toontownman Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Sign of the coming Montreal CPL team Or just a long time coming. He needs games and a manager that has confidence in him. Maybe a move to Ligue 2 could still be in the offing? shamrock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Have always liked him, especially in a support role off the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Back in 2017 he was probably our 3rd best striker. He's definitely nowhere near that right now though and probably doesn't have a future with the CMNT since he's now 27 and hardly playing. BUT I think he'd be a great CPL signing and would raise the level of the league for sure. I hope more guys who are still MLS quality-ish but aren't getting opportunities would go to the CPL, it would be win-win if they don't mind lower pay. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, Bdog said: Back in 2017 he was probably our 3rd best striker. He's definitely nowhere near that right now though and probably doesn't have a future with the CMNT since he's now 27 and hardly playing. BUT I think he'd be a great CPL signing and would raise the level of the league for sure. I hope more guys who are still MLS quality-ish but aren't getting opportunities would go to the CPL, it would be win-win if they don't mind lower pay. Considering his contribution, AJH was on a pretty nice contract with Montreal, I think he was making low-to-mid 100k. At this point he may have enough financial security to be willing to take on a CPL contract, so that he can score a few goals and generate some buzz for himself, perhaps even leading to a European opportunity. Or the reverse could be true and he may not be willing to take such a pay cut. Sometimes you need to take a step back to take two steps forward. If his Montreal days come to an end I can't imagine he wouldn't be at least considering the CPL. johnyb, gator and Mikmacdo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Unfortunately, CPL really is the best he and we can hope for. We all wanted it to work for him, but anyone who's seen his games the past 2-3 years can tell you his body can't take 90 minutes. Its strange, he's young, seems in shape, but just doesn't have the stamina. He's utterly gassed at 60-65 minutes, and that's without even covering much ground. If he does last more than 75 minutes he gets carted off from injury. Its the weirdest thing. I don't know if its just the way his body is or poor training/diet. No choice but to use him as a sub if you're a goal down, otherwise if you start him, you know you're wasting a change on a young forward, which is a huge disadvantage strategically speaking. Besides that, he looks awfully rusty. Really needs some minutes to get some confidence and timing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 13 hours ago, costarg said: Unfortunately, CPL really is the best he and we can hope for. Reminder, he does have the potential to feature in at least one more match with the Impact: https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/orlando-s-exploria-stadium-to-host-final-stages-of-2020-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/cca27b5a-ce66-4384-a4c1-a424b944c763/AllClubs_SCCL2020_35PlayerRosters.pdf 14 hours ago, Bdog said: probably doesn't have a future with the CMNT since he's now 27 and hardly playing. Likely true but he might have a shot of making Camp Poutine 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 20 hours ago, Obinna said: Considering his contribution, AJH was on a pretty nice contract with Montreal, I think he was making low-to-mid 100k. He was overpaid - made 175k in 2019. Though started at 36k in 2014 and only made >100k for 3 years. shamrock and Obinna 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, red card said: He was overpaid - made 175k in 2019. Though started at 36k in 2014 and only made >100k for 3 years. 175k .. wow That's def made up for it & some He ll be great addition to the cpl Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Not a surprise unfortunately. Will he be USL or CPL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Club Linesman said: Not a surprise unfortunately. Will he be USL or CPL? If he drops down I think it would be USL. He's on six figures in MLS and he wouldn't make anything close to that in the CPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 hours ago, yothat2 said: 175k .. wow That's def made up for it & some He ll be great addition to the cpl Keep in mind the MLS salaries tend to be reported in US dollars, so was that 175k actually +200k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I'm surprised no one thinks he could play in Norway or Sweden at 80-100k a year. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I'm surprised no one thinks he could play in Norway or Sweden at 80-100k a year. This, plus he would likely having living expenses paid for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 19 hours ago, red card said: He was overpaid - made 175k in 2019. Though started at 36k in 2014 and only made >100k for 3 years. Good for him and too bad it didn't work out, speaking of overpaid Vanney's nephew made about $300K https://www.sportekz.com/football/toronto-players-salaries/ johnyb, Obinna, Ivan and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradMack Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Didn't Vancouver try to trade for him 2 years ago? Could be useful depth for them. Cava, Bair, AJH, Ricketts is a lot of guys who can all bring in slightly different qualities, and when they're hot and used in the right roles they can be effective in MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 19 hours ago, gator said: Good for him and too bad it didn't work out, speaking of overpaid Vanney's nephew made about $300K https://www.sportekz.com/football/toronto-players-salaries/ Now I get why people hate TFC fans. toontownman and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Retiring from soccer? DavemTFC, johnyb and MtlMario 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, narduch said: Retiring from soccer? Wow that really sucks. There was a point in time where I thought Anthony Jackson-Hamel would at the very least become an impact player at the MLS level. Him and Jordan Hamilton have always flashed at the MLS level, but never fully broke through (and were dominant at the level below). I'd imagine he has an alternative to the sport, because at the very least he could be a star in the CPL (in the mould of a better Anthony Novak). Congrats on a solid career, and good luck on your next move AJH! Gian-Luca, NVsoccer, dyslexic nam and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 32 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: I thought Anthony Jackson-Hamel would at the very least become an impact player He was an Impact player just not a CF Montreal player. Pottsy3, Olympique_de_Marseille, h coach and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) He seems to have become a DJ. He has close ties to the guy who organized the now infamous Sunwing charter party flight to Mexico. AJH is presently (stuck?) in Tulum. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/05/un-entrepreneur-controverse-au-modele-daffaires-inusite Edited January 6, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille Cheeta, Dr.Dre, Shway and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: He seems to have become a DJ. He has close ties to the guy who organized the now infamous Sunwing charter party flight to Mexico. AJH is presently (stuck?) in Tulum. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/05/un-entrepreneur-controverse-au-modele-daffaires-inusite He kind of looked like he could be a "DJ type of guy" to me, so I am not too surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: He seems to have become a DJ. He has close ties to the guy who organized the now infamous Sunwing charter party flight to Mexico. AJH is presently (stuck?) in Tulum. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/05/un-entrepreneur-controverse-au-modele-daffaires-inusite You beat me to it. I was reading that about an hour ago and was going to post it here. Its not clear from what i read what kind of involvment he (AJH) had with respect to the events on the plane or if he was part of group. But i am reading more and more about the organizer of the event. Seems that this guy changed his name and has had a few legal “run ins” in the past and has been under a cloud of fraudulent practice going back a while. Edited January 6, 2022 by Free kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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