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TFC: Has The Fun Been Sucked Out of BMO?

It's been a long six years but most days we always managed to have fun - whether by what we were watching or engaging in our favourite past-time of gallows humour. These days it's difficult to muster up even the most half-hearted of puns.

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TFC vs Crew: Cold Blooded Old Times

My latest article for Sportsnet, looking at a depressingly familiar defeat to the Crew.

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Developing Players Not Enough for D3 in Canada

A work of fiction by author and football player and supporter Thomas Ang looking at an aspect of Canadian soccer that might be lost if changes being investigated by the CSA go through

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Can TFC come back stronger from their bye week?

Links from WTR writers across the web, Duncan's latest for Sportsnet and James' MLS week in review.

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Toronto FC's roster puzzle: lots of pieces

Toronto has been adding international players too fast for their international slots to be able to keep up. Now with the latest batch of loans they are going to have to do something about it to adhere to MLS roster rules.

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Steven Caldwell: The Birmingham persepective

Get to know Steven Caldwell just a bit better as Waking the Red catches up with an lifelong Birmingham supporter to get some added insight into one of TFC's latest loan addition.

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Digging a little deeper into MLS Salary figures

We take a look at a number of talking points and interesting articles that have come out of the MLS Players' Union releasing the league salary figures for the first time in 2013.

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Toronto FC, MLS 2013 Player Salaries Revealed

How much is Robert Earnshaw worth? Why does Luis Silva make less than Darel Russell? Who is the best value-for-price at Toronto FC? All these questions, and more, can be answered at last, now that the 2013 MLS player salaries have been revealed!

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A working class hero is something to be.

The salary numbers are out. Some good deals for TFC, some not so good. But what's the best contract on the books, who deserves a raise? You decide! With a poll!

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TFC Month In Review: April Is The Cruelest Month

Well it's been two months since TFC 7.0 officially started and well, the more things change the more they stay the same. Or actually it's really more of a 1/2 a step forward, 2 steps back...sound familiar?

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Time to bring Califf back into the first team

The late goals just keep on happening, again and again and again. What's the solution?

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Matías Laba: On DPs, Young DPs, and Transfer Fees

We attempt to place the signing of Matías Laba into historical context only to find that for the most part this is the first signing of its kind despite having some similarities to past deals.

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Links: MLS week in review & Voyageurs Cup preview

Waking the Red all over the internet. James' weekly review of MLS action from Canadian Soccer News, and Duncan's latest for Sportsnet, looking at the Voyageurs Cup match to come.

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The Voyageurs Cup: Should Toronto FC Go For Five?

With TFC off to an OK start this season and the team slowly rounding into form, do the Reds go all out for their fifth Voyageurs Cup? Or do they let Stefan Frei lead the kids (so to speak) into battle and let the chips fall where they may?

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TFC's attacking midfielders just not good enough.

My latest article for Sportsnet looking at TFC's continued lack of creativity through midfield.

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Toronto FC: Month One In Review

Well kids, we made it through March and its many moods - though it seemed more like it came in like a lion and exited the same way - even with our own Lambe; and Cesar couldn't escape the Ides of March...OK, OK, I'll stop. So how have our Reds done?

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Could Eckersley start on the left against LAG?

After finishing the game against Montreal on the left we could very well see Eckersley remain on that side against the LA Galaxy in a move that actually makes sense.

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Does TFC owe the fans? Do the fans owe TFC?

Ryan Nelsen says TFC has a wee bit of debt they owe to the fans. Do they though? What can a supporter genuinely expect. Also, do the supporters owe the club anything at this stage?

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Ashtone Morgan's defensive troubles

Ashtone Morgan - Defensive Troubles or Room to Grow? Only three matches in, but they've been unkind. Can Toronto FC's young defender rise to the new challenge?

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Life In a Canadian Footy Swag-Free Zone

There's the massive upsides of living outside of Toronto, and there are the small downsides: like not being able to get gear without shipping it across the country or somewhere else. This is one western TFC supporter's tale of woe.

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Ryan Richter: Charleston Perspective

We caught up with a Charleston based blogger to get a better perspective on what Ryan Richter will bring to Toronto FC now that he is officially signed.

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Nelsen and Califf making Eckersley look good

My latest for Sportsnet looks at a resurgent seeming Richard Eckersley.

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What's with the slow second halves?

It's a game of two halves. One of the oldest cliches in the book, but it's very much been the script for TFC so far this year. Impressive first half, poor second half. Why?

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Home Sweet Dome? Toronto FC Needs A Winterized BMO

For the second year in a row the Reds started their season in the cavernous, concrete confines of SkyDome. Until BMO is properly winterized we had best get used to turf, the announcer from the monster truck rally and live anthem performances.

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Talking Points for TFC's Win Against Kansas City

Left-wingers, centerbacks, the 4-4-1-1 formation, Robert Earnshaw and everything in between! Check out some of the major talking points in Toronto FC's 2-1 victory against Sporting Kansas City held at the Rogers Centre in front of 26,000 fans!

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Toronto FC Depth Chart: Post-Preseason Edition

Before pre-season got underway we took a look at Toronto FC's depth chart and came out of the process worried about a few glaring holes. That was a month ago now so certainly TFC has had time to...

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