Episode 97 – 15/07/22 #bitchedOut
The gang is all in to review the Philadelphia melt-fest, the Gold Cup “adventure”, look forward to Columbus and reflect on the greatest pizza deal you never wanted. In this episode, Kristin laments going last in the round tables more than once, Mark admits that not every sound effect is gold, Duncan went for and succeeded in pun glory, and Tony makes a “strong” point about trophies. Click here to download Episode 97. You can...
THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC v Sunderland Friendly Film Titles
Apparently, there’s “Nothing Friendly About It”. So say official Toronto FC press releases about the upcoming friendly against Sunderland. No, you see friends, this is no ordinary friendly, this one is about REVENGE! Apparently. As one or two of you may remember, Sunderland’s main striker is one, Jermain Defoe, formerly and briefly of The Toronto Defoes. We could get all up in arms about yet another friendly...
OVERHEARD AT BMO FIELD: Dichio vs. The Hulk vs. Mortadella
Welcome back to another instalment of “Overheard At BMO Field” your regular eavesdropping on those strange snippets of actual conversation we’ve all heard floating around TFC Land. From strange to wacky to rather unsettling, here are this week’s #OHatBMO “Why aren’t they allowed to have last names in Brazil?” “You can fight Dichio. I’m not.” A:...
When is a record fee not a record fee?
Remember yesterday when the vague unsubstantiated reports were of TFC getting a near MLS record fee for Defoe, with figures like $10m or $11m being thrown around. If not, here’s another one fresh from tonight from Kurt Larson where ‘in the neighbourhood of $11m’ is the figure thrown out there. MLS record don’t you know! Seemed impressive didn’t it? As if TFC had managed to play the game well, play all...
TFC’s Jermain Man No More
So it’s official. Well almost official – Toronto FC and Sunderland have yet to make official statements but from TSN’s report last night (and other subsequent reports), Defoe is out the door and trading one black cat for another. The question of whether or not Jozy Altidore comes here is just an MLS rule bend away and TFC appear to have recouped the money (and maybe more) that they splashed out on Defoe just a...
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