Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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Episode 104 – 15/09/09 #fannyGoodness
The gang endures the Labour Day heat (at the time of recording) to review Seattle and the first leg of Canada v Belize, and preview this weekend’s match against the Tea Terrorists. In this episode Mark can’t be a neutral, Kristin struggles to find something nice to say about Issey, Duncan hands out his podcast…
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MLS Wins and Losses: Week 27
Find out what Didier Drogba really said, by listening to the audio version of this when this week’s Vocal Minority Podcast comes out! A quiet week really in MLS, only 4 other games aside from TFC, though the international games did of course give Jurgen Klinsmann another chance to dump all over MLS which he…
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THE STARTING 11: Unheralded Acts of TFC Hard Labour
Happy Labour Day comrades! It’s not just the day when parents drunkenly celebrate their children getting the eff back to school but also a day where we throw off the shackles of our American oppressors and stand up for our right to spell “labour” with the letter “u”! Wourkers of the Wourld Unite! Despite…
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South Couch Report : Seattle v Toronto
Missing ten starters, including six defenders. 3-4-3 formation. Dempsey is healthy. This will be an adventure in patience or a test of masochistic limitations. On to the match : 1′ – Of course the wife calls. 10pm on a Saturday night. 6′ – GOAL – Well that’s probably the game winner. Dempsey pops the ball…
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Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders: Can We Just Give Them The Points And Stay Home?
Yay for a week off! Oh wait, Toronto FC doesn’t have the weekend off? Can we umm, take one? This is a difficult game to get excited about given Toronto’s current state. Sure everyone is feeling good about the recent wins and goals, so why worry about a little road trip to Seattle? Well, I’ll…
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Episode 103 – 15/09/03 #UnBelizeable
This episode the gang suffers from the heat and humidity to talk crazy over the Montreal game, looking ahead to the World Cup Qualifier and the Seattle matches this weekend. In this episode Mark brings us a snippet of nature documentaries, Kristin gives advice when dealing with the national team gaffer, Duncan informs us which…
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MLS Wins and Losses: Week 26
As always, this will be available as part of the vocal minority podcast later this week if you can’t be bothered with all this reading stuff. It was rivalry week again in MLS. Grrrrrrrr, though only half heartedly, with just 4 proper derby games being played this time around. After a midweek that saw both…
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THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC-related CNE Attractions
Hot dogs are well into the corning process; Def Leppard mirrors are shining brightly; ice cream and waffles have been making sweet, sweet love; and, the Polar Express really DOES wanna go faster! Yes the Canadian National Exhibition is in full swing – Toronto’s annual goodbye to summer/ carny-folk’s annual hello to your sister. Of…
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South Stand Report : Toronto v Montreal
The magic of the Ex. What used to be a cultural festival and a major part of any calendar is just an endless advertising festival. Good thing I can escape it and find refuge in BMO Field where the ball is brought to me by a shipping company, the bench is brought to me by…
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Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact: Playoffs, Pride and the Polar Express
Ooh it’s Rivalry Week in MLS and of course that means Toronto FC take on the Montreal Impact (Sat. Aug 29, 4pm, BMO Field, TSN) in the second of their three meetings this year. Games between TFC and the Impact are always highly charged affairs and with playoff hopes and potentially jobs on the line…
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