Matro25 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, Xavier. said: Most of these duals are not "2nd generation kids who still have a connection to where their parents were born and bred". Mitrovic has lived 17 out of 19 years in Canada Flores has lived 14 out of 18 years in Canada Jebbison has lived 14 out of 18 years in Canada These players have strong connections to Canada. SMH No one is denying their connection to Canada. Go google what 2nd Generation means because I don't think you understand. Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier. Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Matro25 said: SMH No one is denying their connection to Canada. Go google what 2nd Generation means because I don't think you understand. I know what it means, I just competely misread it lol. I agree we shouldn't be shrugging off anyone. Any player that has a connection and Wants to play for Canada should be welcomed. (Koleosho, Smith, Solholm) Matro25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Nef is now saying the choice is between Anderlecht and Red Star and Brugge is no longer involved. Xavier., Edgewater17 and Dominic94 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Canada: Belgium 'as been bery, bery good to me! MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler55 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Don't worry guys, Ivan has got this handled 😂. bwilly11, longlugan, Sal333 and 8 others 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Man, I love Ivan twitter. Definitely sounds like a move might or might not be happening in January costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Sounds like someone might have told him to keep quiet. Im entertained by his Twitter. You can tell he means well An Observer and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier. Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, blueseeka said: Man, I love Ivan twitter. Definitely sounds like a move might or might not be happening in January Well I can promise that a move will or will not happen in January😂 Edited January 14, 2022 by Xavier. Mango, costarg and Approve My Account Pls 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Just vocalizing my hope for Mitrovic to be included in the squad for this window, given the players who will be absent. Edited January 18, 2022 by DeRo_Is_King Northvansteve, Obinna and Stoppage Time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 10:44 AM, Floortom said: Nef is now saying the choice is between Anderlecht and Red Star and Brugge is no longer involved. So, wait, he's only choosing between clubs with a glorious connection to the MNT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 That's a nice cop out lol. World class players never get "promise of playing time on paper" but somehow his son will?? An Observer, The Real Marc and Chad_Impact 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Savićević ...First of all, I don't want to do something stupid and end up like poor Miralem Zjajo. I'm fully conscious of the fact that leaving your natural setting too early can mess up a young player's career. You know, I remember Božidar Bandović. He was perhaps a better player than I am right now. He went to Red Star and became a bust there. Then he began globetrotting all over before settling in indoor football in the United States. I mean, kudos to him for all the dollars he's making, but at the end of the day it's indoor football. I want to play the "outdoor" one. So, for me to leave just for the sake of leaving and then become a bust, that wouldn't be good. My natural setting is Titograd, and then Yugoslavia. Only once I outgrow that will I go further. Money is still not my main motivation. The game itself is. To have the fans admire me and give me adulation. To cheer for me. That's still not out of my system, I still like that applause noise when I pull off a good dribble and score.... You know, the way I see it, Milko Đurovski is the best player in Yugoslavia right now, but what good is that if he doesn't have a platform to show it to the world. Last season he didn't even play half of Red Star's league matches and then in the summer he transferred to Partizan thereby giving up a chance to play European competition. The seasons are coming and going and he's not being showcased. D'you know what I mean, what good is it if he's the best? On the other hand, players that are a lot more modest in talent and ability compared to him like Marko Elsner and Milan Janković are constantly on the big stage either through the national team or through Red Star's games in the European Cup. So what's better I wonder? To be a talent and the best player no one sees or to be prudent and make sure I always play on the right stage even if I'm not the best. I read somewhere that Velibor Vasović is the most successful Yugoslav footballer of all time in terms of the silverware he's won. Not Šekularac, not Džajić, not Bobek — but Vasović. I'm a practical pragmatist and I'd prefer to have Vasović's fate over Šekularac's fate. This is why I'm still pondering my next move... MM3/MM2/MM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Galindo speculated we wouldn't see Mitrovic due to his upcoming transfer, but with Hoilett and Arfield out, and Osorio and Kaye out of season, we need him now. Sounds like his transfer is up in the air, so I am really hoping and expecting him to be called. I will have questions if he isn't. DeRo_Is_King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 For him, i think it would be difficult to come if his transfer isn't finalized. Hope i am wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier. Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hopefully it's done in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, blueseeka said: For him, i think it would be difficult to come if his transfer isn't finalized. Hope i am wrong though The reasoning Galindo gave, if I recall correctly, was that if he were to transfer he'd need to settle quickly into the new environment, thus moving would hamper the likelihood of showing up for Canada. That makes sense to me. If no transfer materializes why would it be difficult for him to come? Wouldn't staying at Rad just make his availability no different than anyone else? The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, Obinna said: The reasoning Galindo gave, if I recall correctly, was that if he were to transfer he'd need to settle quickly into the new environment, thus moving would hamper the likelihood of showing up for Canada. That makes sense to me. If no transfer materializes why would it be difficult for him to come? Wouldn't staying at Rad just make his availability no different than anyone else? I think unless every transfer option is dead, they would wait to see what pops up before the window closes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Xavier. said: Hopefully it's done in a few days. "One thing I'll say"... he's so tight lipped otherwise. Mango, Zem, johnyb and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, blueseeka said: I think unless every transfer option is dead, they would wait to see what pops up before the window closes Yeah I figured that's what you were getting at. I think chances of it playing out that way are low. He seems to be very eager to represent Canada. Would he really turn down a call on the hope a move materializes? I am not sure, but I guess we shouldn't rule it out. So far we know the big clubs are not guaranteeing minutes, and we also know a Red Star offer was on the table. I bet that Mitrovic accepts the Canada call and let's the other chips fall where they may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Would be interesting to find out more on what they actually expect on guaranteed playing time. Could revolve around being loaned out rather than being left to rot on the bench if he fails to break into the first team. That's where I have heard of that sort of clause happening. The Real Marc and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler55 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Ivan isn't saying anything hmmmm, could this be a good sign? 😂 Unnamed Trialist and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Tyler55 said: Ivan isn't saying anything hmmmm, could this be a good sign? 😂 Well, Ivan, we can always hope! sebdeserio and Tyler55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Tyler55 said: Ivan isn't saying anything hmmmm, could this be a good sign? 😂 Small, but possibly relevant, tidbit to add: In the thread for the 4th window I mentioned earlier that I saw his brother like one of Wheeler's roster tweets. Just went back to check that and it's no longer in his liked tweets. Could mean fuck all, but going back to like and then unlike a Gareth Wheeler seems quite deliberate unless you're El Hombre trying to hit him after a few too many El Hombre, Shway, GasPed and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier. Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, Approve My Account Pls said: Small, but possibly relevant, tidbit to add: In the thread for the 4th window I mentioned earlier that I saw his brother like one of Wheeler's roster tweets. Just went back to check that and it's no longer in his liked tweets. Could mean fuck all, but going back to like and then unlike a Gareth Wheeler seems quite deliberate unless you're El Hombre trying to hit him after a few too many If its this one. It still shows up in his likes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler55 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 28 minutes ago, Approve My Account Pls said: Small, but possibly relevant, tidbit to add: In the thread for the 4th window I mentioned earlier that I saw his brother like one of Wheeler's roster tweets. Just went back to check that and it's no longer in his liked tweets. Could mean fuck all, but going back to like and then unlike a Gareth Wheeler seems quite deliberate unless you're El Hombre trying to hit him after a few too many Now that you mention that, I checked Ivan's likes and I noticed he recently liked this tweet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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