Kit Nerd Corner : Toronto home
Feb24

Kit Nerd Corner : Toronto home

Disclaimer : I care and because I want to.   In a nutshell : Black sleeves with sublimated hoop pattern The inside collar says : nothing yet The outside back collar has : All for One The jock tag position has : metallic maple leaf The sleeve has : nothing yet Compared to previous kit : Change is good Off-coloured sleeves and hoops?! It’s like they heard me… OK, maybe not at the same time, but this plays right into my...

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episode 174 – 17/02/22 #HesFromBarcelona
Feb22

episode 174 – 17/02/22 #HesFromBarcelona

Mark Hinkley’s on strike until TFC finally show us their new kit, goddamnit, but the other 3 are all here and with actual things to talk about this week, Bill Manning being a big meanie to the CPL, pre season stuff and a new signing (Guess where he played? You’ll never believe it but we have an actual honest to god former Barca player!!!!!!). We also complete our look back of TFC’s first 10 years, this time covering...

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VMP 2016 Final Countdown #1: Jozy Altidore
Jan24

VMP 2016 Final Countdown #1: Jozy Altidore

Mark: 1 – Quite the tale of two halves and I’m a sucker for a redemption story. On May 15th, a game against Vancouver, the version of Jozy Altidore, the one that was brutal and had the “press” coming to his defense, hit a new low.  Perhaps even a bottom.  Goal drought, down by two, gets a penalty saved then pulls up lame and while he was off the pitch and Babouli waiting to be announced as his substitute, Toronto pulls one...

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VMP 2016 Final Countdown #2: Sebastian Giovinco
Jan23

VMP 2016 Final Countdown #2: Sebastian Giovinco

Duncan: 2 – Didn’t really get a lot of support for various tactical reasons through the long away trip and the mid summer patch where everyone else was injured but generally still kept playing well, scoring goals and doing his Seba things. Eventually seemed to wear him down and towards the end of the season and after his injury into the playoffs seemed to get frustrated a lot easier than usual. Whether he wasn’t...

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VMP 2016 Final Countdown #3: Michael Bradley
Jan22

VMP 2016 Final Countdown #3: Michael Bradley

Kristin: 4 – So weird; I actually liked Michael Bradley this year.  Vanney found/he agreed to a new position on the pitch, he didn’t try to do everything himself every game, defensively worlds better, huge towards the end of the season. But please stop taking free kicks. K, thanks. Michael Bradley has been with Toronto FC for three years and I disliked him for the first two – I never saw anything that made it seem...

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