Today’s News, Thursday , Apr.02

[denime]

Mornin'


Date change for Impact match
Reds game in Montreal put back 24 hours

Toronto FC's Nutrilite Canadian Championship match against the Montreal Impact in Montreal has been moved to Thursday, June 18th with an 8:00p.m. kick off. The change has been made to accommodate a live broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th.

read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090401&content_id=234281&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)


Serioux settles in at home
By JACK KAZMIERSKI

Toronto FC recently strengthened its defensive corps by acquiring veteran Adrian Serioux from FC Dallas.
For Serioux, however, leaving the Lonestar State for Toronto was a homecoming.
A Scarborough native, Serioux attended Pope John Paul II high school, where he also enjoyed basketball, track and volleyball. He was a member of Malvern Soccer Club, played for the University of New Haven in Connecticut and started his career with the Toronto Lynx in 2001.

Read More (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2009/04/02/8972516-sun.html)


Wynne ready to defend unbeaten start
TFC open at home against Seattle Sounders FC

Toronto FC defender Marvell Wynne believes the unbeaten start to the season is a good base to build on as the team prepares for Saturday's home opener against Seattle Sounders FC (kick off 4:00 p.m. live on CBC).
The Reds started the season with a win at Kansas City Wizards and then tied 1-1 with the defending MLS champion Columbus Crew in Ohio on Saturday. "It has been a good start for us," said Wynne. "It's always good to get something away from home. Winning at Kansas City and then going to the defending champions and taking a point is a great start and gives us something to build on. There are always improvements to be made, but we have done well in the opening two games."

Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090401&content_id=233997&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)


TFC Academy ready for Dallas trip
Reds youngsters facing international opposition

TFC Academy's Senior Team leaves on Friday to compete in the Dallas Cup Super Group. TFC qualified for the prestigious tournament after reaching the semifinals of the MLS Youth Cup in Denver last summer. They open the tournament with a match against Tigres of Mexico on Sunday, before facing AC Milan and Manchester City in other group play.

Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090401&content_id=234087&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)


East notes: TFC thriving away from home
Reds leaving road struggles of past years behind in early season

Familiar heavyweights New England and Chicago are two of the three teams tied atop the Eastern Conference on four points after the opening fortnight of the MLS campaign. No surprises there, even with New England's lengthy injury list. Seeing Toronto FC right beside them? Well, that provides a bit of a jolt considering the fact that TFC had to succeed on the road reach those dizzying heights.

Read More (http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090401&content_id=233944&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp)


PM hooks up with 'Canadian of convenience'

LONDON — When it comes to the global financial crisis, there are far fewer than six degrees of separation. Prime Minister Stephen Harper staged a photo opportunity on Wednesday morning with Owen Hargreaves, the Calgary-born soccer star who plays for Manchester United in the English Premier League.
Harper is in London for the G20 economic summit.
On the surface, there appeared to be no thematic link between Hargreaves, a defensive midfielder who has played only three games with United this season because of knee surgeries, and the prime minister's economic mission.

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SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :smilielol5::willy_nilly:

[denime]

TWO GIRLS ONE BALL


http://i44.tinypic.com/1zbthfb.jpg

[Marc"2L"]

God Harper's a dumbass.

You know right after this was taken he went to the England game...
Can't wait to see what Ben has to say.

[scooter]

mornin all

[Chevy]

Holy Andre the Giant Batman, that's one massive SSG!

[Mrs. Workie]

SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :smilielol5::willy_nilly:

Where the fuck do they find these women??? :noidea:

[Plenty of Trout]

Holy Andre the Giant Batman, that's one massive SSG!


She's large everywhere, but where it counts.

[CoachGT]

Holy Andre the Giant Batman, that's one massive SSG!

My all-time favorite Robin quote is Holy Bikinis Batman!

[drewski]

Where the fuck do they find these women??? :noidea:

recovery room after the sex change surgery?

[Toronto Gunner]

SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :smilielol5::willy_nilly:

It's a man, man.

[keem-o-sabi]

well today's co-ed girl (http://coedmagazine.com/category/girls/daily-snapshot-girls-2/)is fan-freaking-tastic. why isn't she being posted anymore?

[Mrs. Workie]

recovery room after the sex change surgery?

I'm starting to think so. I'm not saying I'm the shit or anything, but come on, there are WAY better looking girls out there....


PS- Glad to see some news about the game on Saturday :rolleyes:

[Oldtimer]

Harper's a hockey fan. He doesn't really follow footie AFAIK. He really stuck his foot in his mouth there.

[Oldtimer]

More on "hooliganism":


Fighting football’s bad reputation


Toronto FC even have a support group called the “Red Patch Boys”, named after a WWII Canadian infantry division, that travel to away matches. The European model of intense home fans has made it to America.The Crew also have support groups, one named “The Hudson Street Hooligans”.

