Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC: Can TFC Win On Vanney’s 100th Game?
May03

Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC: Can TFC Win On Vanney’s 100th Game?

Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC ~ May 3 ~ 730pm ET ~ BMO Field ~ TSN Game three of Toronto FC’s longest homestand of the season kicks off tonight against Orlando City SC; the current league leaders come into town with a pretty shiny record (five wins at home, one win and one loss on the road), Canadian Cyle Larin has scored some nice goals, Kaka is back and all things seem rosy for Jason Kreis (amen) and the team from the land of...

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I was wrong.
Dec06

I was wrong.

I was wrong. There, I said it. It’s been a generally good season, a great playoff run, and probably the most dramatic 2 legged series I’ve ever seen, certainly the best I’ve attended, so it may be time to let go of some of my long held beliefs about many people and things in TFC land. Here we go. Deep breath. Greg Vanney: I didn’t really feel like Ryan Nelsen needed to be fired so was ambivalent about Vanney...

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THE STARTING 11: Thoughts Greg Vanney May Have While High
Oct03

THE STARTING 11: Thoughts Greg Vanney May Have While High

This is a work of fiction. I realize that you come to The Starting XI every week for hard-hitting factual journalism, but this is a speculative piece. By no means are we implying Greg Vanney has ever been under the influence of any narcotics. He doesn’t even seem the type to take an extra large gulp of cough medicine. That being said, stuffs gonna be legal up here soon and after this homestand – who could blame him? Of...

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The South Stand Report: Toronto FC 1:1 Philadelphia Union.
Sep25

The South Stand Report: Toronto FC 1:1 Philadelphia Union.

I took the Dufferin bus down to the game. It’s occasionally annoying, but generally pretty reliable and ever since they dug the little tunnel under the railway tracks at Queen, it’s been a decent way to get to BMO Field. Apparently they’re now doing construction on that underpass and so the road’s closed, and so the traffic was terrible and it took forever for the bus to get around it via Gladstone to get back...

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Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union: Can TFC Vault To The Top of the East?
Aug20

Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union: Can TFC Vault To The Top of the East?

Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union ~ 7pm ET ~ Talen Energy Stadium ~ SN360 OK, last week has been put behind us and our Reds have to look ahead to another run of three matches in eight days; first up is the Union this weekend (followed by Orlando on Wednesday and then a return back to home to face the Impact next weekend).  The Union are having one of those up and down seasons but have done well enough to be in playoff contention and...

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