EnigMattic1 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 2 hours ago, K Edgar said: Valour FC has "rights retained" for Jacob Carlos. Not sure if that guarantees him a spot on the roster or just a spot at training camp. He does not reenter the CPL-USports draft. For the love of all things soccer, can we PLEASE draft Hidalgo-Mazzei. I genuinely believe having him and Haynes at left back will give us better options than last year. charlesmazz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, EnigMattic1 said: For the love of all things soccer, can we PLEASE draft Hidalgo-Mazzei. I genuinely believe having him and Haynes at left back will give us better options than last year. I don't think Valour will use a draft pick on him. They could just simply sign him, he is a local lad and practically done at the U of S. Hope they do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmazz Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, toontownman said: I don't think Valour will use a draft pick on him. They could just simply sign him, he is a local lad and practically done at the U of S. Hope they do though. I agree with your comment. He’s a local lad who has done more than enough to be considered for a spot on the team. He can clearly offer more than the wasted signing of Esparza last year and can certainly compete with Haynes for the left back position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wippersuna Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Don't know anything about him but we signed Abdou Samake from Pacific. Played 19 games for them last year (24 the year before). https://twitter.com/ValourFootball/status/1602407433560784902?s=20&t=WLjBFcbXaMAeOnhYI91vLg Cheeta, toontownman and K Edgar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, charlesmazz said: I agree with your comment. He’s a local lad who has done more than enough to be considered for a spot on the team. He can clearly offer more than the wasted signing of Esparza last year and can certainly compete with Haynes for the left back position. That is definitely an understatement. He has been at EVERY pre season training camp and even the try outs for the 2019 season. The guy deserves at least 1 season to show what he can do. I mean, he obviously wants to play or he wouldn't keep coming back. At the same time, someone at Valour must want him there or he wouldn't be invited back every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 now thats a very good signing for valour..solid and can play anywhere in the back line K Edgar and Pottsy3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, Wippersuna said: Don't know anything about him but we signed Abdou Samake from Pacific. Played 19 games for them last year (24 the year before). https://twitter.com/ValourFootball/status/1602407433560784902?s=20&t=WLjBFcbXaMAeOnhYI91vLg Central defender. Romeo and/or Mekideche gone? Personal information Full name Abdoulaye Samake Date of birth 7 October 1996 (age 26) Place of birth Bamako, Mali Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Position(s) Defender Youth career Ottawa Gloucester Hornets SC Ottawa South United Montreal Impact College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2016–2019 Michigan Wolverines 54 (0) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2015 FC Montreal 0 (0) 2016 Chicago Fire U23 6 (0) 2017–2018 Chicago FC United 20 (2) 2020–2022 Pacific FC 46 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Pretty solid signing. Like that. Wasn't displacing Didic or TmG at Pacific and needs minutes. Ultimately not sure he is a starter but is a great number 3 and will always but a shift in. Shway and K Edgar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Central defender. Romeo and/or Mekideche gone? Personal information Full name Abdoulaye Samake Date of birth 7 October 1996 (age 26) Place of birth Bamako, Mali Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Position(s) Defender Youth career Ottawa Gloucester Hornets SC Ottawa South United Montreal Impact College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2016–2019 Michigan Wolverines 54 (0) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2015 FC Montreal 0 (0) 2016 Chicago Fire U23 6 (0) 2017–2018 Chicago FC United 20 (2) 2020–2022 Pacific FC 46 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, Mikhael out is also a possibility. Given that Samake cam play anywhere across the back (like Mikhael), it would be a like for like. K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) It's a start, the offense isn't scaring anyone Yesli Baquero - Samake - AJB - Haynes Catavolo - Ohin - Gutierrez - Rendón De Brienne - Ponce bench: Carlos Edited December 12, 2022 by K Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 6 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said: For the love of all things soccer, can we PLEASE draft Hidalgo-Mazzei. I genuinely believe having him and Haynes at left back will give us better options than last year. HIDALGO-MAZZEI, Aaron (Saskatchewan, LB, 4th year) and REVECO, Diego (Saskatchewan, WM, 1st year) were both with FC Manitoba last year and are both available in the draft. With 199 players and only 16 to be chosen I think Valour can safely look elsewhere during the draft and still invite these 2 to training camp (if they choose) without fear of losing them. I think Valour should look for forwards in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Looks like De Brienne and atleast one more(not Mikhael) train together on Monday’s at a dome I play at. One had what looked like an older CSA branded kit bag. It very well could be the other plays for another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, K Edgar said: HIDALGO-MAZZEI, Aaron (Saskatchewan, LB, 4th