Keano Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 http://www.rds.ca/impact/chroniques/258221.html Strike anyone else as kinda weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 http://montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=964&Focus=0 For all you non-franco readers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Impact Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Keano http://www.rds.ca/impact/chroniques/258221.html Strike anyone else as kinda weird? Seems like Desantis was forced to accept a package deal. The second guys stats were not as impressive. Anyone have any idea of what the caliber of play in the T&T first division is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Mr.Impact Seems like Desantis was forced to accept a package deal. The second guys stats were not as impressive. Anyone have any idea of what the caliber of play in the T&T first division is like? I think Joe Public is supposed to be like a one club powerhouse in a crap league, anyone able to support that? I could be mistaken... and these guys were at another club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Football_League_(Trinidad_and_Tobago) not much to glean from this. shows Byers as 2007 top scorer though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Do they have any international caps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 quote:Originally posted by loyola Do they have any international caps? Byers: 27 (18) Gregory: 47* (27*) *U17, U20, U23 and senior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 How do they have so many goals for Antigua and Barbuda? I mean who are they playing where they can score goals like that? It doesn't get much worse than Antigua unless they had like a 20 game series with the US Virgin Islands. San Juan is a good club by T and T standards I think they are top 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 A&B have scored 30 goals in their last 18 fixtures, going back to August 2006. For comparison's sake, Canada has 27 goals in 17 fixtures in the same timeframe (including 7 against SVG). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_TRUTH Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Contrary to what you may want to believe, the TNT pro league is of a higher standard than USL div 1 and below that of MLS. Joe public being a powerhouse is a thing of the past as new teams like W Connection and San Juan Jabloteh have emerged as the top teams. I say this not only because I've played in both TNT(for Jabloteh) and in the A-league/USl div 1, but if you look at the stats of players moving abroad, in a country of 1.3 mil where money is scarce and resources are very much limited they have supplied the European leagues (especially england and scotland) with way more players than the USl div 1.....By far. And i'm not talking about lower leagues i'm talking about the premiership and the championship. not 3rd div sweden and norway. Also the fact that TNT played in the last world cup and canada..well didn't, proves that they must be doing something right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by THE_TRUTH Contrary to what you may want to believe, the TNT pro league is of a higher standard than USL div 1 and below that of MLS. Joe public being a powerhouse is a thing of the past as new teams like W Connection and San Juan Jabloteh have emerged as the top teams. I say this not only because I've played in both TNT(for Jabloteh) and in the A-league/USl div 1, but if you look at the stats of players moving abroad, in a country of 1.3 mil where money is scarce and resources are very much limited they have supplied the European leagues (especially england and scotland) with way more players than the USl div 1.....By far. And i'm not talking about lower leagues i'm talking about the premiership and the championship. not 3rd div sweden and norway. Also the fact that TNT played in the last world cup and canada..well didn't, proves that they must be doing something right. hmmm...who exactly ARE you, anyways?? (just curious) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 never mind - just figured out the answer to my question: http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by THE_TRUTH Contrary to what you may want to believe, the TNT pro league is of a higher standard than USL div 1 and below that of MLS. Joe public being a powerhouse is a thing of the past as new teams like W Connection and San Juan Jabloteh have emerged as the top teams. I say this not only because I've played in both TNT(for Jabloteh) and in the A-league/USl div 1, but if you look at the stats of players moving abroad, in a country of 1.3 mil where money is scarce and resources are very much limited they have supplied the European leagues (especially england and scotland) with way more players than the USl div 1.....By far. And i'm not talking about lower leagues i'm talking about the premiership and the championship. not 3rd div sweden and norway. Cool, thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Impact Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by THE_TRUTH Contrary to what you may want to believe, the TNT pro league is of a higher standard than USL div 1 and below that of MLS. Joe public being a powerhouse is a thing of the past as new teams like W Connection and San Juan Jabloteh have emerged as the top teams. I say this not only because I've played in both TNT(for Jabloteh) and in the A-league/USl div 1, but if you look at the stats of players moving abroad, in a country of 1.3 mil where money is scarce and resources are very much limited they have supplied the European leagues (especially england and scotland) with way more players than the USl div 1.....By far. And i'm not talking about lower leagues i'm talking about the premiership and the championship. not 3rd div sweden and norway. Also the fact that TNT played in the last world cup and canada..well didn't, proves that they must be doing something right. What can you tell us about these 2 players the Impact have signed. Do you think they will be able to adapt to the USL 1 style of play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick titus Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Byers is a good goal scorer, he's not too bad at all. As for Trinidad 1st division it is not A-league standard it is about second division. If those teams competed in the A-league as a team on a weekly basis they would get beaten alot, but in a one off game anything can happen. I've seen many games there and played with alot of the players in T&T, and the