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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Absolutely buzzing for #CFMTL! Finally, some joy for us all to enjoy! ☺️ Forge a bit of a bogey team but, come on, we should beat them! Allez L’Impact!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My instinct is that the Saputos haven’t ever really fancied Phillippe Eullaffroy as head coach and the way things have started to shape up (new coach bounce has flattened out), we’ll be seeing another new man in the dug out next season #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The playoffs really are edging further away out of reach for us #CFMTL. We’d need a lot of teams to drop points and to go on a wild winning streak and this team just doesn’t look like it has it in it to do that.

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just caught up with watching the Miami game after avoiding the score… Gulp. That result alone might have done for Philippe Eullaffroy’s chances of being kept on. The Canadian Champ semi is so now massive… Lose that and its season over #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The return of Dante Sealy is a curious one… I was surprised at the time when #CFMTL traded him after a decent solo season. Perhaps it’s an admission that patience has run out with Synchuk - the complete lack of an end product is hard to deny and at least Dante was capable of scoring…

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Finally caught up with the triumph over the Crew match last night! From calamity and frustration to absolute joy with Streit’s screamer! I think the the Swiss winger has bundles of potential, let’s hope that rocket will give the confidence boost his game needs! Allez L’Impact! #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Wish me luck on my tour and, if possible, please spare a penny or two to help me reach my fundraising goal! www.justgiving.com/page/jpcycli...

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Half of my donations will also be going to my local church St John the Evangelist Church, in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead. St John’s is a friendly, welcoming church at the heart of the local community

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust raise and manage funds to repair, restore and preserve our counties’ historic churches and chapels. bedshertshct.org.uk

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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I know this will be a bit random as all my pals on here are Canadian (so I won’t be offended if you ignore!) but on Sat 12th September I’m going to be cycling around 20 churches in Hertfordshire to raise money for the wonderful work of the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust.

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Well, Alexis Sanchez…. Probably passed it but what do we think?? Can he turn some of those draws into wins and fire us into the playoffs?? #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Great to see @CFMTL stage a second half comeback. Showed plenty of guts against a strong opponent. I wonder what’s happened to Frankie Amaya?! Is he injured?

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Nice to get back to watching the mighty #CFMTL in action, albeit we looked pretty rusty. Interesting news about Guboglo to Reims… He hasn’t quite pushed on at CFMTL but I wonder if we haven’t figured out his best position… Are we letting a potential gem slip away?

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

So, I’ll use surprising milestone as a plug opportunity: for any slightly obscure French football tales check out open.substack.com/pub/thecrazy... And for #CFMTL matters please take a look at: open.substack.com/pub/forwhomt...

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For Whom The Bell Tolls | Substack

Original writing about Club de Foot Montréal. Click to read For Whom The Bell Tolls, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Most of my ramblings here are about the mighty #CFMTL but I also have a Substack about French football- amazingly I’ve just hit 100 subscribers! I haven’t spent much time on it this year, focusing more on my CFMTL blog which has a grand total of 9 subscribers! Perhaps i need to refocus my efforts!!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I hope the owners can see the transformation a proper coach has overseen with good people skills and experience. We might not become world beaters over night but we’re on track to something becoming a decent side… we’re just missing that attacking midfielder… #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A reality check for #CFMTL against Chicago and a reminder of the levels that remain in MLS despite Eullaffroy’s recent rejuvenation. Still, we still competed and never gave up. I hope this defeat doesn’t put the hierarchy off of appointing Eullaffroy until the end of the season at least

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A point mid week for Eullaffroy’s #CFMTL boys. I didn’t watch the match, but caught the highlights. Mes amis de Montréal, what was your verdict? A good point? Definitely a bit frustrating conceding a messy late-ish equaliser. Still, a point is better than what we used to get pre-Eullaffroy!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Do these results tells us more about Eullaffroy (and how good he is) or Donadel (and how bad he was)? Is this simply a new manager bounce or have the club stumbled on the permanent solution? I guess we should just enjoy the moment. It’s lovely feeling so confident heading into home matches! #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Late catching up on #CFMTL game after a busy weekend but I’m glad I did! Another win, 4 out of 5. Great to see two subs make the difference. Three games before the break but it’ll be hard not to make Eullaffroy permanent with the difference he’s made in such a short time

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It’s a big night for #CFMTL in the Canadian Championship. It’s a game we should win and that should provide an injection of important positivity after last weekend’s messy defeat. No slip ups, no mistakes, let’s see a big morale boosting win! Allez L’Impact!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

However, the midweek Canadian Champ game could be the perfect next match. A good win for #CFMTL then and the Eullaffroy revival is back on track! Let’s not throw away the progress we’ve made. Onwards #CFMTL, Allez L’Impact!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

That was a strange loss for #CFMTL. Leading comfortably before handing three goals to Atlanta who really didn’t do much at all to earn the win. A big test for any interim coach who starts well is when they taste their first defeat… I think we’ll learn a lot about Eullaffroy from here on

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Ahead of another big weekend for #CFMTL I thought I’d give another plug to the interview I did with ex-Impact and ex-Supra striker Tom Kouzmanis. Tom shares an insight into life at pre-MLS Montréal. Wishing all my Montréal mates a fantastic weekend! Allez L’Impact! open.substack.com/pub/forwhomt...

