We would like to thank you for the outpouring of positive feedback for this project. It took a long
time but know that it was a labour of love, so if you hate on them, too bad. You should see the
printed version. You'd swear you bought them at a hobby store. They're shiny and pretty. Sure, I
could've gone all holographics like Upper Deck, but I don't have that kind of dosh for what is
really an elaborate joke.
"You are just on loan Dave..."
A SALARY CAP FAR, FAR
AWAYIn the most uneventful (in a good way) pre-season of Toronto FC's history, we can't help but gaze
into the distance at our next meaningful opponent, LA Galaxy. In one of the shrewdest moves in MLS
governance, Galaxy persuaded the league to allow them to use Mexican Pesos as their salary cap
currency.
Didja like what you've seen so far? If you answered "no" then it probably won't get much better
than that. In this package of brilliance, you will find the inaction shots of Milos Kocic,
2010-workhorse-2011-goat Dan Gargan and the biggest endorsement 'miss' going of the
not-yet-Harvey's sponsored Torsten Frings.
Easily in the Top 250 MLS English leftback specialty tees - order now!SNIP, SNIPSo confident in the make-up of their first team for 2012, TFC management have taken the unusual
step of pre-announcing oncoming cuts. For Reds supporters this is like being in some kind of
training camp Twilight Zone.
Reggie shows the ball how to bow at his feetEvery club has one of them now and
again. A colourful and flamboyant character who has such a lofty opinion of their own skills that
they can't help but tell the world. Often this can be an endearing quality to fans but only when
there is actual skill to back it up.
Man, did I love buying hockey cards as a kid. I'd take my 35 cents, run over to the corner store,
and open those bad boys up. After stupid things like inflation and market saturation, my beautiful
card collection's value sunk like a stone. I still have them (if interested, inquire within) but
some of the cards are, effectively worthless.
"Goodbye pal... And yeah, He's cool."
PLAYERS CUT, PUNS TO GO
UNUSEDA sad day for four young men as Toronto FC made their first four cuts of pre-season today. Sadder
still is the effect it will have on blogs as some quality nicknames will forever go stale in
Toronto.
"I have a squad thiiiiiiis big"FILLING HOLES, FEELING
WHOLE
Isn't it refreshing to hear Aron Winter and his troops talk about how the club is "almost
complete"? Barely a week in to training camp and the club's depth charts are nearly full. With the
most recent acquisition completed, Chilean defender Miguel Aceval, the biggest hole of the
off-season - the defence - has pretty much been taken care of.
This used to be everyday at BMO Field. Sigh.We love us a transfer deadline day. The
MLS one is kind of fun for trades but with the multiple windows it can get a bit muddled. On the
flipside, when UEFA shuts its window twice a year - it is quite the spectacle. Teams scrapping it
out for the title trying to bring in a useful mercenary while minnows try to avoid relegation with
a timely loan signing or keep the club alive by selling an asset for big money.
Right colour, wrong shirtIt's a Chile afternoon in Toronto! Great news for TFC
supporters and pun-lovers alike as The Reds officially announced the signing of Chilean
international defender Miguel Aceval today. The announcement concludes a signing-process that has
been rumoured since December but spent the last few days floating around MLS red-tape limbo.
"Stop loafing Frings, that windmill ain't gonna build itself!"The biggest investment in
Toronto FC this year will not come in the way of a Designated Player but in a group of buildings
and pitches in the city's north end. The new TFC training facility, due to open this May in
Downsview Park, will arguably be the finest club training facility in North American professional
football.
It's "Springtime for Winter" as Toronto FC today released the names of the 41 players (so far) who
are taking part in the club's pre-season training camp. The major difference from past years on
first glance is the absence of any professional trialists. Just a year ago, the likes of Javier
Martina, Mikael Yourassowsky and King Osei Gyan (for you TFC trivia buffs) were training with The
Reds in hopes of grabbing a contract but this year seems quite different.
Can-Am Connection - not Nut-Can Connection
PYRAMID
TOURNAMENTA day after getting all kinds of pun-related gifts, one of our faves was pulled out from under us
like a rug covered in health supplements. The Nutrilife Canadian Championship, or as we so lovingly
called it - "The NutCan" - is no more.
"Letsh have de chit-chatsh..."It's safe to assume any TFC Media Day will be forever
considered a success if the star player doesn't openly discuss going on strike. With that lofty
criteria only a year old, today's meet and greet with the city's press will be considered downright
cosy. Optimism, a seemingly happy squad, plans for the future and heck.
Caicedo (L), and rumoured trilaist "The Dish"Not only has it been a good day for
TFC's defensive line - but a great day for puns. Hot on the heels of this morning's "Ecks'ual
satisfaction", Aron Winter started TFC's Media Day off with a bang by announcing that the club had
signed Ecuadorian Geovanny Caicedo.
