Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football

  • Episode 125 – 16/02/17 #ArrisonBateau

    TFC are boring!  With pretty much nothing happening with regards to our once interesting club, most of the podcast is spent looking elsewhere. Mark is absent due to pulling his hamstring laughing at the new Crew kit, but the Kit and Stadium podcast carries on without him. Kristin thinks it’d be a great idea to…

  • THE STARTING 11: Most Romantic Things About TFC

    Happy Valentine’s Boxing Day everyone! If you’re not lined up outside a big box store awaiting massive bargains on chocolates and stuffed animals, indulge in these romantic aspects of your local ball-kicking lotharios – TFC. 11. The way that Bitchy the Hawk eats local rodents’ hearts last 10. The flapping of the canopies sounds like…

  • Episode 124 – 16/02/11 #meTheNorth

    It’s a veritable reunion as the gang is back together to review the Canada-U.S. friendly, notes from pre-season camp and the state of the stadium, reviewing all of the new information released in the press this past week. In this episode, Kristin nearly gives up early, Duncan expertly speaks of Wembley, Mark gets frustrated at…

  • THE STARTING 11: Other Ways MLSE Plans To Keep The Pitch Pristine

    In their latest charm offensive to the soccer-lovers in their extended family, MLSE went out of their way to soothe a major fear this week – the BMO Field pitch. The latest chapter in “this Argos thing is no biggie, yo” sees the owners growing extra pitches to be trucked in from a place called…

  • Episode 123 – 16/02/05 #cawNotYet

    Episode 123 – 16/02/05 #cawNotYet

    The gang is mostly here and we are joined by special guest Duane Rollins (

  • Episode 122 – 16/01/28 #FaithNoMoore

    Episode 122 – 16/01/28 #FaithNoMoore

    75% of the gang is here, as we swap out one for another, as we cover news about the pre-season schedule, discuss briefly about SuperDraft picks and discuss Greg Vanney’s interview responses. In this episode, Kristin discusses the benefits of mint, Mark and a member of TFC’s midfield share a moment and Duncan’s response causes…

  • THE STARTING 11: Other TFC # 1 Needs

    Clint Eastwood! That guy’s famous! Clint Irwin is MLS famous so that’s cool too. Just when the search for a # 1 goalkeeper started getting hand-wringingly anxious, TFC pulled off a sweet little deal that saw Mr. Irwin take his place in The Reds’ goal. A good deal in most eyes but while this “#…

  • Episode 121 – 16-01-19 #Stingray

    Well, there was the draft, and Tsubasa Endoh is a malarkey rich name, but what the hell else were we going to talk about? Then TFC came through us for again with the signing of Clint Irwin just hours before recording time, so we talked about that too, as well as random rumours and other…

  • He’s A Keeper! Toronto FC Sign Clint Irwin From The Colorado Rapids

    Well this is a pleasant surprise!  Earlier today Toronto FC announced the rather welcome news that not only had they signed a starting keeper, but that it was a keeper with MLS experience!  And a pretty decent one to boot! Did we mention that he’s not on his last legs career wise either?  All positives…

  • THE STARTING 11: Ways TFC is Turning Japanese

    In the slightly re-arranged words of 80’s “supergroup” The Vapors: “They’re turning Japanese, we think they’re turning Japanese, at least we hope so”. Okay, TFC may not be fully embracing the Land of The Rising Sun quite yet but the 1st Round SuperDrafting of Japan’s own Tsubasa Endoh was manna from podcasting/punning heaven. While the…

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