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denime
03-04-2009, 06:42 AM
Mornin'



Canadian pride versus MLS success (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/03/canadian_pride_versus_mls_succ.html)

Nigel Reed

It's not the biggest or the newest soccer stadium in Canada. Far from it. But its setting must be among the most picturesque in the country.
Occupying the North West corner of Central Park, surrounded on three sides by imposing fir trees and offering striking views of the mountains of North Vancouver, the outlook from the broadcast booth at Swangard Stadium remains one of my abiding memories of the 2008 season.
It was a quick turn round on a warm summer's evening in Burnaby, B.C., just long enough to cover the latest game in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship – the three-cornered contest between the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps to determine the national champions.

Read More (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/03/canadian_pride_versus_mls_succ.html)


Sanyang's dream comes true
Defender delighted to join Toronto

Gambian defender Amadou Sanyang has described his move to Toronto FC as "a dream come true." The 17 year old signed for the Reds on Tuesday but will not be able to become a full member of the Toronto FC Senior squad until his 18th birthday in August.

Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090303&content_id=221339&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)



Impact prep for hostile Mexican fans
THE CANADIAN PRESS

A huge throng at Olympic Stadium was a friend to the Montreal Impact when they won the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final, but a smaller, hostile crowd awaits for the return match.

The Impact harnessed the energy of 55,571 supporters last week for a 2-0 victory in the first match of a two-game, total goals series with Santos Laguna. That gave them a commanding two-goal lead going into the second leg on Thursday night in Torreon, Mexico.

Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/03/03/impact_concacaf_semifinal/)


SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :cryin: :puke:

COED (http://coedmagazine.com/category/girls/daily-snapshot-girls-2/) :)

nascarguy
03-04-2009, 06:56 AM
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :cryin: :puke:


lol thank you

Yohan
03-04-2009, 07:01 AM
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :cryin: :puke:


lol thank you
oh dear lord

someone shoot that thing and put it out of its misery

nascarguy
03-04-2009, 07:06 AM
oh dear lord

someone shoot that thing and put it out of its misery
the good thing is I did not look at it...lol

TorCanSoc
03-04-2009, 07:13 AM
She's going to hold onto this for the rest of her life. On her wedding day she's going to show a montage photo presentation of her life before she hit 300 lbs.
.
.
. Maybe its my mid-life crisis talking but....uh.... I'd still hit it.

Bobo
03-04-2009, 07:32 AM
oh dear lord

someone shoot that thing and put it out of its misery

That's cold man hahaha. I don't know what possesses these photographers sometimes.

Helmet
03-04-2009, 07:38 AM
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :cryin: :puke:


lol thank you

Kind of like a car crash, you still have to look.

She is showing a bit of forest in number 11.

Chevy
03-04-2009, 07:56 AM
Kind of like a car crash, you still have to look.

She is showing a bit of forest in number 11.


I can believe you made it all the way to 11. Now I had to do it too. Thanks.:eek:

tfcleeds
03-04-2009, 08:18 AM
A new low for the SSG, I must say...

nascarguy
03-04-2009, 08:19 AM
you guys are crazy for even looking

scooter
03-04-2009, 08:20 AM
mornin d
great to hear from nigel reed it must mean the season is approaching
super news about gambians signing
bring on the impact in june
what a way to start the day wwwwwhhhhoooooooooootttttt

flatpicker
03-04-2009, 08:24 AM
hahahahahhahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaa............

Oh man! I know it's not nice to poke fun at a woman's looks...
but the Sunshine page is supposed to be for showing off "hotties" that will titillate folks.
This is not the way to do it!

canadian_bhoy
03-04-2009, 08:25 AM
More on the beckham saga
Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4&feature=related)

Stouffville_RPB
03-04-2009, 08:25 AM
SSG is AWFUL!!! DO NOT OPEN THE LINK!!! Just thank Denime for the warning. I repeat stay away!

flatpicker
03-04-2009, 08:30 AM
More on the beckham saga
Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4&feature=related)


that's great!

Oldtimer
03-04-2009, 08:35 AM
Houston falls to Atlante:

http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090304&content_id=221466&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200

Without DeRo their club is significantly worse (and TFC is significantly better).