spped of play is a little slower than A-league, and less physically demanding. The players have more skill, but their tactical game is poor. Jabloteh is good tactically, and their coach is very good. T&T league standards are obviously getting better, but they need a bit more time to be A-league or especially MLS standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_TRUTH Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Good observations rick, but you must consider the fact that about 3-5 players who played(actually started and came off the bench) in the last world cup were still signed to teams in the PFL and still are. In terms of the physical game you talk about in north america, The teams would quickly adapt to a new environment if given the opportunity. In terms of skill and tatics, I give the PFL the advantage because of the coaches who have graced the league with their knowledge, with terry fenwick being one of the main reasons the league has made huge strides in recent years. The PFL also competes in the Concacaf Club championship and does fairly well considering trinidad has a population of 1.3 million. IN terms of structure and infrastructure, north america has an unlimited supply of resources, including proper training facilities, funds, and most importantly population. The bottom line is both leagues need huge improvements starting from the top and the gap between is marginal and can go either way depending on which side you choose to look at. From my perspective, I learnt, and enjoyed the game 10 times more in trinidad, playing under fenwick and st.clair then I did playing in canada. maybe i lucked out but ross ongaro really didn't show me anything i hadn't seen before and the a-league hasn't produced any big name players who have gone on to play on the world stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_TRUTH Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I forgot, I don't know of the 2 players you speak of, they weren't around when i was there so i cannot comment on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtl-supporter23 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Good to see the Impact pick up two quality players, but how many players are going to be signed to contracts before management realizes that a winning team cannot be bought. Now don't get me wrong, these boys can probably be great additions to the club but constantly adding players to your roster hurts chemistry. Has any other USL team made as many transfers this year as the Impact... Our last cup in 04 was the team this active in the transfer market... mtl-supporter23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 quote:Originally posted by mtl-supporter23 Good to see the Impact pick up two quality players, but how many players are going to be signed to contracts before management realizes that a winning team cannot be bought. Now don't get me wrong, these boys can probably be great additions to the club but constantly adding players to your roster hurts chemistry. Has any other USL team made as many transfers this year as the Impact... Our last cup in 04 was the team this active in the transfer market... mtl-supporter23 I agree a winning team can't be bought but most of the time Brown's quality is shocking and a striker with a better first touch and more hustle and better timed runs will help a lot. Also both Brillant and Grande certainly did help give a smoother, more dangerous look to the midfield build-up, I think they were solid additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Impact Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 quote:Originally posted by mtl-supporter23 Good to see the Impact pick up two quality players, but how many players are going to be signed to contracts before management realizes that a winning team cannot be bought. Now don't get me wrong, these boys can probably be great additions to the club but constantly adding players to your roster hurts chemistry. Has any other USL team made as many transfers this year as the Impact... Our last cup in 04 was the team this active in the transfer market... mtl-supporter23 They didn't play in champions league in 2004. The Impact had no choice but to sign players in order to increase their depth in key positions, given the number of games they have to play in a short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtl-supporter23 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Mr.Impact They didn't play in champions league in 2004. The Impact had no choice but to sign players in order to increase their depth in key positions, given the number of games they have to play in a short period of time. True, but in general their roster seems to alter so much that its hard for much chemistry to build. I hope I'm wrong and they blow by Esteli and maybe shock the Revolution in group stage. All in due time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny63 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&sun=500303038108232008&sports=display&ac=Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpenza Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 "National strikers Peter “Big Pete” Byers and Gayson “Bubbler” Gregory, have both signed one year deals with the Montreal Impact Football Club *in the United States*. " h the joy of not having a real national championship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socawarrior Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 quote:Originally posted by rick titus Byers is a good goal scorer, he's not too bad at all. As for Trinidad 1st division it is not A-league standard it is about second division. If those teams competed in the A-league as a team on a weekly basis they would get beaten alot, but in a one off game anything can happen. I've seen many games there and played with alot of the players in T&T, and the spped of play is a little slower than A-league, and less physically demanding. The players have more skill, but their tactical game is poor. Jabloteh is good tactically, and their coach is very good. T&T league standards are obviously getting better, but they need a bit more time to be A-league or especially MLS standard. Yo Bredren, is that really you? we chilled a couple of times back in tha day when you were here in mtl (with ace/skatch/and the other ghetto boyz! Holla if you see this post would love to hook up again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Byers wins player of the week awards in the USL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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