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denime
04-14-2010, 05:37 AM
Mornin'


Grass is greener for TFC (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2010/04/13/13575561.html)


Toronto Prepares For Home Opener (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/04/toronto-prepares-home-opener)


Toronto FC players thrilled with grass field (http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/794742--toronto-fc-players-thrilled-with-grass-field)


Arrieta revisits old BMO haunt (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2010/04/13/13575566.html)


Preki media scrum (http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp?catid=2&id=1771) - Video



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

Daveisonfire
04-14-2010, 06:11 AM
One more sleep :)

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Thanks for the news Denime

keem-o-sabi
04-14-2010, 06:27 AM
Coed Ladies 1 (http://coedmagazine.com/2010/04/13/miss-coed-shana-marie-2/) and 2 (http://coedmagazine.com/2010/04/13/candice-swanepoel-sexiest-woman-alive-2/)

zamperina
04-14-2010, 06:38 AM
SSG is Dirty!

boban
04-14-2010, 06:50 AM
^^ NO shit. I'll pass thank you.

icecoldbeer
04-14-2010, 07:07 AM
Mornin'

Arrieta revisits old BMO haunt (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2010/04/13/13575566.html)

What a nice happy read to start my day :rolleyes:

DaBandit
04-14-2010, 07:19 AM
i really wish we would have gone out and grabbed Arrieta, he really was outstanding against us last year..

Auzzy
04-14-2010, 08:08 AM
Mo still looking for a striker and a CB..........

http://oyetimes.com/sports/79-soccer/2724-toronto-fc-hold-first-practice-on-new-pitch-at-bmo-field

flatpicker
04-14-2010, 08:17 AM
^ He better be!

Kinda hard to win games when you don't score goals.

Sonny Cheeba
04-14-2010, 08:19 AM
^^ NO shit. I'll pass thank you.

damn.... i thought she was pretty hot. especially her hungry bum shots.

scooter
04-14-2010, 08:21 AM
mornin d

and yes one more sleep

TFC Tifoso
04-14-2010, 08:27 AM
Mo still looking for a striker and a CB..........

http://oyetimes.com/sports/79-soccer/2724-toronto-fc-hold-first-practice-on-new-pitch-at-bmo-field

:rolleyes:....he's been looking for four years now....

Auzzy
04-14-2010, 08:27 AM
^ He better be!

Kinda hard to win games when you don't score goals.

I know. Or when you give up four goals within in a few minutes.

I just think it's funny (is that the right word?) that he still dares to say that in interviews.

J .
04-14-2010, 09:07 AM
I was hoping there would be one more signing today, we need another striker :(

Alas, we have the Maurice Edu pitch to be happy about :)

Chewy Unikronik
04-14-2010, 09:29 AM
VIRTUAL PAPER!!!
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/sun_editions-toronto/toronto-fc/2010041301/

Whoop
04-14-2010, 09:39 AM
LOL



Meanwhile, the Reds continue to bring in project players to man their line, using Latvian side Skonto Riga’s reserve team as its farm system.

:( or :)?

They are a winning club...

Krasno.pL.
04-14-2010, 09:50 AM
Soo Montreal gets Fiorentina and AC Milan.. Damn :(

trane
04-14-2010, 09:57 AM
damn.... i thought she was pretty hot. especially her hungry bum shots.

Do you mean the sight of her ass made you hungry????


I think dirty is good, BUT her tats are over the top.

trane
04-14-2010, 09:58 AM
Soo Montreal gets Fiorentina and AC Milan.. Damn :(


Impact have strong organizational ties to Italy, so it is not a surprise.

Chewy Unikronik
04-14-2010, 10:06 AM
Mafia!

Auzzy
04-14-2010, 10:10 AM
VIRTUAL PAPER!!!
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/sun_editions-toronto/toronto-fc/2010041301/

Dangerous for the Sun to prepare something like this more than a day in advance. Nane, Raivis, Maksim & Adrian are missing from the lineup in the virtual paper.

Although, Kocic and Herold are also missing, and they have been around for a while... :rolleyes:

Compare MLS Soccer - TFC website: interesting, they've just added all (?) of the names to the webste. Kocic & Conway both with #1 though, Nana & Garcia both with #3, Nane & Jacob both with #15, Sanyang & LaBrocca both with #22, Zachary Herold with #0. I was hoping to get to know all the new names & numbers a bit better from the website before tomorrow... :rolleyes:

Just noticed, Gomez still missing from both. I know he's injured, but isn't he signed?

I was wondering anyway, about the new Game Day Programme for $5. Doesn't something glossy like that have to be printed way in advance? Hopefully they will have the roster as a loose-leaf insert, printed 1 hour before game time to make it accurate...

