Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 16 – Herculez Gomez
Highest Ranking: 8 Lowest Ranking: 22 Average Ranking: 15.11 Mark: 12 When Toronto FC made some deals to be the first in line to sign Herculez Gomez, there were more than a few eyebrows raised. Now out of favour in Mexico, Herculez re-entered the MLS fold and… ultimately found himself out of favour in Toronto. One…
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Toronto FC Re-sign Justin Morrow To A Multi-Year Deal
TFC fans, start your (off-season) engines as the Toronto FC front office starts the process of assembling next season’s team. First – and very welcome – up is the absolutely great news that Justin Morrow has been re-signed to a multi-year deal. Morrow has been one of the bright spots over the past two years;…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 18 – Luke Moore
Highest Ranking: 14 Lowest Ranking: 24 Average Ranking: 18.63 Mark: 14. After last season being leaned on heavily to produce, he played mostly from the bench this season, seeing his appearances nearly halved. Low on the pecking order behind Robbie Findley (somehow, I know) with a better goals per minute ratio (1 every 625) than…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 17 – Robbie Findley
Highest Ranking: 10 Lowest Ranking: 27 Average Ranking: 17.01 Kristin: 14. *Just no. The invisible man, the player we had to have, one of the most polarizing players we’ve ever had. For the fuss and the price tag? Very expensive invisible man.* How did I ever rank him this high? That mushy middle really got…
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THE STARTING 11: Things Going Under The South Stand
TFC Twitter had a minor breakdown this past Thursday afternoon when the first photographs of the BMO Field South Stand face-unlift emerged. Where some of TFC’s most vociferous support once stood was instead a random pile of rubble exposing a gaping chasm beneath the remaining seats. What could it mean? Who would dare do this?…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number19 – Ahmed Kantari
Highest Ranking 16 Lowest ranking 27 Average Ranking 20.68 Tony: 16. Remember when Tim Bezbatchenko bemoaned that TFCees of the past had a terrible habit of going out and buying old, expensive, somewhat broken British players when they needed to fill a need and that needed to change? Well, it’s obviously still ok as long as…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 20- Dan Lovitz
Highest Ranking 11 Lowest ranking 26 Average Ranking 20.84 Kristin: 25. *Who? No amount of individual ‘look at me!’ warming up from the subs bench (when he was a sub) could get him minutes this year.* Dan Lovitz; man of mystery. Seriously, he made little impression (although barely playing will do that) this past year. After…
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VMP Final Countdown. Number 21 – Steven Caldwell
Highest Ranking: 15 Lowest Ranking: 27 Average Ranking: 20.84 Kristin: 20 *Not his fault in the end as the brass failed to realize his limitations for the year. Last proper leader on the backline we’ve had and while we won’t miss the ‘oh dear gods make him stop waving his arms!’, miss the leadership.* Oh…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 22- Jay Chapman
Highest Ranking 14 Lowest ranking 26 Average Ranking 20.89 Tony: 24. Jay “Chappers” Chapman – the guy TFC zoinked away from the SuperDraft in the nick of time. Despite a mere 202 minutes with the big club in 2015, it does seem like if any of the young Canadians (after Jonathan Osorio) are going to break…
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VMP Final Countdown. Number 23 – Nick Hagglund
Highest Ranking 11 Lowest ranking 27 Average Ranking 20.89 Kristin: 24. *My initial comment on the ranking was: ‘He’s never going to score a goal with these types of minutes. Never good enough to play much even with the backline desperation all season – not even when finally 100% healthy’, but as Nick is on…
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