Tag: Toronto FC
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OVERHEARD AT BMO FIELD: Dim Sum Dollarama
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 “The first floor is now the second floor but the upper deck is also the…
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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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South Couch Report: Toronto FC vs Manchester City
It’s international friendly time! Fresh as daisies off their 2nd place league campaign, Manchester City are (briefly) in town to sell some shirts, expand the brand, thrill the locals with a great exhibition of football. Just before kick off and the crowd is sparse, there’s a few sections full of Man City fans, and one…
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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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#TiFaux – Banner Contest Winner Announced
No we didn’t forget, just timing the jump. The results are in for the first ever (annual? did we exhaust all ideas?) Vocal Minority #BannerIdea contest. First things first, we would like to thank all of you who offered suggestions, as well as giving a hearty nod to the Columbus fans who managed to sneak…