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  • THE STARTING 11: Other Legacies Tim Leiweke Could Leave Behind

    If God forbid you ever get the news that you have one year left to live, immediately go out and promise everyone you meet you’ll buy them a beer in 366 days. People will think you’re a pretty righteous dude at the time and once they eventually find out there’s nothing but an empty, broken…

  • THE STARTING 11: Occasions For Fireworks At BMO Field

    Is there a stadium in all of football that enjoys more useless pyrotechnic displays than BMO Field? Daytime? Sure! Anthems finished? Go to town! In the grand scheme of TFC/BMO Field ills this ranks pretty low but it was during the post-match of TFC’s Voyageurs Cup elimination last week where the ridiculousness of it all…

  • THE STARTING 11: Ways to Make The Voyageurs Cup More Popular

    The Voyageurs Cup, The Canadian Club Championship, The Tournament Formerly Known as Nutcan; whatever you call this tournament it is Canada’s premier club competition. However, despite the Cup’s prize – a trip to the CONCACAF Champions League and an autographed Edmonton Brickmen jersey – it is a tournament that has issues. The Cup faces a…

  • THE STARTING 11: Headlines MLSE Will Use To Make Argos To BMO Seem Positive

    The day that none of us have been waiting for since 2007 seems likely to be confirmed any moment now (if it hasn’t already by time you read this). BMO Field, Canada’s first “soccer specific” stadium will soon be downgraded to a “soccer first” stadium and then, sometime in the summer of 2016, a “kinda,…

  • THE STARTING 11: Proposed BMO Field East Stand Concessions

    When not pretending that they aren’t remodeling BMO Field with the Argos in mind, MLSE continues to beaver away on the multi-million dollar stadium expansion. With only a year remaining before the stadium goes from “soccer specific” to “soccer first” to “soccer also”, the first phase is nearly ready and TFC fans will be the…

  • THE STARTING 11: Rejected Alternatives To “The Band of Allegiance”

    Oh TFC, you may not provide us with playoff dates but you sure do bring the laughs. Unintentionally yes… but still. Cheers, you dopey nitwits. The latest resource for eye-rolling came in the bungee-cordtastic inclusion of “The Band of Allegiance” in the season ticket packages. For those not privileged enough to receive this gem, it…

  • 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: Ways That A TFC Version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Would Be Different

    Chicago and Toronto have a lot in common. We both like snuggling up to a Great Lake; both cities love a bit of the old street sausage; and,  John Candy liked being inside us. The two metropolis’ also share a robust film industry, however, one thing Toronto doesn’t quite have is that one hit film…

  • THE STARTING 11: Ways TFC Plans To Avoid Future Absences

    One of the big themes leading up to this past weekend’s match was the amount of potential absences TFC would have to deal with against RSL. Through a dreaded combo of international call-ups, injury, suspension and possibly alien abduction, The Reds were forced to face what will become this season’s demon… depth. TFC are a…

  • 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,…