The House On Lakeshore Podcast: Recent Episodes
TFC BIPOC FAN COALITION
We are the TFC BIPOC Fan Coalition. Helping to bring more diverse, inclusive and equitable fan representation at Toronto FC and BMO Field.
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Toronto FC Falling Down + learning how to get up
4 straight defeats = Losses to NYCFC, Cincinnati x2 Vancouver (10 goals conceded)
One big question: What is this 2022 season for TFC? Focus on development? Or push for trophies?
NWSL Challenge Cup/Regular season. Canadian NXT players abroad w/Kate
Recap of the Challenge cup North Carolina Courage win it, but was it all worth it?
Short turn around from the semis to the final (3 days)
Major injuries, player safety concerns + viewership issues, what the Twitch?
Canadian Soccer Corner
Canadian winning leagues overseas + Canadian Championship begins
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Paul Martin is a high-performing, creative, sports administration, marketing and business professional. An award-winning, 3x National Championship Soccer Coach with the Canadian A license. Paul is passionate about soccer and has worked within many levels of the game including active-start, grassroots, competitive, camps, clinics, and combines, college, university and Semi pro.
Paul is currently an Adjunct Professor at Centennial College, having taught Global Citizenship, Indigenous Studies, and Intro to Canadian Business.
- Canada Soccer National "A" License
- Ontario Soccer Provincial B License
- Canada Soccer Board Member - Director, Ontario
- Founder & President - Black Coaches Canada
- 30 years as a match official
Join Mike +Sean chat with Paul about what can be done to grow football in your club and community.
*The Twitter spaces was recorded April 28, 2022.
TFC 4 - NYCFC 5
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First 20-30 minutes (two great goals by Jimenez) in team of the week
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Turnovers in the midfield - Is there a mobility issues between Bradley, Pozuelo and Osorio
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5 straight goals conceded - yikes
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DeAndre Kerr, first goal
Canadian Soccer Corner - Update across Europe :Stephen Eustaquio
Jonathan David
Richie Layera
Julia Grosso
Deanne Rose
Jessie Fleming Chat with Paul Martin - Live Spaces this week (Thursday at 8 pm)
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TFC 2 - Union 1- Unbeaten in 4 (3 straight wins at BMO)
- Team of the Week: Mavinga, Poz Bob Bradley
- Is Pozuelo back? Great goal + Mavinga looking good in his return
- Looking ahead to NYCFC
Canadian Soccer Corner
CanPL week 2 week: - FCE - York 1-1
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OTT - HFX - 1-0 OTT
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FOR - CAV 2-2
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Pacific v VAL - 3-2
+ League 1 Ontario starts this week
TFC 2 - RSL 2- Unbeaten in 3
-Key to the match: Tactical switch to a back 4 at halftime
- Kosi Thompson + Jayden Nelson - 1st goals
- The youth are shining through
**Canadian Soccer Corner
-** CanWNT - Victory tour (Where is the women's league?) + CanPL Opening week
The Future is Black and Brown All Over
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The current make up of both TFC and the CANMNT & CANXNT teams
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Players are predominantly Black + Next step: Coaching representation
Join Mike + Sean as they welcome you back for season 2 of The House On Lakeshore Podcast.
Todays Menu:
TFC 2 - NYCFC 1 -
Two wins on the bounce for TFC
7 points from the first 5 match weeks. Not a bad return so far!
Most complete performance of the season so far?
Will patience pay off?
#CANMNT Vibes -
Oh Canada, Oh Baby!
Our memories from clinch day
What has Canada fallen in love with this team?
Thoughts on Group F Draw (Belgium, Croatia, Morocco)
Social Justice Corner -
Online abuse of Mark Anthony Kaye
Why talking about it matters
Social media responsibility
Join Mike, Sean & Tej as they discuss they news coming out of the winter transfer window for TFC.
Who in the youth system can replace Laryea.
