Waking The Red, a Toronto FC community

We look back at some of the highlights of Paul Mariner's time with TFC, from, Director of Player Personnel to now, in a timeline.

Still grumbling over last season? Time to move on, look on the bright side and embrace your inner happy person and just for kicks try on a positive outlook.

In the second part of our look back at 2012, Team WTR looks at some of the shining moments of 2012. From the Olympics to the CCL, there was a lot of bright spots in the dark.

And since it worked so well (and because the author was a bit pressed for time...curse you 9am interviews!), Waking the Red's resident westerner recaps last night's TFC-Santos Laguna semi final match in poetry format. Is it an SBNation first? We'd like to think so. (We promise no more...not until at least TFC makes the playoffs, anyway)

Waking the Red's resident westerner sums up the journey of the Dutchman so far in this 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League, in epic poetry format -- in preparation for the second leg of the semi-final series between TFC and Santos Laguna.

Maybe listening to a random stranger from Mexico may or may not be the best way to get advice on what is happening with Mexican soccer...but you decide on this one. Waking the Red's western correspondent brings you a story from his recent travels, where he meets a rather knowledgeable fan, in the most unexpected place.

Can you believe it? WTR's western correspondent sure can't! Here's what he saw from the press box at the Home Depot Cemtre during TFC's 2-1 second leg win.

LIVE from Roscoes Chicken and Waffles in Long Beach, Your intrepid WTR western correspondent, Josie Becker of SBNation's LAG Confidential, Kayla Knapp of Women United FC and Tommy McCall of gay4soccer sits down to break down the 2nd leg of the CCL quarterfinal...

For the first time, Waking the Red will have one of their writers on the ground at an away match providing live coverage. Find out more details of John's journey here!

Waking the Red's resident westerner, who had been watching the game from his home out West, wraps up the first game of the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final in a segment we'd like to call "Golden Trophies and Groin Shots."