piltdownman Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 The Los Angeles Galaxy has traded Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC, sources told SBI on Tuesday evening. Details of the deal were not available yet. To make room for Ruiz on the roster, TFC has waived French midfielder Laurent Robert. http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/08/galaxy-trade-ca.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC07 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ruiz is another Cunny! Bad trade for Toronto unless Ruiz can find his scoring touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdroze Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 This week we lose Edu and Robert, and gain Ruiz. Good god, it's going to be hard to like this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvroArrow Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 First Guevera and now Ruiz..... I guess when we were told that TFC would train future national team members, they actually meant Honduras and Guatamala! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ruiz is 28 so he should be at the prime of his career. He has been one of the top players in MLS in the past so I wouldn't write him off so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by TFC07 Ruiz is another Cunny! Bad trade for Toronto unless Ruiz can find his scoring touch. My thoughts exactly! This guy has flat out sucked for LA all year and he gets much better service in LA than he ever will in Toronto. He also looks like he's out of shape. This move is just confirmation Mo Johnston is out of ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Wow, is Mo trying to make Canadians hate this team or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ugh, I thought this was a joke at first. I friggin' hate Ruiz. He's a scumbag. I don't care if he scores a goal a game for TFC, I'll always friggin' hate his guts. This is very disheartening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Daniel Wow, is Mo trying to make Canadians hate this team or what? It seems that way. I'm not in Toronto and not a die-hard TFC fan by any means, but I've still watched most of their games and hoped for TFC to do well until now. I probably would have defaulted to supporting TFC if/when Montreal and Vancouver join MLS, but signing Ruiz basically guarantees that I'll be cheering with Montreal if they join MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ugh. What was TFC thinking? [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Daniel Wow, is Mo trying to make Canadians hate this team or what? How many Canadians do you think have even heard of him? I think using Voyageurs would have been more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by BringBackTheBlizzard How many Canadians do you think have even heard of him? I think using Voyageurs would have been more accurate. Sad but very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 TFC probably could've gotten Will Johnson for less than they're gonna give up for Ruiz..... Mo is such a f*ckin' jackss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 "BringBackTheBlizzard" is such a strange handle for Mo Johnston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Absurd and childish comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcisoul Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 wow i would have rather got will jonhson ... i guess this Why does tfc continue to get players "who at one time were good"? it really has not worked out for us. (Robert, Guevera, cunniham) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ruiz is pretty much given to TFC, he is a sallary dump for LA so they can bring in Eddie Lewis. So we couldnt of gotten Will Johnson for less. Ruiz is a scumbag, but its a good deal. If you look at this from a non national team perspective he is a 28 year old striker in his prime whos on a contract year. Thus he will be playing his heart out for all his money he can get next season. Also, Ruiz has started 3 games this year when he is used to be playing game in and game out. Injuries + Buddle scoring 13 goals kept him out of the roster. Good move by mo from an actual mls only view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Man I hate this transfer. Can any of you guys think of a player Canadian supporters hate more than Ruiz? I sometimes dream of deVos crushing his skeleton after his second goal in Burnaby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 TFC fans prefer scrub washed college boys and footless journeymen from the Isles, play boring football that they adorn with cheerleading from the endzone (good place to be since the further you are away from half the play the better), then haughtily come on here to tell the world the don't want no scumbag playing for them. For chrissakes guys, don't you see the only way you are going to actually see anything remotely entertaining at BMO is if you sign all the creeps, pimps, slacks and greasers you can get? Or are you afraid that supporting Ruiz is going to corrupt your schoolboy mores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 This is not a good deal at all. We've essentially replaced one washed up striker (Cunningham) with another (Ruiz). This is also a classic knee-jerk reaction from Mo Johnston. The fans were pining for a move because it appeared the team was subtracting talent while it was already under-performing. Improving the defense is a much more pressing matter. As long as TFC keeps trotting out guys like Marco Velez it won't matter who the strikers are. It seems to me Mo Johnston doesn't really have a plan. He is more about 'gestures'. Making moves so that people think something is getting done. But no real direction or purpose. The over-the-hill players just get rotated and replaced by a new batch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Hes 28! How is this guy washed up guy like cunningham? Cunningham was 32 when he came to toronto, and past his prime. I really thought you were better then this, ur losing your mind man. WE GAVE UP NOTHING BUT A DRAFT PICK for a potential star striker, how in the world is this a bad deal. He isnt a terrible contract since hes a free agent next season. The worst thing that can happen is that he stinks, we dont make the playoffs and we dont resign him and we have 400k in open space to sign someone else If he wasnt on the team we would be in the same spot... so hes a rent-a-player until november. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ho boy. Just poke me in the eye with a lit cigarette. I can't wait for Montreal to get into MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 You TFC fans remind me of Montreal Canadiens fans : uber-critical, glass-half-empty and never satisfied. At least Habs fans got that way from being spoiled by decades of mind-numbing success. Where'd you guys get it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 quote:Originally posted by SeanKeay Hes 28! How is this guy washed up guy like cunningham? Cunningham was 32 when he came to toronto, and past his prime. I really thought you were better then this, ur losing your mind man. WE GAVE UP NOTHING BUT A DRAFT PICK for a potential star striker, how in the world is this a bad deal. He isnt a terrible contract since hes a free agent next season. The worst thing that can happen is that he stinks, we dont make the playoffs and we dont resign him and we have 400k in open space to sign someone else If he wasnt on the team we would be in the same spot... so hes a rent-a-player until november. He's not washed up because of his age. Its the fact that he has sucked for the last year. Now, if he turns his career around with TFC I will give Mo tons of kudos for pulling this trade off. But I still contend that this team has far bigger problems than its strikers, especially in defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Probably one of my least favourite players in CONCACAF. Good job Mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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