Bison44 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Nobody said they got their moneys worth out of Haber. But he was one of the highly touted signings that kicked the league off, it wouldnt surprise me if he was at the top of the list. Who would have been the top earner then?? DeJong? Bekker?? Edgar?? Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Everyone seemed to have been surprised at the level of play in CPL, including stuff that I had heard from coaches. They probably expected that Haber would be a lot better than their younger talent. Hopefully this is the beginning of Canadians seeing that we are better than we've given ourselves credit for nolando, Lofty, Rintaran and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Pacific made a big mistake building a team around Marcus Haber. They didn't. They built the team around Marcel de Jong being able to put balls into the box and feed Haber, Campbell, et al. Not much better, but not as dumb an idea. The Real Marc and CDNFootballer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 NAH.....Pacific are bringing in Bronski beat frontman jimmy Somerville to sing the opening day anthem. ted and BearcatSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Pierluigi Collina hired as a key decision maker is what I heard. BuzzAndSting and BearcatSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 19 hours ago, ted said: They didn't. They built the team around Marcel de Jong being able to put balls into the box and feed Haber, Campbell, et al. Not much better, but not as dumb an idea. I don't think signing Haber was dumb at all. I'd guarantee that any of 7 inaugural teams would have signed him and he would have excelled on a team like Cavalry or Forge. A Canadian at a good age and with experience scoring goals at levels like USL, League One and SPL... it was just a shock that he didn't do better but I'm sure he would rebound elsewhere if given the chance. The Real Marc, toontownman and Lofty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 toontownman, ted and Stryker911 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: ...it was just a shock that he didn't do better... It really wasn't based on his recent form in Scotland at the time he returned to Canada. Clubs normally do some scouting to assess that rather than signing players based on past reputation. Haber was the second player signed by Pacific long before Marcel de Jong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Pacific_FC_season#In so I'm not sure how it can be argued the team was built around Marcel de Jong, given he only became available later once he was surplus to requirments at the Whitecaps and is unlikely to have been central to Pacific's plans from the outset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Looks like it is Neil Sedgwick, the new manager of youth development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, deschamp86 said: No real idea how well he will do but bloody love this. He is an absolute legend and will be pure entertainment! JamboAl and ted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Wirth and MacNaughton re-signed. https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/pacific-fc-re-sign-wirth-and-macnaughton ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Edited January 21, 2020 by Ansem Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Massive signings for the team. Unless something unfortunate happens during pre-season, this team should be competing at the top of the table this year. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rintaran said: Massive signings for the team. Unless something unfortunate happens during pre-season, this team should be competing at the top of the table this year. They want to play at BC Place pretty bad NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Just now, Ansem said: They want to play win at BC Place pretty bad FTFY. 🤣 ted, NVsoccer and Ansem 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Good to see some veteran presence in Dixon. Hopefully they can add 4-5 similar guys to help the youngsters along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 They definitely have stepped it up this year. By the looks of it I would say that they have probably cemented themselves in that second tier with York for the time being. I'd like to see them pick up Irving though DrummingInMySleep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Rintaran said: Massive signings for the team. Unless something unfortunate happens during pre-season, this team should be competing at the top of the table this year. I thought the same thing before last year's season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ruffian said: I thought the same thing before last year's season. I think we all underestimated the strength of Cavalry and Forge last year. Having a healthy De Jong, Staro and Haber likely would have made them one of the strongest teams of the rest Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Great signings. Also interesting they didn't stick with Ottawa. That said in the case f TMG, he knew about this move before christmas. Possible both moves were initiated before Ottawa in the CPL was potentially a thing. Any word on what happened with Legault. Can't understand how he dropped so badly from being almost signed by Celtic to not making it in the CPL. Was it attitude, not good enough, ready enough or did he want out? Seemed like he just wasn't physically and mentally strong enough in the games I saw him, he looked nervous. Given his age and position that will take a bit of time and patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Pacific has signed two very professional and reliable (albeit unspectacular) players. They are good characters and will hopefully fit in well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 @stuart.mac has provided a quick run-down on Pacific's two imports from the Fury: https://northernstartingeleven.com/right-profile-pacific-fc-add-dixon-and-meilleur-giguere/ He speaks very highly of both players, and I look forward to seeing how they integrate in the squad. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Kinda cool having Dixon come back to play at Westhills. The stadium looks a lot different than last time he played there. Rintaran and DrummingInMySleep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 @ThomasNef2 · 19m It’s been confirmed to me that Marco Bustos has made his final decision - That is with Pacific FC for the 2020 season. All is left is the player’s signature and public announcement from the club. #CanPL toontownman and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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