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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Meh......didn't Rollins say basically the same thing just before the season started?

    Content has to be filled I suppose.
    Yeah, he's been saying it ever since the Ives article during the draft. He's also said on the podcast that it is just rumblings, and he has no solid proof. It might be a case of where there is smoke, there is fire, or (especially in Duane's case) it could be just an example of blowing smoke.

    In either case, if there is a rift, I would expect Mariner out the door, not Winter. Mariner was brought in to handle MLS trades and the draft, he wasn't brought in for his coaching resume.

    The thing that speaks against a rift being serious, is that Mariner turned down the chance to run the whole Revs operation. One would think that if things were really unmanageable in TFC-land, he would have jumped at the chance.

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    I would expect a little dismay at the managerial level with results like these. I'd expect finger pointing the more people in charge at that level. One thing must be said in the talk of the Winter/Mariner team- Mariner gave Winter a record number of options in MLS last year to go on. That takes some doing. And a sizable amount of bad luck added.
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    Cursed. New strip now up at RedNation Online!

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    Winter: Right man with the wrong timeline?

    http://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/2012...on_winter_mls/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pookie View Post
    Winter: Right man with the wrong timeline?

    http://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/2012...on_winter_mls/
    Enjoyed that!

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    Thanks. I find it best to use the 24 hour rule when writing about TFC lately. Let the emotions cool down and then try to deal with it.

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    BottjerRNO spoke with Adrian Cann after last weekend's match on his return and getting the season turned around

    RETURN OF CANN VITAL FOR TFC

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    http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/20...ke-friendlies/

    Why I feel a Liverpool friendly would be a HUGE mistake for TFC

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    Quote Originally Posted by bgnewf View Post
    http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/20...ke-friendlies/

    Why I feel a Liverpool friendly would be a HUGE mistake for TFC
    The most annoying thing about this reported friendly is that our league match was moved. Moved to a date where we could be missing 5 or more players to national team duty.

    So basically the club is telling the fans that money generating mid-season friendlies are more important than giving TFC the best chance possible to make the playoffs.

    Of course if the current league form continues maybe that September game against Chicago will be meaningless anyways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by narduch View Post
    The most annoying thing about this reported friendly is that our league match was moved. Moved to a date where we could be missing 5 or more players to national team duty.

    So basically the club is telling the fans that money generating mid-season friendlies are more important than giving TFC the best chance possible to make the playoffs.

    Of course if the current league form continues maybe that September game against Chicago will be meaningless anyways.
    It's not just about money, it is about PR for the team and the league. If we can get a few more EPL/Europe only viewers to come out that is good for soccer which is good for us long term.

    There will be a day when that cap is $20m+++ don't you want that sooner than later?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sky View Post
    It's not just about money, it is about PR for the team and the league. If we can get a few more EPL/Europe only viewers to come out that is good for soccer which is good for us long term.

    There will be a day when that cap is $20m+++ don't you want that sooner than later?
    Not sure how many Euro-snobs games like this convert into TFC fans.

    I have no problem with friendlies. Just don't move league games and put the team in a disadvantage to play them.

    Why are you defending this move? Its bad for the team.

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    Another episode of North of 49 - the first part is all TFC, going over last weekend's result and the state of the team going into this weekends match with Chicago. The interview this week is with Adrian Cann (15min mark), who talks about his return from injury and the evolution of the sport here in Toronto. It wraps it all up with looking at Vancouver & Montreal.

    NORTH OF 49 - EPISODE 6: INTERVIEW W ADRIAN CANN

    Added to that is an interview with Ante Jazic about his career and playing for Canada

    RNO INTERVIEW SERIES: ANTE JAZIC

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    Friendly? New strip now up at East Side Stand Up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by narduch View Post
    Not sure how many Euro-snobs games like this convert into TFC fans.

    I have no problem with friendlies. Just don't move league games and put the team in a disadvantage to play them.

    Why are you defending this move? Its bad for the team.
    Not really defending it, and you are right that these should be done at the end of season, the same way that Liverpool et. al. do it, but there ARE some positives to it and although I love TFC, we do have to think of what is best for MLS because without a league there is no team.

    I think people here think TFC is more popular than it is. The wife of my son's ball hockey coach works for MLSE and she doesn't know the coaches name, she said last Saturday morning "Well they are missing that really good player of theirs aren't they?"

