phresh Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 https://umterps.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/malcolm-johnston/10251 Not much introduction required. Plays CM and his older brother is none other than Alistair Johnston. Had a nice college career and will probably be drafted in the first round of the MLS draft in a few weeks. Dominic94, Grandbloke, Corazon and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Whitecaps currently have the highest pick of the Canadian teams (barring a trade between now and then, of course), but at #13 Vancouver's likely too low to get Johnston. I wouldn't mind seeing him at a rebuilding Houston or Sporting KC, although neither coach is renowned for trusting youth so it might be a tough slog for him at either team. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I believe both Canadians are expected to be gone by 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 51 minutes ago, RS said: Whitecaps currently have the highest pick of the Canadian teams (barring a trade between now and then, of course), but at #13 Vancouver's likely too low to get Johnston. I wouldn't mind seeing him at a rebuilding Houston or Sporting KC, although neither coach is renowned for trusting youth so it might be a tough slog for him at either team. I would rather see Canadians land at American MLS teams if possible. No need to have Canadians battling other Canadians for playing time. Xavier., toontownman, Stryker911 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 minute ago, VinceA said: I would rather see Canadians land at American MLS teams if possible. No need to have Canadians battling other Canadians for playing time. As I pointed out elsewhere, Vancouver needs more young Canadian talent. But he'll probably be off the board by their pick, so it's a moot point. Like you, I'm partial to spreading CanCon around on U.S. teams where possible. It just has to be a good situation for each player (so no Laryea and Miller at Orlando-type situation), which is what has me concerned about some of the teams with higher picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 6 hours ago, VinceA said: I would rather see Canadians land at American MLS teams if possible. No need to have Canadians battling other Canadians for playing time. Amen. I remember Alaistair talking about Malcolm, I think on the Northern Fútbol podcast, saying how much better Malcolm was than him in comparison at every age point. Said he was a natural athlete. If he lived up to that billing, oh my. He'd end up at Rangers. Ivan, johnyb, costarg and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I hope Malcolm he's as good as his brother Alistair and who knows perhaps Malcolm could factor into Canada's future as well toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 If he’s better at the same age our midfield is going to be loaded. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 There's always the risk Alistair is just being nice about his younger brother. There is a scenario where all this hype for Malcolm culminates on him getting Mohammed Omar'd and signs a deal in the CPL. Obinna and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 10 hours ago, VinceA said: There's always the risk Alistair is just being nice about his younger brother. There is a scenario where all this hype for Malcolm culminates on him getting Mohammed Omar'd and signs a deal in the CPL. That seems to almost always be the case with such comments. We’re all human, of course we’d (almost) all day the same thing about a younger sibling if we could boost their stock. With Malcolm though his college career does look just as good as if not better than Alistair’s so there’s that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 8:27 PM, toontownman said: Amen. I remember Alaistair talking about Malcolm, I think on the Northern Fútbol podcast, saying how much better Malcolm was than him in comparison at every age point. Said he was a natural athlete. If he lived up to that billing, oh my. He'd end up at Rangers. Yeah, Alistair was quite complimentary of his brother. Maybe both are late bloomers. We just have to hope they are more Henrik & Daniel Sedin and less Wayne & Brent Gretzky. costarg and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I would go for Frank and Peter Mahovlich Sal333 and costarg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, maplebanana said: We just have to hope they are more Henrik & Daniel Sedin and less Wayne & Brent Gretzky. When AJ becomes our most capped player ever when he’s 38, the trivia question will be: who are the most capped set of brothers in Canadian history? Alistair Johnston: 135 Malcolm Johnston: 1 Kent, PiedPilko, maplebanana and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Taken by NYCFC. Corazon, johnyb, Obinna and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier. Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 johnyb, phresh, PegCityCam and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Matt Doyle adding that NYCFC are thin at midfield, so he mostly like remains one at pro level. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, VinceA said: Matt Doyle adding that NYCFC are thin at midfield, so he mostly like remains one at pro level. For home games, it's ok to be thin at midfield. That Yankee Stadium pitch barely has room for one. 🤣🤣 If he can get used to playing on that surface, he will be ready to play on any pitch CONCACAF throws his way. 😅 Edited December 22, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille Shway, VinceA and johnyb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, Xavier. said: When it went to divvying up talent I hope Alistair didn't get the soccer skills and Malcolm the good looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Sal333 said: When it went to divvying up talent I hope Alistair didn't get the soccer skills and Malcolm the good looks. 😆 Jokes aside, you think Alistair isn't good looking? He seems pretty normal to me. Edited December 22, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: 😆 Jokes aside, you think Alistair isn't good looking? He seems pretty normal to me. Naw, not really. To be honest I think he looks goofy. Now his brother is good looking but hey I'm neither a woman nor gay so my opinion doesn't count for anything. MtlMario, Olympique_de_Marseille, YorkRegionFan and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 A lot of people think he looks like Pete Davidson so I'm sure there's a segment of people who would go wild for AJ. He does have a girlfriend so there's at least one person who likes what they see lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Kid gets drafted for his first pro contract and his thread turns into a hot-or-not about his brother. We are a weird bunch. costarg, Bigandy, h coach and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, VinceA said: A lot of people think he looks like Pete Davidson so I'm sure there's a segment of people who would go wild for AJ. He does have a girlfriend so there's at least one person who likes what they see lmao. Davidson is not what I would consider good looking but he is better looking than AJ. But who cares! He's a talented played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Very much hoping he pans out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Very much hoping he pans out In terms of good looks or soccer career? Shway and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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