Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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THE STARTING 11: Best Parts of Living With The Argos
CAW! No it’s not Bitchy Blanks time but that’s the sound of yours truly eating a little crow over the doom and gloom feelings I held about sharing BMO Field with The Argos. Like many out there, I fully expected the “soccer experience” to be akin to that of Gillette Stadium North this season. However,…
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The South Couch Report : Montreal v Toronto
Last two games of the season and there’s a legitimate chance to finish top 2. Seba is back. Probably win by 4, right? So Didier Drogba isn’t playing. Well that will certainly speed up the game significantly. Likely keep the team physio bored tonight. Bold Predictions : Seba play Seba goal Seba wins On to…
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Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact: Two Solitudes Derby Time – Can TFC Erase The Memory of Last Year’s Debacle?
Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact ~ 3pm ET ~ Stade Saputo ~ TSN2 Two games left. Two points out of first. A sub-par homestand over and a tiny, goal-scoring machine finally back to fitness. So of course it means a game on the road against Montreal to try to stay in the race for one…
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Episode 158 – 16/10/14 #cheeseSongs&Genitals
The gang is all present and accounted for (finally!) for some talk about Canada’s national teams, look ahead to Montreal, reflect on the holiday passed and the usual malarkey. In this episode Duncan introduces the concept of the trousers of reason, Kristin channels some goat cheese, Mark has his World Cup dreams dashed again (he…
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THE STARTING 11: Similarities Between Toronto FC and the Toronto Blue Jays
You’ve got a diamond. You’ve got nine men. You’ve got a hat, and a bat, and that’s not all. We’ve got chip buttys and the Trillium Cup so… whatevs. For the second year on the trot, Toronto’s foot and ball team AND their rounders team are simultaneously in the post-season! This sudden kinship seemed unlikely…
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Episode 157 – 16/10/06 #chuffery
Three out of four (it’s still a B+) are in for this one as we reflect on the Orlando and DC matches, speculate on a much clearer playoff picture and much more. In this episode, Duncan represents his hood, Mark learns about his post-season hopes being realized and Kristin trolls you all at the end.…
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THE STARTING 11: Thoughts Greg Vanney May Have While High
This is a work of fiction. I realize that you come to The Starting XI every week for hard-hitting factual journalism, but this is a speculative piece. By no means are we implying Greg Vanney has ever been under the influence of any narcotics. He doesn’t even seem the type to take an extra large…
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Toronto FC vs DC United: TFC Need A Strong Effort To Stave Off A Surging DCU Side
Toronto FC vs DC United ~ 730pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN4 Will today be the same as the last few? Another draw, more points lost and that coveted home playoff game still not settled? If this was the DC United of a month ago, then I’d feel more confident in saying no, that…
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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Orlando
After the glut of summer games, I’ve got a weird sense of withdrawal, don’t you? OK, maybe it’s just me. After Toronto came back to tie it and nearly stole the three points (or had the penalty taken away from them… I’m still not sure), a game against the Princes of MLS (cuz they’re the…
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Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC: Can TFC Take Advantage of a Faltering Orlando Team?
Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC ~ 730pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN4 Toronto FC are having a pretty good season; not just by TFC standards, but by MLS standards – second in the East, third best goals against in the league, already in the playoffs (oh a win tonight gets them a home…
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