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Ajax and Total Football - TFC's Past and its Future?

Want to know what we will see on the pitch? A look at what DC United built with commentary from Sonny Silooy, DC's...

Ongoing Payne coverage. What Supporters Groups can expect from Kevin Payne from the perspective of DC United's Barra Brava founder Oscar Zambrana.
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TFC must trade its DPs...

Town Hall Coverage via Waking the Red:

Town Hall # 1 - Selling hope and nothing else, why the backline must speak English and Plata is a 1 in 6...

It's a good question. Remember that allocation is the vehicle through which budgets are flexed. Each team has a pre-flex budget established by the league. Acquiring (or receiving) Allocation...

^ you are free to your own opinion and can continue to believe in a cap if it suits you.

The fact remains that the league pays the salaries out of its own budget, that it allocates to its teams. ...

^ Thanks Brad. Very important points you raise above.

Today's article covers the following:

MLS does NOT have a Salary Cap. The importance of budget flexing. What those base vs guaranteed numbers from the player's union actually mean and...

Mariner and Eckersley blame pre-season fitness as a reason for tired legs and brain cramps. If true, why did they have more of them...much more... under Mariner?
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Thanks.

^ not using all available subs is a common thread

Anyways, a new one on WakingtheRed regarding Mariner and Cochrane who claimed today that they didn't sign the players, that they could presumably...

Definitely not. My point is simply that the "source" was apparently saying that the league interferred and Toronto is suffering for not having that player. My view is that because of his injury...

Expanding on Cathal Kelly's recent article in The Star about whether or not the League (and Winter) are to blame for some of Mariner's current woes.

Winter may have had a curfew but without it,...

^ was just about to link to the site, thanks. John's interview with Sinclair deserves a read.

Mine was focused on a new feature called "On or Off-side". Good = Onside. Bad = Offside. ...

The price drop is the talk of the day but isn't it concerning that they didn't talk about what they would do to fix the team? Is this drop going to be enough to get you to forgive and forget?
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Why not let them play?

Mariner has said that players are playing for their roles next season. Got it. So, why then did he use just 11 of the 18 available substitutions in the last 6 games? When...

Make Us Proud Again

The message behind this weekend's message. Includes interview with Phil and specific call to action for all stakeholders including management, owners, FO, players and fans. ...

^ Thanks. A follow up to that one based on some comments I received regarding the impact of injuries.

Is 70% of the cap on the treatment table as Mariner suggests? Does it make any difference...

Those of you seeking long term stability and those of you looking for Mariner and Cochrane to move on are actually in need of the same outcome.

Time is up. Mariner and Cochrane need to go. ...

The best and the worst from TFC's trade history.

Did "Trader Mo" pull off the best deals in our history? Who was the worst? Add yours...
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Does what you see on the pitch match what you read and see in mainstream media? No? Join the club

http://www.wakingthered.com/2012/9/24/3379246/toronto-fc-media-vs-fans-lee-godfrey-kurt-larson

What does loyalty mean to you? A look at what could be on the table from TFC based on other "Loyalty Programs" around the league.

Rewards aside, a price drop is mandatory
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Taking a break today from TFC and instead focusing on the OSA's new Ontario Player Development League. If you are a coach or parent of a child born in 2001 or later, the soccer world is going to...

We heard it once again last night, the notion that Paul Mariner hasn't had the time to build "his" team. That Winter shut him out and therefore he inherited a roster that wasn't his. Apparently, a...

The "Shorts" return. This time a satirical video interview with new MLSE President and COO, Tommy A
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