CanadaFan123 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 minutes ago, Ottawafan said: David. But I agree, he is the right choice. Vocalness and consistency are arguable for him IMO. But I think he would be a perfect vice captain. Corazon, WestHamCanadianinOxford, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On the bench v Estoril Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Team is just shambles right now. Lost to midtable Estoril. Their last game of the season may turn into a battle for Europa League against Braga. Steph came on in the last 5 minutes down a goal and down a man. Multiple Porto players got red cards, so hopefully he gets a chance to start next match. Corazon, johnyb and PegCityCam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I wish he'd get a chance, but I have a feeling with the "lost season", they'll continue to showcase their high-valued commodities. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Not in the game day squad today. Anyone know the details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, king1010 said: Not in the game day squad today. Anyone know the details? Just saw that. Not on the injury list. If he is a healthy scratch things are definitely trending downward for him. I love that he is at a big European club but if things don’t change he may want to start shopping around. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: Just saw that. Not on the injury list. If he is a healthy scratch things are definitely trending downward for him. I love that he is at a big European club but if things don’t change he may want to start shopping around. They lost 2-1. Team is a mess and only 2 points up on 5th. Seems hes never recovered his spot after the dust up with the coach. Its not like he performed poorly when he played. Edited April 7 by king1010 costarg, dyslexic nam, Corazon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 As long as the manager remains I want Staq to start looking elsewhere. From all I have read about him here he seems to not be a man you want to be on his bad side, and Stef is seemingly in the doghouse. Taremi has gotten the same treatment although I am not sure if that's down to the manager or the club being unhappy he's running down his contract. Either way, enough is enough as far as I am concerned. I think a switch to a mid-to-upper table team in La Liga or Serie A could be a nice lateral move. Somewhere like Napoli, Lazio, Roma, Fiorentina, Villarreal, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Betis....just naming clubs based on traditional level without consideration for where or how he'd fit in. Any player from Porto who is a starting level player should be able to switch to any of these clubs, in theory. lowlander, yomurphy1, johnyb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I've got a mate here who's actually from Sochaux, in France, but his mother's from Porto. So, like all of his maternal family, he supports FC Porto. I sent him a message a few days ago after the mid-week loss: Me: Porto are a shambles. When is Conceicao getting sacked? Charly: Too late to do anything now this season. He'll try to win the cup, which could help him. But, it'll also depend on the outcome of the Presidential elections at the end of the month. If Villas-Boas wins it, he'll be out for sure, as he will want a fresh start. So, it looks like we're hoping for Andre Villas-Boas to win the Presidency of FC Porto. lamptern, johnyb, Corazon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 There's a chance that he has a new baby. He hasn't posted on instagram, but according to when he posted the pregnancy she may be due around this time. lowlander, johnyb, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Stryker911 said: There's a chance that he has a new baby. He hasn't posted on instagram, but according to when he posted the pregnancy she may be due around this time. She posted 4 days ago that she was entering 39 weeks, so this checks out. SthMelbRed, Corazon and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Life as a CMNT supporter: Steph isn't on the team sheet. Me: fire the coach, maybe he should drop 5 levels to get playing time, etc., lights hair on fire. He has a new baby. Me: ah well, congrats to Steph. johnyb, Obinna, GasPed and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 29 minutes ago, kacbru said: Life as a CMNT supporter: Steph isn't on the team sheet. Me: fire the coach, maybe he should drop 5 levels to get playing time, etc., lights hair on fire. He has a new baby. Me: ah well, congrats to Steph. Cap tie!!! Fresh Prince of MTL, costarg, An Observer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Obinna said: Cap tie!!! Is his wife Canadian? Someone explain the eligibility rules Borjans Sweatpants, costarg and narduch 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 (edited) 10 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: I've got a mate here who's actually from Sochaux, in France, but his mother's from Porto. So, like all of his maternal family, he supports FC Porto. I sent him a message a few days ago after the mid-week loss: Me: Porto are a shambles. When is Conceicao getting sacked? Charly: Too late to do anything now this season. He'll try to win the cup, which could help him. But, it'll also depend on the outcome of the Presidential elections at the end of the month. If Villas-Boas wins it, he'll be out for sure, as he will want a fresh start. So, it looks like we're hoping for Andre Villas-Boas to win the Presidency of FC Porto. Just a few weeks ago it was being said that Villas-Boas was also in favour of keeping Conceiçao, that both candidates wanted him, being a club legend. I actually posted this a ways back, when Conceiçao came up as a possible Xavi replacement at Barça. Regardless, Steph is on contract and the formula of not playing him has actually gotten them worse results. They took Arsenal to penalties so it's hard to argue they were that bad. They'd just been lax in the league since the very start. If the coach is fired they'll rebuild in the summer, and if Staq is offered a loan he may consider it. But there's another thing: if he has a good Copa America, Porto's new manager may appreciate his worth. And so will potential clubs for loans. Edited April 8 by Unnamed Trialist Obinna, nolando and SthMelbRed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 12 hours ago, Aird25 said: Is his wife Canadian? Someone explain the eligibility rules *Mo Farsi's agent has entered the chat* The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 4/7/2024 at 2:33 PM, king1010 said: Not in the game day squad today. Anyone know the details? On 4/7/2024 at 10:12 PM, Stryker911 said: instagram...pregnancy...due around this time. Instagram official. Baby was born on Monday, so she may have been on standby or in the hospital Sunday. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ltTsPIv4e/ Congrats Stephen and family! 👶 rkomar, johnyb, MtlMario and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Congrats! And I may temper my dictate to leave Porto. Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Instagram official. Baby was born on Monday, so she may have been on standby or in the hospital Sunday. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ltTsPIv4e/ Congrats Stephen and family! 👶 That's a real beautiful bab y!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Instagram official. Baby was born on Monday, so she may have been on standby or in the hospital Sunday. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ltTsPIv4e/ Congrats Stephen and family! 👶 She would be eligible for Canada rignt? Unnamed Trialist and Olympique_de_Marseille 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 They host Guimaraes today in the Cup semis, first leg was 0-1. In related, Conceiçao has separated four players from training, Toni Martínez, Iván Jaime, the Mexican Jorge Sánchez and André Franco, saying it's not enough to have a contract. He's done that with players before. If they're in the doghouse Steph may play. With Porto elections in two weeks and Villas-Boas likely taking the presidency, it may be the coach's last weeks there. Pinto da Costa has run Porto for over 40 years, he's 87 years old. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I know he has been occupied with other very important things, but the timing of his break from the Porto lineup is unfortunate from a Coppa perspective. We have already seen from Tajon what a lack of playing time can do, so to have two of our (normally) starting 11 guys essentially not playing is way less than ideal. TOcanadafan and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) 43 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I know he has been occupied with other very important things, but the timing of his break from the Porto lineup is unfortunate from a Coppa perspective. We have already seen from Tajon what a lack of playing time can do, so to have two of our (normally) starting 11 guys essentially not playing is way less than ideal. I take comfort in the fact he looked more sharp (for Canada against T&T) than Tajon. However, if trends continue it'll be that much longer since he's been a 90 minute player for Porto. Hopefully he gets a copuple starts to round out the season. And for Tajon, hopefully he starts getting into games off the bench earlier. Probably the best we can hope for both, given recent history. Edited April 17 by Obinna just to be more specific.. dyslexic nam, WestHamCanadianinOxford, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 One the bench for the Taca semi-final vs. Vitoria (the team not the man) 1-0 to Porto on aggregate. Canuckia, johnyb, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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