THE MATCHUP: The peasants are revolting. So is their club.

"MLS Cup tickets? Burn them! Burn them all to hell!"

TORONTO FC (11th) VS. COLUMBUS CREW (5th)
　
BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 4PM ET
TV: CBC RADIO: THE FAN 590
　
Of all the injustices that have fallen upon the Toronto FC supporter's head, are any as painful as losing yet another Trillium Cup? Well, actually... yes. In fact all of them are. Really, after four years of utterly mundane mediocrity and a future that looks murky at best - does any Reds' fan care about a fake trophy awarded to the winner of a fake rivalry? Cue the protests.
　
Yes, the tempers have boiled and enough has indeed become enough at BMO Field meaning this weekend's "derby" with "rivals" Columbus will see the first wide scale attempt at supporter protests against TFC owners ML$E. Various groups plan to stage protests ranging from 90 minutes of silence to wearing green to symbolize greedy owners and of course our very own long-term "NO BEER. NO GEAR" policy. In our opinion, EVERY group and individual must stand up and be heard if you love this club at all - status quo cheering just won't do.
　
While we don't expect much from ML$E more than fake "Town Hall" meetings where they pretend to listen to our fears and anger while trying to buy our love with drink tickets, a message must be given. The decisions that Anselmi & Co. make over the next few months may be the life or death of this young club with the hiring of a truly qualified Director of Football being paramount.
　
The ML$E spin machine will turn a blind eye to the protests on Saturday instead trying to play up the "New Soft Derby" (opposite of Old Firm... get it? Sorry) but the results on the field are meaningless. The only win or loss for Toronto FC will come at the hands of Tom Anselmi and ML$E when they decide whether or not to put this club in the hands of a real football man or whether to do the expected and hand the keys to a Cochrane/Brennan braintrust and doom The Reds for good. If you are at BMO Field on Saturday, your only job as a supporter is to make your feelings heard. There will be time to cheer when (or if) ML$E fixes this mess.
　
MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME: "The New Soft"
　
PLAYING FOR TROPHIES: Will Hesmer, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Steven Lenhart
PLAYING FOR JOBS: Dan Gargan, Jacob Peterson, Maicon Santos
　
THE ODDS:
- ML$E executives actually listening to one word from supporters at their marketing machine "Town Hall" meetings: 1000 - 1
- Shots of supporter protests being broadcast on TV: 500-1
- Being in the same situation next October: 2-1
　
WHO ARE YA?
- The Toronto v Columbus Derby was ranked in the FIFA "Most Important Derby" list just below "Sheffield Wednesday Groundscrew v Sheffield United Caretakers", "All Monkey 11 v Rest of the World Poodle All Stars" and "The Drunken Maradona v 30 Blind Senior Citizens Cup"
- ML$E's new HR consultants plan to look far and wide for the next GM. They plan to start on the 1st Floor of BMO Field before winding up on the 2nd Floor thus ending their "exhaustive" search
- It's not just the fans in the cheap seats planning on protesting on Saturday - rumours are swirling that attendees in the private suites at BMO will only order the caviar canapés and refuse to touch the endangered beluga, unicorn blood or panda sushi provided by ML$E
　
THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR SAYS: 1-1 Draw
THERE'S ALWAYS EVERY YEAR SAYS: 3-1 Columbus
HEADLINE: "ML$E EXECS MISS PROTESTS DUE TO CIGAR/ MONEY SMOKE"