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Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: He's so proud of his Canadian roots he has never bothered, with the time and money to do so, to even visit Nova Scotia. Not once. It is all typical self-aggrandizing Landon. He was a prat when he played, a good player who had a strong mentality for the game but a lousy character (and as soon as he was off the NT and out of the picture, you can calibrate the real worth of the guy). Even has the gall to say he has like thousands of interview requests but jumped at the Canadian one because we are so special to him. But really, never visit your father's home town, in all those years, the highest paid US pro? I don't buy it as I have never done with this guy. He was quite vocal about not wanting Canadian teams in MLS with the phrase "mooching off us" being used AFAIR. This is probably about preparing the ground for a possible future application to be the coach of Halifax Wanderers once he is no longer flavour of the month in San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trois Reds Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Am I the only person in Canada who was NOT surprised about how good the level was on the pitch? Sometimes I feel like it. I've seen some impressive talent from my years spent living in the GTA, and was pretty surprised at the time by how good some of the players were when I visited Calgary and watched the local men's league in 2016. Maybe having watched the Australian league for the last ten years gave me a comparison, but I knew we had the talent to start at least on their level. My biggest on-field concern when CPL started was the coaching, and I'm not really worried about that any more. Hearing all the pundits and Canadian soccer personalities who mentioned how surprised they were at the level of play makes me think a lot of them weren't watching anything outside of MLS/USL/Big 5 Euro leagues. Heck, go to a college/university game and you can see it. Edited May 9, 2020 by Trois Reds Bbeto, Macksam and Winnipeg Fury 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Well none of us well critics who criticized the CanPL expected it to be as big as it is in terms of the level of competition. I know I sure as hell didn't but it appears that not only are the games competitive but also just the overall level of play after 1 season has surprised me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) On 5/8/2020 at 3:38 PM, Unnamed Trialist said: He's so proud of his Canadian roots he has never bothered, with the time and money to do so, to even visit Nova Scotia. Not once. It is all typical self-aggrandizing Landon. He was a prat when he played, a good player who had a strong mentality for the game but a lousy character (and as soon as he was off the NT and out of the picture, you can calibrate the real worth of the guy). Even has the gall to say he has like thousands of interview requests but jumped at the Canadian one because we are so special to him. But really, never visit your father's home town, in all those years, the highest paid US pro? I don't buy it as I have never done with this guy. That's a bit harsh. Comments on his playing aside, he did say a lot of the family had moved south so may have not had relatives to visit. Also, his dad and mom went their separate ways when Landon was quite young so visiting him would be hard enough, let alone his Dad Tim's home town, which Tim left when he was a young man. His dad is an alright guy. Spoke to him several times back in the early 2000's. Proud of his son and liked to say that Landon played soccer like a hockey player. Edited May 10, 2020 by Ed_S added context johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 14 hours ago, Ed_S said: That's a bit harsh. Comments on his playing aside, he did say a lot of the family had moved south so may have not had relatives to visit. Also, his dad and mom went their separate ways when Landon was quite young so visiting him would be hard enough, let alone his Dad Tim's home town, which Tim left when he was a young man. His dad is an alright guy. Spoke to him several times back in the early 2000's. Proud of his son and liked to say that Landon played soccer like a hockey player. I'm sure you have a more accurate take than I do. I did not like him as a rival player, and didn't like his character, I think he's false. Of course in this case there is no problem with him playing for the US, the problem is what seems to be hypocrisy, it all comes out now that he's in marginalised retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/9/2020 at 5:57 PM, Trois Reds said: Am I the only person in Canada who was NOT surprised about how good the level was on the pitch? Sometimes I feel like it. I've seen some impressive talent from my years spent living in the GTA, and was pretty surprised at the time by how good some of the players were when I visited Calgary and watched the local men's league in 2016. Maybe having watched the Australian league for the last ten years gave me a comparison, but I knew we had the talent to start at least on their level. My biggest on-field concern when CPL started was the coaching, and I'm not really worried about that any more. Hearing all the pundits and Canadian soccer personalities who mentioned how surprised they were at the level of play makes me think a lot of them weren't watching anything outside of MLS/USL/Big 5 Euro leagues. Heck, go to a college/university game and you can see it. This. I wasn't surprised so much as validated. You don't even have to go that far, university I mean. I played Tier 1, ROPSAA, Which is the top level for high school in Peel region, which includes Sauga and talent rich Brampton and you could see the talent at display in that competition. This was 15 years ago mind you, but it can only have improved since then. CDNFootballer, johnyb, Trois Reds and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Macksam said: This. I wasn't surprised so much as validated. You don't even have to go that far, university I mean. I played Tier 1, ROPSAA, Which is the top level for high school in Peel region, which includes Sauga and talent rich Brampton and you could see the talent at display in that competition. This was 15 years ago mind you, but it can only have improved since then. But people well pundits are mostly surprised but mainly because they didn't expect Canadian soccer to come this far especially to the point of CanPL even being what it has become but just the level of play in that league Trois Reds, Winnipeg Fury, Red and White and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trois Reds Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Macksam said: This. I wasn't surprised so much as validated. You don't even have to go that far, university I mean. I played Tier 1, ROPSAA, Which is the top level for high school in Peel region, which includes Sauga and talent rich Brampton and you could see the talent at display in that competition. This was 15 years ago mind you, but it can only have improved since then. I actually played in ROPSAA for a certain Brampton school that made OFSAA finals four years straight nearly 30 years ago for one year. I swear at least 5 or 6 players just from my school could have made the CPL easily if it was around. Two actually made the CMNT. I played right bench during most games, but I enjoyed watching how good everyone around me was. There were some good players throughout Peel even then. Edited May 11, 2020 by Trois Reds Macksam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Trois Reds said: I actually played in ROPSAA for a certain Brampton school that made OFSAA finals four years straight nearly 30 years ago for one year. I swear at least 5 or 6 players just from my school could have made the CPL easily if it was around. Two actually made the CMNT. I played right bench during most games, but I enjoyed watching how good everyone around me was. There were some good players throughout Peel even then. St Augustine was a powerhouse back when I played. Edited May 11, 2020 by Macksam Trois Reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Macksam said: This. I wasn't surprised so much as validated. You don't even have to go that far, university I mean. I played Tier 1, ROPSAA, Which is the top level for high school in Peel region, which includes Sauga and talent rich Brampton and you could see the talent at display in that competition. This was 15 years ago mind you, but it can only have improved since then. Ya always had trouble winning against those Peel Region schools ,when I coached high school soccer a few years back. But it’s not surprising that these Peel Region high schools have so many good players , Peel Region has so many kids growing up playing soccer at some decent youth soccer clubs and academies that these Peel Region high schools have so much ready made talent to pick from. Edited May 11, 2020 by SoccMan Macksam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 johnyb, Winnipeg Fury, Ivan and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trois Reds Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Macksam said: St Augustine was a powerhouse back when I played. That was my school. Macksam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ansem said: I wonder who this could be? I also what a “major European country” could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Ansem said: A top division club in Europe...let's see there's clubs in England, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal Edited May 11, 2020 by TGAA_Star X bwilly11 and Winnipeg Fury 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly11 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Terran Campbell? Hope it revealed soon. Sounds exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Hopefully a Canadian player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colliedor Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 minute ago, The Real Marc said: Hopefully a Canadian player. He confirmed that it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Trois Reds said: That was my school. Had a feeling that was it. My clairvoyance is acting up again. Trois Reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Elijah Adekugbe to join his brother as mooted a few months ago? Major country though? Like the Terran Campbell suggestion though. Portugal or Belgium, Scotland maybe but again. Major? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, TGAA_Star said: A top division club in Europe...let's see there's clubs in England, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal His definition of major European country may be different from yours. Amer Didic to somewhere they know how to pronounce his name correctly is the first possibility that crosses my mind given he is known to want to move on and the recent CMNT call up would help raise his profile. Croatia could easily be called major after the world cup final appearance, for example. Edited May 12, 2020 by Ozzie_the_parrot The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: His definition of major European country may be different from yours. Amer Didic to somewhere they know how to pronounce his name correctly is the first possibility that crosses my mind given he is known to want to move on and the recent CMNT call up would help raise his profile. Croatia could easily be called major after the world cup final appearance, for example. Well that's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grande Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Wow, looks like it's Emilio Estevez to ADO Den Haag (Netherlands). Winnipeg Fury and Ams1984 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Posting this here Anyone saying the league won't be viable? Stryker911, Macksam and grande 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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