IceCreamMan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Couldn't find a thread specifically on him but was digging around Wikipedia and saw that his club is showing as relegated due to licensing issues. Hungarian link here http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/mlsz-a-kte-a-szpari-es-a-pecs-sem-kapott-nb-i-es-licencet-masodfokon-2415861 Looks like he is starting to become a regular with his call up for WCQ so would be disappointing if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 He seems like a bit of a red card waiting to happen in a lot of games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Fits right in with a lot of other names in our CB pool then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Followed up on this story of his clubs licensing issue and it looks like his club is indeed relegated to the third division. I would hope he would be looking to move somewhere rather than play a whole year there. Edited July 21, 2015 by IceCreamMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Reading the Diviison-1 2015-16 Season Wikipedia page, the league relegated four teams (including James' Pecs) due to financial and/or licensing issues and will operate with 12 teams this year, instead of the usual 16. Weird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I Edited July 21, 2015 by David C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Classic Canadian in mid-lower tier Europe story... watch him have to sit out a whole season trying to obtain his release and/or paycheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Classic Canadian in mid-lower tier Europe story... watch him have to sit out a whole season trying to obtain his release and/or paycheck. Yup ... My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Would he have an out clause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Does anyone know what he's been up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Sounds like he is being looked at by another Hungarian team, DVTK: https://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boon.hu%2Fkanadai-valogatott-focistat-igazolhat-a-dvtk%2F2900092 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'd consider that a slight upward move from a team off to a bad start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey_s_ Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Sounds like he is being looked at by another Hungarian team, DVTK: https://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boon.hu%2Fkanadai-valogatott-focistat-igazolhat-a-dvtk%2F2900092 Looks like he just officially signed with them: http://www.boon.hu/manjrekar-james-a-dvtk-jatekosa/2902548 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Looks like he just officially signed with them: http://www.boon.hu/manjrekar-james-a-dvtk-jatekosa/2902548 Great news. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Was really impressed with him at the Pan-Ams. Was a commanding figure at centre defense - completely confident. Hope he continues to move up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Glad he found a club. Wonder what this means for the Olympic team. Does he get released? Does he need to try to establish himself as a starter at the new club? Either way its still a long term positive and I hope he gets into the 11 quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 With Pecsi going basically defunct, there was definitely some talent to spread throughout the rest of the NB1. Some basic stats research tells us the following. 1) In 6 games in the new season, Diosgyori has allowed 14 goals, 2nd worst in the league. Keep in mind, on the general pecking order, DVTK were higher than Pecsi, but both spent most of their time in the top division of Hungary, Diosgyor over the last 5 years has always finished higher on the table, but neither have cracked top 4 (Europa league) in recent memory. Anyway, if DVTK got relegated it would be considered a (slight) upset. It looks to me like they need to shore up their defense. 2) William Alves played a lot of time at CB for them last season and is no longer under contract. Filled his role with Zoltan Liptak apparently. Which is a step up for them. Liptak will be a perma-starting CB for them. Husic and Nemeth split time at LB (probably with some CB duties in there), and Okuka is a starter at RB. Main competition as CB will be Kovacs. A quick scan of the forums show that fans are NOT happy with the pairing of Liptak and Kovacs, and most blame Kovacs. Not physically (or mentally) strong enough in defense. Manjrekar certainly does not lack the physical (Canadian player trait, right?) and with Liptak's experience...hopefully they can make a better pairing? ___ From the info here, I think James' inclusion into the roster is not an "if", it's a "when", all he has to do is impress in training and show off that ahtleticism, and yeah...good to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northvansteve Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 How do we feel about Manjrekar James at this point? His performance at Honduras and against El Salvador was a mixed bag. Showed great athleticism but also showed inexperience and rough edges. Is he the building block in the back we thought Doneil Henry would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 6 hours ago, Northvansteve said: How do we feel about Manjrekar James at this point? His performance at Honduras and against El Salvador was a mixed bag. Showed great athleticism but also showed inexperience and rough edges. Is he the building block in the back we thought Doneil Henry would be? He needs to play regularly for his club as a CB, not a DM and he needs to eventually move to a better league. Three clubs in three years isn't good for his development. He needs some stability first and foremost. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 7 hours ago, Northvansteve said: How do we feel about Manjrekar James at this point? His performance at Honduras and against El Salvador was a mixed bag. Showed great athleticism but also showed inexperience and rough edges. Is he the building block in the back we thought Doneil Henry would be? I was pretty impressed by James, but I'm not sure if that was all because of his play or because of my low expectations of him. Never been a real big fan of his, but these two games changed my mind and I think he's one for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I thought James handled himself quite well in WCQ, although I know I had a rosier view on his performance than others here. I would rate him over Lefevre right now, and behind Henry / Edgar / Jakovic / Straith at CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Quite frankly, I thought he was rather shocking defensively. Out of position, terrible turnovers. I'm surprised so many seem pleased with his play, but perhaps our standards have fallen so far given our poor CB pool in general aloyol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 26 minutes ago, shermanator said: I thought James handled himself quite well in WCQ, although I know I had a rosier view on his performance than others here. I would rate him over Lefevre right now, and behind Henry / Edgar / Jakovic / Straith at CB. I think Jakovic should be done with the national team. I would be all for him if we had made it into the Hex, but we didn't. He did not look great at 31 and likely will not improve into his 30s. I hope he can get a spot on an MLS team or maybe a Canadian NASL team and have a successful late career and possibly inspire some young Canadians to want to play professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Still would like to congratulate him on that away GOAL & what a MASSIVE goal it was (at the time). I would rate his overall performance as OK. I do think he does play with a lot of confidence, is comfortable on the ball and is definitely not afraid of the big stage. Some players tend to shy away or buckle under pressure, did not see that from him. Maybe just make sure when he goes for those aggressive sliding tackles that they are outside of the box! Need to remember he plays as a midfielder and started at CB at 3 really important games for us, likely also played the entire ESL game with a knock. Like Vince said, hope he establishes himself and starts seeing regular minutes to improve, either as a DM or as CB. Definitely has not reached his ceiling in my opinion, if his late development is properly handled. Edited September 8, 2016 by apbsmith Northvansteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 4 hours ago, Ruffian said: I think Jakovic should be done with the national team. I would be all for him if we had made it into the Hex, but we didn't. He did not look great at 31 and likely will not improve into his 30s. I hope he can get a spot on an MLS team or maybe a Canadian NASL team and have a successful late career and possibly inspire some young Canadians to want to play professionally. Another guy not playing regularly. Let's see what he looks like when he's playing regularly. James is a comer. I didn't see his defensive performances in the same positive light as others here but I still think he will be a significant presence in future starting XIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightback Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I have higher hopes for James than Henry but he needs more experience. I'm glad too that he's getting experience in Hungary, they're a wily bunch over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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