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Obituary Mick Gosling 26 September 1952 - 7 April 2021 Monday 24 May 2021, by Penelope Duggan Mick Gosling 26 September 1952 - 7 April 2021 The driving force of Mick Gosling’s life was the defence of working people’s rights and a commitment to socialism to achieve that. Mick (James) Gosling grew up in Stevenage, in a left-leaning working-class family - his father had been involved in Michael Foot’s 1945 election campaign in Plymouth. Mick himself joined the LPYS at fourteen. In 1970 he ...

James Grossi weighs in on TFC’s goalkeeping controversy and up-and-down start to the year Share this story (Carchietta/USA TODAY) The Chris Armas TFC era has been something of a mixed bag this season, and on the latest episode of Waking the Red Weekly presented by Footy Talks, James Grossi of TorontoFC.ca and MLSsoccer.com shared his thoughts on what the club has done wrong—and right—on the pitch early on and what Toronto FC fans should be keeping their eye on as the season progresses: �...

PODCAST: Epi. 43—Waking the Red Weekly: DeRO: My Life with Brendan Dunlop! Brendan Dunlop joins the show to discuss his latest project: ‘DeRo: My Life, by Dwayne DeRosario.’ Plus, the crew will get into Toronto FC’s disappointing start to the year as well as preview the Reds’ matches vs. Columbus and NYCFC. Share this story TORONTO, Canada—Welcome back to another edition of the live Waking the Red Weekly podcast presented by Footy Talks Live! On this week’s episode, hosts Mitchell...

Luke Wileman on Chris Armas’ first return to Red Bull Arena Toronto FC head coach Chris Armas makes his return to his old stomping grounds this weekend as the Reds search for their first MLS win this season. Share this story Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images Having crashed out of the Concacaf Champions League, Chris Armas needs to rally his team for a significant game on Saturday. TFC will come up against Armas’ former club, the New York Red Bulls, and if there was ever a time for...

Toronto FC completes trade with Orlando City SC for more allocation money Share this story (Toronto FC/Twitter) TORONTO, Canada—Toronto FC announced today that the club has acquired $200,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM)—or in other words salary cap space—from Orlando City SC in exchange for an international roster spot. In total, Toronto FC have acquired $425,000 in salary budget room in the past week. Yefferson Soteldos salary budget charge is $612,500, so it could be to help offset...

What could Toronto FC do with their new-found salary cap space? Share this story Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images MANITOBA, Canada—On Tuesday, Toronto FC General Manager Ali Curtis was out wheelin’ and dealin’ and acquired $225,000 in General Allocation Money from FC Dallas in exchange for an international roster spot. This gives TFC some more room under the salary cap for Curtis and TFC President Bill Manning to make the moves they deem necessary to put this squad in a positio...

LIVE at 12:15 EST: Epi. 40—Waking the Red Weekly ft. Terry Dunfield! Former Toronto FC midfielder and now-Academy coach, TSN Analyst, and OneSoccer colour commentator Terry Dunfield joins the show to discuss the young guns and look ahead to Saturday’s match vs. Vancouver Whitecaps. Share this story TORONTO, Canada—Welcome back to another edition of the live Waking the Red Weekly podcast presented by Footy Talks Live! On this week’s episode, hosts Mitchell Tierney, Michael Singh, and Jef...

Toronto FC to kick off 2021 season against Club León in the Champions League Share this story Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images TORONTO, Canada—April not only means the start of the new Major League Soccer (MLS) season, but also TFC’s highly anticipated return to North America’s annual club competition, the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL). Following the postponement of the 2020 Canadian Championship due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a compromise was made with Forge FC to...

Five transfer targets Toronto FC could sign as their 3rd designated player Share this story (Regan/Getty) MANITOBA, Canada—As silly season begins its pre-match routine, Toronto FC have continued to play their cards close to their vest in regard to any potential additions to the squad, utilizing their third Designated Player (DP) spot or otherwise. Following Pablo Piatti’s departure for Elche CF at the end of last season, the DP spot has been vacant, taunting us with possibility, leading us ...

With still no date still officially announced, and both teams barred from training, what’s going to happen with the Canadian Championship? The WTR Weekly crew discuss.