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  • Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact: Playoffs, Pride and the Polar Express

    Ooh it’s Rivalry Week in MLS and of course that means Toronto FC take on the Montreal Impact (Sat. Aug 29, 4pm, BMO Field, TSN) in the second of their three meetings this year.  Games between TFC and the Impact are always highly charged affairs and with playoff hopes and potentially jobs on the line…

  • THE STARTING 11: Positives of Orlando City Visiting Twice In One Month

    Oh Major Leagues of Soccer. We love the way you take a schedule, put it in a blender with a banana, puree for 30 seconds then pour generously over a blank sheet of paper. It’s this magical medley of fixture fondling that saw league new boys Orlando City pay not one ­ but two visits to BMO Field…

  • Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC: Statement game for Vanney, TFC.

    9 Wins, 6 ties and 9 defeats, 33 points and sitting comfortably in a playoff place with games in hand. Such was TFC’s position last season after 24 games, and in ‘a results based business’ as Tim Bezbatchenko said and faithful reporters dutifully reported and argued, that was more than reason enough for Ryan Nelsen to…

  • THE STARTING 11: Shades of Greg Vanney Pink

    You either love him or you loathe him. Actually no. Greg Vanney, as of yet non-embattled TFC head coach, rarely elicits that kind of emotion around these parts. Not good enough to be showered with praise; not bad enough to warrant calls for his dismissal. He’s just kind of there… and that’s ok for now.…

  • Toronto FC vs NY Red Bulls: When Is It Time To Start Worrying?

    Toronto are coming off a difficult loss, highlighted by a poor defensive effort that is becoming all too familiar, coupled with a lack of finish and creativity. This has resulted in a Toronto FC that over the past few weeks have been doing their best to emulate Dickens.  Of late there’s been very little of…

  • THE STARTING 11: Reasons Why We Appreciated the Kansas City Wizards

    A long time ago in a world of Clashes, Burns and even the odd Fusion, existed a soccer team named the Kansas City Wizards. Even better than that, they were originally just the Kansas City Wiz! Wheeeee marketing boffins! This fabled team with their rainbow kits, surly Serbs and cheeky Scots toured the U.S.A. in…

  • Toronto FC vs Sporting KC: Will TFC Need Super Seba To Once Again Save The Day?

      Well Wednesday night was fun!  Seriously if you didn’t watch or attend then you really missed one of those rare joyous moments that we as TFC fans get to experience approximately once a year.   But it’s been a long time since I was at BMO Field and experienced the entire crowd erupting into…

  • It’s Bezness time: Creavalle out, Herculez Gomez in!

    Have you been looking on with envy at all the other MLS clubs recently as they’ve added exciting new players? Been trying to make yourself feel better by forcing yourself to think ‘we did our big business at the start of the season, we’ve had an entire half season of our guys already! and hey…

  • Toronto FC vs Orlando City SC: Can A Return Home Help Put Things Back On Track?

    In typical Toronto FC fashion this has been an up and down season – it doesn’t seem to matter who’s hurt, who’s suspended or if they’re playing at home or on the road – there’s been little consistency in the quality of their performances.  Their past two games have not been exactly things of beauty…

  • THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC Civic Holidays

    For a good portion of us in the Toronto FC geographic area, today is a holiday. While generally known across the parts of Canada that participate as a “Civic Holiday” it is more specifically known in Ontario as Simcoe Day. This of course marks the day in the Dark Ages when a magical knight named…