baulderdash77 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Toronto FC has a well earned reputation of letting a lot of young talent rot away. Until the day comes that they quit playing 30 something journeymen instead of their own academy talent, there are other abundantly good development opportunities for Canadian players these days. Too much quality dies on the vine at TFC or has to move to get opportunities. TOcanadafan, Bison44, Bdog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Valour could use him. Eventually they'll have to stop relying on renting whatever is hot and fresh from Montreal. Wingback6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Mmmmmm, renting whats hot and fresh from Montreal. Sounds like a vacation I took once when I was a single man. dyslexic nam, VinceA and MtlMario 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 9 hours ago, baulderdash77 said: Toronto FC has a well earned reputation of letting a lot of young talent rot away. Until the day comes that they quit playing 30 something journeymen instead of their own academy talent, there are other abundantly good development opportunities for Canadian players these days. Too much quality dies on the vine at TFC or has to move to get opportunities. If I was from Southern Ontario and had a kid who was a talented footballer, I'd definitely advise them to sign up to TFC Academy if they were under 16. However, I would definitely not let them sign on past the age of 18. At that point, the option of trialing in Europe opens up, or you could try other North American options via a year in NCAA. However, TFC's track record of playing their academy graduates wouldn't inspire enough confidence for me to counsel in favour of signing a pro contract with them beyond 18. johnyb, Corazon, Kadenge and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchta Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Is he back with Spezia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 A CPL team should go for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Any news on Desjardins? Can't find anything on the guy, that's why I haven't posted in a while. The only info I found is that he is a clubless player on transfermarkt... 😔 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, BLennard said: Any news on Desjardins? Can't find anything on the guy, that's why I haven't posted in a while. The only info I found is that he is a clubless player on transfermarkt... 😔 Can't find anything other than an Instagram post showing him training with Novara in July but he isn't listed on their roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Alright so Desjardins has just signed with newly rebranded and reformed club Novara FC (formerly Novara Calcio). https://www.lastampa.it/novara/2021/11/25/news/nuovo-portiere-per-il-novara-torna-il-canadese-axel-desjardins-1.40960778 It says in the article their starting goalie was injured and since there's a two foreign player limit in serie D, they have to adjust the roster by removing another player from the squad. He is eligible for their next game Sunday. Novara are currently first in the standings. If he chose to stick with Novara, lets hope it's for game time! Now just need to find a serie D stream... lol. I am open to suggestions narduch, johnyb and Bison44 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 7:15 AM, BLennard said: Alright so Desjardins has just signed with newly rebranded and reformed club Novara FC (formerly Novara Calcio). https://www.lastampa.it/novara/2021/11/25/news/nuovo-portiere-per-il-novara-torna-il-canadese-axel-desjardins-1.40960778 It says in the article their starting goalie was injured and since there's a two foreign player limit in serie D, they have to adjust the roster by removing another player from the squad. He is eligible for their next game Sunday. Novara are currently first in the standings. If he chose to stick with Novara, lets hope it's for game time! Now just need to find a serie D stream... lol. I am open to suggestions He was on the bench for their match today. http://www.forzanovara.net/index.php?id=15781 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Is he ingrained in Italy, or would a move to CPL for playing time work? How much does a series D player earn?? Would he be better than Fargo, Silva, Giantopolous, Pawley or some of the other guys we have seen in CPL lately?? Come spring, move back to canada and get a full summer of soccer Alex!!! BLennard, Nate3322, Ivan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Is he ingrained in Italy, or would a move to CPL for playing time work? How much does a series D player earn?? Would he be better than Fargo, Silva, Giantopolous, Pawley or some of the other guys we have seen in CPL lately?? Come spring, move back to canada and get a full summer of soccer Alex!!! I don't really know why, but Italy has been basically a dead end for Canadian prospects. Novara were in Serie A 10 years ago and Serie B as late as 2017. Perhaps they can afford a higher salary for the Serie D level as they try to work their way back up. BLennard, johnyb, The Real Marc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Desjardins came off the bench today. They were down 2-0 at halftime and he was part of a triple sub. The game finished 2-2 and Novara are still in first place. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 1:04 PM, Bison44 said: Is he ingrained in Italy, or would a move to CPL for playing time work? I don't know what's the deal with him playing in Italy, but this was his press conference when he signed last week. He says something like: I wanted to play for the shirt again. I feel good here. I've been training with the team for a month and when they offered me a contract, I accepted immediately. But it looks like a complicated situation with paperwork since he has no European descendants. He says something about having to win the championship to still have a career in Italy??? Looks like complicated stuff... Serie D also have a two foreign players policy, so they had to let go of one before signing Axel. And I also read somewhere that teams had to field a minimum of 2001 or younger local players, which Desjardins isn't, but the current two goalkeepers in Novara are... Gonna have to give the coaching staff a real good reason to play him over the other two... johnyb and Bison44 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 36 minutes ago, BLennard said: I don't know what's the deal with him playing in Italy, but this was his press conference when he signed last week. He says something like: I wanted to play for the shirt again. I feel good here. I've been training with the team for a month and when they offered me a contract, I accepted immediately. But it looks like a complicated situation with paperwork since he has no European descendants. He says something about having to win the championship to still have a career in Italy??? Looks like complicated stuff... Serie D also have a two foreign players policy, so they had to let go of one before signing Axel. And I also read somewhere that teams had to field a minimum of 2001 or younger local players, which Desjardins isn't, but the current two goalkeepers in Novara are... Gonna have to give the coaching staff a real good reason to play him over the other two... His Italian is excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT20062021 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Sal333 said: His Italian is excellent! Yes surprising!!! it’s funny how reporters try to understand why a foreign 22yo player sticks around for serie D. They asked him if perhaps it’s because he’s romantically attached to a girl He’s probably just living the life. Soccer might not be his main priority at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Novara probably pays more than the average Serie D team. They will probably be back in Serie C next year. May not be as bizarre a career move as people think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Promotion to Serie C is not that easy...only the first of each group gets direct promotion Remains to be seen what his level really is in italy...we've seen many on serie a-b benches or play in c-d to not even be playing five years later BLennard and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Desjardins is starting today. The game is live and free on Novara's website: https://www.novarafootballclub.it/matches/novara-fc-vs-lavagnese/ Perfect for work from home background play Shway, johnyb and narduch 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Sketchy first half in the snow. 1-0 for Novara at halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 46 minutes ago, BLennard said: Sketchy first half in the snow. 1-0 for Novara at halftime. Serie D is what L1O levels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 23 minutes ago, Shway said: Serie D is what L1O levels? Probably closer to CPL than L1O. BLennard and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLennard Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Game finished 1-0. Desjardins saved a penalty around the 70th minute. Played well in difficult conditions. Might be man of the match alongside his centre half captain. johnyb and sebdeserio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 serie d is still a strong level...players get paid there and some pretty well unlike l1o...langwa for example was mostly a sub there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Serie D is probably not as good as the CPL but it’s still a league with a lot of visibility. Junior Messias who plays for AC Milan was playing in the Serie D only 4 years ago. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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