Ansem Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Whew, when I was on x-mas break in grade 11, I was worried about my peach fuzz mustache filling in and if my GF would break up with me before I had to buy her a x-mas present. Good luck Alphonso on your finals or mid terms etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Cue Caps fans defending the club and how Davies need "protecting" and has had a long year (ignoring they haven't played a game in a month)...meanwhile the reality is the Caps don't want Davies missing the start of training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Training with Man U would be to the benefit of both the Caps and Davies. You think they'd figure as much... It's dumb really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 The laundry list of young Canadians who have come thru the TFC and Impact organizations is very impressive. It' a reads as an NASL who's who. I think TFC even let a Canadian bang their drum once. That was really showing commitment to the Canadian cause Anyways.. I read the Caps would rather have him attend the Canadian Olympic team camp. Not sure if that info was shared here. Maybe that makes people feel a bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 21 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: The laundry list of young Canadians who have come thru the TFC and Impact organizations is very impressive. It' a reads as an NASL who's who. I think TFC even let a Canadian bang their drum once. That was really showing commitment to the Canadian cause Anyways.. I read the Caps would rather have him attend the Canadian Olympic team camp. Not sure if that info was shared here. Maybe that makes people feel a bit better I hope that's true and not some BS they came up just to keep him away from ManU. They better release him to play in Olympic qualifying tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 36 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: The laundry list of young Canadians who have come thru the TFC and Impact organizations is very impressive. It' a reads as an NASL who's who. I think TFC even let a Canadian bang their drum once. That was really showing commitment to the Canadian cause Anyways.. I read the Caps would rather have him attend the Canadian Olympic team camp. Not sure if that info was shared here. Maybe that makes people feel a bit better Isn't the qualifying tournament in oct 2019... Doesn't make me feel better. Whitecaps hate Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hmmm werent these the guys urging Bustos to attend a u20 Chilean camp saying it would be good for his development?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 18 hours ago, SpursFlu said: The laundry list of young Canadians who have come thru the TFC and Impact organizations is very impressive. It' a reads as an NASL who's who. I think TFC even let a Canadian bang their drum once. That was really showing commitment to the Canadian cause Anyways.. I read the Caps would rather have him attend the Canadian Olympic team camp. Not sure if that info was shared here. Maybe that makes people feel a bit better Forgetting for a minute why that's relevant to this argument, show me that long list of Caps alum plying their trade in top European leagues... The U23 camp is going to last 10 days, maybe 14 max. No, either they want him at training camp when it starts, or more cynically they hope by keeping him away from Europe that they might convince him to stay for the 2019 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I'm not sure I said there was a long list of Caps playing in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I'm not sure I said there was a long list of Caps playing in Europe If you are not sure then by all means clarify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanz Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-news-alphonso-davies-14026851 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanz Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 https://theathletic.com/180164/2017/12/18/davies-spoty/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 30 minutes ago, kohanz said: https://theathletic.com/180164/2017/12/18/davies-spoty/ These kind of hype articles about Alphonso Davies don't help anyone. In fact, it's these kind of takes that have contributed to the crash of Freddy Adu & Hanson Boakai's carrers. Let the kid be a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 12/15/2017 at 6:57 PM, jpg75 said: Cue Caps fans defending the club and how Davies need "protecting" and has had a long year (ignoring they haven't played a game in a month)...meanwhile the reality is the Caps don't want Davies missing the start of training camp. Sure...I'll do that. This wasn't a situation where United came to the Whitecaps and said we want to look at the kid. This was the agent that went to European clubs and offered them Davies without the Whitecaps approval. The Whitecaps have sent young players to Europe in the off season for training stints in the past (including Bustos and Adekugbe) and I am sure they will do it again when they feel the time is right, not when an agent is thinking about dollar signs. I do agree that this is a pivotal season for Davies to improve his club performances and a strong training camp for him should give him that chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Resting Davies seems prudent. (In this case, "rest" includes mental as much as anything else. Kid has barely seen his family this year!) There is NO reason to rush things with Davies, and plenty of reasons to be smart about his mental, psychological and emotional well-being. Glad that the Caps are not getting dazzled by the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 10 hours ago, kohanz said: https://theathletic.com/180164/2017/12/18/davies-spoty/ Great article!