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Glad to see the guys get a win. They are the team giving the most opportunity to young Canadians which is what the National team needs.

Hope they can get a few more and find some measure of respectability. A young DP signing which is somewhat rare - we'll see if the Spaniard can make a difference.
 
PanniniClaus said:
Glad to see the guys get a win. They are the team giving the most opportunity to young Canadians which is what the National team needs.

Hope they can get a few more and find some measure of respectability. A young DP signing which is somewhat rare - we'll see if the Spaniard can make a difference.
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Mattias Laba has been that, signed as a DP a couple months ago and only 21 years of age. Laba and Osorio have been some bright spots on an otherwise ****** team this year.
 
Not gunna lie they were lucky to come out with a win in that game, defence played amazing.
 
@AndyGlockner: Wait, WHAT? Dempsey was interested in Toronto as one of three choices, and that club thought it would be better for him to play in the US??!

@GrantWahl: How Seattle's stunning Clint Dempsey deal got done http://t.co/DyqCJg2Qyt

wow. we couldve had dempsey maybe apparently :(
 
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@AndyGlockner: Wait, WHAT? Dempsey was interested in Toronto as one of three choices, and that club thought it would be better for him to play in the US??!

@GrantWahl: How Seattle's stunning Clint Dempsey deal got done http://t.co/DyqCJg2Qyt

wow. we couldve had dempsey maybe apparently :(
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It's likely the same thing that happened with Mellberg, the CB they wanted to sign a while back. We can only have a player if MLS thinks it's ok, apparently.
 
So Toronto can only get second tier players because its better that they play in the US? Yeah, with that, I am never watching another MLS game. If Canadians only deserve second tier talent according to MLS, then they can have the league for themselves. Joke league

I emailed them a comment essentially saying the above. I know no one will care but it made me feel better. I also said that I wasn't interested in all that "up and coming" player propaganda that they like to say. This team needs a good "name" talent, not some second/third division player that the casual fan has never heard of. I probably would have bought a ticket just to see Dempsey but then again, I'm a big EPL fan and there can't be very many of those, can there?
 
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shakes said:
So Toronto can only get second tier players because its better that they play in the US? Yeah, with that, I am never watching another MLS game. If Canadians only deserve second tier talent according to MLS, then they can have the league for themselves. Joke league

I emailed them a comment essentially saying the above. I know no one will care but it made me feel better. I also said that I wasn't interested in all that "up and coming" player propaganda that they like to say. This team needs a good "name" talent, not some second/third division player that the casual fan has never heard of. I probably would have bought a ticket just to see Dempsey but then again, I'm a big EPL fan and there can't be very many of those, can there?
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It's not that Toronto can only get second tier players it's that he was American and therefore would be a better fit in the USA in terms of marketing
 
Quares27 said:
It's not that Toronto can only get second tier players it's that he was American and therefore would be a better fit in the USA in terms of marketing
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That's my point. So if the league decides that a player is best served in the US, TFC will never get an opportunity to sign a player with name recognition because it will ALWAYS be better for the league if big name players go to the US. Say Messi wanted to come to the MLS (just an example of a non American big name), do you think it would be ok with MLS if he went to Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver or would they want him in New York or LA? It's now happened twice, that we know of, where the league has determined that TFC shouldn't get a player. However, if its some second tier player from Peru, well then TFC can sign them. Henri, Beckham and Dempsey in the US. Who does TFC get to sign again?
 
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That's my point. So if the league decides that a player is best served in the US, TFC will never get an opportunity to sign a player with name recognition because it will ALWAYS be better for the league if big name players go to the US. Say Messi wanted to come to the MLS (just an example of a non American big name), do you think it would be ok with MLS if he went to Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver or would they want him in New York or LA? It's now happened twice, that we know of, where the league has determined that TFC shouldn't get a player. However, if its some second tier player from Peru, well then TFC can sign them. Henri, Beckham and Dempsey in the US. Who does TFC get to sign again?
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well, in their defense, koevermans and frings were bigger names. not beckham or henry big but still fairly big.
 
That's about as crooked as it gets.

Leaves me with zero desire to take a real interest in MLS. I watch Liverpool and Dortmund, and that's good enough for me if that's the case.
 
TFC got Maxi Urruti (DP), very excited about this striker and Atalanta accepted TFC's offer for Moralez but he doesn't want to play in Canada.
 
Brody said:
TFC got Maxi Urruti (DP), very excited about this striker and Atalanta accepted TFC's offer for Moralez but he doesn't want to play in Canada.
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Only MLS/TFC would sign a player under contract with out obtaining his release first. What a joke. So they decide to make a whole bunch of noise about the transfer window and they royally screw that up as well. The player isn't even worth this type of hassle but, yes, lets focus on a long drawn out and expensive process so that the transfer window can close without ANY substantial activity. I guess after those two wins, the team thinks they are world beaters. Then again, only getting a few wins a year can do that to you.

Nothing is ever straightforward with this club
 
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Yea I wasn't watching but the app I had was very delayed with that stuff and things lol
 
shakes said:
That's my point. So if the league decides that a player is best served in the US, TFC will never get an opportunity to sign a player with name recognition because it will ALWAYS be better for the league if big name players go to the US. Say Messi wanted to come to the MLS (just an example of a non American big name), do you think it would be ok with MLS if he went to Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver or would they want him in New York or LA? It's now happened twice, that we know of, where the league has determined that TFC shouldn't get a player. However, if its some second tier player from Peru, well then TFC can sign them. Henri, Beckham and Dempsey in the US. Who does TFC get to sign again?
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The only player that they decided was best served in the US was the face of US soccer... not really the complicated to understand. As for Messi, there's really no logical reason why he would be better suited to NY or LA than Toronto or Montreal so that's an irrelevant comparison.

Henry and Beckham signed in the US because they wanted to play in the US just like Frings, Nesta and Di Vaio signed in Canada because they wanted to play in Canada... MLS higher-ups had nothing to do with it.
 
Quares27 said:
The only player that they decided was best served in the US was the face of US soccer... not really the complicated to understand. As for Messi, there's really no logical reason why he would be better suited to NY or LA than Toronto or Montreal so that's an irrelevant comparison.

Henry and Beckham signed in the US because they wanted to play in the US just like Frings, Nesta and Di Vaio signed in Canada because they wanted to play in Canada... MLS higher-ups had nothing to do with it.
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What about Mellberg? MLS nixed it because they didn't want a defender on a DP contract and yet I have been reading they are set to allow LA to sign a defender to a DP contract. So this is the second time that MLS has decided that Toronto shouldn't get a player. In this case, I don't care if he is the "face" of US soccer, that just isn't right. They basically colluded to "make" him sign there. They are going on the assumption that Toronto fans are stupid and will continue to support a horrid team just like Leaf fans support that team.

All this is funny because they will stick their nose in on player decisions but don't give a crap about terrible management decisions. Decisions that have run this team into the ground.

Disclaimer - This is not to suggest the Leafs currently have a horrid team only that there is no cup in almost half a century and then there was the teams of the 80s
 
What are Osorio's chances of winning rookie of the year?

and he's dating Tyler Seguin's sister damnnnnn good year so far
 
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