The Franchise, which airs on TSN Radio 990 Montreal every Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 10am,  is hosted by Gary Whittaker and Nick Murdocco. We take a look at the latest news and notes involving the Montreal Impact:

We discuss

• news of Jamaican defender Shavar Thomas joins the Impact
• The team will begin the season with three goaltenders, Donovan Ricketts,
  Evan Busch and Greg Sutton. All three spoke about working with one another.
  
  The training camp schedule
  
  • The team is in Mexico
  • tomorrow for two weeks as part of a team bonding experience. Coach Jesse Marsch says cuts won't necessarily be made right after that trip. A handful of players are invites right now.
    
    California trip that will be held from February 6 to 18 at the Home Depot Center Sports Complex, in Carson.
    
    the Houston Dynamo, Portland Timbers The club will then conclude its camp on the West coast versus the LA Galaxy, on February David Beckham signs two year deal to remain in MLS

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This podcast is taken from portions of the show which aired on the TSN Radio 990 between 7am and 10am every Saturday and Sunday which includes Producer/TSN Radio 990 reporter Amanda Stein. The podcast includes guests Kamal Panesar from HabsAddict.com and JT Utah from 25Stanley.com

• We included our interview with Scott Radley from the Hamilton Spectator who covers the Bulldogs. We looked at the players like Palushaj and Leblanc who have been on fire for the 'Dogs
• We wanted to get to some of the major stories surrounding the Habs, but led off with a rumour about Carey Price and the phone lines lit up. Here are those stories.

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• Special guest Don "Big Win" Wilson from TOPMMANEWS.com
• Talked about Aldo vs Mendes, the "Rumble" weight loss problem and his fight, and how the Canadians fared.

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The Franchise was joined by Paul Branchaud who works as a coach with Team in Training who supports blood cancel research via the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. From their website:

Only Team In Training has trained over a half a million runners, walkers, triathletes, cyclists and hikers across North America and raised over $1.2 billion to fund lifesaving research. Once you sign up, you'll be training with our huge network of certified coaches who will have weekly group runs with you and your team. You'll even have mentors for fundraising support as well as your own website for online fundraising.

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Former Montreal Impact goalkeeper and currently Director of Soccer Operations, Matt Jordan joined The Franchise on Saturday, January 14th, 2012. We discussed a variety of topics, including:

• How it was for him transitioning from uniform to suit and tie
• The #1 pick in the Superdraft, Andrew Wenger
• The thinking behind how the Montreal Impact are looking to build the MLS edition of the Franchise
• What’s on the horizon for aquiring either a designated player or a solid striker

This podcast is taken from portions of the show which aired on the TSN Radio 990 between 7am and 10am every Saturday and Sunday which includes Producer/TSN Radio 990 reporter Amanda Stein. The podcast includes guests Kamal Panesar from HabsAddict.com and Steven Hindle from HockeyBuzz.ca:

• On the back of winning 2 straight games to start the season, a question was raised as to whether the Canadiens can make the playoffs this season.
• The latest news of the NHLPA refusing the NHL's proposed re-alignment
• what is the bigger story, Halak vs Price or Halak vs Eller

NOTE: AN ERROR WAS MADE AND THIS PODCAST DOES NOT CONTAIN THE SUNDAY SHINNY PORTION OF THE SHOW FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND. HOPING TO INCLUDE IT SOON.

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