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  • Chicago Fire Acquire Gilberto Off Waivers: Welcome Back Gil, Maybe It’s Really Your Time To Shine!

    It was inevitable wasn’t it?  That Gilberto would come back to MLS but in no way would he be able to come back to Toronto FC – Core DP or no.  And well, he’s baaaack (in pog form!).  After rumblings the past few days that things had soured at Vasco de Gama – not to mention…

  • 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…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 13

    In the words of noted student of the game Gregory J Vanney, MLS is all about streaks and that’s the theme running right through this week’s results in another busy week for MLS that saw pretty much all the Eastern Conference playoff contenders shit the bed and Baldomero Toledo really get his game going for…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 13

    As always you can catch this without all the links and videos and with terrible impersonations as part of the Vocal Minority Podcast, coming out later this week. The big winners this week were the Seattle Sounders. They beat Colorado midweek then took on the Red Bulls on Sunday. They trailed 1-0 before Marco Pappa…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 12

    As always, you can get this in audio form with interruptions and terrible impersonations in each week’s Vocal Minority Podcast.  For the second consecutive week, MLS got weird, especially in the East with the early front runners sputtering and the hopeless jokes now building win streaks, the sack race grinding to a halt. Starting in…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 10

    As always, if you want this without all these words and links and stuff, and with interruptions and all the quotes in a Yorkshire accent, the Vocal Minority Podcast is the place for you, this week’s episode should be up tonight before Wednesday’s game. It’s astounding how people outside of Toronto aren’t paying attention to…

  • MLS Wins and Losses. Week 9

    As always, you can get the audio version of this with interruptions and diversions by listening to this week’s Vocal Minority Podcast, out soon. We’ll start this week with the top of the Eastern conference where the 4 teams who’ve so far shown themselves to be above the desperate scramble for 5th and 6th played…

  • Episode 81: 15/04/09 #RedMoustaches

    It’s Kristin Knowles’ day off, so supersub James Grossi once again fills in to help the rest of the usual crew go over the Chitshow in Chicago and react to the big Man City friendly announcement. They also take at look at just how true some of the cliches developing around TFC’s season so far…

  • THE STARTING 11: Ways That A TFC Version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Would Be Different

    Chicago and Toronto have a lot in common. We both like snuggling up to a Great Lake; both cities love a bit of the old street sausage; and,  John Candy liked being inside us. The two metropolis’ also share a robust film industry, however, one thing Toronto doesn’t quite have is that one hit film…

  • The South Couch Report : Chicago v Toronto

    The South Couch Report : Chicago v Toronto

      Long weekends… aren’t they the bestest evar!!??! I’m sure nothing can ruin it… except the potential result of a Toronto FC match. There’s no telling what we might find tonight, delicious creme eggs or rabbit droppings. Chicago are coming off of their first victory of the season and the robins have a much more…