DigzTFC Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 He's following CanPl, Canucks Abroad, HFX Wanderers. No other CPL Team that I saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Ferguson would be a fit for Halifax.. A Scotsman who is fluent in Gaelic with no true home base in Canada.. gotta toss that one to HFX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 He's Cascadian, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmc Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I guess Cascadia must count parentage for eligibility? He's born and raised in Scotland. Anyway, we don't even know if it's him yet. I legitimately have no real guesses as to who it could be. So far every single Wanderers signing has been a big surprise for me, so I think this will be more of the same. However, I guess at this point it wouldn't shock me if we got another former Impact product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOnFire Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just in case anyone was wondering, Cascadia is not an official FIFA recognised nation. Any caps for them do not effect eligibility to play for Canada. Cascadia played in the Conifa world cup tournament put on for disporas, unrecognised nations and regions with some individual identity etc. I'm pretty sure Yorkshire is also a Conifa member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Calum Ferguson claimed in the Scottish media back in June that he was going into a player draft: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/1498201/caley-thistles-charlie-trafford-backs-2026-world-cup-to-have-transformative-effect-on-football-in-canada/ ...One of the CPL franchises will go to Trafford’s home city and another player with Caley Jags connections, Calum Ferguson, has said he will enter the league’s inaugural draft... That's something that David Clanachan has also mentioned was happening in website stories, but doesn't appear to have been carried out publicly so far. HfxCeltic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 1976 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 It will be a promising young domestic player or two today as they already said before Xmas they were going to announce 4 internationals and a couple of younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 dyslexic nam, Greatest Cockney Rip Off, Ansem and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandbloke Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Vincent Lamy's 25 goals in 24 USSDA games is very impressive. It's kinda surprising that the Impact didn't sign him and send him to Ottawa. Lamy is the 5th player from the Montréal Impact 2017-18 U19 academy team to sign a pro contract, the others being Mathieu Choinière (Impact), Daniel Kinumbe (Impact), Clément Bayiha (Impact) and Raphaël Garcia (Valour FC). dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 They both sound super promising, eh? Apparently Simmons turned down a Scottish Premiership club to come to Halifax. Trained with West Ham and Arsenal at a young age. Really like the look of both these guys. I'm getting more excited with every signing. Zem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradMack Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 We're starting to see a line-up coming together, I like it! Can we assume Hart will play a 4-3-3? player ----- Lamy ----- Garcia Rampersad ------- Simmons John player -- Hocine -- player -- Sukunda Williams Obviously all of these players are most likely not pencilled in starters, but you can see is coming together. If the rumours of Ferguson, Alex De Carolis and Jelani Smith are true, we'd have an actually 11, with Lamy sliding to the left side and De Carolis and Smith at LB and CB. Shortdutchcanuck and garmc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) On 1/22/2019 at 10:22 PM, BradMack said: We're starting to see a line-up coming together, I like it! Can we assume Hart will play a 4-3-3? player ----- Lamy ----- Garcia Rampersad ------- Simmons John player -- Hocine -- player -- Sukunda Williams Obviously all of these players are most likely not pencilled in starters, but you can see is coming together. If the rumours of Ferguson, Alex De Carolis and Jelani Smith are true, we'd have an actually 11, with Lamy sliding to the left side and De Carolis and Smith at LB and CB. This isn't far off what I expect. I've been thinking based on the signings (and the desire for flexibility in roles, which can translate well into movement on the field) that we will see a 4-3-3 or a 4-4-2 with a narrow diamond. With these new signings I'm leaning more towards the former, as you suggest. Edited January 24, 2019 by Copes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 1976 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 John as CB with Simmons Holding mid or simmons and John both holding midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I’m a little envious that you can project a starting 11 already, although I’m very pleased with the Forge FC signings so far, we are not near that yet! toontownman and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 1976 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Look at this video available on you tube of simmons when he was at Dalkurd U19 two years ago, deployed as a deep lying pivot but appears to also join the attack when deemed appropriate. Albeit MP in Finland appear to have him playing both DM and No8 as per his shirt number last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Chris 1976 said: playing both DM and No8 Does soccer have numbered positions like rugby? I've seen a few other mentions like "a creative number 10”, but I didn't think soccer did that. Edited January 24, 2019 by Tigers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tigers said: Does soccer have numbered positions like rugby? I've seen a few other mentions like "a creative number 10”, but I didn't think soccer did that. Yes, they do. You will often hear those sorts of comments from the same source. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_(association_football) Tigers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 1976 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Because squads are so big these days numbers become less identifiable to positions. But in old currency 2. right full back 3. Left full back 4 CB or DM 5 CB 6 DM or CB 7 Right wing 8 Centre Mid 9 Striker 10 attacking centre mid 11 left wing Unnamed Trialist and Tigers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) On 1/25/2019 at 12:07 AM, Chris 1976 said: Because squads are so big these days numbers become less identifiable to positions. But in old currency 2. right full back 3. Left full back 4 CB or DM 5 CB 6 DM or CB 7 Right wing 8 Centre Mid 9 Striker 10 attacking centre mid 11 left wing Very well done, that is almost exactly what they do here in lower divisions where teams have to line up 1-11 (though a new rule is changing that in Spain, allowing them to have fixed numbers for players to do a bit of merchandising at lower tiers). As an example, when he starts, Ballou is 11 for Barça B, where they have to take the 1-11. Edited January 26, 2019 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Ansem said: A Saturday announcement? Unexpected, but I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) Key tidbits: "A major part of the agreement will see the association ensure that none of it’s sanctioned Nova Scotia Soccer League games will clash with Wanderers weekend home matches. This means that no NSSL games will be played at the same time as a Wanderers match, allowing all soccer players and their families to be able to attend games, without missing their own." But also: "Another central part of the deal will see the BMO Soccer Centre in Clayton Park become the training home base of the Wanderers. The first ever training camp, prior to the new league’s spring kick-off, will take place at the facility, in addition to team practices during the season." Edited January 26, 2019 by m-g-williams Alex D, grasshopper1917, Bbeto and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Check out @HfxWanderersFC’s Tweet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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