narduch Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Big_M said: Huh? I have not heard that Its in the article above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 This is what the translation is saying Already on August 20, the resumption of the Ukrainian football championship is expected . According to preliminary information, the tournament will be held in our country and even the war against the Russian invaders will not interfere with it. Due to the location of the matches, our championship may lose the lion's share of foreign players. True, while some have already expressed their willingness to play in Ukraine. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, Big_M said: This is what the translation is saying Already on August 20, the resumption of the Ukrainian football championship is expected . According to preliminary information, the tournament will be held in our country and even the war against the Russian invaders will not interfere with it. Due to the location of the matches, our championship may lose the lion's share of foreign players. True, while some have already expressed their willingness to play in Ukraine. I read it this morning. Maybe the article was revised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 doubt it...I have not heard news or even rumors of this coming out of Romania...if it was the case local teams and stadiums would be preparing to host the Ukrainian teams and there would be plenty of news on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 There was some talk matches could be played in Poland as well. jordan and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Signed with the same Ukraine team he was supposed to play with last year. Addona, johnyb, Corazon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Scored today. He's started all 3 games for Odessa so far. Bertuzzi44, Approve My Account Pls, InglewoodJack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 After his cryptic mention on another thread in the last couple days, I thought I would look him up and unfortunately found this from his game today. Does not look great on a few of the goals. His team is propping up the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Is player of the month for his club team. They are the worst team in Ukraine, but hopefully he can latch onto someone else if they get relegated. MauditYvon, johnyb, Corazon and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I hope he can settle someone post WC. I think he can still be part of the pool. Although on some level I think Herdman just doesn't rate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 If he stays in Ukraine, I wonder if he can do enough to get on Shaktar Donetsk or Dynamo Kiev’s radar. Both teams play in Europe. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: If he stays in Ukraine, I wonder if he can do enough to get on Shaktar Donetsk or Dynamo Kiev’s radar. Both teams play in Europe. This is akin to Cornelius getting on Olympiacos or PAOK's radar, except Derek is doing it at a midtable club, whereas James is going it at a bottom table club. While I think Cornelius attracting the best of Greece is realistic, I am not sure it is for James. Perhaps he should aim to transfer to a midtable club first. That may happen if his team gets relegated (like Vitoria recently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Obinna said: This is akin to Cornelius getting on Olympiacos or PAOK's radar, except Derek is doing it at a midtable club, whereas James is going it at a bottom table club. While I think Cornelius attracting the best of Greece is realistic, I am not sure it is for James. Perhaps he should aim to transfer to a midtable club first. That may happen if his team gets relegated (like Vitoria recently). On the other hand, Eustaquio was able to go from Pacos to Porto- they were mid table last year, but are now last in the league. It’s a big jump, sure, but if he’s consistently their best player, maybe that gets bigger teams talking about him. FWIW Dynamo Kiev is currently mid table in Ukraine. I’m not actually sure what the gap between their best and worst teams are, especially since the war, as I’m sure a lot fewer players want to play there than before. Edited November 1, 2022 by InglewoodJack Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: On the other hand, Eustaquio was able to go from Pacos to Porto- they were mid table last year, but are now last in the league. It’s a big jump, sure, but if he’s consistently their best player, maybe that gets bigger teams talking about him. FWIW Dynamo Kiev is currently mid table in Ukraine. I’m not actually sure what the gap between their best and worst teams are, especially since the war, as I’m sure a lot fewer players want to play there than before. I haven't been following Ukraine very closely the last few years. I never did follow that closely, but just going off my memory of checking the table, Dynamo Kiev is the 2nd best team most years, though it's not particularly close. The miners tend to run the table over there. Fair point on Eustaquio, but I think he is a special case to be honest. Strange circumstances led him to being acquired by Pacos in the first place. There's probably an alternative timeline where doesn't tear his ACL, goes on to star at Cruz Azul, and then goes on to earn a big transfer to FC Porto, thus skipping the Pacos step altogether. And I like to think on this fictional timeline he is also a Canadian international Edited November 1, 2022 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 The always great Jon Arnold did a feature on James and his time in Ukraine narduch, Xavier., johnyb and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 James to go to the World Cup? Feel good story I guess, but pure fantasy of course. James is nowhere near the NT right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Obinna said: James to go to the World Cup? Feel good story I guess, but pure fantasy of course. James is nowhere near the NT right now. Which is still strange to me. I wouldn't want him on the squad to Qatar at this point either but the constant overlooking of him in our camp has always been strange to me. He's definitely the best of the rest of our CB's not being called regularly. johnyb, Kent, Obinna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Corazon said: Which is still strange to me. I wouldn't want him on the squad to Qatar at this point either but the constant overlooking of him in our camp has always been strange to me. He's definitely the best of the rest of our CB's not being called regularly. For sure, plus he has a history with the NT and is still a good age, so it's not as if he aged out. Furthermore, he's playing with a struggling club (far as I understand), but he's playing in a pretty decent league. On paper he should hanging around the periphery of the team, not being frozen out completely, so yeah I agree that it's strange. At the same time, I think it's fair to say that if he should be on the periphery of the team, it's not a big injustice to see him being ignored. I am curious to know exactly why Herdman doesn't fancy James. Is it down to mistakes (he has a tendency for them)? Is it down to age (he's not old, but not young)? Is it down to mentality (just spitballing)? Maybe a combination? Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 14 minutes ago, Obinna said: James to go to the World Cup? Feel good story I guess, but pure fantasy of course. James is nowhere near the NT right now. Same with Leutwiler, but he also told the press that he dreamed/hoped he could make it. Everyone wants to cling to that 0.01% chance and keep the dream alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Same with Leutwiler, but he also told the press that he dreamed/hoped he could make it. Everyone wants to cling to that 0.01% chance and keep the dream alive. Does "everyone" include Ricardo Ferreria? lol NVsoccer and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Obinna said: Does "everyone" include Ricardo Ferreria? lol Hey, it probably did in March 2021! Obinna and Pottsy3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I think James is talking about 2026, not 2022 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 He has left Chornomorets. "The football player turned to the management with a request to terminate the current contract for family reasons. The club went to meet James, given his difficult emotional state." https://sportarena.com/football/kanadskij-zashhitnik-dzhejms-pokinul-chernomorets/ johnyb, Shway, jordan and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 29 minutes ago, Buchta said: He has left Chornomorets. "The football player turned to the management with a request to terminate the current contract for family reasons. The club went to meet James, given his difficult emotional state." https://sportarena.com/football/kanadskij-zashhitnik-dzhejms-pokinul-chernomorets/ Sounds like things outside the field are (or have been) affecting his career. Maybe explains why he was never part of Herdman's plans? Too bad, hopefully he's able to work though whatever issues he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Hot off the presses. Welcome home Manjrekar. Shway, WestHamCanadianinOxford, king1010 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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