tmcmurph Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 With Brian Burke's firing today, Maybe these moves (ie Payne hiring and Mariner and Burke firing) are all part and parcel of the new ownership putting its stamp on the teams. The new owners officially took over in September. Probably not a coincidence. One can only hope for TFC and Canadian soccer that the new owners are more clued in than MLSE. It is hard to imagine them being worse. The fellow from DC seems to have a record of good picks for coaches so time will tell. Here's hoping all 3 Canadian teams make the playoffs in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 TFC is insane if they are going to trade away the Farrell pick because of Califf and Agbossamounde. Take Farrell and play him at DM if he can't beat out O'Dea or Califf for the starting spot. They can grab Lopez or Alvarez at 3 and all of a sudden the midfield is looking a whole lot better. +1 We need help in the midfield. Farrell as a DM is a good move for the future, even if he ends up at CB where we have some depth now. Then a wide player or an AM and we're in good position suddenly as far as depth goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 It should become more clear in short order, but as it stands I don't think anyone can assume O'Dea and Eckersley are in the long term plans. TFC should definitely hold on to Farrell unless a very good alternative presents itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Farrell can play RB as well. Given Eckersley's huge cap hit, it would make a lot of sense to cut him and just put Farrell/Henry there. That would be pretty ballsy by Payne and he may chose not to alienate the fanbase so early. TFC can't carry that cap hit much longer in any case, however. Farrell looks like a more technically skilled Wynne in some ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If Eckersley is on a guaranteed contract, TFC can't simply cut him. TFC can buy him out I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I think they're allowed 1 buyout per year. I'd rather see them buy out Koevs than Eckersley. Koevs is going to miss a good chunk of the season and he's essentially the same player as Hassli so he's expendable. Plus that's a huge budget hit for half a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I think they're allowed 1 buyout per year. I'd rather see them buy out Koevs than Eckersley. Koevs is going to miss a good chunk of the season and he's essentially the same player as Hassli so he's expendable. Plus that's a huge budget hit for half a season. Koevermans played half a season last year and still scored 9 goals. I don't think people would complain too much if he scores 9 goals in half a season again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc88 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Koevermans played half a season last year and still scored 9 goals. I don't think people would complain too much if he scores 9 goals in half a season again Probably a bit easier to score 9 in half a season PRE torn ACL then achieving that coming off one. So if he pulled that off not only would I not complain, I'd be tempted to elevate him to all-time TFC status (haha that last part was a bit of a joke but you know what I mean). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Pat Onstad to TFC as GK Coach http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2013/01/15/onstad-leaving-d-c-united-for-toronto/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 TFC trades the first overall pick to New England (for allocation money and the fourth overall pick) the night before the MLS Superdraft. TFC now has the third and fourth overall picks in tomorrow's draft. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/01/toronto-trades-top-pick-allocation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I like the move. You're still going to get 1 of the 2 top CM's and a top CM/FWD. But the extra 100k or so (just speculating) can help make a real move for a solid starting MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 There isn't seem to be a general TFC thread so I'll post this article here http://www.wakingthered.com/2013/1/15/3862506/toronto-fc-another-victim-of-canadas-selfish-generation Toronto FC another victim of Canada's Selfish Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ^ Excellent read even if you don't agree on all of his points ... very well put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 There isn't seem to be a general TFC thread so I'll post this article here http://www.wakingthered.com/2013/1/15/3862506/toronto-fc-another-victim-of-canadas-selfish-generation Toronto FC another victim of Canada's Selfish Generation The problem is though that the Selfish Generation have made up some of TFC's best players. Some can attribute that to just how bad TFC is but it's difficult to deny that Brennan wasn't a warrior for TFC those first two years and without him that backline would've been even more of a horror show. DeRo, for all his antics, performed well on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Season one I'd agree on Brennan holding the backline together a lot of the time. After that he appeared to slowly lose it in terms of pace and may eventually have owed his place on the roster to meaningful Canadian domestic content regulations being in place. As for DeRosario think it was obvious that he downed tools on Preki and had a major role in getting him fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 TFC still has a lot of work to do to get ready for the season. 1.Desperately need wingers. Lambe/Plata isn't going to cut it, as evidenced by last year. 2. Need a real deal striker. Right now it's Justin Braun (who had a stinker last year), Danny K who is injured, Hassli, who is probably on his way out of town, and recently drafted Welshman. 3. Need to cut down/move bad salaries - ie Ecks, Frings would be nice too but won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ^ Agreed we need something in the attack department. I don't think they will be counting on welshman for anything but depth. That being said, that's a need I think the club is best served to address in the transfer market as opposed to the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 There isn't seem to be a general TFC thread so I'll post this article here http://www.wakingthered.com/2013/1/15/3862506/toronto-fc-another-victim-of-canadas-selfish-generation Toronto FC another victim of Canada's Selfish Generation Dumbest premise ever. But it plays well with the type of TFC fan that doesn't give a **** about the national team, so I can understand why so many agree with one of the most retarded theories I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Dumbest premise ever. But it plays well with the type of TFC fan that doesn't give a **** about the national team, so I can understand why so many agree with one of the most retarded theories I've ever seen. You know reading this article and then the commentary from different members of the media who are former nats players, I get the impression that these different generations of players really don't like each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Welshman interview http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2013/01/17/superdraft-13-emery-welshman-selected-16 Bekker interview http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2013/01/17/superdraft-13-kyle-bekker-chosen-3rd-overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Looking at the TFC roster, Payne has a ton of work to do to make this team competitive. TFC really need to find a way to move a big contract or two and make some upgrades, especially in the attacking third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Looking at the TFC roster, Payne has a ton of work to do to make this team competitive. TFC really need to find a way to move a big contract or two and make some upgrades, especially in the attacking third. well, for what's worth, Hassli is linked to Mtl. De Sanctis apparently has interest, plus Schallenbaum managed Hassli before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The Ultras will love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The Ultras will love him. Yeah that would be a good fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Toronto selected Ashton Bennett with their first supplemental draft pick today. Ashton is Jamaican but has Canadian residency. He would have been a 1st round pick had he not indicated he was signing internationally so it could be good value. http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ashton-bennett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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