Dub Narcotic Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Became the youngest player in NASL history coming into a match last week for FC Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 16 years old from the looks of it, which is pretty crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 16 years old from the looks of it, which is pretty crazy. Actually pretty insane. If this happened 5 years ago I think the Vees would be going nuts but it shows you the talent coming up in this country when this is a kinda meh story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Actually pretty insane. If this happened 5 years ago I think the Vees would be going nuts but it shows you the talent coming up in this country when this is a kinda meh story. The FC Edmonton Canadian Revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Link to goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I went to an FCE game 2 weeks ago. he came on for the last 20 mins and was legit. He had great control and wasn't muscled off the ball or left behind by the pace of the game at all. He's got all the tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Good to hear a review from someone who has seen him in person. I have only watched him with our U17 team and I thought he was our best offensive player. I am pretty excited about this guy and it is great he is already making his debut in the NASL. It is great he is getting such an early start. I hope he can stay with FCE for a few years and get a lot of minutes in. My hope then would be for him to move up to the MLS level as an 18 year old with real game experience to his credit. Fingers crossed though because a lot can happen between now and then. Look at Lindsay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Good to hear a review from someone who has seen him in person. I have only watched him with our U17 team and I thought he was our best offensive player. I am pretty excited about this guy and it is great he is already making his debut in the NASL. It is great he is getting such an early start. I hope he can stay with FCE for a few years and get a lot of minutes in. My hope then would be for him to move up to the MLS level as an 18 year old with real game experience to his credit. Fingers crossed though because a lot can happen between now and then. Look at Lindsay. It's beautiful, even if we miss a game, they are broadcasting all home games on The Score now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Boakai will be training with Fortuna Dusseldorf for the next month: http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/Boakai-Ready-for-German-Challenge- Also, loving this stated goal: "My goal while in Germany is to make them want me back,” said Boakai. “I want them to know that their is talented soccer players in Canada, we just need the opportunity.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 the11.ca also wrote a great piece about his training session abroad in Germany: http://the11.ca/2014/01/15/boakai-if-i-do-well-in-germany-it-looks-good-on-fce-a-plastic-pitch-preview/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I did up a quick interview with Boakai on the ESG website: http://edmontonsoccerfans.com/esg/?p=1013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Boakai is back from training with Fortuna Dusseldorf. Based on this tweet by him, looks like the club were interested, and want him to come back.... Presuming it actually comes true, this is a great development for both FC Edmonton and Boakai https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgZ_wFgIAAEOVT1.jpg:large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Call me a guy that isn't worldly, but why would he be learning Dutch, not German? That far in the west of Germany, that close to Netherlands, I can understand that the language would start mixing into Dutch, but primarily you'd think German would still be the more useful to learn of the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Call me a guy that isn't worldly, but why would he be learning Dutch, not German? That far in the west of Germany, that close to Netherlands, I can understand that the language would start mixing into Dutch, but primarily you'd think German would still be the more useful to learn of the two? He doesn't know how to spell Deutsch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 He doesn't know how to spell Deutsch. lol if that's all it is...then yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 He doesn't know how to spell Deutsch. Auto-correct, even. Give the kid some credit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 So Miller gave an interview where he said basically he's getting tired of Boakai's crap, saying he won't babysit him anymore. Does anyone closer to Edmonton know more about Boakai's situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I've always got the impression that the kid is really immature. He's only 18, yes but he's a 3rd year professional time to shape up and get serious.. talent alone won't do it for you especially if you can't even start in NASL with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Definitely concerning, I guess that would explain his absence in the 18 (presuming injuries are not still a factor). I tuned into the interview too late to catch what Miller said. Edited April 12, 2015 by shermanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Here's the full quote from Miller (just after the 21 minute mark): "People keep ranting and raving about Hanson, but he's still very immature. He does some stupid things off the field that drive me crazy, and you know I'm not going to defend him any more. And that was one of the reasons why I sent him home also. Not just because he wasn't fit, but because some of his behaviour off the field is not acceptable. I'm not a babysitter. I told him and I told the rest of the group that I'm not a babysitter, guys got to group up and show maturity off the field as well as on the field. There's no questioning the young man's ability, he's arguably one of the most talented players, but I have a full squad, 25, 26 players to look after and I'm not about to be a babysitter any more." And the link to the show: http://www.tsn.ca/radio/soccer-sunday-april-12th-1.254928 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Here's the full quote from Miller (just after the 21 minute mark): "People keep ranting and raving about Hanson, but he's still very immature. He does some stupid things off the field that drive me crazy, and you know I'm not going to defend him any more. And that was one of the reasons why I sent him home also. Not just because he wasn't fit, but because some of his behaviour off the field is not acceptable. I'm not a babysitter. I told him and I told the rest of the group that I'm not a babysitter, guys got to group up and show maturity off the field as well as on the field. There's no questioning the young man's ability, he's arguably one of the most talented players, but I have a full squad, 25, 26 players to look after and I'm not about to be a babysitter any more." And the link to the show: http://www.tsn.ca/radio/soccer-sunday-april-12th-1.254928 Disappointing to hear. From that age group you have guys like Hamilton and Froese who have been keeping their heads down and working their butts off to get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hopefully he wakes up and gets his shit together, would hate to see a Jaime Peters 2.0 happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sounds like a wake-up call. Hope he gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You know, Colin Miller gets a lot of shit on this board, but I'm glad he's taking this head-on. Boakai could be a really talented player; in fact he's already a good NASL player. It must be so tempting to let him slide, but instead Colin is sacrificing today and hoping it pays off years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Oakey Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I think my worry with this situation is it might have more to do with Colin Miller being a hard ass than anything else. Being strict can help some players, it can ruin others, hopefully this is the right decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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