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Thursday, June 11, 2009

BREAKING NEWS: Nothing.


Pehaps Mo Johnston was misquoted when he said he would have "answers to all the questions..." the other day. Perhaps he continued quietly under his breath "... the questions you already have answers to." Perhaps Press Conference now means 4-minute post practice scrum where the press lobs Mo creampuff questions and he treats them like incoming root canals. Or, perhaps Mo Johnston and his MLSE co-horts are such masters of spin and damage control that their honesty is on par with Chad Barrett's goal scoring prowess.

With TFC fans awaiting a "State of the Union" style presser with hard answers to hard questions, Mo instead chose to sardonically mumble his way through the scrum with the usual dazzling array of cliches and corporate doublespeak which we have come to expect since the first season. The highlights, if you would dare call them that, went something like this:

- Nick Garcia is a great defender who was San Jose's team captain; he plays 90 minutes a game (isn't that his job?); he should play on Saturday; blah, blah, blah

- Ali Gerba will hopefully attend Saturday's game; hope to have him signed on Monday or Tuesday (never heard this before - wait until he tries the turf); money issues not a concern; tried to sign him before he went to MK Dons; blah, bloody, blah

- He's got another piece of the puzzle on his radar (too bad his radar system only covers the lower end of the Scottish and English leagues); blah

- He also added blah, blah, f***ing blah

In short, after promising to clear the air after some awful results and fan protests, Mo delivered the same, tired "everything is going to plan" rubbish that we know and hate. No doubt, spin-central at MLSE Head Office had their knowing hands all over this but the sad truth was driven home so brutally once again: Mo Johnston and MLSE think that you are stupid. Will supporters prove him wrong or will the Scottish porridge be swallowed up again until the next crisis?

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