David C. Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Hey folks. The MLS Superdraft starts at noon today. Figured it was worth having a dedicated thread on this, to complement the "changes for 2013" threads we have for each Canadian club. http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Will also be on TSN2 for anyone near a TV (I have a tv in my office). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 As expected, New England select Louisville defender Andrew Farrell, first overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 With the second pick, Chivas select UConn midfielder Carlos Alvarez. TFC are up, with two (back to back) picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Congratulations to Oakville Ontario native Kyle Bekker (Boston College) -- selected by TFC with the third overall pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Glad TFC got him but, woulda been nice to see him land somewhere else... Give me another reason to watch MLS games outside of Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Apparently, TFC and Vancouver just swapped draft picks. Vancouver now at #4, Toronto down to #10 (not #5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 TFC pass up the two top consensus choices in the draft - Farrell and Zimmerman. This draft will define Kevin Payne and can make or break the rebuilding process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Seattle just took a time out during TFC's pick. Are they about to trade their #10 pick too? I suspect they were hoping for Zimmerman to drop to #10! And now that he didn't they are looking for more value for their pick. I'm almost hoping that by the end of the day we see the end of one of the three DPs, with someone taking them off our hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 TFC trade #10 pick to Seattle for 16th pick. MLS.com is saying bc there was no mention of allocation money, there is likely a player involved. Edit: Apparently, TFC Twitter is saying it was for #16 pick and allocation money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 TFC trade #10 pick to Seattle for 16th pick (and allocation money as was reported on MLS.com?). So they got two seperate trades in for allocation money now. They were said to be hunting for it, and looks like they got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 TFC picks another Canadian, Emery Welshman. Can't wait to watch TFC this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Montreal - hoping they pick Ashton Bennett. He has a huge upside and 18 months of residency left to Canadian citizenship. Get him living in Montreal and who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Cheers to TFC for stocking up on Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCfan4life Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I would have preferred to see TFC take one of the top central defenders in the draft, but the allocation money and 2 Canadian prospects they gained makes me happy. Anything after 5th pick in the draft is up in the air so might as well pick Welshman. I can tell that TFC doesn't put too much stock in the draft by their constant moves to cash out of it and only picking Canadians to give them a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The Welshman and Bekker combo was strong late in the combine. The future is bright I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoatsforever Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The Welshman and Bekker combo was strong late in the combine. The future is bright I feel. Super stoked about Bekker and Welshman, I would've like Zavileta too, but I can live with this. I'm thinking after this season a combo of Bekker/Silva/Welshman could become quite the goal-scoring formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 TFC pass up the two top consensus choices in the draft - Farrell and Zimmerman. This draft will define Kevin Payne and can make or break the rebuilding process. neither Farrell or Zimmerman are as talented or as mentally ready to be a pro as Bekker....TFC made a very good pick. I just hope that the club gets its stuff together so he (and Welshman) are actually going to a place that nurtures them... All i care about is the CMNT and i want these boys in an environment that develops them as pros and maybe readies them to make the jump to a better level in the future. I definitely see Bekker in Europe sooner than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Montreal's draft picks are as unusual as everything else that they do in that organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoatsforever Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 neither Farrell or Zimmerman are as talented or as mentally ready to be a pro as Bekker....TFC made a very good pick. I just hope that the club gets its stuff together so he (and Welshman) are actually going to a place that nurtures them... All i care about is the CMNT and i want these boys in an environment that develops them as pros and maybe readies them to make the jump to a better level in the future. I definitely see Bekker in Europe sooner than later. I'd rather see TFC develop four or five Canadians on the starting lineup into solid MLS players who link up well. Look at Spain's recently successful team; they built the spine of their team using Barcelona. It'd be nice to have the same thing going, and TFC could be the best place for that. I'd love for Bekker to become an MLS superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Kofi Opare to LA. I hope his papers are in order and he can come into the January camp for Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Pretty good draft for the Canadians there. Good destinations for all three so far. Drew Beckie getting selected later on would make this perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Pretty good draft for the Canadians there. Good destinations for all three so far. Drew Beckie getting selected later on would make this perfect. Beckie to Columbus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Beckie to Columbus This draft is now perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I'd rather see TFC develop four or five Canadians on the starting lineup into solid MLS players who link up well. Look at Spain's recently successful team; they built the spine of their team using Barcelona. It'd be nice to have the same thing going, and TFC could be the best place for that. I'd love for Bekker to become an MLS superstar. that would be lovely....it won't happen anytime soon but who knows. right now they have a few players on the roster that look to be CMNT contributors over the next decade (Morgan, Bekker, Henry, maybe Welshman, maybe Q Roberts)....that's a lot riding on TFC's technical department. As a CMNT diehard, I sure hope they have things on the right track and turn the ship around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.