Well, it's been eons since
Toronto FC
kicked a meaningful ball (well since last Wednesday, but in the context of the season, that's a huge gap.) and with the help of that break in the schedule, they'll be taking a 20 day unbeaten run into Saturday's game against Houston. That does of course include a winning streak as great as any the team has ever seen, 3 whole games.
3 is a big number in the context of Houston this year. It is of course the site of the infamous club Escobar where the TFC 3 gained their
international notoriety
. We got a timely denouement to that saga on Thursday when one of the 3, number 3
Miguel Aceval
joined his brother in arms
Nick Soolsma
in the 'left by mutual consent' club, so he sadly won't have the chance to wreak his vengeance on Houston (
click here for the special Aceval commemorative jersey
). That was after the MarinerEra got off to a frighteningly bad and very Winter-esque start in Kansas City, but in the game that followed just 3 days after that wild Sunday, TFC stunned everyone by scoring 3 times before half time ...
