The Footie Fool (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Looks like there is fire underneath the Jim Brennan smoke I posted about a few days ago. The Toronto FC defender has publicly spoken out against both Dale Mitchell and the CSA. He hasn’t retired from the MNT, but emphatically states that he won’t be suiting up as long as Dale Mitchell is at the [...]
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
TFC captain and long-time Canadian international Jim Brennan has become the first significant player to speak out against the current state of the CSA. Angry that he was not personally informed that he was left off the team for the next set of qualifying games, Brennan announced that he was “temporally stepping away” from the Nats. He added that he did not see “eye to eye” with head coach...
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
The city comptroller's race continues to shrink as Assemblyman Jim Brennan just announced he's out of the race. Brennan, who's from Brooklyn, dropping off the ticket is a boon to City Councilman David Yassky, also from Brooklyn. Another Brooklyn candidate, Simcha Felder, dropped out in June . That leaves Yassky competing most intensely for votes in Queens, where City Council members...
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
... World Cup was put in charge of the national team," said De Rosario, the Houston Dynamo playmaker." Jim Brennan, Toronto FC's captain also declared that he would never play for Canada as long as Mitchell was the coach. Compounding the dissension with their coach was the fact that Canada was missing key players in De Rosario and Adrian Seroux due to suspension; Julian De Guzman with a thigh...
The Footie Fool (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Earlier today, Dale Mitchell responded to Jim Brennan and, well, it looks like we’ve got us a good ol’ fashioned tit for tat going on in Canadian soccer. When asked if he would ever call Brennan again, Mitchell responded with an emphatic “no”. Mitchell said Brennan had turned down the call-ups in the last 18 months [...]
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Windsor Terrace residents were joined by Park Slope Assemblyman Jim Brennan and local community board members at a rally to decry a proposal that would completely bar cars from Prospect Park for three months next summer to study the traffic impact. Last month Transportation Alternatives delivered a petition to Mayor Bloomberg signed by 10,000 people who want the park to be totally car-free....
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... target market is lobbyists who want to own their own space a block from the Capitol, says Jim Brennan, a Trancas adviser.In fact, he says the building has been renamed K-Street West, a play on the reputation of K Street in Washington, D.C., home to many of the nation's top lobbying firms."This is (positioned as) the West Coast counterpart to Washington and it's in Sacramento, not L.A. or...
brownstoner (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... to be prepared. "A car-free park 'could have a major environmental impact,'" said Assemblyman Jim Brennan at a press conference yesterday. According to Streetsblog , "he co-signed a letter with the CB chairs asking DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan for the EIS." They prefer that the park not be closed to traffic, even for a trial period. Needless to say, this isn't sitting well with bike...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
TORONTO — Goalkeeper Greg Sutton and midfielder Kevin Harmse are the Toronto FC players who will be called up for Canada's next World Cup qualifying matches After training Thursday at BMO Field, TFC head coach John Carver said the two will be called up to the Canadian team for the games but said that so far defender Jim Brennan has not been called up. Brennan was with the Canadian team...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
... thought we could have got three points, and we didn't, so we're frustrated," Toronto captain Jim Brennan said. "But we've got four games left, you've got to be optimistic and go out for each game thinking you're going to get three points. I think once you start doubting yourself, then it is over."The second-year squad that sits last in the league appears destined to miss the playoffs again....
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... where he played for the home side in its 3-0 victory over New Caledonia on Wednesday.Defender Jim Brennan came from Mexico, where he played for Canada in a 2-1 loss in Tuxtla Gutierrez.Guevara, who plays for Honduras, and Tyrone Marshall, who plays for Jamaica, returned from Honduras after the home side won 2-0 on Wednesday.Forward Carlos Ruiz arrived from Guatemala after scoring two goals...
The Footie Fool (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
... and fire tonight. Dale Mitchell…what the hell are you doing pulling Gerba for Friend and Hume for Jim Brennan when the thing we needed the most was a goal? Bernier for Friend didn’t make sense at the time? Okay, I might have more to say on this, but right now I am gutted. Gutted. I had so much fun watching this team for the first 20 minutes of the game, then… I was so hoping this time things...
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... Listen John its the nature of the business in MLS, deal with it. He will be without: Greg Sutton, Jim Brennan (Canada); Marvell Wynne (USA); Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala); Amado Guevara (Honduras); Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica); Julius James (Trinidad & Tobago); Jarrod Smith (New Zealand); and Carl Robinson (Wales). Nine players total and seven of those are starters. Yikes. Is Chivas finally healthy':...
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... of the week it was a little bit harder but there was a couple worth mentioning. You had Toronto’s Jim Brennan striking early for the Reds against Chivas; Darren Huckerby’s game-winner of Kansas City; and Brian Mullen’s far post strike against Chicago. But the goal that stood out to me was Landon Donovan’s second of the night and 16th goal of the season. Just a perfect threw ball from Eddie...
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... duty following Toronto's� game at Chivas USA yesterday. That list includes Greg Sutton and Jim Brennan (Canada), Amado Guevara (Honduras), Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala), Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica), Carl Robinson (Wales), Marvell Wynne (USA), and Jarrod Smith (New Zealand). At home, the T&T team resume training at the Hasely Crawford Stadium tomorrow. Team manager David Muhammad and technical consultant...