Lost Delgado to Galaxy + Fraser to Belgium.
We also have a rare swap deal Tigres as TFC get Carlos Salcedo for Yeferson Soteldo.
In the next segment, the panel discuss a tricky international break without Alphonso Davies missing time to recover from Covid infection.
Ontario Canada is still under lockdown as we wait and see if fans will be allowed to attend the match against the USA.
CANMNT also play El Salvador and Honduras in this window.
HAPPY 2022 !
"Silly Season" is in full swing as news has broke that TFC are just a few details away from signing Napoli captain & Italy international Lorenzo Insigne.
Nothing is final as of yet, but the panel discuss if this is the team's and possibly league's biggest signing.
He may not be the only Italian joining as rumours swirl over other Serie A players forward, Andrea Belotti and left back Domenico Criscito.
There also is sone Canadien flavour to these rumours as TFC might be making moves to bring home Canadien keeper Milan Borjan of Red Star, and shipping out fullback Richie Laryea to England.
Join Mike, Sean & Guled as we start 2022 with TFC's possible biggest transfer window ever.
HEADPHONE WARNING
Our Microphones were a bit hotter in the first few minutes of the show, so to avoid a jump scare in December we'd recommend lowering your volume
Join Mike & Sean as they recap the 2021 CPL season.
The awards have been handed out, and the final has been played, the panel discuss each and every team, from wooden spoon Ottawa to championship lifting Pacific FC.
Which team has the brightest future, who has disappointed and who will have trouble keeping their best players and coaches.
Join Mike, Sean and Guled as they wrap up the end of the TFC season.
1- 0 loss to Montreal in a cup final, GM Ali Curtis gone the same night. With Javier Perez not returning, and Bob Bradley on the horizon, what is next for TFC.
The panel also dives into Canada's 2 - 1 history victory over Mexico. What's next in January, who's first on selection list, and who might night make the final cut for 2022.
Join Mike, Sean & Andre as they discuss what was Canada mens national team's hard fought 1 -0 win over Costa Rica. From Davies' homecoming to the Commonwealth Stadium's condition.
Next, the panel look forward to Tuesday's match against Mexico. This is the first time the panel can every remember possibly being the favourites against a Mexico team. They're coming in after a tough loss to USA and Canada with a lot of confidence.
The panel discuss rotation for the match, Larin vs Buchanan and how both teams will deal with the possibly - 10c.
Join Mike, Seam, Guled and Tej as they round up a season to forget which was 2021.
The panel discuss what went wrong with Ali Curtis, how much of Armas' downfall lies on him and do you trust his judgment in 2022.
Looking back on what expectations were at the beginning of the season, and what to expect next year. As a direction will need to be chosen , how much do we develop talent and how much is win now?
We play DP , TAM and SELL with Pozuelo , Altidore and Soteldo.
We wrap up with what our moments and players of the season, what we missed and what we would like to forget. But take a moment to thank everyone who helped open BMO field back up for us to watch our team in a time when we all needed the distraction.
Lastly, thank you to Justin Morrow for 207 appearances, everything you've done in Toronto and everything you will do for the BIPOC community. One last dance in Montreal.
Join Mike & Sean as they start to wind down the TFC season after this weekends 1-1 draw with Atlanta United.
Then, the team pivots to TFC's Voyageurs cup match against Pacific FC (shout out to coach Pa Modou Kah)
Then we wrap up with the final stretch the CPL season and how the playoffs picture are shaping up.
Join Mike and Sean on a special CANMNT WCQ episode. The panel discuss Canada's 0 - 0 draw to Jamaica. Was it a let down ? Will it be points regretted ?
Next, the panel weigh in possibly the most important game so far, at home against Panama. A point ahead of Canada, Panama will be a tough test on Wednesday night at BMO field.
This week join Mike and Sean with our second ever guest Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic (@AlexGangueRuzic)
Editor and Chief of Between The Sticks and host of the Third Sub Podcast. New National team newsletter Destroy and Progress!
