THE MATCHUP: 99 Problems and 9 Points are 9

NEW YORK VS. TORONTO

RED BULL ARENA - SATURDAY 7PM ET

TV: TSN 4

MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME:

"The Must-Win Part VII: Cronin's Revenge"

FACTS* AND STATS**

NEW YORK RED BULLS

- This will be the final fixture between New York and Toronto this season (barring playoffs - snort) thus robbing local Toronto fans a reason to wear Thierry Henry kits to TFC matches like that's ok

- Security has been heightened as usual for a night fixture in Harrison, New Jersey as autumn is the natural feeding time for the local C.H.U.D. population

- "Bradley Wright-Phillips is twice as valuable as Jermain Defoe" is a sentence no English columnist ever thought they would have to ponder

- Corporate sponsor Red Bull has made noises about pulling their ownership of the New York club with the names Sexinthe City FC, I'm Walkin' Heerenveen and New York Cosmos Kramer leading in a re-branding competition

- To celebrate Columbus Day weekend, New York Red Bulls plan to "discover" that Toronto FC aren't really very good

TORONTO FC

- To prove that they are a much better club than the one that lost that infamous 5-0 match at Giants Stadium, TFC have vowed not to lose by more than four goals on Saturday

- Next year, Toronto FC will have two separate trips to New York City with the incoming NYCFC added to the schedule. TFC is seriously looking at signing Jesse Barfield to help address the challenges of playing at Yankee Stadium

- The terms "must win" and "momentum" have officially been replaced at TFC by the terms "mathematically possible" and "still in it"

- Despite rumours, Sam Cronin was not offered to TFC on-loan for one match in order to explain the team’s woes post-match

- To celebrate Thanksgiving Day weekend, Toronto FC plan to thank heavens that this season is nearly over

*Maybe

**Possibly