Danny Koevermans’ name wasn’t on the ballot for voters to select. And while his body of work, 10 MLS games, might not be enough to dislodge Rosales, he deserved to get some notice from the voters.

"We're looking at both options," said Cochrane. "The challenges here (at BMO Field) are obvious. The field is the least of our worries. We can get the field up and running and ready to play and be in great shape. It's all the other stuff in and around — the stands, making sure they're safe, plumbing, restrooms, amenities.

Although Toronto FC finished out of the MLS playoffs, midfielder Terry Dunfield’s season isn’t over just yet.The B.C. native is looking forward to Canada’s last two World Cup qualifiers against St. Kitts and Nevis in November. But, as his club wrapped up its end-of-season press conference, he took time to reflect on his up and down year so far.

Perhaps the hardest decision for him will be surrounding the goalkeeping tandem of Stefan Frei and Milos Kocic. Frei started the season as the bona fide No. 1, but after suffering a midseason injury, Kocic came in and played very well to hold onto the starting job until the end of the year.

Toronto FC's last game of the 2011 season could've almost served as a microcosm of the club's entire year. Some defensive breakdowns that led to opposing goals, Danny Koevermans bailing the Reds out and, in the end, a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution that left the BMO Field fans satisfied, if not overjoyed, with how their club performed.

But maybe the most remarkable moment in the game came right before the final whistle, when midfielder Hernandez went off the pitch favouring his right knee. He fell awkwardly. If he can’t go against TFC in the CCL match, well, that’s huge.

In a season where Toronto FC has frittered away over a dozen points due to late-game breakdowns and failures to defend set pieces, it's perhaps fitting that both demons combined at once in the game that officially eliminated the Reds from the postseason hunt. Thierry Henry's 88th-minute equalizer off of a corner kick left TFC with just one point in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday at BMO Field.

Toronto FC's 1-1 draw with Pumas UNAM may have taken place on Tuesday evening, but the seeds were planted last Saturday. That was the day the Reds played their first choice Starting XI in an away league match against Chivas USA, a curious decision given that the club had the vastly more important CONCACAF Champions League date with Pumas in just three days' time.

Aron Winter gambled, and rolled snake eyes.With a massive, must-win CONCACAF Champions League against Pumas UNAM coming up on Tuesday, and with Toronto FC all but eliminated from the MLS playoff race, the Reds’ technical director and coach decided to start his best available XI Saturday against Chivas.

Yes, collapses can occur in sport. But the Reds would need to go on a perfect run to finish the season and then need not one, not two, but three teams to all collapse. To have all three falter would be a statistical anomaly.