WVHooligan 20 November @ 01:56 PM EST
Toronto will certainly protect their stars but who won't be protected? (Getty Images)
The 15h and final club in our expansion draft speculation lists is Toronto FC. Yesterday they
announced Preki as their new head coach and his first big task will be helping General Manager Mo
Johnston with figuring out who to protect and who to leave exposed in the expansion draft.
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WVHooligan 19 November @ 08:49 AM EST
Preki is headed north to Toronto FC. (Getty Images)
Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Toronto FC's fourth head coach.
Preki led Chivas USA to the playoffs in all three seasons he was head coach, but he will be
looking to improve on three first round exits.
With Preki in town you have to believe the Toronto roster may get a little makeover in the
winter months.
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Keep telling yourself that:
"When you look at other coaching candidates, they'll jump at the chance to come to
Toronto knowing we're a big organization, knowing we've got great fans," [Toronto FC GM Mo]
Johnston said. "We've got the grass, we've got a designated player [Julian de Guzman] in, we're
looking to strengthen the team and move on.
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WVHooligan 30 October @ 01:48 PM EST
BMO Field finally turned into a fortress in 2009. (Getty Images)
2009 was expected to the be year that Toronto FC turned the corner and really made a splash in
Major League Soccer. The moves were made to get local star Dwayne De Rosario at the start of the
season and things looked promising early on but midway through the first full month of action
manager John Carver stepped down and if you ask me the club never really rebounded from that
change.
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Toronto FC broke out the pink jerseys to support breast cancer research this weekend against San
Jose Earthquakes. This one ended in a 1-1 draw, and was mainly a good outing for TFC except for
their usual nemesis the last 15 minutes. To be fair, this time it was only the last 2 minutes that
were the problem (San Jose scored the equalizer in the 92nd minute).
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the yorkies 09 October @ 02:49 PM EST
TORONTO FC VS. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
BMO Field - Saturday, 4PM EST
TV: CBC - RADIO: The Fan 590
If Charlton Heston was still alive he would be the perfect guest referee for this match.
Hollywood's greatest crisis character actor would do well to preside over two clubs who have been
an ongoing train wreck/ plane crash/ natural disaster all season.
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The City of Toronto are all high on grass after approving MLSE's proposal to install a new
natural grass turf for BMO field. This is great news for Toronto FC fans who have been enduring a
brutal turf war for the past 3 seasons since TFC joined the MLS.
The last time BMO field boasted a shiny grass field was when Real Madrid came to town to
thoroughly trounce TFC.
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the yorkies 01 October @ 06:04 PM EST
Well, it's that time of year again. The National Hockey League, and in particular the Toronto Maple
Leafs, are back tonight meaning that every sports station, every news channel and every newspaper
in the city will devote 90% of its coverage to every minutiae of the sport that is Frozen Stick
Soccer.
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the yorkies 26 September @ 09:29 PM EST
That's about it then right? Enough now with the endless quest for the playoffs? Toronto had to
leave Illinois with three points tonight but could only grab one from a match that saw TFC start
with a frenetic energy and end with most players about to collapse. The
2-2 result was probably fair for both teams who both showed a lot more in
the way of mistakes rather than skill.
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The Chicago Fire are down to four regular-season games remaining, including two at home. The first
of those two takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday against Toronto FC at Toyota Park (televised on
My50).
Toronto (9-10-7, 34 points) still is working in its recent designated player signing (Julian de
Guzman).
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the yorkies 24 September @ 06:24 PM EST
Most parents will tell you that if you coddle a child for too long then they will end up spoiled.
Now it's unsure how long "childhood" lasts for your average MLS club but three years seems to be at
least "young adult". Why then, is Toronto FC being treated so gingerly by most observers - both on
the inside and the outside of the club?
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David Beckham starred in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-0 victory against Toronto FC on Saturday night
at The Home Depot Center in L.A. Beckham notched the Galaxy's first goal in the ninth minute and
assisted Edson Buddle on the second goal in the 83rd. New Toronto signing Julian de Guzman featured
for the full 90 minutes for [.
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And those words are: Getting it done.
One week after giving up the most goals in team history, the Los Angeles Galaxy put together
perhaps their most complete game of the season (though the Fire game at Toyota Park is in the
running), shutting out a talented Toronto FC side to become only the fourth team in MLS history to
record a shut-out immediately after giving up six goals.
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Kartik was right.   There was a buzz about this game – two solid, mature teams with
something to prove. In the end, the Galaxy went out deserved winners. Some thoughts...
Welcome back Sean Franklin. When 2008 Rookie of the Year Franklin tore his
hamstring in mid May, Galaxy fans saw disaster.
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the yorkies 19 September @ 11:21 PM EST
If BMO ever decides to pull their sponsorship from Toronto FC, we'd like to make a suggestion -
Nyquil. The nighttime syrup has nothing on a TFC road match for helping you get your Z's.
The Reds went to Los Angeles on Saturday night knowing that all of their close rivals for the post
season had dropped points earlier in the day.
