Beyond POV-FS – WTR Mailbag, One Moment in Montreal, & Will Johnson

Faithful readers may have noticed a certain decline in the linking to articles that appeared elsewhere – let alone, original content.

In order to make amends for the first problem – working on the second will be more tricky – every weekend an article linking to all the week's content will be posted.

In that spirit:

Waking the Red – WTR Mailbag

Each week Waking the Red issues a call to its readers for their questions in the hope of sparking some conversation, or pointing out concerns that may have missed the writers' attentions. Topics this week included: looking forward to the match in Portland, assessing Greg Vanney's performance thus far, and Garth Lagerway's decision opting for Seattle instead of Toronto.

Waking the Red – One Moment: Toronto FC @ Montreal Impact

In this new column, which time and circumstance allowing, will be a new regular feature, a single play from the most recent TFC match is analyzed, both for its relevance to the game, as well as what it displays about the current state of the club. In this edition, TFC skillfully manages a potential threatening situation by the use of an enhanced collective defensive ethos.

MLSsoccer.com – Johnson Eagerly Anticipates 'Special' PDX Return

And finally, ahead of his return to face his former club, Will Johnson spoke with the media about the experience of facing his old teammates and revealed a little about the growing relationships with his new ones.

Check them out!

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy & How You Doin' – Portland Timbers at Waking the Red

The usual preview materials went up yesterday at Waking the Red.

In Know Your Enemy, the Portland Timbers are examined in detail. Part One assesses their lineup and form heading into Saturday's match, while Part Two hits the game film searching for strengths and weaknesses.

In How You Doin', WTR reaches out to sister SB Nation Portland Timbers site, Stumptown Footy, writer Will Conwell to dig into a few of their issues – WTR's responses can be found here.

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Portland Timbers at Waking the Red

Preview of Toronto FC’s crucial match on Saturday against the Portland Timbers at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.

Check it out - Parts One and Two

POV-FS Out Loud! Episode 56 of the Vocal Minority Podcast #Momentum

The good folks at VMP were kind enough to call me off the bench once more for a little Toronto FC chat, reflecting on the Chivas win, looking forward to the weekend match against Portland, and getting medieval with a solution to TFC’s curse, amongst myriad other things.

Check it out here, and/or follow on Twitter, listen on Soundcloud, subscribe on iTunes, get involved in the conversation or contribute Bitchy Blanks at Waking the Red and be sure to stop by The Yorkies to check out the good work going on over there.

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review: Playoff Edition – Conference Championships, Second Legs at Canadian Soccer News

    With the MLS Cup Final set to kick off on Saturday, why not refresh the mind on how the last round ended by checking out the Week in Review summary at Canadian Soccer News.

    Kansas City overpowered Houston to earn the right to host the final, while Salt Lake dispatched Portland easily after a devastating first-leg performance.

    Check it out

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review: Playoff Edition – Conference Championships, First Leg at Canadian Soccer News

    With the second legs set to kick off this evening, seems a perfect time to go back and look over what happened in the first legs some two weeks ago.

    Post is up over at Canadian Soccer News – Check it out

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review: Playoff Edition – Conference Semifinals, First and Seconds Legs at Canadian Soccer News

    Full recaps of the four conference semifinals are up over at Canadian Soccer News.

    Thus far the playoff have been a rollercoaster with the first two rounds packed into a compressed time span while the upcoming international dates are set to distance the two legs of the conference finals by a full two weeks.

    Hardly an ideal situation; the lack of breathing space has been a combination of exhilarating and overwhelming.

    Like a fine wine, sometimes it is better to let a series simmer and there is some fear that the large gaps between rounds will cause the attention to dwindle.

    Anyways, the reviews – First Legs & Second Legs

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Portland Timbers at Waking the Red

    Preview of this evening’s match between Toronto FC and the Portland Timbers at JELD-WEN Field in Portland is up over at Waking the Red.

    Part One provides an overview of their lineup and form; while Part Two reviews the game film in search of strengths and weaknesses.

    Check them out – Part One & Part Two

Beyond POV-FS - MLS Week in Review - Round 2 at Canadian Soccer News

    This week’s installment of the weekly MLS review is up over at Canadian Soccer News, now with at least fifty-percent more El Chelis.

    Check it out.

A Quick Glimpse – Canadian Notes on Will Johnson, Gershon Koffie, TFC Kit Launch and the U-20’s

Notes on Will Johnson, Gershon Koffie, the TFC Kit Launch and the U-20 Loss to the USA

From a Different Point of View - Will Johnson Interview at PortlandTimbers.com

    There is an interesting interview with Will Johnson up over at the Portland Timbers website.

Thoughts on the Recent Trades at Toronto FC

    Yesterday Toronto FC completed their second trade of the off-season sending Ryan Johnson and Milos Kocic to Portland for goalkeeper Joe Bendik, allocation money, and the third pick in the 2013 SuperDraft.

Foresight – MLS Round 22 Weekend Preview

    Four questions to be answered in this the twenty-second round proper of MLS weekend action.

Upon First Glance – Toronto FC v Portland Timbers

Some initial thoughts from the match:

Beyond POV-FS - Know Your Enemy: Portland Timbers – Meeting the Only at Waking the Red

    Preview of tonight’s match between Toronto FC and the Portland Timbers at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.

POV-FS Out Loud – Soccer Made in Portland: Episode 61

    Ever wonder what sort of voice belongs to these innumerable words?

    Well, now is your first chance to catch a listen.

Foresight – Round 20 Weekend Preview

        Four questions to be answered in this the twentieth round proper of MLS weekend action:

Foresight – MLS Round 19 Preview

Four questions to be answered in this the nineteenth round proper of MLS weekend action:

Olympics – Christine Sinclair Reflects on Clive Charles

Just caught this on TV. Worth a watch.

Foresight – MLS Round 18 Weekend Preview

    Four questions to be answered in this the eighteenth weekend round proper of MLS action.