Fussball_eh Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 3 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: FCB Escola is not FC Barcelona, it is a pay as you go school that does not even play federated soccer, they play between themselves and do tournaments to get more games. Any decent kid can get in, as long as he is competent. It is a bad idea but parents get sucked into the name. I know this because my kid used to play with a proper club that is also a Barça supporter group, UBCatalonia, and they had a deal to pick up Escola kids after they finished there, which if I recall right was u-13 (maybe u-14). Yes, my boy was that level, he played with former FCBEscola kids, which is lower-mid competitive football in Barcelona. Roman Tulis academy in North Van deliberately falsifies this distinction, as they are doing now with a kid named Asvin Chauhan, they are conning people about what they are able to really produce by doing this. They conned people with that player named Gianni Patino in 2008, much reported here, as they collected donations to send him to Barcelona to the FCBEscola, as I saw it a scam. The facilities are not even that great, they have this poor artificial field in the shadow of Camp Nou, Catalonia plays the other Barça supporter group clubs in tournaments there. One of the few recent players who was FCEscola, then Catalonia, then was brought back to proper Barça academy and turned pro, was Jordi Gómez, who was at Wigan and now Sunderland. But hey, the club my kid is at now sent a player to proper FC Barcelona academy who played for Barça B and is now at Munich 1860, though on loan to Elche this year, Ilie Sánchez. This is not top level football by any means, in spite of exceptions, so better to be at a proper Bundesliga 3 club or League 2 than there. Thanks for the update. I mentioned him only because I was asked to add him to the list and wanted to do more research on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmazz Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Diego Reveco ( 1999 ) from Winnipeg is at Club Deportivo Magallanes in Chile as part of their U16 Squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 1 hour ago, charlesmazz said: Diego Reveco ( 1999 ) from Winnipeg is at Club Deportivo Magallanes in Chile as part of their U16 Squad Added him to the youth tab. I used Chilean and Canadian for passports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmazz Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 1 hour ago, Fussball_eh said: Added him to the youth tab. I used Chilean and Canadian for passports? That would be correct. I believe he may have been called to a U15 Canadian ID Camp last year in Toronto. Fussball_eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Nik Ledgerwood is done in Germany. He posted on Instagram that he is starting a new journey and chapter closer to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 1 minute ago, BrennanFan said: Nik Ledgerwood is done in Germany. He posted on Instagram that he is starting a new journey and chapter closer to home. Coaching maybe? Ottawa or Edmonton? Lets start some wild speculating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 2 hours ago, BrennanFan said: Nik Ledgerwood is done in Germany. He posted on Instagram that he is starting a new journey and chapter closer to home. Yeah I saw that. Hoping he'll play for an NASL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 18 hours ago, Fussball_eh said: Yeah I saw that. Hoping he'll play for an NASL team. Start up that campaign like you did for Humey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 1 minute ago, zeelaw1555362314 said: Start up that campaign like you did for Humey! Haha, why always me? FCE supporters should push for their lost Alberta boy to come home. Not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 If Ledgerwood were to play at DM it could make sense for him to move to FC Edmonton. There has been a little chatter about a national team player coming to play in Edmonton, but no idea who it is. Olympique_de_Marseille and Fussball_eh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 7 hours ago, shermanator said: If Ledgerwood were to play at DM it could make sense for him to move to FC Edmonton. There has been a little chatter about a national team player coming to play in Edmonton, but no idea who it is. Ledgerwood is free hey? Don't the Whitecaps need another Right back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 10 hours ago, Obinna said: Ledgerwood is free hey? Don't the Whitecaps need another Right back? I think they do. But I also don't think it makes sense for Ledgerwood to move to a club where he won't be the starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 So what do we make of his pro career in Germany it looks like he was more or less a journey man in 2nd. and 3rd. level soccer in Germany and from the looks of it saw most of his playing over the years over there in the 3rd. level from the looks of it. He gave it a very good try so can't knock him for really giving it a go. Once again we see players willing to play in leagues over there that in reality might not be any better than NASL or even USL, however, just being in Europe and being in a real soccer environment and playing closer to the many scouts over there is probably better than staying over on this side of the pond, the chances of being spotted are much greater I would believe, so you get players like Ledgerwood willing to play in these lower leagues over there and let's not forget the chance that your team that is playing in a lower league might one day get promoted to the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I think if half of these prospects the MLS clubs have in the pipeline can have a career as good as ledgerwoods the CMNT will be lucky. A good soldier that always answered the call for canada (alot more caps than you would think) and 2-3rd division in germany is nothing to scoff at. Right now I am wondering if guys like JGL, Tissot, Clarke, Hamilton, Chapman etc will develop enough to make NASL starters, or maybe 3rd divsion germany some day. As opposed to being out of the game at 25. We could use about 20 more guys playing at Ledgerwoods level to get a little depth into the talent pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 3 hours ago, shermanator said: I think they do. But I also don't think it makes sense for Ledgerwood to move to a club where he won't be the starter. Not sure he wouldn't at least be competitive for the starting RB job. They only have Smith at the moment who is clearly younger and has more promise, but he also demonstrated some serious inexperience/liability, or so I thought anyway. It would be very similar to the Harvey/Adekugbe competition for LB. Safer older player vs. younger gifted player. I could see Ledgerwood taking the starting job at first as a means to give Smith a goal/focus. Don't forget it was Beitashour's position to lose until he started to battle injuries. Nik also has versatility going for him -- could fill a few spots if needed. I get what you mean about it not making sense from Ledgerwood's point of view. I just don't think it would be a slam dunk that Smith starts. