matthew Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Someone on an ICT forum suggested he was still getting paperwork/work visa sorted out, but that was at least a week ago. There's been no mention of him since. Moldy, thank you for the Lefèvre comments. I was starting to think I was the only person in the world who rated that guy! I'm not saying he would walk into my starting 11, but compared to the glut of other central defenders we seem to play regularly, he seems underused for both club and country. It kills me that Straith was basically the first name on Floro's team sheet, but I do think he is an option as a central defender. He shouldn't play in the midfield (or as a libero), but he seems about as prone to making bad gaffes and alternately looking competent as Henry, James, Jakovic or Edgar, etc. cheers, matthew Moldy9, Obinna and Marc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 ICT have signed a defender till end of season, could mean the option is gone, or could mean there never was an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The longer it takes, the more I'm convinced their was never going to be an offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Is on trial at FC Ordabasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Bummer that his trial at ICT didn't work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 ICT could be relegated, Ordabasy will be in Europa league. Ivanovski94 and hamiltonfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Uzbekistan ace Alexander Geynrikh plays here. 31 goals in 93 caps for his country. Ivanovski94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, jordan said: ICT could be relegated, Ordabasy will be in Europa league. Loving the optimism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just now, shamrock said: Loving the optimism... They are in last place, sure things can change after the split but right now they are going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Ordabasy played a friendly yesterday against Ahal FK (Turkmenistan). No idea if Straith played or not Looks like he started johnyb and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 17 hours ago, jordan said: They are in last place, sure things can change after the split but right now they are going down. No I meant how you sell a team in freakin' Kazachstan as a positive move compared to Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Straith played the first half in the 1-1 tie with FC Ahal of Turkmenistan. Most of the players were switched at the half. They are doing their training camp in Turkey so that is where Straith is at the moment not Kazakhstan. Here is a little profile on him from their site: http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/625 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, shamrock said: No I meant how you sell a team in freakin' Kazachstan as a positive move compared to Scotland. If you take Celtic and Rangers (the strong version not the current one) out of the SPL there is little difference in the playing level between it and the Kazakh league. Scotland currently is ranked 23rd in the UEFA coefficient and Kazakhstan 29th and a lot of Scotland's points are from Celtic. Scotland will probably move up a bit higher once Rangers gets back to the Rangers of old but that still does not raise the level of the other teams. The eastern leagues that we are unfamiliar with are not top leagues by any standard (nor is the SPL) but they are still better than a lot of people think. nolando, Ivanovski94, Marc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'm not going there again. Maybe it would even be a great adventure to go there for a year or two. Yes the Scottish league is shite, however football is the #1 sport and there lot's of opportunities to climb up or down in Great Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 If he took a deal to end of season in Scotland he would still have to earn his place, he may never even saw the pitch, there is only 13 games left. Like when Hainault went to Ross County he didn't get a run till the last 8 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) I do not think that Staith's trial with Ordabasy was successful. I think the club decided to sign a Brazilian player who already has experience playing in Kazakhstan. Maybe a Russian speaker could help, because google translate isn't the best. Ордабасы выбрал Соареса. Тренерский штаб «Ордабасы» объяснил решение по Джону Адаму Стрейту: - Адам Стрейт очень интересный футболист, но тренерский штаб остановился на кандидатуре Бруно Соареса. Он имеет опыт выступления в казахстанском первенстве. https://vk.com/pfkordabasy Edited February 23, 2017 by Toje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Wow he's really have a tough time finding a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Straith has been a mainstay in our roster (and generally a starter) over the last two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Fun fact: he almost has as many caps as Will Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 11 hours ago, Toje said: I do not think that Staith's trial with Ordabasy was successful. I think the club decided to sign a Brazilian player who already has experience playing in Kazakhstan. Maybe a Russian speaker could help, because google translate isn't the best. Ордабасы выбрал Соареса. Тренерский штаб «Ордабасы» объяснил решение по Джону Адаму Стрейту: - Адам Стрейт очень интересный футболист, но тренерский штаб остановился на кандидатуре Бруно Соареса. Он имеет опыт выступления в казахстанском первенстве. https://vk.com/pfkordabasy It just says he was a very interesting player but in the end the training staff decided to sign Bruno Soares instead who has already played in the Kazakh league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 So, time to maybe consider FC Edmonton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 27 minutes ago, shamrock said: So, time to maybe consider FC Edmonton? If a 26 year old with 40+ caps for us needs to play NASL we're worse off than I thought we were. I would take Straith in a heartbeat over guys like Zavaleta and Hagglund, I don't think either of them could have played at the clubs Straith has. I was really hoping he would sign with Floro at Alajuelense, would be a great opportunity for him. A lot of the time we compare ourselves man for man with other CONCACAF nations and say things like "Oh they only play in their domestic league, we can beat these guys." But the truth is that if we had players starting week in and out for clubs like Arabe Unido, Olimpia or Herediano they would be a regular call up for us. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 7 hours ago, shamrock said: So, time to maybe consider FC Edmonton? Edmonton seems to be pretty set at the back end. Don't think Straith fits an area of need for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Keegan said: A lot of the time we compare ourselves man for man with other CONCACAF nations and say things like "Oh they only play in their domestic league, we can beat these guys." But the truth is that if we had players starting week in and out for clubs like Arabe Unido, Olimpia or Herediano they would be a regular call up for us. So true. I use to really underestimate the depth of teams like Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama. Costa Rica in particular has depth that rivals the USA. With Aleman now at Saprissa, I have paid closer attention to the Costa Rican player pool. How many national team players joined MLS from Costa Rica this off season? José Andres Salvatierra - 30 caps/28 years old. Marco Urena - 45 caps (10 goals)/26 years old Rodney Wallace - 16 caps (3 goals)/28 years old David Guzman - 26 caps/27 years old Fransisco Calvo - 21 caps/24 years old José Picado - 1 caps (2 goals)/24 years old Guys, that's in a single transfer window. Massive. How many NT players did we add to MLS in the off season? None by my count. Sure we are promoting academy players to first teams, but how many have successfully made the jump last year? Chapman and Davies? Possibly Jordan Hamilton? The rest are fringe players in MLS at best, USL players at worst (Marco Bustos, Mo Babouli etc.) Long winded post, but just an example of why we are falling behind and what real depth looks like. Including the new signings, the number of Costa Rican internationals is easily in double digits, and growing year by year! Just wanted to add a list of clubs also representing by Costa Ricans: Sporting Lisbon, Deportivo La Coruna, Celtic, Sunderland, Palmero, Españyol, Real Madrid, Trabzonspor, Red Star Belgrade ... Some pretty big clubs there. Here is our list of notables: Besiktas, Burnley, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers...Dundee? Walsall? .... Falkirk? Edited February 24, 2017 by Obinna Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 ^ Korona Kielce? FC Dallas? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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