THE MATCHUP: "Blame Canada!"

---------------- Maurice and Predrag planning for 2011

FC DALLAS (4TH) VS. TORONTO FC (9TH)
　
Pizza (The) Hut(t) Park - Saturday 8:30PM ET
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO & PACIFIC ----RADIO: THE FAN 590
　
September - the start of autumn in Ontario, where leaves and expectations fall into a big mushy pile. For the fourth year in a row, Toronto FC begins to prepare for their final "push" for the last available playoff spot. This week sees The Reds and their truly embarrassing road form head to cosmopolitan Frisco, Texas where their opponents, FC Dallas, have great home form.
　
The only pressing question will be... if Toronto FC does the expected and drop points - what autumn excuse will be rolled out? The good money is on PrekiMo using Team Canada's call up of TFC stars Dwayne De Rosario, Julian de Guzman and Nana Attakora to excuse a poor showing. In past Septembers and Octobers the "Greatest Hits" collection has included expansion, "only a second-year club", "only a third-year club", injuries, coaching changes and moody players.
　
What will you definitely NOT hear about? A league-wide joke of a director, the least ambitious owners possible, a coach whose idea of offence is a goal kick, "5 Year Plans" and MLS's stubborn refusal for international breaks. No, the truth has no place in autumn and the only way TFC will emerge from Texas with points in tow is for Preki to ditch negative Prekiball and make the most of the bare-bones squad which is the fruit of 5 years of Mo Johnston's "labour". Easier said than done.
　
MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME: "The International Breakdown"
　
DALLAS BURN: Kevin Hartman, Dax McCarty, Brek Shea
THE EXCUSABLES: Stefan Frei, Nick La Brocca, Adrian Cann
　
THE ODDS:
- De Ro, de Guzman and Nana shining for Canada vs. Peru after being freed from Prekiball's shackles: 5-1
- Jeff Cunningham scoring a cheeky winner against his ex-club: 3-1
- Mo Johnston to suddenly "have his eye" on a few good Peruvians: EVENS
- Preki's post-match interview to include the following words: Internationals, fatigue, unlucky,
heat and effort: 2-1
　
WHO ARE YA?
- When Dallas Burn changed their uniforms to hoops, they considered the matching new club name "Queens Park Texas Rangers"
- "Bowl 'O Hoops" is the hottest selling snack at Pizza Hut Park - deep fried Spaghetti O's covered in BBQ Sauce and blasted into your mouth from a shotgun
- The Dallas suburb of Frisco is home to a 25-foot statue of Larry "J.R. Ewing" Hagman made entirely of taco meat
- The club's original name of Dallas Burn was actually changed when it was deemed insensitive to Americans suffering through the painful effects of jock-itch
　
OIL MAGNATES SAY: 2-0 FC Dallas
BUTTY BARONS SAY: 0-0 Draw
HEADLINE: "EXCUSES EXECUTED IN TEXAS"

QPTR - "Up The Lone Star Hoops"