So, if MTL wins, they will play Atlante in the semis.

nascarguy
03-04-2009, 08:38 AM
he could have posted this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBghD0XBN5M&NR=1

ensco
03-04-2009, 09:26 AM
The Sanyang "dream come true" slant cracks me up....

"Growing up in Banjul, I always thought there might be an opportunity for me to play 8,000 miles away in a city I've never heard of, in a league I've never heard of, in a country that I've barely heard of".

C.Ronaldo
03-04-2009, 09:33 AM
^ sounds like my parents when they moved here.

This guy hasnt felt the cold yet

Pachuco
03-04-2009, 09:38 AM
The Sanyang "dream come true" slant cracks me up....

"Growing up in Banjul, I always thought there might be an opportunity for me to play 8,000 miles away in a city I've never heard of, in a league I've never heard of, in a country that I've barely heard of".

Dude, most of these guys first dreams (before they know they want to play football for a living) is to live in a first world country. Secondly, playing professional football while living in such a country is a hell of a dream come true for many of these guys. Believe me, Canada fulfills these guys dreams in many ways.

Oldtimer
03-04-2009, 09:43 AM
Dude, most of these guys first dreams (before they know they want to play football for a living) is to live in a first world country. Secondly, playing professional football while living in such a country is a hell of a dream come true for many of these guys. Believe me, Canada fulfills these guys dreams in many ways.

Well put.

Oldtimer
03-04-2009, 09:47 AM
CFL grants Ottawa expansion franchise a six-month extension
http://www.ctv.ca/generic/images/p.gif
The Canadian Press
3/3/2009 7:01:20 PM

HAMILTON - The CFL's board of governors gave the group looking to bring pro football back to Ottawa more time to secure a deal with the city on a new stadium.
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said Tuesday the board gave the Ottawa group until Sept. 18 to complete negotiations with the City of Ottawa on a stadium deal. In March 2008, Cohon awarded Ottawa 67's owner Jeff Hunt and local businessmen Bill Shenkman, Roger Greenberg and John Ruddy an expansion franchise on the condition it secure a place to play.


http://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/?id=269587

flatpicker
03-04-2009, 09:56 AM
http://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/?id=269587


"The CFL-MLS stadium debate in Ottawa has prompted some verbal jousting, with Melnyk saying a CFL franchise might not remain in Ottawa 25 years from now. There were also suggestions it would take as many as six Grey Cup games to draw the $50-million this year's world junior championship event drew in Ottawa or the estimated $50-$60 million annually an MLS team would bring to the city's economy."


I'd be interested in how they arrived at those numbers...

TorontoBlades
03-04-2009, 10:00 AM
I can believe you made it all the way to 11. Now I had to do it too. Thanks.:eek:


yeah me too! and then I read "would like to travel europe" - and then I laughed, she would blend right in :)

bones
03-04-2009, 10:16 AM
oh dear lord

someone shoot that thing and put it out of its misery

Please tell me this is the "before" shot! Where in gods name is the AFTER?!?!



Bones...

Chewy Unikronik
03-04-2009, 10:44 AM
More on the beckham saga
Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4&feature=related)
Wow. That is all.

rocker
03-04-2009, 11:01 AM
That Sanyang kid seems really well spoken and level-headed.
Hopefully he "seizes the day" now that he has this opportunity in front of him. The comment about how he saw training methods he's never seen back home is interesting. Could be a guy who really takes advantage of what he has here, since to him it certainly seems big league.

trane
03-04-2009, 11:05 AM
Today is March 4 not March 5, just for those who had a heart attack like me, when I first so that.

denime
03-04-2009, 11:08 AM
Today is March 4 not March 5, just for those who had a heart attack like me, when I first so that.


FIXED :hide:

Steve
03-04-2009, 11:32 AM
Dude, most of these guys first dreams (before they know they want to play football for a living) is to live in a first world country. Secondly, playing professional football while living in such a country is a hell of a dream come true for many of these guys. Believe me, Canada fulfills these guys dreams in many ways.

Exactly. I think people get lost in the "hey, it's cold here, why would someone from Africa want to come here?" and forget the tremendous advantages we have living here over a place like Gambia.

trane
03-04-2009, 11:38 AM
^ It scared the shit out of me, when I saw the date, I have a matter to attend tomorow morning at 10:00 I though I missed it.