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Galaxy 1 Toronto 0
Better from the Galaxy this week (could it get any worse?) helped considerably by a
brittle-looking Toronto defense.
David Beckham could have had a second goal just before the break, a Julian de Guzman headed
clearance of an Eddie Lewis cross falling perfectly for Becks about 22 yards out.
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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.
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Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena hasn't exactly rung the changes despite last weekend's record-setting
6-3 home loss to Dallas.
Sean Franklin has recovered from injury and replaces A.J. DeLaGarza (knee bruise) at right back
in his first start since May, Chris Birchall makes his second MLS start in midfield, while Landon
Donovan moves up front to partner Edson Buddle, perhaps the lone bright spot for the Galaxy last
week when he came on as a sub.
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WVHooligan 18 September @ 12:52 PM EST
Seattle needs another big game out of Fredy Montero this weekend. (Getty Images)
There's not too many more weekends left in the 2009 regular season. Week 27 is a full one as we
gear towards the playoffs in a few weeks. With so many clubs still in contention the action this
weekend should promise to be very good.
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With J Hutcherson -- For all the knocks he's taken for the frequency of moves Toronto has made in a
relatively short time, manager - but not coach - Mo Johnston doesn't seem overly bothered. How else
to explain spending designated player money on a primarily defensive midfielder? Julian de Guzman
suiting up for Toronto is a very big deal.
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WVHooligan 17 September @ 06:57 PM EST
Luis Angel Landin is one of the new faces in MLS. (Getty Images)
I guess you could really say its just been a rather slow week in terms of news. Sure rosters
were finalized on Tuesday night for the rest of the year and the league announced their big break
next summer but other than that it's been rather calm in Major League Soccer this week.
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the yorkies 15 September @ 05:57 PM EST
For once there is a Toronto FC story that has no negative spin attached to it nor the nagging
suspicion that there must be something evil lurking behind it. The Designated Player signing of
Canada's most talented national team member, Julian De Guzman, is truly great news for the team and
supporters alike in a year where good times have been rare.
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WVHooligan 14 September @ 07:02 PM EST
Over the last week and a half I missed out on quite a bit of stuff so I felt tonight would be a
good way to recap some things and give you all my opinion on each. We've had plenty of new players
get signed this past week, including one Designated Player...which in Major League Soccer is always
a big deal.
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WVHooligan 14 September @ 08:57 AM EST
One thing I like to do before I go on any trip is make sure my place is decently clean for my
return. Well in the case of this past week for my wedding/honeymoon I was all prepared on that
level except for when it came to getting back in the swing of things for soccer stuff. I came back
into town this past weekend and saw a slew of random scores in Major League Soccer.
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In case you hadn't noticed, this past weekend was the most interesting one we've had all season.
First, we ended DC United (again), although DC did look much better. You have no idea how happy I
am to have those guys' number. 3 points in the District? I'll take that any day, particularly
considering our awful road record.
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When you're working with young defenders, it's important that they grasp a key idea: there's
no particular shame in it if the guy you're responsible for is faster than you. Happens all the
time. The only thing to be ashamed of is not recognizing that fact and compensating for it
positionally instead of letting yourself get into a foot race with a player who you know good and
well can burn you.
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WVHooligan 12 September @ 08:56 AM EST
Well I am back folks! Thank to the many of you who sent well wishes for my wedding last week.
Everything went well with that but now I am recovering from the lovely thing that is jet lag. So
once again this week's previews are going to be cut very short until I can get back in the swing
of things.
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the yorkies 11 September @ 06:30 PM EST
TORONTO FC VS. COLORADO RAPIDS
BMO Field - Saturday, 4:30PM EST
TV: CBC -- Radio: The Fan 590
Hey Colorado - do you like the circus? Well, let's hope so because without putting up the BMO
Winter Bubble, the big top is definitely in full effect. The only thing not happening around TFC
this week is talk of how poor they have played lately!
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Match Fit USA 11 September @ 05:33 PM EST
By now you've probably heard the news that Toronto FC has signed Canadian international Julian de
Guzman as their first Designated Player. The signing makes sense for many reasons, not the least
of...
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the yorkies 11 September @ 04:48 PM EST
TFC (aka
Scarborough FC) finally landed the international star that the team's fervent
supporters have felt they deserved for a long time. The biggest surprise is that instead of
splashing the cash on an aging European striker with two bad knees and former glories, the club
went out and got a really good footballer.
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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.
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Quick improv change of plans: the MLS-related Top 5 List will now arrive on Monday because I came
up with one that is much more timely - as in if I don't post it now, many of these guys will get
snapped up.I've already lost several contenders today, including Julian De Guzman, Guille Franco,
Heath Pearce and Georgios Seitaridis, and a few others will be signing over the next few days.
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The origins of the word 'honeymoon' can be traced, at least according to those ever vigilant
authors of Wikipedia, to an ancient Babylonian custom involving the bride's father getting the
groom as drunk as possible on mead.
My excursion to the eroded mountains of Eastern Nova Scotia seems to have borne this custom out,
with white wine replacing that flat, godawful honey beer.
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