Today's News, Monday, Aug.31

[ChrisFizik]

Good day all


Match Recap: TFC 2, Impact 1
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/08...tfc-2-impact-1

Toronto FC just good enough for key win
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/29...gh-for-key-win

Bradley and Altidore Called Into U.S National Team
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/08...-national-team

Sebastian Giovinco's Italy call "a global benchmark" for MLS, says Toronto FC's Tim Bezbatchenko
http://www.mlssoccer.com/rivalries/n...nto-fcs-tim-be

Depleted TFC will have hands full with Seattle
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/30...l-with-seattle

Player, Analyst and TSN Soccer Saturday Host Graham Leggat Passes Away
http://www.tsn.ca/soccer-player-anal...-away-1.353334

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TFC/MLS related blogs




Sunshine

[Mateo1985]

Thanks D. I mean Fizik!!! lol thanks for keeping this going while D is on vacation!!

[Wagner]

Just less than 3 weeks until our RPB team participates in the 35th annual Terry Fox Run.

more info:

http://www.terryfox.ca/rpb

[Huyton]

Sorry to hear about Graham Leggat.

He once referred to the style of play used by the Spain team at (I think) the 1982 World Cup as "If it moves, kick it; if it doesn't move, kick it 'til it does."

[ChrisFizik]

interesting/curious about the Graham Leggat thing from a historical perspective re: Soccer Saturday.

Showing some of our ages, there is a segment of supporters in Canada who in the 80s into early 90s I guess got their fix from this show on TSN every week. Kiddies, this is pre-internet and pre- what I'd say is the really big global expansion of soccer tv contracts etc around ~2000...

I remember friends who were die hard about it before what we now take for granted on a Saturday with so many channels and regular streams of information thanks to the internet.

That all being said, I'd say the impact of Soccer Saturday to the game and support in Canada is pretty damn big. And without a resource like it to keep the support flame burning in people's hearts, we might not have some of the concrete core basis for RPB as it began (stretching but you get my point)

RIP

[Fort York Redcoat]

^well said Fizik. Much respect to Graham Leggat and his family.

Also:

Folks we got a shiny new button for Canada Tix for this Fri Canada game vs Belize. The link is below and Last day for Tix is Tuesday! So get yours ASAP!!

[Wagner]

too funny, thinking back to getting up early on Saturday, to get some clips.

Leggat's show was all we had at one time.

I'm having trouble finding any old clips of the show on YouTube.

[FRANKIE65]

interesting/curious about the Graham Leggat thing from a historical perspective re: Soccer Saturday.

Showing some of our ages, there is a segment of supporters in Canada who in the 80s into early 90s I guess got their fix from this show on TSN every week. Kiddies, this is pre-internet and pre- what I'd say is the really big global expansion of soccer tv contracts etc around ~2000...

I remember friends who were die hard about it before what we now take for granted on a Saturday with so many channels and regular streams of information thanks to the internet.

That all being said, I'd say the impact of Soccer Saturday to the game and support in Canada is pretty damn big. And without a resource like it to keep the support flame burning in people's hearts, we might not have some of the concrete core basis for RPB as it began (stretching but you get my point)

RIP

Anyone remember Dick Howard/Mike Povey doing games? Also in the 80's.
Condolences to Leggat's family.

[Eastend]

Wow....Soccer Saturday.....haven't heard that phrase in a long time.....RIP.

Dom

[Petor]

too funny, thinking back to getting up early on Saturday, to get some clips.

Leggat's show was all we had at one time.

I'm having trouble finding any old clips of the show on YouTube.

Even though CBC just showed old EPL games(a few days, weeks old), Graham's pre, mid and post game commentaries educated me.