While not exactly a traditional English firm, the copycat nature of fans can be seen in some pockets of MLS.

I see, we RPB have a "violent militaristic" name that implies that we're a firm? :rolleyes:

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090402/SPORTCOLUMNISTS/124807845/1078/SPORT&template=columnists

CBC published the other side of the story:


Violence that broke out between Toronto FC fans and those of the Columbus Crew last weekend in Ohio should not colour anyone's opinion of Canadian soccer fans, says an ardent supporter of the MLS team.
"By and large, there was no more violence at that game or after the game than you would see at any typical sporting event where there was alcohol consumed," Dwayne Rollins, a member of a Toronto FC fan club called U-Sector who attended Saturday's match in Columbus, told CBC Radio 1's Here and Now.


http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/04/01/sp-tfc-fans-violence.html

SLAM! published something on the team.


Toronto FC recently signed Canadian soccer star Dwayne De Rosario to a four-year contract. The flamboyant 30-year-old is one of the league's top talents, and is well-known for his on-field choreography and playmaking ability.
A Toronto native, De Rosario is glad to be home.


http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/TorontoFC/2009/04/02/8976576-sun.html

[anto7]

I'm starting to think so. I'm not saying I'm the shit or anything, but come on, there are WAY better looking girls out there....


PS- Glad to see some news about the game on Saturday :rolleyes:
I am sure all Liverpool fans would find her beautiful, they are not hard to please !

[daner90]

Well time to go and change my vacation request for the Montreal game...this works better I think, now I will have Friday off opposed to coming back to work that week

[Hooligan69]

The Toronto Sun has a special TFC pull-out section today.

[Parkdale]

ps. 'Youth Center'

[Oldtimer]

An article on the new food at BMO hasn't been posted yet:

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/03/31/food-review-the-new-offerings-from-toronto-fc.aspx

[Parkdale]

those mac n' cheese ball things look good.

and now the chip butty is served in a bun.
all the media seems to joke about the things.
personally, I think a real chip butty could be awesome,
but the 'frenchfry sandwiches' the sell at BMO aren't.

[OHARARULES]

I enjoyed this article in the Toronto Sun today

http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/mike_strobel/2009/04/02/8972126-sun.html

there is a TFC pull out section today.. apparently the couldnt get a photo of O'Brien White. He looks a little like an invisible super hero..

[Mrs. Workie]

those mac n' cheese ball things look good.



Apparently from what I've heard they're awesome.


BTW- whatever happened to Popcorn and hot dogs??? If I want something different, I'll go out for dinner, not to a sporting event....

[Carter]

wow, the price of food just went from 6 dollars a hotdog to 12.25 a shittake mushroom dog, gotta love inflation

[GBV]

there's a letter in the sun's sports today regarding the columbus thing.

see bottom...took me forever to find the on-line version.

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/fanfare/2009/04/02/8972511-sun.html

[Fort York Redcoat]

Little late Harper. Hargreaves is English. Way to pick at the scab prime munster.

[Mrs. Workie]

there's a letter in the sun's sports today regarding the columbus thing.

see bottom...took me forever to find the on-line version.

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/fanfare/2009/04/02/8972511-sun.html



Some fans in the Toronto section of the stadium had rude signs. Some hurled obscene insults and gestures at random passersby.

Has this man been to a Leaf's Game? Or any other professions sporting even for that matter?


One Columbus man said a full cup of beer was hurled at him and his four-year-old son by TFC fans.

i think we'd all agree this is unacceptable. I too got hit, there's video proof of who threw it, but no one seems to know the guy.



This was not an isolated few; it was a "mob effect."

:lol: Sure buddy. 20-30 people acting like idiots in a group of 1600 is a "mob" :lol:

[nobodybeatsthewiz]

hargreaves really needs to damage his A and MCLs

whoops, i mean.....go canada

[S_D]

TWO GIRLS ONE BALL


http://i44.tinypic.com/1zbthfb.jpg

Well at least we now know why Harper missed the G20 group photo :D

[Yohan]

there's a letter in the sun's sports today regarding the columbus thing.

see bottom...took me forever to find the on-line version.

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/fanfare/2009/04/02/8972511-sun.html
That letter

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/54/Ugh.jpg

[rocker]

BTW- whatever happened to Popcorn and hot dogs???

BMO Field has popcorn and hotdogs ..... :)

[T-Bird]

I am sure all Liverpool fans would find her beautiful, they are not hard to please !

HEY! What are you trying to say? :p

[T-Bird]

Little late Harper. Hargreaves is English. Way to pick at the scab prime munster.

