The State of Toronto FC - Same Old, Same Old

Been a while since I did something like this, but there are some pressing issues concerning Toronto FC that I really need to address.

Now that I am back from school for good, I am able to go to matches at BMO Field again, and I finally make my return this Saturday, May 18th against the Columbus Crew. There are a couple of reasons why I am going back to BMO Field this Saturday. As much as I like to talk about how MLSE is ruining the club, I do miss going to TFC matches at BMO Field. My love for TFC is much stronger than my hate for MLSE. The other reason why I am going to the match on Saturday is that I want to see how the atmosphere is nowadays, compared to previous years. I've been hearing from fellow supporters about how bad the atmosphere is at BMO Field these days, and it is something that I want to see with my own eyes. I want to see what 7 years of bad results, dumb management, and MLSE ineptitude and greed has done to this club.

I also want to use this blog post to address a couple of quotes made by a couple of TFC staff. After the Voyageurs Cup 2nd leg loss to the Montreal Impact, TFC VP of Business Operations Paul Beirne sent this tweet:

"Congratulations @JoeySaputo and @impactmontreal on advancing to the Final. Now do the right thing and keep that trophy in the east."

Are you kidding me, Paul? I am disappointed at your lack of consideration for the Toronto FC supporters in publicly congratulating the Montreal Impact on their blowout 6-0 victory over Toronto FC. I'm sure you and the Impact staff are friends behind the scenes, but if you are going to congratulate OUR HATED RIVALS, then so do in private. That tweet you made created negative publicity for the club. Ironically, you share the responsibility of trying to market the club in a positive light and promote good PR. Us TFC supporters were absolutely gutted for that embarrassing loss, and you had to go and say that? I'm surprised you weren't fired. You will never understand what it is like to be a supporter of Toronto FC.

Okay, next order of business, it seemed like TFC has signed Tal Ben Haim on loan from QPR (it has actually been announced by TFC), but as of today, it looks like it hasn't happened yet. The obvious question here is that why would TFC announce something has happened when it hasn't yet? The quote that had me hollering with laughter is when TFC President and General Manager Kevin Payne said this about the defender:

"Tal Ben Haim has been one of the top defenders in the EPL for nearly a decade"

What? No, he hasn't. Tal Ben Haim has been one of the worst EPL defenders for nearly a decade. Dumb, relegation-threatened EPL teams trust in him to try to help save the team, but ultimately, they go down (Portsmouth, West Ham, QPR). I genuinely do not know why Kevin Payne would say something like that.

With Ben Haim (and Steven Caldwell), it seems like Kevin Payne is trying to steady the back line and add some much needed experience, especially in the last minutes of matches. He is relying on over-the-hill, thirty-something players to try to make the difference for TFC, after he said he wouldn't. This will be interesting summer for TFC. Who knows what will happen...

Actually, I'm pretty sure TFC will continue to lose...