year) and REVECO, Diego (Saskatchewan, WM, 1st year) were both with FC Manitoba last year and are both available in the draft. With 199 players and only 16 to be chosen I think Valour can safely look elsewhere during the draft and still invite these 2 to training camp (if they choose) without fear of losing them. I think Valour should look for forwards in the draft. Take a punt on Henman from UNBC? Top scorer with 19 goals, although I feel he will end up at Vancouver FC. Balbinotti and Campoli both performed well and have (minor) CPL exposure too. I agree with not drafting Hidalgo-Mazzei or Reveco but inviting them to training camp. Both would offer depth and (probably) wouldn't expect to start but would still do a job when needed. Edited December 13, 2022 by EnigMattic1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Pena, Cebara and Riggi departing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Riggi and Pena, good. Cebara I thought could still do the job, but maybe the Samake signing makes him surplus to requirements, especially if one or both of Romeo and Mekideche are returning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Cebara was the pick of the bunch I think. A little surprised there but maybe he also wanted a change. So much work to do on the squad. Not confident the ownership will support enough to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro2 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, toontownman said: Cebara was the pick of the bunch I think. A little surprised there but maybe he also wanted a change. So much work to do on the squad. Not confident the ownership will support enough to make it work. That's how I feel. Pena was a hometown squad player. Riggi wasn't good. Cebrara was the captain, and often (more so in the 2021 and 2020 seasons) made some sort of boneheaded mistake that led to an opposition goal. PDS is going to have hard a hard time bring players to Winnipeg for 2 reasons: 1. Team has had no success 2. Winnipeg isn't exactly a sought after city for players to live in. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msv1994 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 https://www.fotbolti.net/news/13-12-2022/komnir-farnir-og-samningslausir-i-bestu-deildinni?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Kian Williams is rumoured to be going to Valour. Looks like a #10 that has experience in the Leicester academy but coming from an Iceland club. https://www.transfermarkt.us/kian-williams/profil/spieler/504936 K Edgar and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 9 hours ago, toontownman said: Cebara was the pick of the bunch I think. A little surprised there but maybe he also wanted a change. So much work to do on the squad. Not confident the ownership will support enough to make it work. I'm surprised Cebara is going, especially when he coaches a team in the MMSL. Pena and Riggi, I can go without but Cebara offered a degree of versatility. Genuinely disappointed that he has gone. toontownman and K Edgar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 7 hours ago, msv1994 said: https://www.fotbolti.net/news/13-12-2022/komnir-farnir-og-samningslausir-i-bestu-deildinni?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Kian Williams is rumoured to be going to Valour. Looks like a #10 that has experience in the Leicester academy but coming from an Iceland club. https://www.transfermarkt.us/kian-williams/profil/spieler/504936 Other than the Leicester youth teams, the other English teams he has played for don't fill me with confidence. Keflavik offers some degree of hope though. K Edgar and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said: Other than the Leicester youth teams, the other English teams he has played for don't fill me with confidence. Keflavik offers some degree of hope though. According to transfermarkt Williams was recently (Oct 2019-Feb 2020) with Stratford Town FC (English 7th tier), https://www.transfermarkt.us/kian-williams/profil/spieler/504936 fotbolti.net says he chose Valour over Cavalry. Hoping that a good thing for Valour. https://www.fotbolti.net/news/09-12-2022/kian-williams-fra-keflavik-i-urvalsdeildina-i-kanada-stadfest?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Rea replacement? Big shoes to fill Edited December 14, 2022 by K Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, K Edgar said: According to transfermarkt Williams was recently (Oct 2019-Feb 2020) with Stratford Town FC (English 7th tier), https://www.transfermarkt.us/kian-williams/profil/spieler/504936 fotbolti.net says he chose Valour over Cavalry. Hoping that a good thing for Valour. https://www.fotbolti.net/news/09-12-2022/kian-williams-fra-keflavik-i-urvalsdeildina-i-kanada-stadfest?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter I agree although people likely said/thought the same about Ollie Bassett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I like the Iceland connection. Maybe he can help hook-up the Valour FC - Valur FC friendly we've all been waiting for. NVsoccer, K Edgar, Pottsy3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 hours ago, jonovision said: I like the Iceland connection. Maybe he can help hook-up the Valour FC - Valur FC friendly we've all been waiting for. I was thinking the same thing. K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Ok, here's a thought. Yes, Valour have done the whole "thank you" post to Riggi, Pena and Cebara on Twitter, but if you remember last year, they did the same for Levis, only to re-sign him before the start of the season. So, technically, there is still a possibility that one of those 3 could line up for Valour next season. K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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