Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Andreas Vaikla has been called into the 24-man squad for Estonia for a friendly vs Malta on August 31st and the WCQ against Bosnia on September 6th. http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=10828 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Just now, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Andreas Vaikla has been called into the 24-man squad for Estonia for a friendly vs Malta on August 31st and the WCQ against Bosnia on September 6th. http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=10828 Is this approaching "wrong forum" territory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 This feels like a huge missed opportunity. Sounds like Canada had no idea who he was. Probably still don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 24 minutes ago, Vince193 said: This feels like a huge missed opportunity. Sounds like Canada had no idea who he was. Probably still don't. I have no idea how true this is, but have the V's ever tried to have an organized mechanism for alerting the CSA about potential Nats with multiple nationalities? It seems like there is a lot of good work done on this board to uncover (or rediscover) guys who may be on the fringe of CSA's radar, but who may warrant a friendly call-up to give them a look. They are posted on this board, but the kind of grass-roots work done here basically constitutes a fairly broad scouting network. Maybe it is done already, or maybe the informal conversations and postings here do the trick, but it seems like something that the CSA should be made aware of in a more formal way. Ngravs9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 5 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: I have no idea how true this is, but have the V's ever tried to have an organized mechanism for alerting the CSA about potential Nats with multiple nationalities? It seems like there is a lot of good work done on this board to uncover (or rediscover) guys who may be on the fringe of CSA's radar, but who may warrant a friendly call-up to give them a look. They are posted on this board, but the kind of grass-roots work done here basically constitutes a fairly broad scouting network. Maybe it is done already, or maybe the informal conversations and postings here do the trick, but it seems like something that the CSA should be made aware of in a more formal way. I have had former CSA staff members tell me that they monitor this board for players we uncover. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Seems like a missed opportunity in hindsight, but given that Vaikla has been in the Estonian setup since he was 15, is it really a missed opportunity? I mean, he was playing youth football in the GTA at that time, hadn't moved to the West Brom youth system yet. I don't know how many scouting resources were available at the U16 level in 2012, but in theory the new U15 identification camps should help this type of scenario going forward. shamrock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 1 minute ago, shermanator said: Seems like a missed opportunity in hindsight, but given that Vaikla has been in the Estonian setup since he was 15, is it really a missed opportunity? I mean, he was playing youth football in the GTA at that time, hadn't moved to the West Brom youth system yet. I don't know how many scouting resources were available at the U16 level in 2012, but in theory the new U15 identification camps should help this type of scenario going forward. He wasn't even really followed by this board until pretty recently. The ship had sailed really. Given that he was involved with Estonia so early, he probably had no intention of looking into Canada, I don't really fault the CSA in this instance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: He wasn't even really followed by this board until pretty recently. The ship had sailed really. Given that he was involved with Estonia so early, he probably had no intention of looking into Canada, I don't really fault the CSA in this instance Exactly. If Oliver Saundry were to be called up to the Latvian U16 side (not that he's eligible for Latvia, but just using a current example), would anyone even notice? I believe the response would more likely be: "Who's Oliver Saundry?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Vaikla remained on the bench as Bosnia easily (5-0) took care of Estonia earlier today. Still not cap-tied. king1010, hamiltonfan and bwilly11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Vaikla is part of the 26-man (why 26? ) squad for the two WCQ games vs Gibraltar and Greece. http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=11030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) We have to get over him already. He was gone before we even knew about him.... Edited September 30, 2016 by shermanator Bertuzzi44, BCM, A_Gagne and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) On 9/29/2016 at 1:14 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Vaikla is part of the 26-man (why 26? ) squad for the two WCQ games vs Gibraltar and Greece. http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=11030 Was also called to the U-21 team at the same time! EDIT: In goal lost to Sweden 0-3. http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2017/matches/live/index.html?day=47&session=1&match=2016259 Will join the senior squad after this game? http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=11042 Edited October 7, 2016 by Olympique_de_Marseille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 We chatted with this guy - he is open to a call from Canada. He is willing to be interviewed by one of our media groups (RNO, CSN, etc.) Complete Homer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, hamiltonfan said: We chatted with this guy - he is open to a call from Canada. He is willing to be interviewed by one of our media groups (RNO, CSN, etc.) Tried talk to him and he didn't get back to me after like 7 questions Edited October 6, 2016 by matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Jeez, way to resuscitate my hope for a guy I'd moved past. How open do you think? As in open to checking out the program for a friendly or prefers Canada to Estonia? CSA should give him a call regardless, assuming they haven't already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 23 minutes ago, matty said: Tried talk to him and he didn't get back to me after like 7 questions lets chat matty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 5 hours ago, hamiltonfan said: We chatted with this guy - he is open to a call from Canada. He is willing to be interviewed by one of our media groups (RNO, CSN, etc.) Is he still eligible for us? He has played for Estonia, but I believe it was a friendly. If I was Estonia I would cap-tie immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 15 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: Is he still eligible for us? He has played for Estonia, but I believe it was a friendly. If I was Estonia I would cap-tie immediately. I think he would need a to file a one time switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Vince193 said: I think he would need a to file a one time switch. Yes he would. Would be easy since he was born in Canada. 1 hour ago, Stryker911 said: Is he still eligible for us? He has played for Estonia... Yes he is still eligible. It was only a friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 18 hours ago, matty said: Tried talk to him and he didn't get back to me after like 7 questions You cannot talk to a player inside a nation's camp about changing nations, obviously. That would be suicidal on his part, thank god he is not dumb. Really what should happen is the CSA speak to him through a family member, and leave media out of it for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 This kid would seemingly be the first choice for our U20s. Are there any other keepers that age that would challenge him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Keegan said: This kid would seemingly be the first choice for our U20s. Are there any other keepers that age that would challenge him? Pantemis and Di Bennado at FC Montreal and TFC II, respectively. But he plays at a higher level than either of those two. Also, whatever happened to Kaiswatum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) EDIT: Wasn't in the squad. Won't be cap-tied today! http://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2019947/lineups/index.html Edited October 7, 2016 by Olympique_de_Marseille hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Vince193 said: Also, whatever happened to Kaiswatum? Still with FCE as far as I know (someone who follows the Eddies' academy more closely would know for sure), he was at the U-20 camp in September last year, hasn't been involved since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) delete Edited October 8, 2016 by matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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