Big_M Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 A couple years ago he was listed 2001 but now 1999 on multiple sites including TFC so should be 99 https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2018/11/28/toronto-fc-ii-sign-jacob-shaffelburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 A couple years ago he was listed 2001 but now 1999 on multiple sites including TFC so should be 99 https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2018/11/28/toronto-fc-ii-sign-jacob-shaffelburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Big_M said: A couple years ago he was listed 2001 but now 1999 on multiple sites including TFC so should be 99 https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2018/11/28/toronto-fc-ii-sign-jacob-shaffelburg It could just be everyone following the same mistake. I mean, would this kid be so highly sought after by bundesliga clubs etc if he was just tearing up high school as an overager? Unlikely imo. In a 2017 article on him playing with Bethlehem Steel they called him 15. Edited January 16, 2019 by Keegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 A club that signs a player has his official documents so very unlikely to make a 2 year mistake Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Gets the start for TFC against LA Galaxy in pre-season action: BCM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 He's the only young guy. Vanney must like something he sees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 28 minutes ago, Soccerpro said: He's the only young guy. Vanney must like something he sees. Or doesn't want to lose him to HFX Wanderers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Ansem said: Or doesn't want to lose him to HFX Wanderers ? I'm like 30% sure he's joining HFX on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, Vince193 said: I'm like 30% sure he's joining HFX on loan. Not happening I've been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Keegan said: Not happening I've been told. Damn I'd rather see him play CPL than USL One. Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 https://torontosun.com/sports/soccer/mls/toronto-fc/farewell-to-nova-scotia-jacob-shaffelburg-proud-son-of-the-maritime-province-turning-heads-at-tfc-pre-season-camp Looks like lots of praise for the Nova Scotian kid! Obinna, lazlo_80, Ivan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Remember when we were completely incapable of producing quick, crafty attacking players? Obinna and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 6 hours ago, Copes said: https://torontosun.com/sports/soccer/mls/toronto-fc/farewell-to-nova-scotia-jacob-shaffelburg-proud-son-of-the-maritime-province-turning-heads-at-tfc-pre-season-camp Looks like lots of praise for the Nova Scotian kid! So what soccer is not popular at the youth level in Nova Scotia like it is in the rest of Canada ? From the article Shaffelburg states he was the only one of all his friends who played soccer, everyone else played hockey . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, 1996 said: So what soccer is not popular at the youth level in Nova Scotia like it is in the rest of Canada ? From the article Shaffelburg states he was the only one of all his friends who played soccer, everyone else played hockey . He's from rural Nova Scotia, really rural. Not much soccer in really rural Canada outside of timbits. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Soccerpro said: He's from rural Nova Scotia, really rural. Not much soccer in really rural Canada outside of timbits. Oh ok I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 If he was the only one playing soccer, who was he playing with and against? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 26 minutes ago, Norrin Radd said: If he was the only one playing soccer, who was he playing with and against? First player to ever make a pro career based solely on playing "keepy ups" as a kid!! maccaliam and Norrin Radd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Acid-Tone said: First player to ever make a pro career based solely on playing "keepy ups" as a kid!! All you need to create a future professional men's soccer player: A boy, a ball, a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I actually grew up where he is from, albeit a few years ahead of him. My best friend knows his family and made the joke to me today when I shared the news that "he was 4 years old and dangling 12 year olds at the family BBQ". In all seriousness though, its not that people didn't play soccer - it just wasn't the priority. Soccer was the summer sport, and hockey was the winter sport. Most of the guys didnt take soccer particularly seriously. Youd play on a school team, or maybe Timbits, for the organized play aspect. Pickup games on weekends would always be road hockey - no one heads down to the field to kick a ball. And once hockey tryouts start for the school team half the soccer players stop showing up. Kind of the nature of small communities. Not tons of kids to play, and even fewer who took it seriously. Obinna, johnyb, Soccer67 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 He makes the bench for the first-leg Champion's League game for TFC! Exciting stuff. Strait Red, Corazon and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Subbed on and looking lively so far in an otherwise terrible game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Definitely shouldve started, for what he was doing when he came on instead of playing a LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 That game was a horrific bloodbath but watching Shaffelburg kept me excited and into it. A few slips, a few mistakes, but overall I thought he was a real brightspot. He looked strong - I think he has earned himself more chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 You guys, havnt you learned anything?? Vanney will bury him on the bench in favor of the new draft picks (or old ones/endoh). And we'll be spoon fed something from Caldewell et al like he wasnt doing well in training. Kent, Chad_Impact and Stryker911 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Based on tonight's performance anyone looking at this objectively would be hard pressed to explain he is on a TFC2 deal while Dorsey is with the first team, except for the Generation Adidas status. Pretty crazy that TFC 's entire offensive plan tonight seemed to be "Let's give it to a teenage TFC 2 player playing his first game and let's see what he can do with it" but good on Jacob for being the only positive and giving a positive post game interview (presumably this means he is the new leader on the team). johnyb, Club Linesman, Shway and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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