James17930
03-04-2009, 11:42 AM
More on the beckham saga
Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4&feature=related)

That was awesome.

TorontoBlades
03-04-2009, 11:46 AM
thank god i don't date my reports based on this....thanks a lot fuckers

ensco
03-04-2009, 01:45 PM
Dude, most of these guys first dreams (before they know they want to play football for a living) is to live in a first world country. Secondly, playing professional football while living in such a country is a hell of a dream come true for many of these guys. Believe me, Canada fulfills these guys dreams in many ways.

That's well put. I made my point inappropriately.

Allow me to restate: I do give Mo high marks for thinking outside the box, and welcome these two young men to our city and team, but I wonder why these guys didn't go to Europe.

It just seems a tiny bit weird that Gambian 17 year olds would come to North America. There is a well-established system for African players to go to Europe where there are well established networks (the majority go to lower divisions in France, Belgium and Germany). That's what I would have thought the "dream" would be for these guys.

BleedRed
03-04-2009, 01:51 PM
That's an excellent point ensco... The infrastructure in Europe is a lot more developed and advanced. If these guys have been playing at that the international level and do have the potential talent to play at a high level I'm sure they would have been spotted by a someone. It just seems a little wierd they'd come here. With that being said...I'm hopeful they'll do well and I welcome them!!! :D

CretanBull
03-04-2009, 01:55 PM
It just seems a tiny bit weird that Gambian 17 year olds would come to North America. There is a well-established system for African players to go to Europe where there are well established networks (the majority go to lower divisions in France, Belgium and Germany). That's what I would have thought the "dream" would be for these guys.

I'm sure it is, but there's a finite number of those jobs available. Gambia ranks lower than Nigeria, Ivory Coast etc. in terms of African footy hot-beds and the premium players will go to countries like France and Germany. We're looking at second tier players from a second tier footy nation. MLS gives them a chance to develope their game in a professional set-up and work with players, coaches & managers with plenty of European contacts. At the same time, for us their skill level is appropriate for our league so it's win-win.

Pachuco
03-04-2009, 02:04 PM
That's well put. I made my point inappropriately.

Allow me to restate: I do give Mo high marks for thinking outside the box, and welcome these two young men to our city and team, but I wonder why these guys didn't go to Europe.

It just seems a tiny bit weird that Gambian 17 year olds would come to North America. There is a well-established system for African players to go to Europe where there are well established networks (the majority go to lower divisions in France, Belgium and Germany). That's what I would have thought the "dream" would be for these guys.

Yeap, that's a good point. Let's hope these guys fall under the category of not good enough for Europe, but very good for MLS :). You never know, they may have fallen through the cracks, and if they did, and they are good, we may just get some grass for them in the future.

EDIT: I sound like a ganja dealer

Bloor West FC
03-04-2009, 02:24 PM
Mornin'

SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :cryin: :puke:

COED (http://coedmagazine.com/category/girls/daily-snapshot-girls-2/) :)

OMG WTF :eek::ack2::cuss:

denime
03-04-2009, 02:38 PM
Serioux trains in Toronto

Reds defender happy to return home


Defender Adrian Serioux trained at BMO Field with Toronto FC for the first time on Wednesday morning. The Scarborough native linked up with the team in Florida last week following his move from FC Dallas and has now arrived in town after spending the last few days relocating. Serioux admits a trade to Toronto has been something he has been thinking about for some time. "For me it's long overdue," he told TorontoFC.ca. "It is something I was hoping for a couple of years ago but circumstances didn't work in my favour then. It's great to be back home with family and friends and to be back in Toronto playing in front of a big crowd with a professional team."


Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090304&content_id=221519&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)

Debacle
03-04-2009, 02:43 PM
For those interested in watching L'Impact de Montreal tonight.

http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1079&Focus=0

jloome
03-04-2009, 02:52 PM
That's well put. I made my point inappropriately.

Allow me to restate: I do give Mo high marks for thinking outside the box, and welcome these two young men to our city and team, but I wonder why these guys didn't go to Europe.

