Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Wasn't in the squad last night for RSL: https://www.rsl.com/news/rsl-drops-dynamo-fc "Defender Ashtone Morgan was unavailable due to MLS health and safety protocols." Is this a euphemism for COVID19 related self-isolation? If he caught it, I wish him a swift recovery. Bison44, narduch and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 That sucks...just when he was getting some games. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 By my count, 13 MLS teams had at least one Canadian on their roster this season. Ashtone Morgan is the last man standing in the playoffs. Wingback6, narduch, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, footballfreak said: By my count, 13 MLS teams had at least one Canadian on their roster this season. Ashtone Morgan is the last man standing in the playoffs. An article from a few months back when he was actually getting playing time: https://www.rsl.com/news/you-still-got-this-you-have-a-lot-in-the-tank-and-a-lot-to-left-to-prove Right after it was published his playing time dropped off a cliff. footballfreak, Dominic94 and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 option declined by rsl johnyb, footballfreak and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 USL beckons. Would be nice to see him and the likes of Hamilton in the CPL though, especially if the CPL cap is raised as promised and clubs can match USL wages better. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, toontownman said: USL beckons. Would be nice to see him and the likes of Hamilton in the CPL though, especially if the CPL cap is raised as promised and clubs can match USL wages better. To be on the bench? Kwame is a better LB no question. Edited December 7, 2021 by Shway Disregard, read this completely wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Shway said: To be on the bench? Kwame is a better LB no question. I think by Hamilton he was referring to Jordan Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 11 hours ago, toontownman said: USL beckons. Maybe. He was on 132k USD. Can't make that in CanPL! Not sure what he would make in USL though. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Could still be useful to an MLS team on a lower salary, if he's willing to accept it (and if union rules allow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 8 hours ago, A_Gagne said: Could still be useful to an MLS team on a lower salary, if he's willing to accept it (and if union rules allow). I could still see him on an MLS roster for 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) I will be surprised. But not if he’s on substantially less money. (Think Zavaletas last TFC contract) Edited December 8, 2021 by Shway BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I think he'll take substantially less money no matter what. If he resigns in MLS he'd likely make 65-80K, but unlikely he gets more than that anywhere else. Guy has ~200 MLS games, 18 caps, had 9 appearances for a playoff team last year, and 30 isn't that over the hill, so I could see a team bring him in as cheap cover that can do a job and mentorship value. If you're a team that's trying to win now, he's probably a lot more trustworthy than some 21 year old straight out of NCAA. If Ashtone drops down a level I'd imagine it's a choice on his part cause he'd rather play week-in week-out. narduch and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 senior minimum salary is over 80k in mls so he cant get less than that if he gets a contract...he cant occupy slots 25-30 so that goes against him johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 There is a big shake up coming in the lower leagues. All those USL team pulled out, and a bunch more losing all the affiliated players that logically should go to this NEXT league as well. MLS teams might build the roster differently if they need a full squad to send down to the reserve league 24 times a summer. Its going to be a wild offseason. Maybe MLS is looking for cheap LB cover or a bigger USL wants someone with an MLS pedigree to put them over the hump. Hopefully Morgan finds somewhere to continue on. I still have a soft spot for him and the other early TFC homegrowns. gator, johnyb and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, Bison44 said: There is a big shake up coming in the lower leagues. All those USL team pulled out, and a bunch more losing all the affiliated players that logically should go to this NEXT league as well. MLS teams might build the roster differently if they need a full squad to send down to the reserve league 24 times a summer. Its going to be a wild offseason. Maybe MLS is looking for cheap LB cover or a bigger USL wants someone with an MLS pedigree to put them over the hump. Hopefully Morgan finds somewhere to continue on. I still have a soft spot for him and the other early TFC homegrowns. USL is his most likely option at age 30. That league isn’t really a development league, and teams are built in the same way as MLS squads. I looked at Orange County’s and the Rowdies roster (the 2021 finals) and the average age was about 28 for both teams. All that too say is I agree with you that big changes is coming to USL. The MLS next reserve league (as much as they don’t want to market it as such) will be an U23 league mixed in with fringe guys looking for match fitness. I think Morgan ends up in the USL if he doesn’t want to come home. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 If I am Morgan I am going where the money is at. Careers are short and when you've been on sub 200k you probably don't have much of an option NOT to go for the money. That's probably USL over CPL as things stand... But I wonder if there are options in Scandinavia? Norway in particular seems to acquire players with a similar resume to Morgan. He'd probably make more in Norway than USL, plus he'd arguably be looking at a top division squad there. Not the big boys, but you know something mid or lower table. Ruffian, johnyb and baulderdash77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Big_M said: senior minimum salary is over 80k in mls so he cant get less than that if he gets a contract...he cant occupy slots 25-30 so that goes against him Yeah figured there was maybe something like that Edited December 9, 2021 by A_Gagne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 14 hours ago, Obinna said: If I am Morgan I am going where the money is at. Careers are short and when you've been on sub 200k you probably don't have much of an option NOT to go for the money. That's probably USL over CPL as things stand... But I wonder if there are options in Scandinavia? Norway in particular seems to acquire players with a similar resume to Morgan. He'd probably make more in Norway than USL, plus he'd arguably be looking at a top division squad there. Not the big boys, but you know something mid or lower table. To add... I know he's older (30 yrs), but going to Norway (for example) could possibly put him back in the CanMNT picture if his play is good. Adekugbe was getting caps while at Valerenga. This is not to say I prefer him to be called, just highlighting that a move to Norway would probably do more for his chances than USL, which is probably his most likely destination. I don't think a USL player has earned a cap under Herdman. Morgan is interesting... He's had some big moments in his career, playing Champions League and winning trophies in MLS, things most MLSers moving to Scandinavia (or even Europe in general) cannot point to on their resume. However, he hasn't actually played that much football. He's still sub 200 appearances in all competitions, which is very low for a 30 year old. I wonder if that makes him a 'young 30' or an 'inexperienced 30'.... He's got a respectable 18 caps for Canada, a country now ranked 40th in the world, so I guess that's a feather in his cap. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Forge have announced the signing of Ashtone Morgan alongside Sebastian Costello. Nice to see him come home to the CPL. I look forward to seeing what he has left since his appearances were few and far between with Real Salt Lake over the past two seasons. johnyb, Trois Reds, NVsoccer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Nice move for both sides! He's played his best football in CCL against Mexican sides and he'll get another crack at that. johnyb, Corazon and king1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdb9ty Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Went to HS with Ashtone. He seemed like a good dude who's definitely paid his dues. Wish him the best! gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Good signing for the CPL, too bad he didn't get much playing time after Justin Morrow joined TFC but anyone with almost 150 MLS appearances should make the league stronger. Ruffian and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Is retiring: johnyb, yomurphy1, Gian-Luca and 4 others 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Why is he retiring now and not at the end of the season ? johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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