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  • THE STARTING 11: Examples of TFC Putting Someone In The Wrong Role

    Remember that time that Toronto FC “won the off-season” by signing some big name DP’s and expensive European veterans? Remember that time they also failed to sign a single fullback? It’s the latter fact which has made “Adventures in Fullbacking” starring Warren Creavalle and Ashtone Morgan a hit. Worse still, the knock-on effect recently saw…

  • THE STARTING 11: Surprising Clauses In The New MLS CBA

    When it was all said and done, the new collective bargaining agreement negotiation was a lot like Mista. Lots of talk about its impact; a long-drawn out process filled with frustration; no strikes to be seen. Yes, Major League Soccer and its Players Union managed to save the season by agreeing to a new deal…

  • THE STARTING 11: Unusual CBA Demands From The MLS Players Union

    “Strike! Strike! Strike!” No, not the fruitless begging pleas of Toronto FC supporters towards their forwards, but the possible chant from an MLS Players Union picket line. It’s true foot and ball fans of the Northern Americas, the start of the 2015 MLS season could very well be delayed by a work stoppage! While the…

  • THE STARTING 11: TFC Oscars Introductions

    What is the only thing longer than sitting through the next TFC Five-Year Plan? The Academy Awards ceremony! The annual homage to Hollywood’s finest (except the shameful shunning of Scott Baio’s 1982 opus Zapped!) usually runs for a solid thirty hours, testing the most dedicated viewer. A bit like 2014 at BMO Field. Much of…

  • THE STARTING 11: Failed TFC Valentine’s Day Card Messages

    If you’re reading this alone then it probably means your Valentine’s plans didn’t go too well. If you are reading this alongside a romantic partner… then lock that up. Someone who will read the dopey musings of a TFC website with you? KEEPER! (Not the Bendik variety) Perhaps if you were unsuccessful, you didn’t buy…

  • THE STARTING 11: Giovinco-esque nicknames for other Toronto FC players

    By now you’ve heard it hundreds of times – “The Atomic Ant”. That is of course the nickname long bestowed upon TFC’s minute midfielder/odd tattoo enthusiast Sebastian Giovinco. Based on an obscure television cartoon, the moniker is meant to illustrate how The Reds’ 5’5″ superstar overcomes his minute stature to perform tasks far beyond his…

  • THE STARTING 11: Differences if Toronto FC camp was an actual camp

    Toronto FC has often been accused of being a country club, but what about a summer camp? With The Reds fully settled in their pre-season camp on the shores of Lake VanneySacka, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like if our “Meatballs” of a football club were instead running an actual summer…

  • THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC Video Games

    One of the pleasures of off-season transfers is the chance for video game aficionados (or “gamers” as the kidz on the streetz call themselvez) to create their club’s new line-up in their football game of choice. Before the new squad even laces up a boot in real-life, grown men sitting around in their underwear have…

  • THE STARTING 11: Differences Between Jozy Altidore and Jermain Defoe’s Press Conferences

    Has it really only been a year? We’ve had so many good times over the past twelve months that time has just flown by! Like that time in Seattle! Remember that? And… that other thing. The one with the thing. Good times. I try not to look backwards too often but this past Friday’s Jozy…

  • THE STARTING 11: Re-branding ideas for the lower MLS SuperDraft rounds

    At last count, MLS’ ever-expanding tally of clubs will be selecting draft eligible players over thirty-something rounds of the SuperDraft. OK, I may be exaggerating – slightly – but talk to me in a couple of years when Las Vegas is on the clock. Back to the present though and while MLS loves to trump…