Testify! De Ro Shakes ‘N Bakes into the Sunset
There was a boy from Scarborough, And De Ro was his name-oh! De-Ro-Sario! De-Ro-Sario! And De Ro was his name-oh! – The National Anthem of Scarborough The long and winding road back to Scarborough (Toronto’s eastern inner suburb for our international readers) has finally come to its final curve. While the sun never sets on The 416’s righteous right-side, dusk has fallen on the storied career of the hood’s...
THE STARTING 11: Dwayne De Rosario Testimonial Gifts
After a long, strangely quiet off-season where his future seemed unknown, MLS stalwart Dwayne De Rosario officially (this time it was for realsies) announced his retirement from the game. Proclaiming his contentment that he gets to retire from his hometown club – despite two mostly unfulfilling tenures with Toronto FC – De Ro accepted the mantle of Club Ambassador and stutter steps towards the horizon. The league and the...
Episode 90 – 15/06/03 #VeryLoudGiggles
After surviving the threats of storm, the gang is all here to discuss San Jose, some of the side stories that came out of TFC, a little bit about FIFA and look ahead to D.C. United. In this episode, Mark deals in bread, Duncan tells a story about Faustino Asprilla, Kristin channels a former president to do some destruction and Tony impersonates a Belgian. Warning : There was a lot of giggling. No liquor stores, beer stores, or...
The South Stand Report : Toronto v. San Jose
What a week. Controversy, DeRo retiring formally (and properly), FIFA corruption, multiple exhibitions, and to come down from an exciting week of Football… Toronto v. San Jose. Muggy. In a lightning storm. A strong argument could’ve been made to stay home. Hell, a weak one could’ve been successful as well. But no, as a junkie, the trek was made from bumblef— Brampton to Exhibition. Please don’t let...
Episode 86 – 15/05/12 #TheresOnlyOneDeRo
Houston review, retirements, V-Cup and New England preview, the gang is all here to play juror, psychic, and terrible amateur comedian. In this episode, Tony runs shop and sings an anthem, Mark sounds like he finally hits puberty, Duncan names the New York derby and Kristin draws parallels between keepers and fictitious drummers. This week’s #BitchyBlank : TFC fans will take __________ in exchange for blindly cheering for the team....