BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Yes, Toronto FC is my team now and hopefully they'll show the Americans how the game is supposed to be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manutd1 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 And who on TFC is going to give the Americans a lesson on how the game should be played? Its not as if they're Chelsea....ok, bad example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhr57 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 And he's back in Sweden for yet another trial. This time with second-tier team Åtvidaberg. http://www.atvidabergsff.se/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaucho Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Thank you for continuing to share info on Tyler despite him not working out with your club. I very much appreciate it. Go AIK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Ault Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 quote:Originally posted by dbailey62 What is the playing surface? Looking at the photo and by what I've been able to find it is a Field Turf type surface. You can see the brush marks if you look close. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Ault Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 quote:Originally posted by dbailey62 What is the playing surface? Looking at the photo and by what I've been able to find it is a Field Turf type surface. You can see the brush marks if you look close. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAS Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 quote:Originally posted by nhr57 And he's back in Sweden for yet another trial. This time with second-tier team Åtvidaberg. http://www.atvidabergsff.se/ Ok, so he has gone from one of the big clubs in Sweden, to a much smaller club in Finland, and now he's trying to get a job with a team in Sweden's second-tier. DAMN! Can he fall any further?! I have no idea what Sweden's second-tier looks like, it's level of play, or the level of pay, but I think it is safe to say that it would hardly embarass the MLS. Maybe the pay would be better since this kid would only get the MLS Development Roster salary without a Generation Addidas contract (didn't he turn one down?), but the playing quality can't be better. This may be a case of someone having such a love-affair with everything Europe, or the usual inferiority complex about North American soccer, that he would take anything in Europe over MLS. I think at this point, he should get his ass on a plane to Florida and hope that he can convince Mo to give him a chance. A couple of years in MLS would help to bridge the gap between NCAA and the better leagues in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoni Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Yeah, this doesn't look good... If it's any consolation, Åtvidaberg is a famous club that once knocked Chelsea out of the Cup winners cup. Not bad for a town of 11,000. Nowadays they hover around the middle of the Superettan (1st division). Anyway, if Tyler doesn't make this TFC would probably be the best thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Looks like they were briefly a successful team in the early 70s until a calculator company called Facit, who sponsored them, went bankrupt:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85tvidaberg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85tvidabergs_FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Ault Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Just to keep everyone up to date on the Finnish League Cup: Finland - League Cup Group 1 February 14 FT FC Lahti 1 - 3 HJK Helsinki Finland - League Cup Group 2 February 14 FT FF Jaro 2 - 0 TPS Turku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 quote:Originally posted by KAS I think at this point, he should get his ass on a plane to Florida and hope that he can convince Mo to give him a chance. A couple of years in MLS would help to bridge the gap between NCAA and the better leagues in Europe. Pure speculation on my part but the problem to a certain extent might also be that his agent would get less money that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAS Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 quote:Originally posted by BringBackTheBlizzard Pure speculation on my part but the problem to a certain extent might also be that his agent would get less money that way. Yes, that is pure speculation, but I was also thinking that he was getting some bad advice when I made my previous post. Unless he is very industrious, or well connected, his ability to get so many tryouts, in quick succession and on short notice, suggests the work of an agent whose connections are strongest in Sweden/Finland. If he really was offered a Generation Adidas contract (does anyone know?) and turned it down for the glamourous life in Sweden's second division (assuming he makes it!), then I would definitely fire the agent. This guy was expected to go late first round or early second round in the MLS Superdraft. That is not spectalular, but he would have got an MLS contract and atleast a few games with the first team. He really should try to get Mo's phone number and see if he can get a couple of years in MLS before trying this European adventure again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Link The above link is interesting becasue it describes a player whose credentials are fairly similar to Roselund's. Obviously none of us are parties to whatever negotiations have gone on between Roselund and MLS/TFC but first and foremost, professional soccer for a player is about making a living. I would suggest that if Roselund is willingly looking at the Second Division of Sweden, then the money MLS was offering was on the low side. Unfortunately, until MLS is able to increase their revenues so as to offer decent salaries to development players, I think a fairly significant number of "blue chip" prospects will be looking to second tier leagues in Europe first. <mod>Fixed link</mod> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I am sure he would make more money in the 4th division in Germany than on one of these MLS developmental contracts. You make more money at Tim Hortons for God's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Ed I am sure he would make more money in the 4th division in Germany than on one of these MLS developmental contracts. You make more money at Tim Hortons for God's sake. Second Division Sweden would be better both in terms of development (assuming he is playing) and financially. Friend was making approximately $70,000 US in his first year playing in second tier Norway with Moss. His resume is almost identical coming out of the same school, with no professional experience, and junior international experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury Second Division Sweden would be better both in terms of development (assuming he is playing) and financially. Friend was making approximately $70,000 US in his first year playing in second tier Norway with Moss. His resume is almost identical coming out of the same school, with no professional experience, and junior international experience. No argument there. Just pointing out that the developmental salaries are pitiful in MLS and you cannot blame a player for looking at the lower leagues in Europe, despite the stated superior level of play in MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Ed Just pointing out that the developmental salaries are pitiful in MLS and you cannot blame a player for looking at the lower leagues in Europe, despite the stated superior level of play in MLS. Many of the development roster players never make the senior roster. It is an opportunity for graduating NCAA players like Tyler Hemming to try to make the grade by training with an MLS team for a summer rather than going to USL-D1. European clubs pay burger flipping level money to lots of young players as well. The only difference is they tend to be a bit younger joining clubs straight from high school and have no qualifications to fall back on if things don't work out and it should be remembered that most ultimately do wind up in this category. The most promising young players in a North American context are offered Generation Adidas deals by MLS to forego NCAA and these lead to senior roster spots and can be quite lucrative (Freddy Adu being a prime example) and many first round SuperDraft picks (this appears to apply in the case of TFC's Andrew Boyens) get senior roster deals straight away for considerably more than the league minimum. Rumour has it that Tyler Rosenlund would have been in this sort of category so I'm not sure why the development roster issue is even being discussed in this thread. Generation Adidas players like Maurice Edu (who probably got what would have been Tyler Rosenlund's place) typically go in the first round, while this DC United player was a more marginal third round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaucho Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Rosenlund will be offered a contract in the coming week. Link <mod>Fixed link</mod> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I've been trying to "shallow for östgötarnas decisions" for years, so I can definitely say this a great move for the kid. In any case, he'll be playing more or less on the same level as many guys who have been in our national program. Like Kusch. Kenny. Pozniak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhr57 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Tyler has signed a two year contract with Åtvidaberg. Either party can cancel the deal after the first year, though. http://www.atvidabergsff.se/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atvidaberg Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Rosenlund has left Atvidaberg... Does anyone know where he is headed now? LINK: http://www.atvidabergsff.se/default.aspx?masterPageID=1&pageID=1&newsID=443 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 He should have gone with Toronto FC. Now I think he might be screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Jamit He should have gone with Toronto FC. Now I think he might be screwed. He should have stayed in school for his senior year. Toronto FC will always be an option, down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by David C. He should have stayed in school for his senior year. Toronto FC will always be an option, down the road. Only if he's good enough and failing to make the grade with a Swedish second tier team has got to be a major question mark in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by David C. He should have stayed in school for his senior year. Toronto FC will always be an option, down the road. Agreed, though now Toronto FC is probably less of an option than it ever was. Seems somebody stuffed his head with unrealistic expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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