BBC said he was in the washroom...maybe he just needs more fiber:noidea:

[anto7]

HEY! What are you trying to say? :p
Sorry, as a Manchester United fan I could not resist the jab when I read that Liverpool was her favourite team.

[anto7]

Here is the SSG's sister.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3405703864_75c34b8fa8_o.jpg

[Darlofletch]

Harper's a tool, but seriously did no-one tell him that Hargreaves isn't a good person to use to try and get Canadian football fans on side? I'd be pissed if I had advisers who let me do that.

As for the food, stop messing with the chip butty. The first year it was too fancy. Second year, much more basic, and actually fairly good. Now they're going to be using some kind of garlic butter on it? Just leave it alone, if someone's choosing a chip butty, it's not because they want fancy foods. I'm a bit disappointed that the poutine didn't make the cut.

[S_D]

Harper's a tool, but seriously did no-one tell him that Hargreaves isn't a good person to use to try and get Canadian football fans on side? I'd be pissed if I had advisers who let me do that.


They probably don't have a clue and neither does Harper. Lets see the headline in the Toronto Sun:

Harper Photo Op with Canadian Traitor

Of course it will never happen lol

[DRock]

"Sensing things were not well we cleared out (fortunately) long before the stuff happened that showed up on YouTube."

Then how the hell do you know that it wasn't blown out of proportions? Oh right, they're from Columbus and dumb!

[shutupkid]

This is not news.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPs7GFLzx_Q)

[Mark in Ottawa]

Richard Starnes from the Ottawa Citizen on the Harper/Heargreaves photo op
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Sports/Beautiful+Game+Picturing+problem/1454358/story.html

A great piece by Richard... as usual.

[Hooligan69]

Just wanted to recommend checking out the latest edition of Soccer 360 Magazine. Some cool stuff on Toronto FC.

[S_D]

Haven't seen this mentioned

http://thestar.blogs.com/sportsmedia/2009/04/champions-league-gets-boot-from-tsn.html

JAMES GETS THE BOOT, TOO
Nobody at GolTV is talking, but soccer announcer Paul James is no longer with the digital channel. That means someone else will be calling Toronto FC games. Apparently, the departure was not James' choice.

[Joe Kool]

Another Sounders/TFC game preview.

http://www.prostamerika.com/soundersfc/toronto-fc-v-seattle-sounders-match-preview/

[Calvin]

holy shit columbus fans must be happy they have 2 games in one weekend!

[jloome]

Haven't seen this mentioned

http://thestar.blogs.com/sportsmedia/2009/04/champions-league-gets-boot-from-tsn.html

JAMES GETS THE BOOT, TOO
Nobody at GolTV is talking, but soccer announcer Paul James is no longer with the digital channel. That means someone else will be calling Toronto FC games. Apparently, the departure was not James' choice.

He was relentlessly critical of TFC's tactics and approach, and very little of it seemed valid to me, so I'm not really bothered by this.

[ccopela]

holy shit columbus fans must be happy they have 2 games in one weekend!

All 3 of them will be thrilled

[james]

there's a letter in the sun's sports today regarding the columbus thing.

see bottom...took me forever to find the on-line version.

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/fanfare/2009/04/02/8972511-sun.html

this guy has probably never been to a soccer match in Europe or South America. He should get use to it!

[rocker]

I didn't like Paul James on TV. He has no personality on TV. He always looked miserable to me, as if he didn't want to be there.

[scooter]

Haven't seen this mentioned

http://thestar.blogs.com/sportsmedia/2009/04/champions-league-gets-boot-from-tsn.html

JAMES GETS THE BOOT, TOO
Nobody at GolTV is talking, but soccer announcer Paul James is no longer with the digital channel. That means someone else will be calling Toronto FC games. Apparently, the departure was not James' choice.


could it be nigel reed moving on in

[Roogsy]

This one was kind of funny.


Red Patch of Courage: The Red Patch Boys — kind of like Box J Boys spawned by fertility drugs — hit Columbus over the weekend and out come the stun guns.
And the irony is too delicious. There are five professional sports franchises in Toronto and the one that causes riots is TFC, the only city team with a winning record.


http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/541932

[Roogsy]

I am not sure if this was ever posted, but I ran across it tonight.

http://www.torontosun.com/news/2009/03/29/8923676-sun.html

[Roogsy]

Sorry...I see that Razcle already posted it on the 29th. My bad.

Kind of ironic...

[egoodwin]

i'm surprised no one called out that TRN claims to have more members than RPB

[ExiledRed]

I am not sure if this was ever posted, but I ran across it tonight.

http://www.torontosun.com/news/2009/03/29/8923676-sun.html




You must answer a skill-testing question.
So, that rules out Habs fans.


awesome!