Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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Episode 136 – 16/05/12 #sweaterGameOnFleek
The gang is 75% in attendance for this one to talk about the Dallas match, reflect on the latest iteration of the home ground and look ahead to Vancouver. In this episode, Kristin looks for sumos, Duncan reveals that his breath was intact and Mark is concerned for Kei Kamara. This week’s #bitchyBlanks question is…
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THE STARTING 11: Things the BMO Field Canopy Unsuccessfully Repels
Never has so much been said about so little a roof. So little is the roof in question that it’s not even a roof at all but a canopy. The South Stand architectural wonder does a nice job on some levels including holding in the crowd noise. However, in science there are just some things…
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The South Stand Report : Toronto v Dallas
I’m not gonna lie to you all, I didn’t really feel like doing a match report. I wanted to take it in. The atmosphere, the new canopies, a crowd that actually looked like a sell-out. Also, I wanted to take in MY FC Dallas. To both of our faithful podcast listeners (speculative, but likely accurate),…
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Toronto FC vs FC Dallas: Home Sweet Home Opener
May 7th ~ 7:30pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN4 This is it, the moment that everyone’s been waiting for, our 2016 home opener. It’s been a very long time coming hasn’t it? I don’t just mean the past two months, I’m talking about the past two years; two years of crazy schedules, two years…
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Episode 135 – 16/05/06 #superClassiggyco
The gang is all here to review the match that was Portland, look ahead to the home opener against FC Dallas and the new “amenities” that is a roof, and the usual madness. In this week’s episode Kristin makes a huge stretch for roof metaphors, Tony confuses his positions, Duncan is totally psychic, and Mark…
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The South Couch Report : Portland v Toronto
Well I’m glad this is almost over. It feels like it’s been forever since we started on this road trip. 90 more minutes in Portland, then it’s a week until we’re home. At last. Then we get to see what they did to the stadium. And then mock it. Toronto has been punching above their…
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Toronto FC vs Portland Timbers: If TFC Falls In Portland, Does It Make A Difference?
May 1 ~ 4pmET ~ Providence Park ~ TSN4 To paraphrase REM: ‘It’s the end of the road as we know it, and TFC feels fine…’ Perhaps a bit of an overstatement, but that’s been the prevailing message from the team – things are good, they’re pleased with Toronto’s performance during this seemingly endless road…
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Episode 134 – 16/04/27 #doItThroughTheNipples
The gang is all here to reflect on the smashing in Montreal, look ahead to Portland, and discuss the future “Heritage” nights according the season’s ticket book. In this episode, Mark begs for technology, Duncan celebrates a championship, Kristin is asked to bring legal action against herself and Tony keeps bringing up Gremlins. This week’s…
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