Kadenge Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, narduch said: Composure toontownman, yothat2 and cronaldo7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Small piece on Loturi’s recruitment https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/4616050/steven-ferguson-canadian-connections-victor-loturi-ross-county-radar-years/ FC_Hali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Highlights from today including the assist WestHamCanadianinOxford, Corazon, K Edgar and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 He's had a consistent run of games in the Ross County squad. At 21 yo's old, he might be someone that gets a look after the WC. johnyb, Northvansteve, Jack1997 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Just now, Shway said: He's had a consistent run of games in the Ross County squad. At 21 yo's old, he might be someone that gets a look after the WC. I hope Paton can also come back strong from his injury and get more minutes. I want to blow our talent pool wide open after the WC. WestHamCanadianinOxford, toontownman, NVsoccer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/5072164/canadas-world-cup-qualification-inspires-ross-county-pair-victor-loturi-and-william-akio-to-break-into-national-team/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I don't think Akio realized he cap-tied himself with his AFCON qualifying appearances. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, jordan said: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/5072164/canadas-world-cup-qualification-inspires-ross-county-pair-victor-loturi-and-william-akio-to-break-into-national-team/ So.... do we start including Akio in Canucks Abroad again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Raises a good question. But also what Vince said. Maybe he knows something we don’t know? Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Corazon, sebdeserio, aredding77 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, jordan said: So is Akio eligible or not.? I thought he played a official FIFA game with South Sudan toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, MM3/MM2/MM said: So is Akio eligible or not.? I thought he played a official FIFA game with South Sudan I replied on the tweet and it seems Akio drives the talk on Canada as he refers to them as friendlies, but Djibouti was a afcon qualifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Oof. So a kid who wants to play for Canada just didn’t do his homework on the cap system? That sucks. NVsoccer, narduch and YorkRegionFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Akio is nowhere near the standard we need regardless of whether he’s eligible or not. Maybe in time Loturi could be - he’s still young. Either way packing our national team with players from Ross County is unlikely to be a recipe for success Northvansteve and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkRegionFan Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Hopefully the CSA does their due diligence. We do not want to be disqualified for anything if Akio plays for us. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, YorkRegionFan said: Hopefully the CSA does their due diligence. We do not want to be disqualified for anything if Akio plays for us. Hopefully the CSA does their due diligence and call up any of the many players who are better than akio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 38 minutes ago, Floortom said: Akio is nowhere near the standard we need regardless of whether he’s eligible or not. Maybe in time Loturi could be - he’s still young. Either way packing our national team with players from Ross County is unlikely to be a recipe for success For me it isn’t so much about him being the necessary quality. It just sucks for a guy who aspires to play for us but may have slammed that door shut without even realizing it. Northvansteve and YorkRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 If Akio starts banging in goals in the SPL we would be foolish not to consider him. We really don't have that much depth. If it wasn't for covid we probably would have had a Ross County player at the 2021 Gold Cup. That being said the ship has pretty much sailed for Akio anyways YorkRegionFan and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, narduch said: If Akio starts banging in goals in the SPL we would be foolish not to consider him. We really don't have that much depth. If it wasn't for covid we probably would have had a Ross County player at the 2021 Gold Cup. That being said the ship has pretty much sailed for Akio anyways If my gam gam starts banging in goals in the SPL we should consider her too. The problem is that neither have scored more than 1 goal. David Larin Cav Ugbo Brym Corbeanu Akinola Akindele Jebbison Combria De Ro Jr. Diallo We have at least 7-8 strikers who are way beyond him. Then we have a ton of young prospects with higher potential. Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Paton and Loturi are more likely and have higher ceilings than Akio, who as others have pointed shouldn't be eligible due to playing AFCON qualifiers. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, Bigandy said: If my gam gam starts banging in goals in the SPL we should consider her too. The problem is that neither have scored more than 1 goal. David Larin Cav Ugbo Brym Corbeanu Akinola Akindele Jebbison Combria De Ro Jr. Diallo We have at least 7-8 strikers who are way beyond him. Then we have a ton of young prospects with higher potential. Having a large player pool to select from isn’t really a problem. The more competition the better, some seasons are off when others are playing, and your list highlights players that have never played a pro game, including a U18 striker that’s one of the oldest in his group, while the primavera team has 3 strikers his age or younger narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 22 minutes ago, Bigandy said: If my gam gam starts banging in goals in the SPL we should consider her too. The problem is that neither have scored more than 1 goal. David Larin Cav Ugbo Brym Corbeanu Akinola Akindele Jebbison Combria De Ro Jr. Diallo We have at least 7-8 strikers who are way beyond him. Then we have a ton of young prospects with higher potential. Your list basically proves my point. Again this is all moot now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Loturi I hope he plays for Canada soon because we need to be bringing in more new fresh players into our national team side...and he's just a part of the new crop toontownman and YorkRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I like Loturi, but so far, he seems to be playing sparingly for a Ross County, a side near the bottom of the table. If they get relegated, he likely gets a lot of playing time in the Scottish Championship, but that likely pushes back his timeline to make the national team. If they stay up but he hasn't played a lot by season's end, is he ready for a national team call this summer? As things stand now, I don't see him featuring for Canada until after Gold Cup. There are a number of MLS guys like Priso, Kerr, Thompson, Rutty and even Baldisimo (if he's not officially gone to Philippians) who are similar age and may be vying for a Gold Cup midfield spot - and they'll be in season too. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, narduch said: Your list basically proves my point. Again this is all moot now Not sure how a list of 8 proven guys and then a few highly rated prospects proves that Akio is a viable option? Its not a comprehensive list but 8 proven players seems like its enough to say that akio is far off the CMNT. Listing 8 viable options doesnt mean that Akio is 9th on the depth chart either. Add in prospects with higher ceilings than Akio and his chances look quite low. If 8 guys go down with injuries then we still have guys like Bair, Ongaro, Pasher, Colyn etc who are likely ahead of Akio as well in regards to a call up. But the liklihood we lose out on 8 established strikers before any of our countless striker prospects make the jump up to the first team is quite unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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