mistake by the lake (for now)

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a blog to document the first season of Toronto FC from those cheap seats so close to the old CNE stadium. Apologies to anyone who arrived here hoping to follow sports in Cleveland (other blog with same name) ..will change name when inspiration hits

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November 21, 2009 06:06 EST
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April 30, 2007

TFC introduces Preki as new coach for 2010

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 10:34 AM EST
It would be foolish to have too strong an opinion either way on the hiring of the new TFC coach. What he has done in the past may be a foundation, but right now Preki puts a face on the 2010 season and the countdown has begun.
Positives
-TFC moved quickly and hired a coach before the dust had settled on the season. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chivas USA, Preki, Toronto FC, big game, bruins, expansion draft, head coach, parity, more tags...

Preki, Preki, Preki

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 03:16 PM EST
Rumours abound that Coach Preki, having been let go by Chivas USA, is possibly heading to Toronto as coach of TFC. He has the MLS experience that Mo says he needs in his next coach.
Stay tuned... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chivas USA, Preki, TFC, Toronto, coach

RSL beat Chicago Fire in penalty kicks

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 08:48 AM EST
Real Salt Lake will meet LA Galaxy in next weekend's MLS Cup. RSL defeated Chicago in Chicago after defeating Columbus in Columbus, so they sure qualified the hard way. Yet it is hard to cheer for the team that made the playoffs because of Toronto's collapse in New York. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Toronto, collapse, mls cup

LA Galaxy win the west - on to the Cup final

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 10:08 AM EST
The lights went out twice in Carson, California last night, but LA scored twice in the overtime portion to eliminate Houston and win the west.
I would like to salute myself for tactical wizardry in the area of PVR programming. I did not stay up all night to watch this, I pvr'ed it to watch Saturday morning. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 30 minutes, David Beckham, DeRo, Edson Buddle, Penalty Kicks, Real Salt Lake, Seattle, Todd Dunivant, more tags...

Still dragging after all these hours

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 10:00 AM EST
More than a week has passed since the end of the Toronto FC season and it honestly still hurts. It is heart wrenching to have hope and faith in your team so deeply shaken. To go into a game hoping for the best and to have the all time worst handed to them, I am still recovering from the shock. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chivas, Fulham, MLS Playoffs, Mo Johnston, Toronto FC, honesty, new england, offseason, more tags...

Chris Cummins departs TFC - Mo in charge of new coach search

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 04:58 PM EST

Today, in a total non-surprise, Chris Cummins departed Toronto FC as head coach. Mo Johnston declared that the next head coach will have MLS experience, but the head coach search must wait until after the MLS Cup game.
Mo also confirmed that he signed a 2.

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Tags: Carver, Chris Cummins, Mo Johnston, Toronto FC, head coach, mls cup, surprise

oh no, oh no New York Red Bulls winning at the half

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 07:43 PM EST
This is torture. The only positive I can dredge up right now is that TFC is getting shots. I guess the half time pep talk is simple. If Red Bulls can score 2 in a half, Toronto can score 3. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Half Time, New York Red Bulls, TFC, Toronto

TFC hanging on, TFC 1 RSL 0

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 07:24 PM EST
Today was a little lesson in redemption. I guess it is possible to bounce back. TFC looked a tougher team today, Cummins seemed a smarter coach and I might not have been alone in feeling that I was a more confident fan.
It was cold down by the lake this afternoon. Cold in temperature and cold creeping into the heart as so many elements of this week's game seemed to mirror chilly aspects of last week's game. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Ali Gerba, Amado Guevara, Brian Edwards, Chad Barrett, Chris Cummins, DeRo, Nick Garcia, defensive midfielder, more tags...

New game, same old collapse -TFC in a loop of crummy endings TFC 1 San Jose 1

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 08:12 PM EST
Again? They did it again? Snatching a tie from the jaws of victory seems to be the perpetual TFC result of choice. It makes me want to swear and spit. I did not sign up for this style of suffering. Give me glory or the promise of it on the horizon. This folding like a cheap suit has to go.
Saturday was game day and we went to the park expecting that the momentum would begin. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chivas USA, DC United, Game Day, horizon, momentum, new england, third game, three games

Ouch, bad timing

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 08:30 PM EST
The news out of Toronto FC land is painful. Carl Robinson was injured in practice on Tuesday, a facial injury, and was operated on today (Thursday). This finishes his season as the recovery time is 6-8 weeks.
A player on trial was involved in the accident. You have to file this as a new way to not make a team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Carl Robinson, Toronto FC

Pointless play earns a point in the windy city Chicago 2 TFC 2

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 10:49 AM EST
Nick Garcia poses with irate visitor from space
For a handful of seconds Saturday night, early in the second half against Chicago Fire, Toronto FC looked like a team that knows how to play this game. Gerba with the ball at the half line in traffic, rather than his usual solo struggles out in the wastelands, sent the ball out to the left wing for Dero. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Brian McBride, CCL, Chicago Fire, International Friendlies, Nick Garcia, Toronto FC, aston villa, mls season, more tags...

de Guzman debuts in Hollywood (well, Carson), but Beckham does the shining LA 2 TFC 2

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 09:38 PM EST
I was just settling down to watch the action and "bam" -Beckham waltzed in to open the scoring while the game was very young. Up until that flurry of LA's, Toronto had looked promising. Julian de Guzman had plenty of time on the ball and he did not look like he was surrounded by strangers.
Toronto highlight of the first half was Gerba's close range shot that LA keeper Ricketts stopped. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Ali Gerba, David Beckham, Donovan, Julian de Guzman, Real Salt Lake, Ricketts, Toronto, crossbar, more tags...

Toronto finds scoring touch - TFC 3 Colorado 2

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 08:51 PM EST
It was a great day to be a fan of soccer in Toronto. September sunshine was pouring down, the team looked competent most of the time and an important victory was gained.
Since sunshine and victory lead to beer and celebrations, I will hit the pillow and write a fuller report in the morning. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Celebrations, Soccer, Toronto

Julian de Guzman signs for TFC

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 04:15 PM EST
Friday September 11th, 2009 was the day that Toronto FC announced the signing of their first designated player, Julian de Guzman. This has been rumoured for so long that it is difficult to accept this as a done deal. Yet there he is at a press conference between Mo Johnston and Chris Cummins in uniform, so it must be happening. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chris Cummins, Gold Cup, Julian de Guzman, Mo Johnston, Toronto FC, canada, doubt, prospects

Colorado 1 - TFC 0 Boring.Undisciplined.pathetic

mistake by the lake (for now) @ 09:01 AM EST
Stillkicking is lost in the North Woods this weekend, so I'll be filling in for the time being.
What is there really to say about this game? Personally I had a new experience during this one, I managed to sleep through most of the second half, something I have never done before. At least during a TFC game. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chad Barrett, DeRo, MVP, casey, excuse, frustration, midfield, poor performances, more tags...