This week the panel discuss, The era of Shaffelgod is nigh in Toronto 3 - 1 home win against Chicago Fire, We talk Caps and PFC w/ Alex as Pacific Fc leads the CPL.
Lastly, the international break has started back up with the panel discussing the two difficult away matches in Mexico and Jamaica and home match with Panama.
On this weeks episode Mike and Sean are joined by our first and very special guest, TFC left back and playing his final MLS season, our left back Legend, Justin Morrow.
Also in this episode; the panel discuss TFC first win in front of fans at homes since March 7 vs NYFC, the first games of the CANMNT World Cup qualifies and the CANWMT lack of support since winning gold at the olympics.
Join Mike and Sean discuss TFC's 3- 1 with 10 men to Montreal.
They try to answer where are the goals coming from and is it time to just go with the youth?
With no club football the panel discuss the international break and the CanMNT World Cup Qualifying.
The national team is finally home .
Home against Honduras Sept 2nd
Away against U.S Sept 5th
Home against El Salvador Sept 8th
How many points do Canada need in these 1st round games and how do they think this team line up?
Join Mike & Sean as they discuss the August 7 TFC comeback from 2 nil down to tie NYFC 2 - 2.
Next, the panel take some time to give the deserved flowers to the Canadien Women's Olympic gold medal win, and the ripple effects this will have on finally get a canadiens women league, or at the very least a time.
Lastly, the panel reflect on August 1, known as Emancipation day, what it is and what more can be done to continue to educate more on the subject.
The petition discussed in the pod to bring Toronto a professional women's soccer team : https://www.change.org/p/athletics-canada-board-of-directors-toronto-needs-a-professional-women-s-soccer-team-16135386-7b31-4cfb-95ed-1567ec79ca87
Join Mike, Sean and Guled as they describe their experience being back at BMO field for yje first time after a long 18 months.
In the next segment the panel discus the CANMNT gold cup quarter finals, the expectations for the tournament and some interesting ideas of who will be supporting the team if they qualify in 2022.
The Reds are home !
Join Mike , Sean and Guled as they discuss TFC first win in a while as they beat the New England Revolution 3 - 2 in Javier Perez first match as interim.
The panel also discuss the return of both Jozy Altidore to the first team and the possible return of fans to BMO Field as the team return to Toronto.
Lastly in the social justice corner take some time to discuss the vile racism that was again on display as the Euro finals saw Englands the penalty takers racially abused after the game. They discuss what fans, companies and allies can do to achieve some real change in minimizing online abuse.
It's happened.
Join Mike, Claudine and Sean as they discuss TFC's 7 - 1 defeat to DC United, worst loss in franchise history.
With the next day TFC parting ways with coach Chris Armas after only 11 games into the season.
The panel discuss what to expect from interim Javier Perez and who will possibly lead the team in the future and what that team might look like.
Join Mike & Sean as they discuss more of the same after another TFC loss after the international break. After another awful start the team loss 2 - 3 against Orlando City.
Next the panel discuss this weekends start to the Canadien Premier League. They talk strange preparations, dark horses and which managers have something to prove in Winnipeg.
Finally the panel discuss National Indigenous Peoples Day , what it means to them and what more can teams , communities , governments and us as individuals can do.
Join Mike, Sean & Guled as they discuss Canada's 3 - 0 win over Haiti (4 - 0 ) on agg. as they make it to the final round of World Cup qualifiers since 1997.
They also discuss headaches that might face coach Herdman heading in the final round.
Next, the panel head back to the MLS and chat about coach Armas & Altidore's futures. The team has had a few weeks off but will face Orlando this Saturday.
Finally, the game this Saturday will be played on June 19th, a date recognized as Juneteenth in America. The panel chat about what this date means, the work that has and still needs to be done to continue to fight against oppression of marginalized people.
