THE MATCHUP: Match on Midway no Exhibition

"This is The Ex but you ain't no BMO Field"

TORONTO FC (9th) VS. NEW YORK (5th)
　
BMO Field - Saturday 1PM ET
TV: CBC ----RADIO: THE FAN 590
　
"Come for the deep-fried butter - stay for the footy!" Yes, it's late August and that means TFC and BMO Field must share space with the annual Canadian National Exhibition. This of course means that the usual trek to the match is busier but does offer the opportunity to eat deep fried anything on-a-stick, ride the Polar Express, buy a leather belt at rock-bottom prices, win a mirror with "Led Zeppelin" printed on it and have your girlfriend hit-on by some of the filthiest carnies in North America. It's a Toronto tradition!
　
Once in BMO Field, the treats continue as one of MLS's glamour clubs, New York Red Bulls, are in town for a match that will have major implications on TFC's playoff run. The Reds must keep the "Fortress BMO" unbeaten streak alive in order to make up for their impotence on the road but New York will be their biggest league challenge in a while on home turf. In 2010, New York has been collecting DP's and great role players - meanwhile Mo has mostly found invisible ex-Colorado Rapids and clumsy Eastern Europeans. Thus, Toronto will need a performance close to their Cruz Azul dominance earlier this week if they are going to get 3 points as a carnival prize.
　
MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME: "The Corn Dog Classic"
　
REDS ON A STICK: Stefan Frei, Nick La Brocca, Mista
DEEP FRIED RED BULL: Thierry Henry, Rafael Marquez, Juan Pablo Angel
　
THE ODDS:
- Someone winning Julian de Guzman’s Afro as a carnival prize: 5-1
- MLSE trying to charge people for catching snippets of the match from top of Ferris Wheel: 2-1
- Mo Johnston thinking that "Tiny Tom Donuts" is a short, cheap, unemployed Scottish striker: 10-1
- CBC announcers using phrase "carnival atmosphere" constantly: EVENS
　
WHO ARE YA?
- In attempt to combat the foods available on the Midway, MLSE will be offering new treats at BMO including "Chocolate-covered Chip Buttys" and "Deep-fried Carlsberg"
- TFC's hot-tempered Russian Maxim Usanov has been officially warned that the CNE's "Whack-A-Mole" game is strictly off-limits
- Due to heavy traffic, Red Bulls will be forced to ride on the CNE's "People Mover" from their hotel to BMO
- Late crowds are expected at the match, especially in the expensive "prawn sandwich" midfield seats where the usual 20 minute late arrival may be as much as 40 minutes after kick-off
　
POLAR EXPRESS SAYS: 1-0 Toronto
BI-POLAR EXPRESS SAYS: 2-0 NYRB... no 0-0 Draw... no 2-1 NYRB... no 1-1 Draw
HEADLINE: "RED BULLS DEEPLY BATTERED IN CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE"

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