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.
My latest article for Sportsnet, looking at a depressingly familiar defeat to the Crew.
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
Links from WTR writers across the web, Duncan's latest for Sportsnet and James' MLS week in review.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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?
The late goals just keep on happening, again and again and again. What's the solution?
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.
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.
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?
My latest article for Sportsnet looking at TFC's continued lack of creativity through midfield.
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?
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
My latest for Sportsnet looks at a resurgent seeming Richard Eckersley.
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?
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.
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!
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...
