shamrock Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I like the idea of the CSA being hard on organizations that are hurting Canadian players getting minutes at USL level. They can start by firing any idiot in their organization who decided to not allow independent teams USL sanctioning in this country. How many player years have we lost now because of no team in London, no team in Victoria and no team in Calgary? So you are suggesting there's a link between those two? CSA is responsible somehow for there not being teams in those places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Signed Kadin Chung, Thomas Gardner and Terran Campbell today. All of them are 1998's so 16 or 17. Wonder if this is a sign they are giving up on the playoffs and focusing on more Canadian Development or more just a move to fill the void for injuries. Should help them with their ratio performance. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2015/08/26/whitecaps-fc-sign-three-local-residency-players-pro-contracts-wfc2?hootPostID=16f0569cdff15a8fd841f34d39559c34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 doesn't sound like any of them will play this year, they are just being signed to the USL club as a show of faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 doesn't sound like any of them will play this year, they are just being signed to the USL club as a show of faith Where are you getting that? Campbell has already played and they need some Canadian bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Signed Kadin Chung, Thomas Gardner and Terran Campbell today. All of them are 1998's so 16 or 17. Wonder if this is a sign they are giving up on the playoffs and focusing on more Canadian Development or more just a move to fill the void for injuries. Should help them with their ratio performance. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2015/08/26/whitecaps-fc-sign-three-local-residency-players-pro-contracts-wfc2?hootPostID=16f0569cdff15a8fd841f34d39559c34 They were only close to the last playoff spot for about a 10 game stretch and never managed to climb over it or break out of the pack. As a goal for the team and a way to market the home games the playoffs would be nice but I doubt they had any serious consequences for anyone by missing it. I'm hoping this is because they are 3 players who are way ahead of the curve but it could also be due to the injuries to their players being more severe than initially thought. Here's hoping it's the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coramoor Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Where are you getting that? Campbell has already played and they need some Canadian bodies. just the way it was worded, TFC2 has brought guys up on an as needed basis as well Given their age I'd guess this is an introduction, maybe a few sub appearances at the very end of the year, get them familiar with what is expected and have them fully ready for next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 We drop a 2-1 decision to Sacramento. 6 Canadian starters. Blasco to Bustos for our loan goal. Very nice one. Perfectly weighted pass through the defence to Marco who rounded the keeper and scored. Thomas Gardner got his first dozen minutes for WC2. Not bad for a 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Even though the results aren't great, mostly due to a horrible back four, this team looks like a real one when they play and not a reserve or academy U-23 team thrown together haphazardly. Sacramento is one of the best teams in USL but the 'caps held possession, created chances and were in the game throughout. Bustos is going to make Rosales expendable next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Another pretty enjoyable game today against OCB. Lots of attacking talent on display. I watched a bit of the Fury game on Saturday and enjoyed this one more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 A decent outing against the second best team in the west. A 1-1 draw is pretty respectable. 6 Canadians start and 3 more sub in (Gardner, Chung, Levis). Chung with his first appearance almost setup the winner. Not bad for a 1998! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 A decent outing against the second best team in the west. A 1-1 draw is pretty respectable. 6 Canadians start and 3 more sub in (Gardner, Chung, Levis). Chung with his first appearance almost setup the winner. Not bad for a 1998! I was looking for it but they didn't stream it, did they? I thought they did every game but is it just selected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 I was looking for it but they didn't stream it, did they? I thought they did every game but is it just selected? All of them. Sometimes it isn't linked on their website but it's always on their youtube channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 And we wrap up our season in disappointing style. After taking a 2-0 lead on goals by Levis we allow 3 and lose 3-2. 7 Canadians start and a few more sub in. 30 points in 28 games with 39 goals for (tied 12th) and 53 against (tied for 2cd worst) it is obvious where our problem is. 340 shots by us (7th), 115 saves (4th), 3 clean sheets (dead last), 344 fouls (2cd), 98 corners (3rd worst), 76 offsides (5th), 48 yellow cards (tied 9th), 1682 ave home attendance, It will be interesting seeing what changes they make for next year. Hopefully continue the mix of older and younger players but with more Canadians to cover call ups and injuries and still make the quota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Kadin Chung and Thomas Gardner subbed in late. What are they: 17? Wow they look young. Watched Kadin at the U17 WC qualifiers - was very fast and ambitious offensively. This is the first time I've seen Gardner. Looks like he has a very confident first touch. Both look small though. They should fill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 So lots of room for improvement. Better defending and more Canadians to get through the call ups and injuries without missing the quota of 6 starters (no I never did get a reply from my emails to the CSA). On the bright side we did provide playing time to a lot of young players with 14 signed to WC2 and 6 from the MLS team getting minutes. Not a great first year but a good start. 28 games * 90 minutes * 11 players = 27,720 playing minutes totally. Players eligible for the CMNT clocked in 17, 413 of those minutes (63%) and over the 15,120 minutes the quota requires (based on 6 players playing 90 minutes a game) - Signed to WC2 Jovan Blagojevic 241 Jackson Farmer 2001 Jordan Haynes 1198 Brett Levis 1094 Mitch Piraux 455 Mackenzie Pridham 410 Spencer Richey 1086 Tyler Rosenlund 2014 Sahil Sandhu 1461 Chris Serban 1181 Terran Campbell 1 Kadin Chung 41 Thomas Gardner 62 Mark Village 0 - Signed to MLS squad Sam Adekugbe 180 Marco Bustos 1360 Marco Carducci 810 Caleb Clarke 1653 Kianz Froese 522 Ben McKendry 1643 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Chung, Haynes, Serban, Campbell and Gardner sign for another season with WFC2. They don't say anything about Farmer or Piraux. Not sure if is it safe to assume anything about their future based off of this news release. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2015/11/13/five-canadian-youth-national-team-players-return-wfc2-2016-usl-season?hootPostID=f5b350d1c0d7525630652e8af7b1bb78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 One would think they would want to sign Farmer. If it turns out Farmer is gone, FC Edmonton could always use some depth at CB. Currently only have 2 CB's signed (Roberts and Aleksic), one of whom has played 45 minutes in his career. Watson might be re-signed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Farmer is mediocre but is still young-ish and it's not like there's anybody else in the system at CB in that U-21 range. Piraux was a disaster before he got hurt but I thought he might get another chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Nice to see the kids brought back for next year. im hoping Mckendry, Levis and Bustos make the jump to a higher level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 WFC2 confirm that Spencer Richey, Jackson Farmer, Sahil Sandhu, Deklan Wynne, Victor Blasco, Brett Levis, Mitch Piraux and Will Seymore will all return. For me, I'm interested in seeing how Farmer and Levis do in 2016. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2015/11/16/eight-players-return-whitecaps-fc-2-roster-2016-usl-season?hootPostID=fffb9f9422c7a1b604b00bd579eb0726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'm not a big fan of Farmer, but I'm intrigued by Levis. Not afraid to takes risks and and go for goal. He's getting up in age though, no longer a prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Does this mean none of these guys are getting contracts with the big club this year? I thought someone like Blasco would especially to show that there is a platform for signing with the second team and moving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM2 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Does this mean none of these guys are getting contracts with the big club this year? I thought someone like Blasco would especially to show that there is a platform for signing with the second team and moving up. I would expect that a few of the top prospects will get an invite to the full camp and be given the opportunity to earn an MLS contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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