Whoop
04-14-2010, 10:11 AM
Is there a link for the Impact friendlies?

rocker
04-14-2010, 10:15 AM
damn.... i thought she was pretty hot. especially her hungry bum shots.

yessssss.... hungry is the right word

Krasno.pL.
04-14-2010, 10:16 AM
Is there a link for the Impact friendlies?

Ive just seen the news on Twitter updates from KJ and Johnson from Sportsnet

trane
04-14-2010, 10:21 AM
Mafia!


The mafia does not exsist.

Krasno.pL.
04-14-2010, 10:23 AM
http://blogs.thescore.com/footyblog/

Impact Friendlies.

jabbronies
04-14-2010, 10:39 AM
Anyone see the Dero interview...when one of the media guys phone goes off in Dero's ear and he got distracted mid sentence...funny shit.

jabbronies
04-14-2010, 10:42 AM
And Cann looks like he's going to shit his pants....we'll see how he plays in front of 20,000

mr k
04-14-2010, 10:48 AM
World Poutine Eating Championship being held before May 22 match with the Revs

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/794648--major-league-eaters-sink-their-teeth-into-toronto

Gazza
04-14-2010, 10:58 AM
And Cann looks like he's going to shit his pants....we'll see how he plays in front of 20,000
Very good point, i thought he looked like a deer in headlights and sounded as if he was going to cry when he was interviewed. He's one of the players i am least looking forward to seeing, because i already know his skill set, or lack-there-of.

Beach_Red
04-14-2010, 11:00 AM
The mafia does not exsist.


Well, it did for a little while back in the 50's, but it's all gone now...

Pigfynn
04-14-2010, 11:07 AM
Anyone see the Dero interview...when one of the media guys phone goes off in Dero's ear and he got distracted mid sentence...funny shit.

Watching that has actually made me feel a little better. Dero seems bright and full of positive energy. He seems to be settling into his new role as captain very well and if he's in the right mind frame that's half the battle won IMO. He will will be the guy that can inspire the others to overachieve.

:scarf::flare::drum:

rocker
04-14-2010, 11:13 AM
Very good point, i thought he looked like a deer in headlights and sounded as if he was going to cry when he was interviewed. He's one of the players i am least looking forward to seeing, because i already know his skill set, or lack-there-of.

has he ever been interviewed by that many media people at once? haha.
Guys with star power like De Ro would be used to the scrums :)

Gazza
04-14-2010, 11:22 AM
has he ever been interviewed by that many media people at once? haha.
Guys with star power like De Ro would be used to the scrums :)

And De Ro's Scarberian accent seems to be getting stronger and stronger, which warms my heart:)

Although you can still hear a hint of texan "y'all are da best fans in da mls!"

UltraSuperMegaMo
04-14-2010, 11:29 AM
Very good point, i thought he looked like a deer in headlights and sounded as if he was going to cry when he was interviewed. He's one of the players i am least looking forward to seeing, because i already know his skill set, or lack-there-of.

It was a strange interview. I'm not sure if he was nervous in general, just not fond of being interviewed in specific, or just has a unique demeanour and cadence. Does he have some variety of accent?

cochrdoc
04-14-2010, 11:58 AM
Did Mo say he was looking for a striker and CB.Thats what we needed last year to make the play-offs.Then we wouldn`t have had a complete dismantle of the team.WE had an Egyptian international in camp and don`t even give him a minute at CB.I`m not sure Fellinga could not have been our leftbackI think he had more speed then the latvian showed on Saturday.Last year we cored goals and couldn`t defend.This year we haven`t scored and still concede alot of goals.

boban
04-14-2010, 12:54 PM
he's also calling for a tier 1 training facility to be a top club.
There he goes insulating himself/giving an excuse when he can't sign the big name/talent we need.

Beach_Red
04-14-2010, 01:11 PM
he's also calling for a tier 1 training facility to be a top club.
There he goes insulating himself/giving an excuse when he can't sign the big name/talent we need.

But is he right? Would it make a difference? It's something not covered by the salary cap. Why shouldn't this team have every advantage over all the other, non-profitable, MLS clubs?

We should be offering these players free condos....

Pachuco
04-14-2010, 01:19 PM
But is he right? Would it make a difference? It's something not covered by the salary cap. Why shouldn't this team have every advantage over all the other, non-profitable, MLS clubs?

We should be offering these players free condos....

You can't offer these players free condos. If you could, don't you think the salary cap would be easily circumvented by showering the players with gifts while paying them 33K a year?

Shaughno
04-14-2010, 01:22 PM
You can't offer these players free condos. If you could, don't you think the salary cap would be easily circumvented by showering the players with gifts while paying them 33K a year?


I'm sure it's been done, legally or illegally is the question.

