This season it really looks like the Toronto FC front office is determined in building a serious contender in its always struggling and setback ridden squad.
After this squad inception as the fourteenth squad in Major League Soccer as well the first squad from Canada to play in this league dynamic expansion program.
Still since its inception to MLS, this squad hasn’t been able to qualify for this league postseason, which is becoming a sort of embarrassment as its fellow Canadian squads being new in league play they already made their first playoff appearances.
Despite the TFC performances its faithful is still persistent in supporting its Reds whatever the results and campaign they offer.
A squad that has seen its share and parade of Managers as well being held to the always infamous cellar ridden positions, is when Tim Leiweke one of the TFC owners after his squad mediocre performance this 2013- is when he really said enough is enough!
As for its rookie Manager in Kiwi great Ryan Nelsen, who wants to turn things around BMO Field and start bringing other type of silverware aside the Amway Canadian Shields won in a four year sequence as well a minor trophy in the Trillium Cup and a semifinal appearance in the Concachampions.
It’s when its majority of TFC shareholders in the almighty Maple Leaf Entertainment owners of the NHL Toronto Maple Leaf’s and NBA’S Toronto Raptors, went into action.
With an owner determined this season to build a contender and look seriously in his endeavor, suddenly the TFC is on the brink as well the European winter markets competing alongside the likes of Manu, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Celtic Glasgow and many others.
In the reinforcement of its squad on eve of the upcoming 2014 MLS campaign that looks somehow contested if not hotly competed with its entire clubs reinforcing every position.
It’s where the TFC has announced after a longtime of negotiations with English Premiership side Tottenhams Hotspurs the purchase of its striker Jermaine Defoe to play at Exhibition Place as its top signing as well impact MLS with this chap arrival to MLS.
Very well the buck doesn’t stop for the Reds as another front in negotiating for another ace under the sleeve in Michael Bradley from Italian side AS Roma to make a one two punch line with newly returning player Dwayne De Rosario in the TFC midfield.
Competitive indeed this squad will be and reach to the top as well exercise certain hegemony in its interstate rivals on the American side as well its Canadian counterparts in the I-99 archrivals the lads of the Montreal Impact and their west coast nemesis in the Vancouver Whitecaps.
For now Defoe and Bradley are making serious headlines in MLS circles and soccer faithful in the States as well Canada and creating a serious contender in the Toronto Reds as well a team to beat in the Eastern Division, good luck Toronto chaps!
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