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 30 minutes ago, Bison44 said: I think if half of these prospects the MLS clubs have in the pipeline can have a career as good as ledgerwoods the CMNT will be lucky. A good soldier that always answered the call for canada (alot more caps than you would think) and 2-3rd division in germany is nothing to scoff at. Right now I am wondering if guys like JGL, Tissot, Clarke, Hamilton, Chapman etc will develop enough to make NASL starters, or maybe 3rd divsion germany some day. As opposed to being out of the game at 25. We could use about 20 more guys playing at Ledgerwoods level to get a little depth into the talent pool. I'm not excited about the guys you listed, at all. I'm excited about Bustos, Froese, Larin, Laryea, Adegkube, Ballou Tabla, etc. I agree people crap on Ledgerwood too much. But having a new crop of guys who are at his skill level isn't going to get us to the World Cup, or the hex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, Soccerpro said: I agree people crap on Ledgerwood too much. But having a new crop of guys who are at his skill level isn't going to get us to the World Cup, or the hex. Does seem ungrateful somehow, given what he has given to the program, but I agree. The more I think about Ledgerwood to the Whitecaps, the more I think Ledgerwood and Beitashour are pretty comparable players in many ways (career arcs aside). Beitashour was good enough to ride the bench on a World Cup team, but did not play and didn't even play much in qualifying if I remember correctly. I think soldiers like Ledgerwood have an important role to play in getting us to the Hex and maybe even back to the World Cup, but we definitely don't get there with soldiers alone. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I've always liked Ledgerwood and if I remember correctly, he had a goal disallowed against the yanks for no good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Soccerpro: I hear what you are saying about the HEX and the WC. We need the special players, but most of the prospects (not the really good ones you mentioned) could do alot worse than having Ledgerwoods career. The more guys that dont dissapear at 18-24 and actually become working pros at a decent level brings up soccer and CMNT slowly but surely. Larins, Deros and Bunburys, DeVos and Forrests dont come along every day. But if we had 5-10 guys in each of the english championship, SPL, 2Bundaslega, etc and a dozen starters in MLS, that would give us a nice pool of guys to pick from and young guys would see you can be CDN and stick it out, Make a living with football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 7 hours ago, shorty said: Does seem ungrateful somehow, given what he has given to the program, but I agree. The more I think about Ledgerwood to the Whitecaps, the more I think Ledgerwood and Beitashour are pretty comparable players in many ways (career arcs aside). Beitashour was good enough to ride the bench on a World Cup team, but did not play and didn't even play much in qualifying if I remember correctly. I think soldiers like Ledgerwood have an important role to play in getting us to the Hex and maybe even back to the World Cup, but we definitely don't get there with soldiers alone. I think you're pretty spot on here - in my opinion, they are similar in terms of talent, physicality and even experience level. Plus, they are close in age and are even similar in the way they play the game. I just think Beitashour has an edge in that he is a little more gifted, although he doesn't have the versatility that Ledgerwood does. Ledgerwood has rarely been a favourite choice, despite his dedication, but winning close to 50 caps with a nation like Canada is an accomplishment. He's an experienced international and Energie Cottbus, FSV Frankfurt, MSV Duisburg and 1860 Munich are not tiny, rinky-dink clubs either. Hell, even Hammabry are a big club as far as Swedish clubs go (although they got relegated). His resume is that of an MLS player who gets heavy minutes, if not an out-and-out starter. I think collectively we just don't value him because of the time he's spent in a 3rd tier. A very good 3rd tier by the way. Fussball_eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 In a world of long shots based on progress and national call ups for Australia, Thomas Heward-Belle of Central Coast Mariners. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Heward-Belle Date of Birth: March 11, 1997 Height: 192cm Weight: 80 kg Previous Club: Blacktown City FC - NSWPL Current Club: Western Sydney Wanderers – National Youth League Preferred Position: Goalkeeper Passport: Australian, Canadian and Dutch Achievements: Australian U19 Squad (Oct 2014) Commercial Sponsor: Nike Should you be interested in sponsoring Thomas Heward-Belle or utilising his services for media, sponsorship and/or promotional opportunities then please call FFI Corporate Partnerships Manager, Beau Curtis - Fussball_eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Well this is interesting... https://twitter.com/ledgerwoodnik/status/683733247163895808 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, shermanator said: Well this is interesting... https://twitter.com/ledgerwoodnik/status/683733247163895808 It's hilarious, but could go either way, haha. In other news, we know have 2015 NCAA D1 data provided by Aaron Nielson. You can find it under the "Youth Abroad" tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 http://www.wakingthered.com/2016/1/2/10701236/simeon-jackson-nik-ledgerwood-transfers-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-edmonton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 34 minutes ago, Grizzly said: http://www.wakingthered.com/2016/1/2/10701236/simeon-jackson-nik-ledgerwood-transfers-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-edmonton Yup. Waiting for official confimation on any of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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