Full-Time Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 The Canadian Soccer Association has fired Dale Mitchell as coach of national men's soccer team. `We are committed to the future of our men's national team program,' CSA president Dominic Maestracci said in a statement. `We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction.' There was no immediate word on Mitchell's replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 So...Duane Rollins strikes again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow what a shocker.I never saw this coming. I wonder what will be the direction that they want to go. I hope they know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 what's worse - Mitchell or no permanent coach for another yr - which CSA has a tendency to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Rollins1555362254 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by VPjr So...Duane Rollins strikes again Must be dumb luck.[}] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full-Time Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Duane did well... http://www.24thminute.com/2009/03/dale-mitchell-to-be-re-assigned.html and Mitchell essentially confirmed it days later when he said at the Vancouver MLS announcement that he would not talk about the CSA/CMNT. http://fulltimefootballshow.blogspot.com/2009/03/dale-mitchell-sounds-like-hes-done.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Up on TSN and Sportsnet... http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=272852 http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/03/27/csa_mitchell/ edit: They've updated the story on TSN... "A 3-1 loss in Honduras last October ended Canada's qualifying attempt with two games remaining and Mitchell was soon answering questions about whether he would resign." Hehe, that would have been me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks Dale for '86, all your goals, and for qualfiying us for '03 and '05. Can't say I'm sad to see you go, but it's not personal. We all want the same thing at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Good luck to Dale Mitchell in the future. I hope that opportunities arise for him within professional soccer in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson M Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 has he really been fired or will he work elsewhere? OR did he quit to join Vancouver's MLS team in some way??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ^ Agree with the last two posts, he's done alot of good for Canadian soccer, most of it as a player, this was never going to work with the MNT after the u20 debacle! It's too bad the CSA screwed up so bad and didn't have the balls to admit their mistake, as in after the Honduras game in Montreal! Anyway, best of luck to Dale and let's hope the CSA can get the right guy as the next MNT manager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 better late than never. I must say this is a good sign that the csa is listening. i'm sure that we got their attention with our fire mitchell press release, and they just waited for a certain amount of time to go by before they pulled the trigger. good way to start my weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 According to Dobson, Mitchell was straight up fired and not reassigned. We will most likely get an interm guy and that the search will take a long time. http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2009/03/27/dobson_mitchell_firing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 this might sound strange coming from me but, as much as this is the right thing to do and I'm pleased that the team will be led by another coach, I do want people to remember that Dale is (arguably) the best player in Canadian history. This doesn't tarnish his playing career. Rather than dance on his grave, I prefer to see this as a sign that the CSA might actually be announcing that results do matter and there must be consequences for failing to meet expectations. i just wish this would have happened on Sept. 11, 2008 (the night after they lost 2-1 to Mexico). It would not have saved the WCQ campaign (that was already toast) but it would have sent a strong message that results matter and excuses are out the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by masster According to Dobson, Mitchell was straight up fired and not reassigned. We will most likely get an interm guy and that the search will take a long time. http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2009/03/27/dobson_mitchell_firing/ Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 4 games too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordsnooty Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Show of hands for Stephen Hart as interim, with an option for a permanent spot following any success at the upcoming Gold Cup. He and the squad were brilliant at the last Gold Cup, and the players seem to respect him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 From Dobson: quote:The search for his replacement is already underway. But it will take a while. CSA top gun Peter Montopoli told me the next man may only be an interim head coach to get the team through a series of friendlies and this summer's Gold Cup. They seem to be determined to take their time in hopes of getting the right man. It will come as no surprise to hear that the man they're looking for must have the technical ability required to prepare the Canadian team for top-quality opponents. ... only if they can grab someone under market value. [}] I'll believe it when I see it. Either we're serious or we're not. Hiring Mitchell after the Simoes selection and the U20 debacle showed we weren't. Keeping Mitchell on after 2-3 games in the semis confirmed we weren't. Will things change? All signs point to "probably not". Sorry kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by masster According to Dobson, Mitchell was straight up fired and not reassigned. We will most likely get an interm guy and that the search will take a long time. http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/blogs/2009/03/27/dobson_mitchell_firing/ The last two lines in that article sums things up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by VPjr this might sound strange coming from me but, as much as this is the right thing to do and I'm pleased that the team will be led by another coach, I do want people to remember that Dale is (arguably) the best player in Canadian history. This doesn't tarnish his playing career. Rather than dance on his grave, I prefer to see this as a sign that the CSA might actually be announcing that results do matter and there must be consequences for failing to meet expectations. i just wish this would have happened on Sept. 11, 2008 (the night after they lost 2-1 to Mexico). It would not have saved the WCQ campaign (that was already toast) but it would have sent a strong message that results matter and excuses are out the window Very well said. Even though I had a hand in preparing our press release demanding his firing, I'd also like to remind everyone that this is not personal and that Mitchell is still a very important figure in Canadian soccer history (and ideally, that history will focus upon his playing years, rather than his latter coaching years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by VPjr this might sound strange coming from me but, as much as this is the right thing to do and I'm pleased that the team will be led by another coach,[ I do want people to remember that Dale is (arguably) the best player in Canadian history. This doesn't tarnish his playing career. Rather than dance on his grave, I prefer to see this as a sign that the CSA might actually be announcing that results do matter and there must be consequences for failing to meet expectations. i just wish this would have happened on Sept. 11, 2008 (the night after they lost 2-1 to Mexico). It would not have saved the WCQ campaign (that was already toast) but it would have sent a strong message that results matter and excuses are out the window He was a good player, but hardly the best IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Time for a little chorus courtesy of our unofficial poet laureate Sir Leonard of Cohen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by The Ref He was a good player, but hardly the best IMHO. i said "arguably" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Boy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 quote:Originally posted by The Ref He was a good player, but hardly the best IMHO. what about 'arguably' do you not understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachRich Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Anyone got an idea of how much it's going to cost us if he was under a contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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