So Toronto FC fired their interim manager Chris Cummins today, on the heels of a 5-0 meltdown in a must-win match against woeful New York. That's a reasonable move, and one that I suspect most TFC fans welcome. But whichever English or Scottish league washout that Mo recruits (and you can bet your bottom dollar that it'll be a Brit), will face the same problem that Cummins and his predecessor John Carver faced. Click to continue reading...

If Steven Goff didn't exist, we'd have to invent him department:

Goff, in an ARTICLE ON FRIDAY with a FOLLOWUP TODAY is passing along some disturbing news, namely that the USA - Honduras match is unlikely to be available on a TV set near you.
And we're not talking about another mun2 circus, or even jumping around Justin. Click to continue reading...

When talking about the Toronto-Real Madrid friendly tonight, one of the TFC higher-ups said...
"It's a temporary solution to reflect the quality of the team that we're playing Friday night," Bob Hunter, executive vice-president of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
TORONTO FC ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO GET REAL GRASS, IS THAT WHAT HE JUST SAID? Click to continue reading...

Much has been made of the overwhelming success of Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders FC.
Toronto FC in year three is a maturing club but it is clear that some things have become a fixture. The sold out crowds at BMO Field, the long lines at concessions, the beer garden as a distraction for casual fans, causing empty seats at sold out games and the "make money fast" philosophy of Toronto FC owner/operator, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Click to continue reading...

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. They giveth and they taketh away. Then they try to taketh some more. Don't blame those poor old men in pinstripes though, they just can't help themselves. Give credit where credit is due, the money-hungry misers who feed our footy obsession, like Harry Rosen-clad crack dealers, are very good at what they do. Click to continue reading...

T-Dot May Soon Be Getting the Green Stuff - MLSR Has Been On the Case Since Day 1
Before we get to today's report we'd like to remind you of a couple of rumors associated with natural grass at BMO. Specifically ones we received....
On MLSR way back in it's early days In 2007 only a month after our inception we posted. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC's rival to the north managed to put in grass at their new stadium from the beginning.
Way back on April 21, � loyal MLSR readers will remember this leak� we received� from someone within the Toronto FC organization wishing anonymity.
The latest report regarding putting grass in at BMO Field comes courtesy of Canada's SLAM! Click to continue reading...

After John Carver's shock resignation this weekend, reported early on Saturday on ASN's twitter feed, there was a pessimistic attitude at fortress BMO Field. Toronto's bosses at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, once seen as providing the support needed for club management to succeed, were suddenly seen as the villains in a saga that saw Carver resign citing "personal reasons" after being fined last week by the league. Click to continue reading...

I never liked John Carver, and I let him know on the occasions I could get close to him, bellowing over a lukewarm beer that he'd long ago lost the plot, especially toward the end of last season. But Carver, like a few other stand-ins over at Toronto FC, was just another cog in the MLSE machine.
Let's tease out the name: Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Click to continue reading...

The "BMO Beer Shower" of opposing players may soon be a thing of the past.
Is it possible that Toronto FC fans looking to wet their whistle may have to get by on a Coke or Apple Tango?
Quite possibly as the spectre of the aloholess "dry game" is raised in this excerpt of a Toronto Star article:

Forty-five minutes into yesterday's Toronto FC home opener and the fans were already testing the fuzzy limits of Major League Soccer's new code of conduct for spectators.

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DeRo Day has come and gone, and it's time to focus on filling some holes - mainly that huge on in our defense. Yesterday, Mo Johnston said he was looking at a kid in England to come over. Could he be referring to Canadian David Edgar? There is also rumours that Mo will look for a CB within the league. Click to continue reading...