Tag: Toronto FC
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The South Couch Report : Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC
I’m so excited, it seems like it’s been forever. Sure, key guys are out for various reasons, but this is the big time. This is a make or break scenario. What happens here is a clear indication of what we can expect out of these guys. Their mettle. Their character. Their desire to step up…
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Toronto FC v RSL: Undermanned In Utah – This Isn’t Going To End Well Is It?
Bye Bye Bye Week! Thank goodness that’s over (for the next two weeks). Because the first two weeks of the MLS season are so tiring and there’s no need for bye weeks during international breaks or anything – really MLS, must you MLS so hard? However, grumbling aside,there is still a game to be played…
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Toronto FC sign Clement Simonin. MLS gonna MLS.
Given the Team Americaness of this year’s Toronto FC, international absences was always going to be something that would cause a problem sporadically throughout the year. Given the age and/or injury history of some of the more important TFC players, injuries were always going to be something that would randomly cause problems throughout the year.…
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THE STARTING 11: Names For The Proposed Minnesota MLS Club
MLS’ obesity epidemic continues as Don Garber pushes on with his plan to expand the league to 200 top flight clubs in 15 divisions. Don’t worry – only 45 of them make the playoffs. Sorry TFC. While yet to be officially confirmed, the latest club to join The Majors will very likely be in Minneapolis,…
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Look Out Below! Depth Charge Exposes TFC’s Structural Weakness
While it’s not quite Toronto FC’s “Perfect(ly bad) Storm”, the list of potential absences in the squad for the next match is certainly a stern warning. When The Reds travel to The Holy Kingdom of Utah next week to face Real Salt Lake, the plane may be a lot emptier than usual. Due to…
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Episode 78 – 15/03/18 #ThisIsMarksFault
The gang does their best to stay away from the universal talking point of the Columbus match, speculate about everyone’s new favourite sequel-based club and engage in the usual malarkey of BitchyBlanks and Would You Rather. In this episode, Duncan nicks a Colin Samuel gag for a manager, Kristin expresses her distaste for a particular…
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Morrow’s red card no excuse for tactically naive Toronto FC
Did Justin Morrow get the ball? Yes he did. Did he also get the man? Yes he did. Did he get the man first? It was close, but yes, yes he did. Was it a foul? Personally I think it was a good tackle, but I’m an old man with standards that are much more…
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THE STARTING 11: Ways Toronto FC Players Are Spending Their Bye Week
SPRING BREAK!!! Yeah!!! Ok, not quite a kegger on Daytona Beach but TFC players and staff have a few extra days off to relax this week as the nutty MLS schedule has handed them a March Break bye week. So while you toil away in whatever corporate ant farm is slowly destroying your soul from…
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Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC: Time For A True Test
Now that everyone has settled down after last weekend’s surprise win over the Whitecaps it’s time to turn our attentions to a tougher test and look ahead to the match against our Eastern Conference rivals, the new (new name, new badge, new mascot!) Columbus Crew SC. I’m delighted that TFC managed a decisive win last week…
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II Unlimited: USL Affiliate TFC II Adds Eight To Roster
Whether you call them “The Baby Reds”; “The Deuce” or the name that all the kidz on the streetz are calling them – “Wunderland AFC” (ok, maybe that’s just me) – TFC II, Toronto FC’s USL affiliate, is starting to take shape. With the inaugural season kicking off less than two weeks from now against…