Pachuco
04-14-2010, 01:32 PM
I'm sure it's been done, legally or illegally is the question.

Yeah, maybe TFC was paying for Lombardo's TTC monthly pass :)

Beach_Red
04-14-2010, 01:45 PM
I'm sure it's been done, legally or illegally is the question.

Well, if they're giving the condos to the $33K players, there's the problem right there ;).

Hey, Seattle had to pay a few hundred thousand dollar fine for tampering to Columbus when they signed Sigi, I just think with all the resources here if these guys were motivated enough they could be a little more "creative."

Pachuco
04-14-2010, 01:47 PM
Well, if they're giving the condos to the $33K players, there's the problem right there ;).

Hey, Seattle had to pay a few hundred thousand dollar fine for tampering to Columbus when they signed Sigi, I just think with all the resources here if these guys were motivated enough they could be a little more "creative."

But how do you know that's not happening? we simply have no clue how creative they are so I'm not sure how you could make that statement.

Beach_Red
04-14-2010, 01:52 PM
But how do you know that's not happening? we simply have no clue how creative they are so I'm not sure how you could make that statement.


Okay, then let me just say I wish it was working better, I wish people around the league were asking questions about our roster the way people are asking about Seattle's. (we're kidding around here, right?)

Pachuco
04-14-2010, 01:54 PM
Okay, then let me just say I wish it was working better, I wish people around the league were asking questions about our roster the way people are asking about Seattle's. (we're kidding around here, right?)

Yes :) Although, if it was happening, I'd rather be off the league's radar ;)

I know what you are saying though, why aren't people asking questions about how we were able to sign 6 USL caliber players?

Oldtimer
04-14-2010, 02:05 PM
Yeah, maybe TFC was paying for Lombardo's TTC monthly pass :)

:lol:

menefreghista
04-14-2010, 02:13 PM
....
(http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000448C943C5E62?artistid=1434439&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=11)

Dave67
04-14-2010, 02:22 PM
/\ guessing you were posting the link?

Just had an odd email from Ticketmaster telling me there was a soccer event at Rogers Centre May 25th. When I clicked the link it said 'info not available'. Not really news, but odd.

menefreghista
04-14-2010, 02:28 PM
/\ guessing you were posting the link?

Just had an odd email from Ticketmaster telling me there was a soccer event at Rogers Centre May 25th. When I clicked the link it said 'info not available'. Not really news, but odd.

Ya. Then the page went dead.

Oh well.

drewski
04-14-2010, 04:18 PM
Cronin @ RB?

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/04/14/sp-tfc-cronin.html

Pigfynn
04-14-2010, 06:37 PM
This is fine with me^^

Hard worker and a good crosser.

jloome
04-14-2010, 06:43 PM
Suggested it a year ago. Got shit all over by people who thought he'd be wasted as a fullback.

Harumph.:mad:

TFC Tifoso
04-14-2010, 06:44 PM
TFC’s de Guzman experiencing soccer ‘culture shock’

http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/795437--tfc-s-de-guzman-experiencing-soccer-culture-shock



Following a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of the New England Revolution last Saturday, Julian de Guzman asked his teammates if they should expect any kind of confrontation with Toronto FC fans while making their way to the team bus outside Gillette Stadium.
Consider it a reflex action.
After a decade playing professionally in Europe, the native of Scarborough instinctively concluded that a poor performance on the field would mean a demand for answers from supporters. In Germany, they would sit cross-legged in front of the bus, refusing to move until players explained themselves. In Spain, the same fans who had considered you conquering heroes after the previous match would now say you stink.

MFG1
04-14-2010, 08:14 PM
Mo still looking for a striker and a CB..........

http://oyetimes.com/sports/79-soccer/2724-toronto-fc-hold-first-practice-on-new-pitch-at-bmo-field

And Paul Dickov better not be one of them

T0R0NT0 FC
04-14-2010, 08:18 PM
Cronin @ RB?

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/04/14/sp-tfc-cronin.html

Well, I dont' think it could get any worse! And I think he would do good there, I could see him as similar to Raphael at Man Utd... small, quick, aggressive and good at moving forward with the ball.

profit89
04-14-2010, 08:21 PM
Mo still looking for a striker and a CB..........

http://oyetimes.com/sports/79-soccer/2724-toronto-fc-hold-first-practice-on-new-pitch-at-bmo-field

No open roster slots at the moment.

ag futbol
04-15-2010, 12:02 AM
Don't worry someone will be sent to the retirement home sooner or later.

Is Johnston actually out there bitching about the lack of a dedicated training facility? unbelievable.

I know people have said Mo Johnston hasn't produced, but i take issue with that. Ever since year one he's produced a record number of excuses.