It just seems a tiny bit weird that Gambian 17 year olds would come to North America. There is a well-established system for African players to go to Europe where there are well established networks (the majority go to lower divisions in France, Belgium and Germany). That's what I would have thought the "dream" would be for these guys.

I'd say there are several reasons why that isn't the case here; for one, The Gambia was a Brit colony, and former Brit colonies haven't been pipelines to Europe. That's probably one reason why an agent was shopping Gambian players to MLS last year.

For another, the recent crackdowns on clubs for "abandoning" penniless former African trialists and youth players has led to far less of that type of pickup by European clubs. I don't doubt kids would go if they could, but most aren't being offered the way they used to be.

For a third, both are only just past the age where they can even sign contracts, and Europe is mid-season. Again, most teams don't scout continually in a region; they contact specialists or go on scouting tours. So there's little reason to think they were being actively watched for recruitmnet, although several teams probably knew of the possibilities.

In all, people have a very misconstrued perspective on how scouting operates. I guarantee you these guys will have been on one of the scouting agencies' books for a while now, along with every other African nation u20. But that doesn't mean their subscribers or customers will have seen all the qualities they need to see, or even much beyond a general sales pitch (usually something like "quick, good off the ball, vision and movement are exceptional").

(P.S. I swear, there's a rational explanation for the totally crap Sunshine Girls lately. It would probably break some kind of employment confidentiality to say why, but expect far fewer of them in the days ahead -- hey, the last couple of days before today, they were smokin', so there ya go.)

MisterMacphisto
03-04-2009, 02:54 PM
oh dear lord

someone shoot that thing and put it out of its misery

I agree.... The sooner the Impact die, the better so we can fucking stop reading stories about them. ;)

oxygenatedbrain
03-04-2009, 03:57 PM
That's probably one reason why an agent was shopping Gambian players to MLS last year.

Not just any agent: isn't Patrick McCabe of First Wave among the "first wave" into The Gambia? Barry, Smith, Mo's agents, those guys? I don't know who represents our new guys, but First Wave would be quite aware of them...which makes me wonder...did anyone from TFC actually see Emmanuel Gomez in person? Was he in Florida, but just under wraps? I understand he was on a highlight DVD of last season's best XI from Banjul, and I'm not disputing his potential - just wondering if he trialled, and if so, when and where? If not, whose word are they going on?

rocker
03-04-2009, 04:46 PM
the gambians trialed with TFC almost from the first day in Florida.
Dichio made some comment on his blog back in February about these big kids in camp.
Amadou is listed with First Wave, while Emmanuel is not.

First Wave Sports has infiltrated most MLS teams. Their client list is massive and crosses just about every MLS team.

oxygenatedbrain
03-04-2009, 05:29 PM
Well, Sanyang trialled in February, but the second Gambian was identified as Ebrim Bojang, who played up front against...whoever it was...

As to First Wave, I'm merely agreeing with jloome that it's not at all unlikely for these kids to arrive in MLS, and that The Gambia is being extensively "worked" by the usual talent sources, ie. Mo would be well aware of these players through McCabe and MacLean et al...McCabe described the Gambia as "not picked over, like other African countries."

Further: I suppose it's entirely possible Gomez is one of the trialists alluded to by Gerry Dobson ("No point in naming names just yet. One day's arrival could be the next day's departure") in the days following the Hacken game...not much information about those few days...I just thought there might be an interesting story about Gomez...

Redcoe15
03-04-2009, 05:49 PM
you guys are crazy for even looking
Yeah, but sometimes a guy's just gotta look. :D :ack2:

billyfly
03-04-2009, 11:41 PM
I just braved the SSG. I wish I hadn't.

Quality going the way of Toronto's sports teams. (except TFC of course!)

billyfly
03-04-2009, 11:42 PM
I agree.... The sooner the Impact die, the better so we can fucking stop reading stories about them. ;)

Much more quality than the SSG.

Well done.

s2cazz
03-05-2009, 12:52 AM
that ssg is almost as ugly as Scheletto....
http://www.redpatchboys.ca/forums/picture.php?albumid=264&pictureid=1295
^^^here's a preview of tommorrows ssg lol

Hitcho
03-05-2009, 10:27 AM
Gah!! Should have heeded the ssg warnings.

MY EYES!!!! MY EYES!!!!