So Mo Johnston's big state of the no-union address was to remove the "interim" tag from head coach Chris Cummins title. He also removed the word "head" and "coach" from the affable Englishman's job description as well.
Yes, the ever-humble Johnston dispatched yet another manager from the TFC bench with Cummins being the convenient excuse for the mediocrity which Mo has taken nearly four years to build. Click to continue reading...

First, a proviso: I'm no expert when it comes to back-room politics in the sporting and/or footballing world. I usually turn off Setanta when the ticker starts running and one of their blandly attractive anchors speaks in singsong about implied transfer fee agreements and shareholder unrest.
However this week, I, like some of my more qualified colleagues, have taken some interest in the recent troubles at Tottenham. Click to continue reading...

First, a proviso: I'm no expert when it comes to back-room politics in the sporting and/or footballing world. I usually turn off Setanta when the ticker starts running and one of their blandly attractive anchors speaks in singsong about implied transfer fee agreements and shareholder unrest.
However this week, I, like some of my more qualified colleagues, have taken some interest in the recent troubles at Tottenham. Click to continue reading...

When in February 2003, the Canadian Soccer Association broke the MLS taboo and admitted they wanted into the American pro-soccer league, few would have imagined 20 000 young fans chanting and singing at every match in four years' time. The headline, tucked in the back pages of the Globe and Mail sports section, probably drew little attention. Click to continue reading...