Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football

  • 2016 MLS season preview. Western Conference.

    Continuing my predictions of how the league will work itself out this year. Here’s what I had to say about the Eastern Conference, but now it’s time to go west young man and check out the real contenders. Here’s what I predicted for the west last year, boy was I wrong about Portland, but aside…

  • 2016 MLS Season Preview. Eastern Conference

    Shit, the season’s about to start isn’t it? League wide previews are the thing to do, so I guess I should get on that at some point. Here we go then, starting with the East. As always, this is done with minimal research, just my basic impressions from last season and what off season action…

  • Kit Nerd Corner : Dallas home

    Kit Nerd Corner : Dallas home

    Disclaimer : I care and because I want to.   In a nutshell : Still barely worthy of being called “the hoops” The inside collar says : “Dallas ‘Til I Die” The outside back collar has : modified version of the flag of Dallas The jock tag position has : Flag of the United States…

  • TFC depth vanishing continues. Collen Warner traded to Houston

    So the traditional last minute panic to wrangle TFC’s first team squad into something that fits in with the MLS roster ‘rules’ continues. After the still unofficial waiving of Herculez Gomez yesterday, today came official news of another player being dumped, though this time actually in a trade for something. Collen warner was the latest…

  • The Mighty Herculez Is No More: Toronto FC Release Gomez

    And so it ends; Herculez Gomez’s time with Toronto FC has come to a close.  After all the focus of TFC fans was on the release of the new away kit, Gomez posted what was clearly a farewell tweet early in the afternoon on Tuesday: Thanks for the memories ?… — herculez gomez (@herculezg) March 1,…

  • Episode 126 – 16/03/01 #DamienPourqois

    After an unscheduled week off, we’re back to look over the end of pre-season, the signing of Endoh, predict what will happen this season with TFC  and throughout MLS and much more, including an exclusive look at the new kit before it was revealed, turns out we must have been leaked a fake, and a…

  • Kit Nerd Corner : Toronto away

    Kit Nerd Corner : Toronto away

    Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. for the Giovinco outfit for the Bradley/Altidore outfit   In a nutshell : White with a large red horizontal band and a smaller blue band above it The inside collar says : unknown The outside back collar has : “All For One” The jock tag position…

  • Vocal Minority Fantasy league: The Minorityship. Join now.

    Yes, it’s that time again. With the start of the season a week ago, the fantasy competition has also sputtered back into life.  There’s changes, mainly only a 16 player squad rather than 18, and the scoring has changed somehow but I haven’t bothered looking to figure that out. Anyway, doing the whole fantasy team…

  • THE STARTING 11: Things That May Be “Coming” to TFC

    Oh the Toronto Eff Cees, you do like to write your own jokes don’t you? In a poor piece of PR judgement, The Reds decided to tease a big “release” this Tuesday with a short video titled “It’s Coming”. This is a serious football website so we won’t pick off the low hanging fruit. Pervs.…

  • South Stand Report : Toronto v Philadelphia (pre-season)

    South Stand Report : Toronto v Philadelphia (pre-season)

    Welcome to the Rowdies Suncoast Invitational, live from beautiful, sunny and temperate St. Petersburg, Florida. When you’re a jet-setting millennial like myself with plenty of disposable income, you too can just fly out on a lark to watch exciting MLS pre-season action. Situated just a de Guzman free kick from the water, Al Lang Stadium…

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