The what-ifs connecting Bob Bradley and Toronto FC have been around since his son, Michael, left Europe for Canada nearly eight years ago. Bob was just starting his European adventure at the time, and Greg Vanney, about to kick off a philosophical revolution that would take the Reds to rare heights, would be in charge before the coming season was done.

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