The South Stand Report : Toronto v Seattle
Jul02

The South Stand Report : Toronto v Seattle

Why can’t I be injured for either an unknown amount of time or 6-8 weeks. All the cool kids are out 6 weeks. Irwin. Bradley. National Cup Hero Wil Johnson. Even Altidore. I’d like a paid vacation, hobbling around with a lower body injury. OK, maybe not, but the point is a vacation. So Toronto is hurting, physically and Seattle is hurting, fundamentally. One win and five losses in their last six matches, with a 2-0 away win to DC a...

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Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders: What The Deuce Will TFC Do In The Wake of Injuries?
Jul02

Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders: What The Deuce Will TFC Do In The Wake of Injuries?

Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders ~ BMO Field ~ 7:30pm ET ~ TSN4/5 WEEEEEEE ARE THE CHAAAAAAAMPIONS MY FRIENDS!!!!!!  And WEEEEEE’LLLLLLL keep on….sorry, still celebrating the glorious triumph from Wednesday night; but I won’t waste any more time on that… So while Wednesday was loads of fun (it really, really was!), Toronto FC have to refocus and turn their attention to tonight’s match against the Sounders....

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THE STARTING 11: Best Things About Giovinco’s Injury
May30

THE STARTING 11: Best Things About Giovinco’s Injury

“Nooooooooooooooo!!!” was the shared refrain of many a TFC supporter when the club’s talisman and leading anti-top shelf crusader Sebastian Giovinco pulled up lame on Saturday. When the wee Italian tore the captain’s armband from his tattooed bicep he may have been tearing the club’s hopes for success along with it. Luckily – like TFC’s depth – the injury isn’t too significant and...

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TFC Fall To The Energy Drinks 3-0, Lose Seba And Continue To Regress
May29

TFC Fall To The Energy Drinks 3-0, Lose Seba And Continue To Regress

Well that was fun.  Oh wait, no it wasn’t.  What a mess.   And I was poorly prepared having not nearly enough booze in the house to deal with that match.  Due to a confluence of anniversaries, power outages and work none of the VMP crew were really prepared to write a post-match for this game.  But that’s OK, because TFC didn’t come prepared to play.  So here is my point-form post-game for your perusal: The Goals:...

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Toronto FC vs New York Red Bulls: On The Road Again – Can TFC Repeat Past Success?
May28

Toronto FC vs New York Red Bulls: On The Road Again – Can TFC Repeat Past Success?

TFC vs NYRB ~ 7pm ET ~ Red Bull Arena ~ SN360 Ah the road, where Toronto FC is a Viking.  Remember the halcyon days of the first eight games of the season?  Where everything seemed possible?  Now a four game home stand later, TFC has come away with only five points from a possible twelve, lost one of their top players to injury and underscored their desperate need for secondary scoring.  Bright side would be staying relatively...

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