Tag: canada
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Let The Kids Play: Is Toronto FC Really Doing All It Can To Develop Canadian Players?
*This is the first column from Duane Rollins, who will be contributing various thoughts on Toronto FC to The Vocal Minority throughout the season* Won’t someone please think of the children? It’s a little known fact that Helen Lovejoy was talking about the way TFC managed its young talent when she uttered that line on…
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Episode 170 – 17/01/26 #takeAChance
Three fourths of the gang is in attendance to talk alot about a little with Canada friendlies, player movements, TFC player drafts, TFC pre-season and much more. In this episode, Mark likes his clubs a bit gentlemanly, Kristin gets excited over acquisitions and Duncan predicts the top three MLS goal scorers this upcoming season. Here’s…
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Episode 158 – 16/10/14 #cheeseSongs&Genitals
The gang is all present and accounted for (finally!) for some talk about Canada’s national teams, look ahead to Montreal, reflect on the holiday passed and the usual malarkey. In this episode Duncan introduces the concept of the trousers of reason, Kristin channels some goat cheese, Mark has his World Cup dreams dashed again (he…
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THE STARTING 11: Improvements To CONCACAF Qualifying
For North America’s tall, goofy guy – yeah that’s us Canada – getting through the difficult maze of CONCA-wackiness that is World Cup Qualifying is no treat. We’ve had enough heartbreak to fill many a Sepp bladder but it’s not just our lack of success that’s tough to swallow but also the convoluted path teams…
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Kit Nerd Corner : Canada home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. In a nutshell : Red with a weird collar and an off-center vertical white stripe One of the things that usually trouble kit designs of national teams is the concept of tradition. One of my favourite misconceptions is that Canada should always and only wear…
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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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Photoshop Challenge!: Women’s World Cup Edition
In honour not only of our Canadian Women’s national team’s journey through the Women’s World Cup, but also of this glorious picture of John Herdman celebrating after their win on Sunday – we ask you, our dear readers to bring your best Photoshop, Paint and whatever other graphics wizardry you have at your disposal to…
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Episode 93 – 15/06/23 #SickFlow
The New York game, the De Ro testimonial, the World Cup, the World Cup qualifiers, the Montreal game and the DC game. There was a loooooot to talk about this week as well as the usual features and nonsense, and we actually managed to get it all into 1 hour 19 minutes! I’m impressed with…
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WWC 2015: Group stage review, round of 16 preview
Alright then, almost 2 weeks in, everyone’s had a lot of fun (yes you have Ecuador! stop crying!), there’s been 36 games, a just about small enough to be respectable amount of blowouts, the odd surprise here and there, and after all that, we’ve got rid of 8 of the 24 teams. Yay. Now it’s…
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WWC 2015: War Elephants are the best Elephants! Group C and D preview
Thursday’s action started with Germany and Norway, I didn’t see much of it, but the result is definitely a surprise, 1-1, good for Norway and a very nice equaliser direct from a free kick. The Germans picked up another injury to a midfielder that they’ll be hoping isn’t serious, but will still have enough to…