RS Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, PastPros said: Make him the captain, while we're at it. That depends... does he eat corn? PegCityCam, dyslexic nam, Fresh Prince of MTL and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, RS said: That depends... does he eat corn? ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Stoppage Time said: ????? Dig at me. At least they are not proposing the first clean cut white kid who plays three games to be captain, which is what all that trash was really about. CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Dig at me. At least they are not proposing the first clean cut white kid who plays three games to be captain, which is what all that trash was really about. Just to be clear, the "they" in question is exactly one person (@Joe MacCarthy) who made an off-hand comment based on Hiebert's first CSA interview, which you then somehow portrayed as a massively popular fan-driven campaign to make this late bloomer the captain of our national team. I'll not even get into the thinly-veiled xenophobic things you wrote on the subject since this is already a big departure for this particular thread. PegCityCam, Sal333, king1010 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, RS said: Just to be clear, the "they" in question is exactly one person (@Joe MacCarthy) who made an off-hand comment based on Hiebert's first CSA interview, which you then somehow portrayed as a massively popular fan-driven campaign to make this late bloomer the captain of our national team. I'll not even get into the thinly-veiled xenophobic things you wrote on the subject since this is already a big departure for this particular thread. As the official thread derailer, I decree and grant permission to delete the entire thread starting at that point. Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 The goal johnyb, narduch, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Tabla has 2 goals in 6 games for Manisa according to soccerway, but I thought this was his 3rd goal, so maybe that's 3 in 7? Either way, he's clearly back on track which makes me very happy considering the ups and downs he's gone through already in his young career. At 24 years old, he's still plenty young to not only come back into the CMNT fold, but to also make another significant move up the ladder. Those two things will probably come hand-in-hand as well, because while I am impressed with him in Turkey so far, and while the 1. Lig seems surprisingly good based on these highlights (I thought the level would be lower), I still think he's going to have to move to the Super Lig or equivalent before he comes back in. Some may point to Brym playing in the Erste divisie and suggest that's equivalent to 1. Lig, and it may just be, but I think Brym is a special case of the staff loving the player. Not saying they don't like Ballou, they obviously rate him to bring him to the U23s back in 2021, but it's just that he clearly fell out of the senior pool, whereas Brym never has. But all of that said, i'll round this out by saying good job Tabla, keep going and you'll be called back in sooner or later! johnyb, costarg, GasPed and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Obinna said: Tabla has 2 goals in 6 games for Manisa according to soccerway, but I thought this was his 3rd goal, so maybe that's 3 in 7? Either way, he's clearly back on track which makes me very happy considering the ups and downs he's gone through already in his young career. At 24 years old, he's still plenty young to not only come back into the CMNT fold, but to also make another significant move up the ladder. Those two things will probably come hand-in-hand as well, because while I am impressed with him in Turkey so far, and while the 1. Lig seems surprisingly good based on these highlights (I thought the level would be lower), I still think he's going to have to move to the Super Lig or equivalent before he comes back in. Some may point to Brym playing in the Erste divisie and suggest that's equivalent to 1. Lig, and it may just be, but I think Brym is a special case of the staff loving the player. Not saying they don't like Ballou, they obviously rate him to bring him to the U23s back in 2021, but it's just that he clearly fell out of the senior pool, whereas Brym never has. But all of that said, i'll round this out by saying good job Tabla, keep going and you'll be called back in sooner or later! He has 2 goals and 1 assist in 6 games. The assist was a ftoppage time game winner. He was an unused sub in 1 game. Some pretty interesting stats in his short time in Turkey so far. In the 2 games that he started he scored and his team won both. He is also averaging a goal or assist every 75 minutes. Honestly, I wouldn't hate to see him as a Gold Cup callup. costarg, dyslexic nam, Obinna and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Goal of Ballou vs Tuzlaspor. costarg, InglewoodJack, aredding77 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 It was disallowed johnyb, NVsoccer, aredding77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Manisa won 2-1, despite having two first-half goals disallowed by VAR and two second-half red cards. Tabla subbed out at 78 min when it was 1-1. narduch, johnyb, VAddona and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Goal of Ballou vs Pendikspor. InglewoodJack, Unnamed Trialist, phresh and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Their season ends I believe unless there are games related to the earthquake that they have to sort out. They end just below the promotion playoffs and winning today wouldn't have been enough. A solid half season in Turkey for Tabla, pleased for him. Trois