BradMack Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 CPL bound I'd say, I wouldnt mind throwing a flyer at him in Halifax... he was always exciting to watch at least and has a little bit of name recognition and could still have potential. It all depends on his attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Any new updates on Hanson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 13 minutes ago, Blackjack15 said: Any new updates on Hanson? As of late-June he was training with a Lebanese team for fitness. Still appears to be out of contract with the most likely landing spot being in the Middle East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Looks like Hanson will be announced as a player of S.C. Caronnese on July 31st http://ilsaronno.it/2017/07/24/doppio-colpo-grosso-per-la-caronnese/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 D4 Italy...better than not playing Blackjack15, nolando and shamrock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 That may be a good move. Keeps him in the footy scene, provides a platform to showcase his talent and potential, and probably drives home the need for humility as he moves forward. Best of luck to him! hamiltonfan, Brethers8 and Red and White 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Well, at that level, at least we will have no idea whether Boakai is actually busting his ass to improve his game or not. Free kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 The Canadian Messi is now the Canadian Adu. Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 If he plays (IF), this is a good move. I'd pick D4 in a real football country over D1 in Libanon anytime. If the penny drops, he's got plenty of time to avoid becoming the next Adu IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 [huh...reads up on where that team stands in Serie D...finds out there are 162 teams in D4 in Italy..] Red and White and Blackjack15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Yes, Serie D is a huge division with age eligibility rules - each team requires certain kids aged 17, 18 etc. It's probably alot like Spanish 4th tier in level of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 17 hours ago, mpg_29 said: [huh...reads up on where that team stands in Serie D...finds out there are 162 teams in D4 in Italy..] sounds like amateur soccer has long has he getting full 90 reguarly is good for his development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Jeezus this was funny for awhile, but the tragic comedy is getting tiresome. Good luck, Hanson, hope it all comes together for you soon since time is running out... Blackjack15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) On 25/7/2017 at 4:14 PM, jpg75 said: Yes, Serie D is a huge division with age eligibility rules - each team requires certain kids aged 17, 18 etc. It's probably alot like Spanish 4th tier in level of play. In Spain it would in fact be anywhere from semi-amateur to semi-pro, unless the team has more ambitions and money and can pay a salary. I'd agree the level would be similar, though I do not know. In Spain there is no provision for some younger aged players in fourth tier, if it is so in Italy I like the model, otherwise you are not developing, just signing experienced lower tier journeymen. I am personally convinced that he should have been able to find a team in a third tier Italy or Spain, being young enough to incite interest. What is his passport status, does he have EU eligibility? Edit: in fact Serie D has less teams than Spanish 4th tier, so should be more competitive, in principle. I also see that this team came fourth last season, so would have played a promotion playoff to promote to Serie C, is that right (Italy football followers?). Another factor that seems positive is that the club is relatively new, an alliance of two others, so seems to be on the right path. V small stadium however, it says capacity 1000. Edited July 27, 2017 by Unnamed Trialist hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Jeffrey, Italian clubs do not have reserve sides so the top prospects will be loaned out to lower league clubs. That increases the talent level, but the age quotas reduce the competitiveness of Serie D. Free kick, hamiltonfan and Unnamed Trialist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, jpg75 said: Jeffrey, Italian clubs do not have reserve sides so the top prospects will be loaned out to lower league clubs. That increases the talent level, but the age quotas reduce the competitiveness of Serie D. Well I accept the comparison in Italy's favour. In Spain there are 17 divisions in fourth tier, against 9 in Italy. So double the teams. In principle, then, this should be as good and even better than where Piette was last year, or Fisk, or Aparicio and Misik this past season, comparing with 4th tier Spain. We also have Miki Cantave in 4th tier Spain, and Kadr at Leganés. Meaning that it seems low, but it is a level that does enable a player to hold up. We had players at this level on our team in Qatar a few months ago. As long as he plays, and the team stays sharp, it should be fine for him. hamiltonfan, Keegan and yothat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 7/26/2017 at 11:57 PM, Unnamed Trialist said: Well I accept the comparison in Italy's favour. In Spain there are 17 divisions in fourth tier, against 9 in Italy. So double the teams. In principle, then, this should be as good and even better than where Piette was last year, or Fisk, or Aparicio and Misik this past season, comparing with 4th tier Spain. We also have Miki Cantave in 4th tier Spain, and Kadr at Leganés. Meaning that it seems low, but it is a level that does enable a player to hold up. We had players at this level on our team in Qatar a few months ago. As long as he plays, and the team stays sharp, it should be fine for him. Piette plays in the spanish 3rd division which has mostly pro teams and many have good local support. The third tier of spain is also where all the big LaLiga 2nd teams play so lots of great young players as competition. This is definitely at a lower level than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Can someone please tell me that Hanson found a club already! FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Blackjack15 said: Can someone please tell me that Hanson found a club already! FFS You could actually read that in THIS topic... jordan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 7 hours ago, ReedOnTheGrand said: Piette plays in the spanish 3rd division which has mostly pro teams and many have good local support. The third tier of spain is also where all the big LaLiga 2nd teams play so lots of great young players as competition. This is definitely at a lower level than that. It is clarified through the thread, though maybe a bit dispersedly. What I was saying is that Piette was in 4th tier before this past season, and he played for Canada. Same level as Hanson now. Hanson is playing in a similar tier as a lot of players who we have used both for senior and u-23, u-20 level teams for Canada, we have found it good enough for others, we should not downplay it for him. All those mentioned (Fisk, Aparicio, Misik, Cantave, now Lebre, Abdellaoui) are competent enough players, so if Hanson is in that group, let's take it for what it is. Another point: as was mentioned, in Italy the major clubs loan out their young players as they do not have B teams, so they are spread out in lower tiers. You do play against them. That is not too different from every now and then playing against full B teams of top flight clubs in La Liga. BTW, you can't exagerrate this. in Spain there are B teams of top flight clubs in many tiers, in 2nd (1 team), 3rd (9 teams), but the rest are in 4th and even 5th tier. shamrock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I actually think it's his best decision in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 23 hours ago, shamrock said: You could actually read that in THIS topic... As of right now it doesn't seem to be official, so that's why i said if he had found a club already. I read way before about him being linked with the Serie D Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Blackjack15 said: As of right now it doesn't seem to be official, so that's why i said if he had found a club already. I read way before about him being linked with the Serie D Team http://caronnese.com/2017/07/19/la-caronnese-si-rifa-il-look-5-calciatori-confermati-e-14-nuovi-arrivi/ They say he's signed, though the name is here a bit altered! Blackjack15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Actually not bad considering he was going nowhere fast in the last little while, remember it's still Italy one of the top playing soccer countries in the world. It's still an ok level, some people on here are making it sound as if it is an amateur league which it is not, a good move actually, and then just on a enjoyment of life level, nothing wrong with living a year or two in Italy , I wish I was young again and had a chance to play soccer in Italy for a season or two. Unnamed Trialist and yothat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Edited August 8, 2017 by hamiltonfan Blackjack15, Unnamed Trialist, toontownman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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