youllneverwalkalone Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Fun to speculate. Gilardino? Zaccardo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsweatygorilla Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, youllneverwalkalone said: Fun to speculate. Gilardino? Zaccardo? With the suggestion that he is playing at low-level in Europe, it's probably Zaccardo (playing in Malta). Gilardino coming out of retirement seems odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) The rich did their part... what's your excuse? ? Edited November 30, 2018 by Ansem shamrock, Gopherbashi and Winnipeg Fury 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 55 minutes ago, Ansem said: I really want to know how Duane found out they were "advised not to". lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFisk'sBiggestFan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Low level in Europe... It’s gotta be Buffon right? Everyone knows that Ligue 1 isn’t a “top league”. I’m alright with them signing Buffon. Although, I’m not sure that he would be all that much better than a guy like Quillan Roberts. All joking aside they will be overpaying, so i am not totally into this. But, if that is what it takes in Toronto, it might make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Maybe this guy? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Zaccardo Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Maybe this guy? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Zaccardo Definitely him. I say go for it - the only negative would be him being a bust but you can still get publicity and have young Canadians make him look silly. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, Keegan said: Definitely him. I say go for it - the only negative would be him being a bust but you can still get publicity and have young Canadians make him look silly. Yeah, he’s definitely nowhere near his prime, but a guy who was part of the Italian national team can definitely contribute and be a leader and mentor for the young guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 If they use part of the separate salary cap for coaches they can pay him extra as a player-coach. Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: If they use part of the separate salary cap for coaches they can pay him extra as a player-coach. Great idea and I imagine with the makeup of this squad being young York region players that role would seem to be inevitable anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenrico Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Has there been an announcement about a salary cap per teams in the CPL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 23 hours ago, Keegan said: Definitely him. I say go for it - the only negative would be him being a bust but you can still get publicity and have young Canadians make him look silly. He is a defender and I think a center back and will be 38 which is still ok for that position where intelligence and experience becomes even more important in that position, Italy has a history of players playing on defence well into their late 30’s. The only thing about Zaccardo is that unless your a hardcore Italian soccer fan in the Toronto area most Italian fans might not remember who he is even though he was on that Italy World Cup winning team in 2006. Therefore, it’s not like bringing him in will have Italian soccer fans in the Toronto area breaking the doors down to go see him play, however, he had a good career in Italy serie A and was more or less a regular starter in Serie A for all the teams he played for in Serie A, however I don’t think he played much in the World Cup for Italy in 2006 I can’t remember. However, stating all that if he comes to play would not be a bad move for York 9 and I would imagine they would have to pay him at least 200000 a season I would imagine. ironcub14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 The Maltese league is not particularly strong and Hamrun Spartans are not one of the regular European qualifiers like Sliema Wanderers, Floriana and Valletta, so I seriously doubt he is earning 200k at the moment: http://blog.fieldoo.com/2014/09/maltese-premier-league-league-review/ Some players keep going into their late 30s more for the love of the game than the money as they know retirement lasts a long time. If this is legit and they can get the guy in without having to spend silly amounts of money I think York 9 should go for it. Overall there would be no harm in fostering a bit of a Toronto Italia vibe in player recruitment and playing style terms as a way to attract a fanbase when their stated target market skews very heavily towards Italian-Canadians in demographic terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsweatygorilla Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 7 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: The Maltese league is not particularly strong and Hamrun Spartans are not one of the regular European qualifiers like Sliema Wanderers, Floriana and Valletta, so I seriously doubt he is earning 200k at the moment: http://blog.fieldoo.com/2014/09/maltese-premier-league-league-review/ Some players keep going into their late 30s more for the love of the game than the money as they know retirement lasts a long time. If this is legit and they can get the guy in without having to spend silly amounts of money I think York 9 should go for it. Overall there would be no harm in fostering a bit of a Toronto Italia vibe in player recruitment and playing style terms as a way to attract a fanbase when their stated target market skews very heavily towards Italian-Canadians in demographic terms. Well, I know FM isn't always accurate, but according to FM 18, he was paid about $63,000 CAD a year in Malta. So definitely within York's price range: https://sortitoutsi.net/football-manager-2018/player/3801411/cristian-zaccardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC07 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 You can sign someone for cheap then rely on companies to pay sponsorship money to the player to get around the salary cap. Not only that, but you can also promise a job after contract is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) Not sure about this one tbh. I get the tie in to the italian community and if he is still head and shoulders better than other Canadians or north American sure. If they are thinking he brings star quality though, to me, it comes off as D-list wanna be MLS. We'd all love a name player to watch but if they aren't playing at a decent enough level I would rather see that money spent on a higher level Canadian. Edit: looks like his wages might not be that much. I wonder how much more Edgar was looking for? Edited December 2, 2018 by toontownman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 If you're playing in Malta at that age, you probably just love the game. Surely a guy with his experience can be valuable for younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyJawn-guy Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Signing Zaccardo is a bad idea. Let MLS be the retirement league while CPL fans laugh at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) Pavel Nedved recently came out of retirement....kind of. I know he's not Italian but that would be a dream. I'd blow a load (no homo) to watch a 46 year old version of him in a Y9 kit driving down the field with one of his signature runs, finishing it off by winding up that right leg almost to the back of his head before snapping it down for a powerful cannon into the back of the opposing team's net. Edited December 3, 2018 by Macksam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyJawn-guy Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 How about York 9 schedule a few friendlies vs TFC? I'm curious what the results will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 If Zacccardo is a target (speculative), someone else from that 2006 team is a free agent. Marco Amelia, most recently playing in Serie C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Amelia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Complete Homer said: If Zacccardo is a target (speculative), someone else from that 2006 team is a free agent. Marco Amelia, most recently playing in Serie C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Amelia 36 is not old for a goalkeeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 How old is Forrest?? Onstad?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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