Join the panel, Mike, Claudine, Sean and new guest Andre as they discuss ;
CanMNT (7-0) Aruba and the first time any Canadien men's football have had a good selections problem.
ARMASOUT , the hot topic of weather or not TFC's slow start can be fixed with some personnel changes.
Lastly we discuss DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN LONDON, ON.
Afzaal family killed by 20 y.o. in a pre-meditated and hate-motivated attack.
We wanted to send our condolences to the whole family and the community;
Victims: Syed Afzaal and Madiha Salman, 46 and 44, and the teenage daughter, Yumnah Afzaal, 15; Syed Afzaal’s 74-year-old mother, whose name is not yet confirmed.
9 y.o. son, Faez Afzaal who survived the attack, we hope he gets the love and support from the community to overcome the hate he may feel when he looks back at the moments and finds some semblance of a normal life.
Join Mike & Sean as they discuss TFC's 2 - 1 loss to the team FKA The Crew.
They discuss weather or notCoach Armas may just be out of his depth with another poor team selection as well as freezing out Jozy Altidore.
In the second segment, the panel discuss both the men and women's national team selections and games happening over the international break.
In the final segment, the panel take a few moments to share their thoughts on the recent news of 215 bodies were found in a mass grave in one of Canada's largest residential schools in Kamloops, British Colombia. A dark truth of our country and our treatment of First Nations and radicalized Canadians.
Join Mike ,Claudine, Sean & Guled as they discuss another difficult week as TFC fall 1 - 0 to Orlando SC.
Is it the wrong system, are they the wrong players, or is it the wrong coach for the job.
Lastly, the panel turn to the end of the football season across Europe as Canadien men & women are winning titles in Germany, France, Turkey while putting together pieces for an exciting future Canadien Football program.
Join Mike ,Claudine & Sean as the panel discusses TFC's rollercoaster week.
2 - 0 loss to NY Red Bulls
2 - 0 Win against the Columbus team FKA the Crew
1 - 1 draw with NYCFC
In the second half the panel try to get into the head of Coach Armas and try and decide if "Q" Quentin Westberg deserves to start after some iffy moment by current #1 GK Alexander Bono.
Join Mike ,Claudine, Sean & Guled discuss TFC’s difficult week as they Draw 2 -2 against a rejuvenated Vancouver Whitecaps and then fall 1 - 3 to the visiting LIGA MX leaders Cruz Azul.
Next the panel discuss new signings Yeferson Soteldo from Santos & the possible signing of defender Kemar Lawrence.
Finally the panel take some time to share their thoughts on the George Floyd trails, the repercussions and results that they hope to see come from the result.
Join Mike , Claudine & Guled discuss TFC’s season opening 4 - 2 loss against rivals club du foot Montreal on Saturday.
What changes could have been made from midweek? Is Armas’ style leading to more injuries? And how many of those players will be back to play Vancouver this week, all in the first segment.
In the second, the panel discusses the hottest story in football, the European Super League. While opinion has been pretty on sided on the issue, you might be surprised by some of the thoughts our panelists.
Join us !
Mike , Sean , B and new host Guled discuss TFC's amazing 2-1 ( 3- 2 agg) Champions League win over Mexico's Club Leon.
The panel discuss what things they liked and what they are looking forward to for the season opener against the Im.. I mean club du FOOT Montreal.
During the rest of the episode the panel discuss;
- Saturday's MOTM
- Designated Player
- Outlook for the season
- NWSL ( Sarah Gorden & Kristen Edmonds ) - Racism in Europe and Social Media
& Special announcement of our collaboration with local football site
Mike, Claudine, Sean and B break down the inception of the TFC BIPOC Coalition and discuss their reasons for joining the call.
During the rest of the episode the panel discuss;
- TFC offseason (or lack there of)
- The hiring of Chris Armas
- Champions League match against Club Leon
- Old Guard Vs New Bloods
And in the final section the panel discuss the hot topic of One Soccer.