Tag: TFC
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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…
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OVERHEARD AT BMO FIELD: Zizou, Za, Zoo
Welcome back to another installment 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 “Zidane could still come to MLS. No doubt. MVP for sure.” “Even the worst…
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Toronto FC vs DC United: TFC Face A Tough Test Against A Top Team
What can kill a nice run of form and dampen supporter spirits? Why a road game against the best team in the league missing multiple key players! Whee! It’s one of those “do we have to play this game now?”, kind of situations. Normally I’d actually look forward to TFC taking on DC United (7pm…
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Toronto FC vs San Jose Earthquakes: Can TFC Escape Being Shaken?
It is an odd thing to be looking ahead to a game with some positivity; but even given the large number of injured TFC players and a decent San Jose Earthquakes team coming to town there’s not the usual sense of foreboding….Wait, what’s that? Hold on! Due to what I can only presume was a…
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OVERHEARD AT BMO FIELD: #OHatBMO
Those of us that have decamped in the stands of BMO Field since 2007 know that the home side hasn’t always done enough to keep everyone’s undivided attention at all times. It’s those quiet lulls in the crowd noise where a snippet of conversation wafts into your ears on the Lake Ontario breeze. It wasn’t…
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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…
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Toronto FC vs. Portland Timbers: Black Is The New Plaid
As happens, well, pretty much every season since 2007, the miserable news off the pitch is once again overshadowing the miserable news on the pitch at BMO Field. When The Reds take to the field against our hipster friends from Oregon (Saturday 5PM; TV: TSN) the big story for many won’t be the starting XI,…
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“Will BMO Field Break Or Bend?” – A Musical Tribute to Your Ignored Fears
“You know a sports and entertainment group with a Major League Soccer club is a little like the mule with the spinning wheel. No one knows how they got it, and danged if they know how to use it.” We know it’s a tough day in TFC Land. The breaking news that has, well, been…
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Episode 87: 15/05/20 #AwesomeFireworksInYourEar
Mark is a game time scratch for this one, but Kristin, Tony and Duncan bravely soldier on without him, cos baby they’re all fireworks. We cover the ‘win’ against Montreal, and the tie in New England as well as look to the upcoming Portland game and just what TFC’s plan might be without Jozy Altidore…
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Aw Man, Why Always Us? – Jozy Altidore Out 4-5 Weeks With Hamstring Strain
Well this couldn’t happen at a worse time. We all know that Jozy was injured in the game on Saturday night in Foxborough. Everyone groaned as the curse of playing the New England Revolution seemed to have struck again as Jozy signalled to be pulled off, pointing to his hamstring. However as much as I’d…