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Tag: MLS

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 6.

    Entertainment remained thin on the ground as far as the football goes this week, but let’s dive right in, starting with last week’s big winners, the Vancouver Whitecaps, who had 4 wins out of 5, losing only to the unstoppable juggernaut that is TFC. They played twice, an entertaining midweek game that saw them end…

  • 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…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 5

    Things are picking up ladies and gentlemen as despite a few low scoring games, this was another one of those MLS weeks that had a little bit of everything, some entertaining games, streaks approaching historic status, predictable meltdowns, continued heartbreak, a coach spat and much much more. It’s only right to start wins and losses…

  • Chicago Fire v Toronto FC: No “Days Off” For Inconsistent Reds

    There will be no time for Greg Vanney and Robin Fraser to drive a convertible KIA Sportage through the streets of Chicago this weekend. No opportunity for them to visit an art museum, go to the stock exchange or catch an afternoon Cubs game at Wrigley. Nope – you won’t even catch Vanney in his…

  • MLS Wins and Losses. Week 4

    Week 4, an international break, time for everyone not actually an international to catch their breath and relax in the matching bye week. Of course I lie, why do that when instead we can get the generally sub standard fare we got this week without the superstars, highlighted by a bench with only 4 players on…

  • Toronto FC sign Clement Simonin. MLS gonna MLS.

    Given the Team Americaness of this year’s Toronto FC, international absences was always going to be something that would cause a problem sporadically throughout the year. Given the age and/or injury history of some of the more important TFC players, injuries were always going to be something that would randomly cause problems throughout the year.…

  • MLS Wins and losses: Week 3

    As always, you can get this in my fine dulcet Yorkshire-Canadian tones without all this reading and links clicking, with interruptions and digressions instead, you can listen to it in this weeks Vocal Minority Podcast, out later on this week.  Remember last week when goals and entertainment happened and all was good in MLS? Yeah,…

  • THE STARTING 11: Names For The Proposed Minnesota MLS Club

    MLS’ obesity epidemic continues as Don Garber pushes on with his plan to expand the league to 200 top flight clubs in 15 divisions. Don’t worry – only 45 of them make the playoffs. Sorry TFC. While yet to be officially confirmed, the latest club to join The Majors will very likely be in Minneapolis,…

  • MLS wins and losses. Week 2

    Want this in your ears, without all this reading and link clicking, but with a lot of interruptions and digressions? Sure you do. Then you should be listening to the Vocal Minority Podcast. This week’s episode will be out later this week, but for now, woof, just look at the archives.  Yes, last week was…

  • MLS Wins and Losses: Week 1

    Can’t be bothered to read all this, with all it’s words and links and stuff? Not to worry, this was written to be part of the podcast so you can listen to it instead, with the added benefit of 3 others interrupting, digressing and taking it in all sorts of weird directions! With roughly an…