The future is now for Toronto FC, the future is also months from now.  The past is what it is, behind them. With the rebuild settled down somewhat, at least for now, Toronto FC is still searching for, but genuinely closer to a new identity. The 4-2 win in Columbus Saturday night to win the Trillium [...]

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Ok the Full Monty relates to leaving yourself exposed, thanks to pop movie culture.  But for Toronto FC, without playing the full 90-minutes again, they left themselves “Full Monty’d” if you will.  Exposed at a worst possible moment. As was the case in a 1-0 Champions League loss to FC Dallas earlier in the week, [...]

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Toronto FC may have come up short in Chicago.  The 2-o loss to the woeful Fire ended TFC’s six game point run.  But what I witnessed after the game was as much a sign of victory for this team as three points would have been in the long run. For a number of years I [...]

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The city of Toronto is a buzz with Brett Lawrie of the Blue Jays.  Toronto has been a buzz for the likes of Jose Bautista, and hopes are high for Travis Snider. Nazim Kadri’s future was very much a topic of discussion for Toronto hockey fans last season, and once camp opens soon, his name will [...]

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There is a new attitude in and out of the dressing room with Toronto FC. The overhaul of the team is far from over, but early indications are that all the right moves are being made. As a GM and coach, you can only hope the players you acquire live up to expectations on the [...]

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Toronto FC are taking baby steps in the right direction towards being a competitive team now that Aaron Winter and Bob de Klerk are acquiring players they feel can execute the MLS maligned 4-3-3.   The Reds 2-2 come from behind tie in Portland was one of those steps.  A character builder for a new look [...]

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As I sat in the waiting lounge at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Thursday afternoon, I looked around at the players wearing Toronto FC colors and thought to myself, “who are these guys?” The overhaul continues.  From the start of the season, the regulars who remain, and with whom I formed a broadcaster to player relationship, [...]

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Toronto FC’s overhaul has only just begun.  Early indications are that The Reds will be ok going forward with short bursts of chances on offence.   The question remains, does TFC have the right players to finish those chances when they matter most.   Now I hear you already.  Yes all chances matter, but in sports as [...]

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After a 2-0 loss in Houston, Toronto FC Head Coach Aaron Winter promised change.  Winter told me he had seen enough of the group assembled quickly after he arrival in January of 2011, and was ready to start the overhaul.    He was not kidding.  If anything else, Aaron Winter is a man of his word, [...]

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As I wrote in my previous post, TFC director and head coach Aaron Winter had seen enough after losses in NY and Houston and promised trades.  Did he ever mean it!  Out are Alan Gordon, Nana Attakora and Jacob Peterson, in comes Ryan Johnson and an international spot TFC can use to sign the big [...]

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