Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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THE STARTING 11: Reasons for Canada Soccer’s Recent Woes
Yes this is primarily a Toronto FC site and yes The Starting 11 is usually Reds or MLS specific but sometimes we have to root around our backyard. Amongst the recent weeds has been a largely mind-numbing journey with Canada Soccer. At press time (I have a fedora – shut it) whole flotillas of men’s…
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The South Couch Report : Columbus v Toronto
This day would come. Columbus and their high-flying offense colliding with Toronto’s assassin-like offense (when it’s working). I boldly predicted a high scoring game. They’ve got Kamara, we’ve got Giovinco. They’ve got Trapp, we’ve got Giovinco. They’ve got Higuain, we’ve got Giovinco. It’s pretty evenly matched. On to the match! 8’ – their Findlay exposes…
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Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew: Trillium Cup Time; Or A Very Important Match
It’s Trillium Cup time baby! What’s that? You forgot about the Trillium Cup? That’s OK, so did everyone else. However if Columbus win today (7:30 pm ET, Mapfre Stadium, SN360), then they get to again hoist the TCup and lord it over TFC yet again. And for that they will continue to be our most…
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The Magnificent Morocco? Reds set to move for Ahmed Kantari
While yet to make it through the red-tape and fact-checking officialdom that is MLS and/or TFC press releases, it seems that The Reds are about to bolster their backline. According to the official website of French Ligue 1 (soon to be 2) side RC Lens, that defender is Moroccan international Ahmed Kantari. This signing would…
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Episode 97 – 15/07/22 #bitchedOut
The gang is all in to review the Philadelphia melt-fest, the Gold Cup “adventure”, look forward to Columbus and reflect on the greatest pizza deal you never wanted. In this episode, Kristin laments going last in the round tables more than once, Mark admits that not every sound effect is gold, Duncan went for and…
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MLS Wins and Losses: Week 20.
As always, this will be available in listening form later in the week as part of the Vocal Minority podcast Steven Gerrard is here and he played and he scored a goal and squuuueeeeee! that’s all that counts this week, back to you Kristin. I kid of course, but yes, the big thing this week…
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THE STARTING 11: Other Available Front Office Jobs for Retired TFC Players
If Toronto FC had their own version of “The Disappeared” it would be the long, seemingly unending, list of veteran players who get “retired” by the club mid-season. While most of the players have been admittedly in the twilight of their careers, there has often been a foggy mystery to their sudden decision to leave…
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The South Couch Report : Toronto v Philadelphia
Today I am a part time supporter. I admit it. I am in the comfort of my home in the hinterlands of suburbia. It’s a culmination of reasons that no reasonable supporter would understand. So we’ll go with “weakness towards the heat and humidity”. Toronto welcome back the Gold Cuppers of Osorio, Morgan and Altidore.…
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Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union: Who Needs Brotherly Love? TFC Need A Win
Today is Toronto’s only home game in July – BMO Field, 4pm, TSN – which means some sort of weather related disaster; what’s that? It’s going to be the approximate temperature of the surface of the sun? And it’s not a night game? Sounds perfect. Seriously though, it’s going to be hot. Damn hot. Which…
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Episode 96 – 15/07/15 #HatersGonnaHaiti
The gang’s all here as we reminisce over NYCFC, look ahead to Gold Cup and a visit from Philadelphia this weekend. In this episode, Mark wants to answers to an initial, Kristin makes a sweet callback, Tony makes the western British countryside proud, and current Duncan makes old Duncan seem like an eternal optimist. Click…
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