Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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He! Is! A right back! TFC reportedly sign Steven Beitashour.
With the waiver draft done and with the first stage of the Re-Entry Draft set to go this afternoon, TFC finally got into the off season swing of things, not with a draft, but a trade. Kristian Jack broke the news last night: Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Toronto FC have acquired right…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 5 – Jonathan Osorio
Highest Ranking: 2 Lowest Ranking: 16 Average Ranking: 5.05 Duncan: 6.It was another good year for Jonathan Osorio, though one where in various ways he didn’t quite seem to easily fit into things. The main way was with Canada where he all of a sudden found himself on the outs with Benito Floro, left out…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 6 – Jozy Altidore
Highest Ranking: 2 Lowest Ranking: 13 Average Ranking: 6.11 Tony: 6. He’s the bigger, bloodier deal. Apparently. Arriving in a “value-for-value” swap which saw Jermain Defoe head to Sunderland, Altidore’s goal was to return to MLS and return to the player which saw him leave these shores in the first place. Hmmm… not quite. Not terrible……
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Episode 117 – 15/12/09 #ChadChadChad
The gang is in full attendance as they review MLS Cup, stupid things Garber recently said, talk about more releases and the usual silliness. In this episode, Mark warbles through an ‘in memoriam’ anthem, Duncan finds a way to bring up Darlington again, Tony discusses refueling plane anatomy and Kristin lets it slip what she…
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VMP FInal Countdown: Number 7 – Chris Konopka
Highest Ranking: 1 Lowest ranking: 15 Average Ranking: 8.63 Duncan: 10. Ah, TFC. Can’t avoid a goalie controversy to save their lives. Bendik’s injury opened the door to Chris Konopka and what do you know, he came in and did alright, putting together a few good games, meaning when fit again Bendik didn’t get the…
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VMP FInal Countdown: Number 8 – Marky Delgado
Highest Ranking: 5 Lowest ranking: 13 Average Ranking: 8.68 Duncan: 7 Delgado was one of the few players in the Chivas death draft who looked interesting and worth a flyer, so it was a bit of a surprise when other teams passed on him and he was still there for TFC to pick up. Despte…
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THE STARTING 11: Other VMP Final Countdown Comments
It’s still The Final Countdown! It’s also still duh-do-dooo-do, duh-de-dooo-do-dooo. As the Vocal Minority year-end list draws to a close (Collen Warner’s in the top ten, let that sink in for a moment)we want to take the time to thank and acknowledge all those who volunteered both locally and across northern North America to make…
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MLS Cup : Portland v Columbus… or #CardsAgainstMLS
So MLS Cup happened. To say that we here at the Vocal Minority were invested in this match, would be a loose definition of the word “invested”. Sure, Toronto FC is in the league, and this is the league final, but to be fair this club is so far away from being a participant, it…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 9 – Collen Warner
Highest Ranking: 6 Lowest ranking: 14 Average Ranking: 9.52 Kristin: 9. *Our ‘holding winger’ – quietly effective and under-utilized. Solid depth piece, TFC definitively won that trade. Sorry Issey, don’t mean to be inhumane.* Collen Warner surprised me this year; he’d impressed a few times in 2014 but this year I found myself missing him…
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VMP FInal Countdown: Number 10 – Jackson
Highest Ranking: 5 Lowest ranking: 17 Average Ranking: 10.73 (Edit: Almost all of this was written before the decision to not pick up his option for next year) Tony: 10. If there exists the everyman in the “Joga Bonito” world of Brazilian football – it must be Jackson. He has the rough tackles of a…
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