THE STARTING 11: Halloween tricks and treats at Toronto FC

Irish DP target Jack O' Lantern

"Toronto FC! Spooky scary! Reds missing playoffs, Reds becoming wolves!" Or something like that.

Late October marks two annual traditions that go back to the earliest days of modern-era North America: Halloween and Toronto FC being eliminated from MLS play. The carving of pumpkins and expensive fullbacks packing their suitcases for good goes hand-in-hand on the streets of Toronto. However, The Reds' goal scoring ability isn't the only horror show in town. Down in the creepy, foggy alleyways of Exhibition Place, Toronto FC always have a few extra tricks and treats for All Hallows' Eve...

11. Tim Leiweke hands out root vegetables to kids who knock at his door - apologizes and tells them to check back in January for delicious candy

10. Danny Koevermans, Collin Samuel and Ali Gerba face-off in tense, growling showdown at BMO Field over the last mini Coffee Crisp

9. The redheaded kid isn't allowed to go out trick-or-treating

8. Ryan Nelsen's house is completely covered by tell-tale Swiss brand of toilet paper

7. Justin Braun wears Jermaine Defoe costume and begs for contract extension

6. Bright Dike travels up to TFC Academy and beats up the U-17 team for their candy

5. Tim Bezbatchenko gets angry as everyone keeps telling him they "love his hilarious nerd outfit"

4. Reggie Lambe dresses up as a goat - doesn't get the irony

3. UNICEF boxes stuffed with allocation money

2. Warnings of razorblades in chip buttys

1. The club's future is just as frightening as every other day

"Boys becoming men... Richard Eckersley to Wolves"



THE STARTING 11: Halloween Special! Toronto FC Horror Movies

"Return Of The Football Dead" - Aaaahhhh!!! Aim for the brains!

Hey, I heard you there... stop writing your own jokes! We all know that the last four years of Toronto FC football has been a series of frightening scenes poorly mashed together with an inevitable death at the end - that of course being our hopes of having a winning team. On this Halloween (as we wait for an unexpected German hero to save us from our demons), we sit in the dark, in our scary Laurent Robert shirts, and flip through the channels looking for creepy TFC movies...
　
11. "Dawn of the Dead Franchise"
　
10. "The Calamityville Horror"
　
9. "Invasion Of The Butty Snatchers"
　
8. "Drag Me To Columbus"
　
7. "Bram Stoker's Chadula"
　
6. "Let The Right Wing In"
　
5. "Silence Of The Fans"
　
4. "A Latvian Wrewlf In Trnto"
　
3. "Mo'sBarry's Baby"
　
2. "Nightmare From Bay Street"
　
1. "I Know What You Didn't Win Last Summer"