Reds, Ivan, dyslexic nam and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) Bumping the thread Early days but Manisa are 2nd in the TFF First League. Maybe a promotion to the Super Lig is possible? top two move up directly, while 3rd go to a playoff. It's an interesting format actually. Third place goes to the playoff final, while 4-7 go to the playoff quarter final, presumably against teams 17-20 in the Super Lig. Then I assume 3rd in the first league plays the winner of all that? If anyone knows for sure please comment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_TFF_First_League As for Tabla specifically - no goal contributions yet and has played twice off the bench and remained on the bench for the other two games. Not the best start, but he's obviously in the mix. He's young enough that probably he's a piece they keep if they move up, even at this current pace. https://us.soccerway.com/players/jean-yves-ballou-tabla/393460/ Edited September 8, 2023 by Obinna dyslexic nam, johnyb, Approve My Account Pls and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 https://youtu.be/GoMsK28wSgA?si=RVf59MDIGQ8pIyzb Highlight for the goal around the 2:40 mark Obinna, PegCityCam, dennis and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Departs Manisa FK (Turkey) https://northerntribune.ca/manisa-fk-ballou-tabla-depart/ Corazon, narduch, Jack1997 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawafan Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 22 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Departs Manisa FK (Turkey) https://northerntribune.ca/manisa-fk-ballou-tabla-depart/ 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 hasn't been playing much, so I'm not surprised. Hope he has something lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Clearly too good for CPL, but not good enough for Turkish 2nd tier. Wonder what level and where exists between those that would be a good fit for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, jdheid said: Clearly too good for CPL, but not good enough for Turkish 2nd tier. Wonder what level and where exists between those that would be a good fit for him? Dutch 2nd tier has been kind to some of our players, namely Colyn and before that, Brym. Not saying it's inferior to the Turkish 2nd tier, perhaps it's lateral, but it's a different environment and maybe that works in his favour. As we've seen with Millar, being in the right environment can help a player blossom. FC_Hali and cronaldo7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Was his issues in Turkey due to skill/form or was it just a case of a foreign player being brought in to a low level team where you can easily lose your spot after a bad game or due to coach’s preference? I doubt that CPL is so far below the Turkish 2nd div where he can star for Ottawa but barely play in Turkey. At least for him he’ll always have a spot in the CPL, I hope. Maybe he made enough of a name in Spain to get a crack in the lower division and see what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Just now, Obinna said: Dutch 2nd tier has been kind to some of our players, namely Colyn and before that, Brym. Not saying it's inferior to the Turkish 2nd tier, perhaps it's lateral, but it's a different environment and maybe that works in his favour. As we've seen with Millar, being in the right environment can help a player blossom. I'd like to see him stay in Europe. when Ottawa came to Edmonton, my heart was in my throat every time he had the ball. Such an atheltic and talented player. I don't think he's reached his ceiling, but you're right, he needs the right environment. Obinna, Kadenge and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Just now, jdheid said: I'd like to see him stay in Europe. when Ottawa came to Edmonton, my heart was in my throat every time he had the ball. Such an atheltic and talented player. I don't think he's reached his ceiling, but you're right, he needs the right environment. Ya, this is it. Whenever he has the ball you just get this feeling in your gut something is gonna happen. I always kinda assumed it was cause I knew of him and have seen what he is capable of. But then, I took a French coworker that follows a lot of EU soccer to see a game years ago where Tabla came on near the end, it took 2 touches and the guy asked "Who's this guy? Is he coming back from injury? Why didn't he start?. My reply "It's complicated". I asked what he thought of the overall experience, he enjoyed Stade Saputo, said it's better than a few Ligue 1 stadiums. Felt the crowd was lacking knowledge and passion (spectators vs supporters) and Tabla was the obvious standout and would be in Europe soon. jdheid, Kadenge and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, jdheid said: Clearly too good for CPL, but not good enough for Turkish 2nd tier. Wonder what level and where exists between those that would be a good fit for him? Wrong, he scored 3 and assisted 2 last season in 760 minutes, also had a goal disallowed. Something else is going on here, he's only played 138 league minutes this season, all sub, which makes no sense given his production last year Borjans Sweatpants and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, phresh said: Wrong, he scored 3 and assisted 2 last season in 760 minutes, also had a goal disallowed. Something else is going on here, he's only played 138 league minutes this season, all sub, which makes no sense given his production last year Production was never the issue - there is always something else with Tabla. HochelagaFC and Chad_Impact 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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