Redcoatsforever Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I hope so, the other day I heard the opposite. Though I would just be happy to see him land in MLS It's incredibly selfish and does necessarily serve the CMNT well, but I really like the way TFC always has far more Canucks than Caps and Impact...I want to see the trend continue. Ideally, I'd like to see TFC be to Canada what Barcelona has been to Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Shaman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ideally, I'd like to see TFC be to Canada what Barcelona has been to Spain. I realize that is a wish list aspiration but those are two teams who, based on history, couldn't be further apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvroArrow Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I realize that is a wish list aspiration but those are two teams who, based on history, couldn't be further apart. Are you talking about TFC and Barcelona or Canada and Spain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Shaman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Are you talking about TFC and Barcelona or Canada and Spain? Good point. I was thinking about FCB and TFC but now that you mention it the reference fits Spain and Canada equally well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Kurt Larson is reporting that Issey has travelled with the team to Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Kurt Larson is reporting that Issey has travelled with the team to Seattle. He has also reported that he has appeared for RWDM Brussels. It doesn't mean that he's always right in the same article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Issey coming to the team can only help. TFC is always in need of wide players and its good to see more Canadian players in MLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 He has also reported that he has appeared for RWDM Brussels. It doesn't mean that he's always right in the same article. Whatever. Larson is a decent source when it comes to these matters. There are multiple reports from various sources covering TFC that Issey is close to signing. You are just trying to be contrarian for the sake of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 There are multiple reports from various sources covering TFC that Issey is close to signing. You are just trying to be contrarian for the sake of it. Contrarian? I said he isn't always right in the article which is true. I never said that Issey to TFC won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Contrarian? I said he isn't always right in the article which is true. I never said that Issey to TFC won't happen. Issey is definitely in Seattle with TFC right now, but the paperwork is being delayed for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Issey is definitely in Seattle with TFC right now, but the paperwork is being delayed for whatever reason. Yeah, you could see him getting off the bus on the TSN feed before the game. Really happy to see that. I think he could do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Yeah, you could see him getting off the bus on the TSN feed before the game. Really happy to see that. I think he could do well. Hopefully he can be signed by next Saturday. TFC dressed 4 defensive subs yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 One thing that I saw with this game was fairly poor play from our RB position. Our best FB's on the roster are Morrow and Morgan (although we haven't seen much of Orr). There have been many cases of LB switching to RB and vice versa. I wonder if we wouldn't be better off playing Ashtone Morgan at RB instead of Bloom. It's not that Bloom doesn't give us ok defending; but I don't see anything from him that's more than adequate going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My first impression of Orr is that he is slow. If that is the case, he won't cut it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's not that Bloom doesn't give us ok defending; but I don't see anything from him that's more than adequate going forward. I think that's exactly what Nelsen expects from him. And let's be honest, it's better then the shenanigans we saw in preseason on that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Soccerway has Nakajima-Farran confirmed for TFC. I have to say the squad looks pretty accurate, but still no word form TFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 "It’s possible head coach Ryan Nelsen could have Canadian international Issey Nakajima-Farran to select from by Saturday, too. Nakajima-Farran has been with the team since traveling to Seattle two weeks ago. The club expects to officially sign the 29-year-old journeyman in time for the weekend." http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/26/beckerman-bradley-a-real-hairy-comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/mls/story/?id=447500 Still not quite an official announcement from the club although Nelsen keeps saying the club is "desperate" to sign him everytime he's interviewed on the TFC tv website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 What are we to make of all the delay besides Issey trying to squeeze out a few more bucks? No mention of him having trouble with his international clearance or an old contract, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 What are we to make of all the delay besides Issey trying to squeeze out a few more bucks? No mention of him having trouble with his international clearance or an old contract, right? Signed. Hopefully he starts with Jackson suspended. That might be too much to ask though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Signed. Hopefully he starts with Jackson suspended. That might be too much to ask though. Not match fit. nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 TFC really showed their lack of depth tonight vs RSL. They literally have no depth, after Bright Dike got injured for the season. They have no one to fill in for Osorio, and used a RB to play rw. The depth on this team is shocking. Compare TFC with the depth that the Whitecaps have, the difference is staggering. DeRo really looks like he's lost a step this year. I really wish Kevin Payne didn't waste those two draft picks last year. They really could have had a big impact this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Lack of depth yeah maybe, but also just the 11 that Nelsen picks. Bloom AND Hall on midfield? Nice way to suck the football out of this team. They missed Osorio tonight that's for sure. Only upside is that we saw 4 Canadians featured in this match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I get the feeling that Bradley Orr will be one of those quickly forgotten TFC players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Lack of depth yeah maybe, but also just the 11 that Nelsen picks. Bloom AND Hall on midfield? Nice way to suck the football out of this team. They missed Osorio tonight that's for sure. Only upside is that we saw 4 Canadians featured in this match. EXACTLY, the depth is probably fine if Nelsen chooses to use it properly! Those were horrible picks in the midfield. Even before the game started I was thinking "Oh man. This looks way too much like the crap that played last year". Nelsen needs to understand that sometimes the best defense is a good offense, and play proper linkup players in the mid. I haven't much liked Jackson, but he's a serious upgrade on Bloom. As for Osorio and Hall? Not even close. Hall and Bloom should not have gotten the nods. Meanwhile, Rey's poor defense only cemented Nelsen's belief that they needed better defensive midfielders out there. Michael Bradley is the only one in the TFC mid who even looked close to capable last night. But even Bradley...the strongest part of HIS game is not service. Defoe and Gilberto had no chance moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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