Bertuzzi44 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 100% yes plus I would love to see Mitrovic for Canada toontownman and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 28 minutes ago, Macksam said: Does Stefan starting and scoring on Red Star warrant a call up? Absolutely yes. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Macksam said: Does Stefan starting and scoring on Red Star warrant a call up? I would even say coming off the bench and scoring for Red Star warrants a call up to Canada, although it likely isn't enough for a Serbian call (unless it was a cynical cap tie). We should strike while the iron is hot and bring him in. Dangle the WC carrot in front of him now and send him a camp invite to show we aren't bluffing. If he still wants to wait on Serbia (who won't call him for WC) then it is what it is. I say let's get this over. Invite him to our senior team for Uruguay/Qatar. If Serbia counters with their own call up, and he accepts it, we move on knowing the door would still technically open, so long as he doesn't get called to the Serbian WC roster (let's face it, that is a massive long shot), and so long as he doesn't play more than 3 official matches (Serbia has 2 NL matches in September). If Serbia call him and he plays NL, would he need to wait 3 years to switch? I can never remember the ever-changing rules around this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, costarg said: This one is crazy when you think there are only 20 at the top level in the world: Piquet, Verstappen, Rosberg, Schumacher aaaaaaannd Villeneuve. Men: Nathan Hirayama and his father Garry Thyssen de Goede and both his parents, Hans and Stephanie and his sister Women: Sophie de Goede and both of her parents and brother Tyson Beukeboom is the daughter of Jeff Beukeboom. All of these people played for Canada without a lot of thanks and zero coverage from the media inside Canada. Beukeboom and de Goede are both off to the World Cup next month. Edited August 31, 2022 by vancanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 hours ago, costarg said: This one is crazy when you think there are only 20 at the top level in the world: Piquet, Verstappen, Rosberg, Schumacher aaaaaaannd Villeneuve. All my F1 knowledge comes from the Netflix series but this video was how I learned Max Verstappen's father used to race lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) If we call in Stefan, in 1 week his father Ivan will have negotiated with the CSA 8 tickets each player for Qatar, plus travel and lodging. And then the players will fire the lawyer and Ivan will go to work on the WC bonuses, which will be any % Mark Anthony Kaye says should be. And tax exempt like in Serbia. Everyone will be happy except Davies's charities. And Janine Beckie. Edited August 31, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist scooterlawrence5, An Observer, DeRo_Is_King and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I am scouring the streets of Belgrade looking for this kid, I am gonna make him commit myself Northvansteve, N1ckbr0wn, costarg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 His dad still tags canucks abroad and Canada soccer on tweets about stef so there’s definitely still hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 14 hours ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Absolutely yes. I watched him play, and I think he deserves a call up, but I’m still finding it hard to determine what level the kid is at, the teams they’re playing don’t look very strong. I think a move to Belgium or Turkey would tell you a lot about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjames Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 6 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: I am scouring the streets of Belgrade looking for this kid, I am gonna make him commit myself Hope you were able to convince your friend to go to the game. If not, just go by yourself. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, ronjames said: Hope you were able to convince your friend to go to the game. If not, just go by yourself. Enjoy No dice on that- my haters (friend didn't want to go and work scheduled an all hands meeting around kickoff time since I work on EST) prevented that. I am getting myself a nice Red Star jersey to take home as consolation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Jack1997 said: His dad still tags canucks abroad and Canada soccer on tweets about stef so there’s definitely still hope Ah, hope. Wasn't that the last curse to fly out of Pandora's Box? Metro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Need him glued to the bench tonight. Don’t need him doing anything good with the entire country watching johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 ray, Obinna, MauditYvon and 16 others 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, trc2014 said: Seems like this is all working out nicely. Obinna, toontownman, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 COME ON BORJAN YOU BEAUTY. costarg, Approve My Account Pls, Bertuzzi44 and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Also will have Corbeanu in his ear. Would be cool to see these two childhood friends break into the team at the same time. Kadenge, Ruffian, Obinna and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 That sounds like a really promising sign, all things considered. costarg and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 53 minutes ago, trc2014 said: I hate when U20 players talk like this. El Hombre, Mango, Ivan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod818 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) Go Borjan!! We knew he would be in his face about it Edited September 2, 2022 by pod818 Corazon and DeRo_Is_King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, zeelaw said: I hate when U20 players talk like this. ...how would you prefer they talked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I can't be the only nerd grinning from ear to ear when reading that. Really sounds like we have a chance here. Notable omission from his statement was any comment about Serbia calling him up, which bodes well for us. If he said something like "I am currently playing for the U-21s and the senior team staff have been in contact with me about a call", I would be worried. For all I know though they have been and he just failed to mention it, or maybe they will get in touch the closer Canada gets to calling him. You never know with these things. Either way, seems like 50-50 at the moment. CSA would be foolish not to call him in. If he wants to come and train without making a one-time switch, I think we have to allow it. Let him see our group up close and give him a taste. Give him the confidence there's a WC spot for him if he wants it. If Mitrovic wants to play for Serbia after all of that, nobody can say Canada never tried. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, Obinna said: Either way, seems like 50-50 at the moment. I guess this is a good glass half full/empty question because to me this sounds a lot like him trying to force Serbia's hand to bring him into the senior team. johnyb, Obinna and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Herdman is waiting for the "I'm open to the call up" quotes before he then snubs him for the next friendlies. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Just now, El Hombre said: I guess this is a good glass half full/empty question because to me this sounds a lot like him trying to force Serbia's hand to bring him into the senior team. I thought of that afterwards. At first glance I didn't get that vibe at all, but it's also text on a screen, and I could just be blinded by optimism. If we take the cynical view and say that's what he's doing, Serbia would still need to bite. Will they bother to cap him this close to world cup just over this little bit of pressure? I don't know the Serbian team enough to say, but I imagine that calling him, in when they otherwise wouldn't, takes the spot from another player who would otherwise be included. That makes it iffy that Serbia bothers to calls him, at least in my mind. There is no shortage of young attacking midfielders in their youth ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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