last…
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Episode 183 – 17/04/19 #pottyMouth
Three out of four podcasters agree on showing up to talk about the Columbus match, injuries, the upcoming Chicago match and talk with special guest Brian Smith (@olearyscowfc) from Spitting Fire (obligatory web and twitter). In this episode, Kristin questions an Albanian interpretation of cinema, Mark questionably speculates what’s changed from last season, Duncan questions a DP’s…
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South Couch Report : Columbus v Toronto
I want to make a pun of “Toronto will be missing the heart of the defense with Moor being out”, but that would be tacky. Thought of it, but won’t put it. Moor is out and now the mystery of how will they handle the lack of back line leadership will be addressed tonight. The…
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Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew: The “Battle” for the Trillium Cup Begins!
Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew ~ Apr. 15 ~ 8pm ET ~ MAPFRE Stadium ~ TSN2 The quest for the most sought after piece of hardware in the East begins when Toronto FC head to Columbus (via Randy Savage International Airport) to attempt to take the first leg in the epic battle for the Trillium…
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Episode 182 – 17/04/13 #cockPunishmentLeague
The gang is all here to reflect on the Atlanta match, look ahead to Columbus, discuss the pending World Cup bid and much more. In this episode, Duncan points out Tony’s incorrectness, Tony is making hand gesture Venn diagrams, Kristin tries to break Mark and Mark nearly breaks. Are you a CanSoc/CPL fanboy too? Give…
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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Atlanta
Atlanta is like a new wrestling stable that appears out of nowhere and just start turning heads, making a name for themselves and racking up the wins. Oh sure, it’s not like they’re going to headline WrestleMania win MLS Cup or even SummerSlam go deep into the playoffs, but they’ll win the Intercontinental Championship make…
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Toronto FC vs Atlanta United: Can TFC Beat The Upstart Expansion Side?
Toronto FC vs Atlanta United ~ April 8th ~ 730pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN Undefeated in four games; not too shabby right? In fact one of only three teams – and the only Eastern Conference team – that has yet to lose so far this season. Enter those goal scoring, expansion upstarts…
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Episode 181 : An Evening With Bill Manning, Part Two – 17/04/06 #JasonStatham
In part two of this very special episode, TFC President Bill Manning is subjected to more questions regarding MLS and the CPL. In this episode, Tony gets a story about a mascot on a motorcycle, Kristin’s poor table suffers another spill, Mark indirectly gets some dirt on Carlos Valderrama, Duncan talks about pizza, and Bill…
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Let The Kids Play: Is Toronto FC Really Doing All It Can To Develop Canadian Players?
*This is the first column from Duane Rollins, who will be contributing various thoughts on Toronto FC to The Vocal Minority throughout the season* Won’t someone please think of the children? It’s a little known fact that Helen Lovejoy was talking about the way TFC managed its young talent when she uttered that line on…
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Episode 180 : An Evening With Bill Manning, Part One – 17/04/06 #whiteBoy
In part one of this very special episode, we talk a bit about the game against Sporting KC and then it’s all TFC President Bill Manning in studio to talk about his history in the game as a player, his time at RSL and starting at TFC. In this episode, Duncan asks about a CFL…
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