Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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When the going gets tough: How MLS playoff teams do against other playoff teams.
So if you’ve in any way been reading or listening to TFC based media in the last few months, or hell, just been watching games and coming to your own conclusions, you’ll have come across what’s rapidly becoming a cliche: TFC can beat the crap teams, but are hopeless when it comes to beating good…
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MLS Wins and Losses: Week 31
As always, you can hear this as part of the Vocal Minority Podcast when it comes out later this week. Sigi Schmid’s back! and he’s actually talking about food! A few more teams were eliminated from the playoffs, a few teams clinched a playoff spot this week and overall things are incredibly tight in both…
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THE STARTING 11: Differences Between the MLS Cup and the Grey Cup
Great news Toronto football fans – the Grey Cup is being hosted at BMO Field in 2016! Bad news Toronto football fans – the Grey Cup is being hosted at BMO Field in 2016! Those of you who prefer your football ball-shaped and played with feet are finally awakening to the reality that BMO Field…
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The South Couch Report: Toronto vs Philadelphia
Alright then. Today might be the day. The glorious culmination of 9 seasons of failure, slightly less failure, slightly less failure again, then a lot more failure, then even more failure with the hint of possible success, then just as much failure again, then slightly less failure and slightly less failure again and now here…
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Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union: Is This TFC’s Day To Make Some History?
Today could be the day. If everything goes according to Hoyle, Toronto FC could clinch their first ever playoff spot this afternoon (5pm ET, BMO Field, TSN) when they face the Philadelphia Union. TFC fans can be forgiven for being sceptical after close to nine years of futility and having the rug pulled out from…
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Episode 107 15/10/01 #Gilberto
Welcome to our first ever Yorkies free episode as both Mark and Tony have hamstring issues and have to miss this one. Kristin and Duncan bravely soldier on without them, joined by Ian Clarke of Red Nation Online and the East Side Stand Up podcast (twitter him here). They talk about the glories of Gilberto…
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THE STARTING 11: Way Too Positive TFC Statements
For a team that has apparently been built with more “manly men” (TM) than ever before, Toronto FC sure seem to be a sensitive bunch lately. The club that has zero playoff matches in nine seasons is apparently miffed that fans are yet to cut them some slack while still casting a wary eye at…
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South Stand Report : Toronto v Chicago
Umbrella, poncho, back up poncho, wellies, goggles, water wings, I think I’m ready. It’s supposed to be gorgeous out there today, sunny, warm enough, and playing a weak Chicago side. Toronto is in the midst of rather the homestand and started off right with the defeat of buttery Sweden, erm, Colorado, 3-1 in the midst…
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Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire: Time To Show This Time It’s Different
No more excuses. That’s it really – Toronto FC are to that part of the schedule that they’ve been holding up and talking about as the fall back for late season disappointments – well here it is, the easy pickings part of the schedule. Although it started out rough with the game against NYCFC, they…
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Episode 106 – 15/09/23 #oinkMeansOink
Most of the gang is here again and they review the duldrum that was NYCFC, review the excitement that was the Colorado match, look ahead to the visit with Chicago, and the usual stuff. In this episode, Duncan gets the knives out for Colorado, Mark talks about cutting air and Tony slices up some pizza…
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