    She is not dumb, she is very into sports, she just doesn't give a crap about TFC and has NEVER been to a game. Her son plays soccer and hopefully will start to get into TFC but they need to get new people in the stands.

    It isn't just about the Euro fans, but also about the VERY casual soccer fan who watches only a few world cup games and some championships.

    Hell, go out and ask 100 people who is playing in the FA cup and I would bet 90% of they DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FA CUP IS.

    At the TFC v LAG game I had people asking me if it was a friendly, people didn't even know why they were there but hopefully enough of those people had fun to buy tix for a couple of games at BMO and then maybe next year a few more and eventually seasons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tictoc View Post
    Friendly? New strip now up at East Side Stand Up!
    Best yet!

    Reminds me of 'screw you guys, I'm going home'

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    Quote Originally Posted by sky View Post
    Best yet!

    Reminds me of 'screw you guys, I'm going home'

    Haha. Yeah, there's a little bit of that in it for sure. Thanks.

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    Usual pre match preview pieces
    How you doin'? chicago blogger answering questions on chris rolfe, dan gargan and what type of team we'll see on saturday

    Know your enemy. detailed breakdown of chicago's tactics and strengths, and areas to exploit.

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    Lower Your Expectations TFC Fans – You’ll Live Longer

    http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/20...d-expectation/

    Go to the game. Have fun win lose or draw.If you are not having fun why are u going?

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    Game against Chicago Fire tomorrow? No one can get injured.
    Game against Liverpool in midseason? OMG EVERYONE IS GOING TO BREAK THEIR CLAVICLES.

    Seriously, i don't get it. It's just another game of soccer. The chance of injury is the same as against any other team.

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    What with respect due to you I think you are missing is that yes the possibility/probability of injury is the same in one game as there is in any other, but losing a player to injury in a meaningless ca$h grab friendly that does not help, but only hinders, this team's small chance to make the playoffs is really really galling to a lot of us. Furthermore moving the league game a while ago to accommodate this 'scouse circus means that the Reds could be out up to five players on International duty for the rescheduled Chicago game that would not be absent otherwise.

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    The cosmic dance. New strip now up at East Side Stand Up!

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    My blog is a stinking mess....suits the team well.
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    Forget about it. New strip now up at RedNation Online!

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    "Turmoil FC" Lose Sixth In A Row – Post Game Video Blog

    http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/2012/04/turmoil-fc/

    A sixth loss in a row for Toronto/Turmoil FC this weekend past has stirred up reports of on field and off field conflict, a front office that is getting lectured to by senior MLSE management and we have rumours swirling of player and/or coaching exits that might soon be taking place.

    Just another week in the drama that is Toronto FC.

    In this video blog I take a quick look back at some of the more odd happenings during and after last weekend’s all too common home defeat and what they all might mean going forward for this club.

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    He's running out of time, but has the best defence/midfield available to him since he got here. eff changing formations or 5 at the back, it's now or never for Winter's 4-3-3.

    and looking at Canada's olympic draw, it's tough but do-able.

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    Another episode of North of 49 - the first part is all TFC, discussing Aron Winter, the losing streak and the loss to Chicago. Also includes a lengthy interview with TFC defender Doneil Henry.

    http://www.rednationonline.ca/Northof49Episode7.aspx

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    Not a fan of Duane, but this one is a must-read:

    http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/co...-end-of-Winter

    As I wrote in theScore piece there is a persistent rumour that Winter has been given to the end of the Montreal Voyageurs Cup tie – that's four games. If things are still this bad then...

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    A couple new TFC-related articles up on RNO this morning.

    Djuradj Vujcic spoke with Milos and Quillan and reveals that Optimism remains between the posts for TFC:
    http://rednationonline.ca/Optimismre...stsforTFC.aspx

    Kamal Hylton asks the question Will Toronto be next for US Soccer Development Academy?
    http://rednationonline.ca/WillToront...velopment.aspx

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    Tom Anselmi – We vs They

    http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/20...mi-we-vs-they/

    Why Tom Anselmi is ultimately responsible for the current mess that is Toronto FC, his own words notwithstanding.

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    Don't stop believing. New strip now up at East Side Stand Up!

 

 

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