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The Tom Kouzmanis Interview

In conversation with former Montréal Impact and Canada striker, Tom Kouzmanis

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Some prematch reading for CF Montréal fans before the big match later against NYCFC, check out my interview with record breaking former Impact and Canada striker, Tom Kouzmanis #CFMTL open.substack.com/pub/forwhomt...

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The Tom Kouzmanis Interview

In conversation with former Montréal Impact and Canada striker, Tom Kouzmanis

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Some pre-match reading for CF Montréal fans before the big one against NYCFC, check out my interview with record breaking former Impact and Canada striker, Tom Kouzmanis open.substack.com/pub/forwhomt...

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The Tom Kouzmanis Interview

In conversation with former Montréal Impact and Canada striker, Tom Kouzmanis

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

So great to hear @soccerenfolie.bsky.social back on the marvellous @tbirmontreal.bsky.social 👏Lovely to listen to a victory debrief too! #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Some very interesting and effective subtle changes by Eullaffroy. Red Bulls’ kamikaze tactics did play into our hands but we were ruthless with our opportunities. Bigger challenges await but I do have a lovely sense of optimism and that comes from having genuine confidence in the coach. #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

What a superb win for #CFMTL and our new interim head coach! A great day for our long beleaguered fans too, finally a result and performance worthy of their passion and support!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Eullafrroy has been mentioned as a replacement: I’m not sure Luca Saputo will feel comfortable with appointing an experienced coach. Luca’s will feel insecure managing a coach who knows what he’s doing. Think that would also rule out someone like Jim Curtain (sadly) #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

If Donadel is sacked, what a terrible waste of an entire preseason… especially when the majority of fans could’ve told the hierarchy that he wasn’t the right man for the job. Why has it taken such a long time for the hierarchy to see what we all knew after 2-3 games of Donadel last season? #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Absolutely disappointed with that #CFMTL. Gutted for our brilliant fans. I think it might have to be the end of the Donadel experiment. It just hasn’t worked out.

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

If Donadel does get the bullet, does anyone think it could be remotely plausible for Nancy to make a return?! I know he and Joey fell out spectacularly but he does have deep footballing roots in Montreal… Could he be persuaded?! #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Good to see Bugaj back. He’s definitely our best right back. I thought Longstaff was good too. Jaime kept looking for the ball even though things weren’t always clicking for him. The whole team never gave up which is something #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Tough one to take yesterday. The footballing gods weren’t on our side! When we were knocking on the door in the 2nd half Owusu looked tired. Felt like the right time for Rios to come on for him and step up and make a meaningful contribution - that was the point of signing him surely #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A cruel result. 3-0 flattered the Revs. Gutted for the lads, they didn’t deserve that

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Playing some good football #CFMTL. Lets make this count

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

(This may just be prematch optimism!! Allez #CFMTL! Let’s get a win today!)

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I’ve undergone a shift in my view towards Donadel and his future as #CFMTL head coach. I think we should give him a whole season, let him take a proper swing at the job and judge him at the end… If we lose the next 5 matches 5-0 I might need to revise my view of course!!

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Mes amis de Montréal, does anyone know much about Frankie Amaya? What kind of midfielder is he? And what’s the verdict on this signing? 👍 or 👎?

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I’ve made some lovely Canadian-Italian friends on here - commiserations after the Azzurri failed to make the World Cup. I was rooting for you. The World Cup will be all the poorer for not having Italy and its fans. We need the giants of international football at major tournaments

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Looking forward to reading this! Great work here by the splendid @andystake88.bsky.social

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Andy Coronado @handle.invalid · 01/04/2026

From borrowed fields to building belief. This is how the Montreal Impact Academy survived its toughest early years and began turning a bold vision into Quebec’s first true professional pathway.

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From Vision to Reality: The Creation of the Montreal Impact Academy by Andy Coronado Part 2 | The Ball is Round Montreal

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This is a fantastic read. I love reading about #CFMTL’s development. What a good move to get Philippe Eullafroy back at the club given how important he has been to the club and the local football scene. I hope he continues to play a big role. Bravo @andystake88.bsky.social 👏

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

@tbirmontreal.bsky.social Hello to the greatest CFMTL podcast! 🙌👏A question for the next show if I may: despite being awarded the longest, most generous job audition last season, is it time for Luca Saputo to finally accept that the youngest squad in MLS need a more experienced/skilled coach?

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

And some really odd substitution decisions… And how about the arrival of the bench of Opoku?!?! I couldn’t believe my eyes! I thought he was being managed out of the club?! Everything seemed utterly chaotic #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I don’t advocate for a new coach (what a wasted preseason), even though I think Donadel didn’t pass a very long and generous audition last season. However, Luca Saputo is approaching a very tough decision very soon if more calamitous results take place #CFMTL

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John Porter @forwhomthebell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I watched the match a couple of hours after the original KO time and it’s hard to make sense of what we all saw. How did #CFMTL contrive to lose that match?!

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