All Too Little, Too Late

By Nigel Reed CBC Sports

Toronto FC wasted too many chances
It’s a sight Toronto FC fans were hoping not to see – at least not yet.

As the Major League Soccer playoffs move into a higher gear, the winter bubble at BMO Field is already in place. For the next five months it will be a hive of activity – but not for the team which calls it home.

Row upon row of empty red seats will be left exposed to another Canadian winter while inside school children practise and play on artificial turf, illuminated by artificial light, protected by artificial heaters.

As artificial, perhaps, as our collective hopes and expectations for Toronto FC in 2008.

What were we thinking? Did we seriously suppose a second-year franchise could improve its regular-season points tally by nearly 40 per cent and make the leap from MLS whipping-boys to post-season contenders? Darn right we did.

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