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 On December 18, 2017 at 10:51 PM, The Beaver said: Resting Davies seems prudent. (In this case, "rest" includes mental as much as anything else. Kid has barely seen his family this year!) There is NO reason to rush things with Davies, and plenty of reasons to be smart about his mental, psychological and emotional well-being. Glad that the Caps are not getting dazzled by the hype. I see it a bit differently. The invite was for January and the Caps have been done for a while already. Davies had had some solid time to chill and see family. And it's not like they are giving him a vacation until MLS pre-season. He is still supposed to go to the Olympics camp in the new year. This would have been an opportunity to go visit one of the biggest clubs in the world and see what the game is like at the highest levels. Maybe he didn't want to go, but if he did I am not a fan of the Caps vetoing the trip. I suspect walking out onto the pitch at Old Trafford and getting the club tour would have recharged his batteries in a way that a few extra weeks off never could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 2017-12-20 at 4:32 PM, dyslexic nam said: I see it a bit differently. The invite was for January and the Caps have been done for a while already. Davies had had some solid time to chill and see family. And it's not like they are giving him a vacation until MLS pre-season. He is still supposed to go to the Olympics camp in the new year. This would have been an opportunity to go visit one of the biggest clubs in the world and see what the game is like at the highest levels. Maybe he didn't want to go, but if he did I am not a fan of the Caps vetoing the trip. I suspect walking out onto the pitch at Old Trafford and getting the club tour would have recharged his batteries in a way that a few extra weeks off never could. I'm confident the decision was not made lightly. I am confident, too, that Davies was fully involved in making the decision, likely in conjunction with his family. Listen, if the kid is going to be as good as we think he is, then there'll be plenty of chances for big European moments ahead of him. I think this was a wise decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 18/12/2017 at 2:47 PM, masster said: Sure...I'll do that. This wasn't a situation where United came to the Whitecaps and said we want to look at the kid. This was the agent that went to European clubs and offered them Davies without the Whitecaps approval. The Whitecaps have sent young players to Europe in the off season for training stints in the past (including Bustos and Adekugbe) and I am sure they will do it again when they feel the time is right, not when an agent is thinking about dollar signs. I do agree that this is a pivotal season for Davies to improve his club performances and a strong training camp for him should give him that chance. Not sure what you mean by his "agent thinking of dollar signs"? Obviously Davies cannot transfer for another year so there is no money to be made from this training stint. Unless you consider this a window shopping excercise for next year? In which case if there is money to be made don't the Whitecaps stand to gain substantially from a transfer payment (especially since he's HG)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 On 12/23/2017 at 4:46 AM, jpg75 said: Not sure what you mean by his "agent thinking of dollar signs"? Obviously Davies cannot transfer for another year so there is no money to be made from this training stint. Unless you consider this a window shopping excercise for next year? In which case if there is money to be made don't the Whitecaps stand to gain substantially from a transfer payment (especially since he's HG)? Of course they do...but they will make a lot more money if he has a great MLS season, not impressing only 1 club for 10 days. Getting him ready for 2018 should be the focus. If they think him resting over the holidays, attending a Canada camp and then being ready for preseason is the way to do it, that seems logical to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, masster said: Of course they do...but they will make a lot more money if he has a great MLS season, not impressing only 1 club for 10 days. Getting him ready for 2018 should be the focus. If they think him resting over the holidays, attending a Canada camp and then being ready for preseason is the way to do it, that seems logical to me. He's going to rest over the holidays regardlesss, on top of the previous 6 weeks of rest he has had. So it's whether he spends 10 days with the Olympic team or at ManU. What does it matter to the Caps which one it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 This is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Chad_Impact said: This is cool Prepare for Fonzie Boots 1.0 - Coming in 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Lol i like that some random Besiktas fan commented and said he should come play for them. Canadians really developing a reputation out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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