Today's News,Saturday,Mar.27

[denime]

Mornin'


Preki urges patience for TFC fans as team embarks on season (http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/torontofc/article/786185--preki-urges-patience-for-tfc-fans-as-team-embarks-on-season)


Same questions face TFC (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/same-questions-face-tfc/article1514264/)


TFC releases Brian Edwards, signs Saric and Conway (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/03/26/sp-edwards.html)


TFC continue roster tweaks (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2010/03/26/tfc_saric/)


Preki's personnel moves raise questions in Toronto (http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/prekis-personnel-moves-raise-questions-toronto)


TFC adds ‘steel’ to midfield (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2010/03/26/13376276.html)


TFC's intense rivalry renewal (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2010/03/26/13376181.html)



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

[denime]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/default/files/image_nodes/2010/03/DL_preki.jpg


I'm sure it will be peaceful in locker room this season.Hit-man Preki is in the house.

[Jeffro]

Wow this Is early... Gameday!!!

[bangersandmash]

Wow... from the official MLS site:


So, gone are injury-plagued Serioux, the soft Guevara, the seemingly slow and out-of-shape Gerba and the perennially out-of-position Wynne. Coming in are midfielders Nick LaBrocca and Argentine Martin Saric, who last played in Slovenia, and former Chivas USA goalkeeper Jon Conway.

The official corporate mouthpiece just threw Wynne under a big old bus!

[DOMIN8R]

http://bushmemorial.com/files/Images/youthpagepix/youth.gameday%20(2).jpg

[tfcleeds]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/default/files/image_nodes/2010/03/DL_preki.jpg


I'm sure it will be peaceful in locker room this season.Hit-man Preki is in the house.

Haha, looks like the preseason has already taken its toll on Preki.

[pekduck]

morning D

let's bring on the crew!!

[Eastend]

I realize it's Preki's first year with the club but it's our fourth...I'll give the club a few games to get their shit together but there's little room for patience, we want to win now...it's time to produce a winner!!!

[Eastend]

and another thing.......

IT'S HERE!!!!!! COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!!

[ensco]

Well, we've got them where we want them, it's the "mismatch of the weekend", according to the Columbus papers...

http://www.crewxtra.com/live/content/sports/stories/2010/03/27/crew-preview-chart-3-27-gr180g3b-1.html?sid=101

[wzhxvy]

PATIENCE ? No fing way....do it and do it now. Tired of hearing of plans and teams gelling and bs...deliver results, end of story.

[scooter]

mornin d

[Southsider]

TFC v. Columbus

TFC pulled a fast one by sending an overpriced and unwanted fullback to a fullback-needy team for a useful player in midfield. Preki would do well to throw LaBrocca straight into the mix with Julian de Guzman and Sam Cronin and ask the three of them to close down the Columbus midfielders as quickly as possible. Guillermo Barros Schelotto usually drives the Crew attack, but Columbus may find most of its joy in the wide areas as wingers Eddie Gaven and Robbie Rogers will likely have plenty of space to isolate and run at Jim Brennan and Nana Attakora with the Reds' usually narrow midfield play. Columbus regularly defeats far stronger teams than this undermanned TFC outfit at Crew Stadium, so chalk the first leg of the Trillium Cup up as a home banker.

Prediction: Columbus win.


http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2010/03/26/1849898/friday-mls-forecast-week-1

[Redcoe15]

First game of the season and it's against the Krap Kolumbus Klub.

COME ON YOU REDS! At least smack Big Bird around today.

[[NBF]]

SSG and TFC:

Oh The Irony! All I have to look forward today was the Sunshine Girl and it turns out that she's a boxum 20 year old who's only goal is to get her Master's Degree in .........National Defense.

Oh snap!:facepalm:

Preki:

The guy seems to me like the kind of arrogant jerk that is always from the Balkans, who for some reason has a tendency to always try to make himself look better than everyone else. This team right now reminds me of Dale Mitchell's tactical flawed 3-5-2.

..............I'll give him time to build the team though:chillpill:

[denime]

Same questions face TFC (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/same-questions-face-tfc/article1514264/)


“The thing is, we are low on numbers, but on Saturday when we kick off, there'll be 11 of them and 11 of us and that's just a bad excuse,” he said. “We have what we have right now.”

True,no excuses anymore get out and play.

[Pigfynn]

Come on you glorious red bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:scarf::flare::drum::canada::scarf:

[koryo]

We're not going to be winning anything for the time being so get used to it.

Preki needs to be given a chance to build his own side.

[Nuvinho]

CarlRobinson33 (http://twitter.com/CarlRobinson33)

Congratulations to my buddy marv last night.... quality at CB, quite ironic eh!!!!

[Pigfynn]

I'm guessing he means that it's ironic that TFC needs CBs and all this time there was superstar Marvell Wynne right under our nose??? hahahha calm down Carl and you know what? start focusing on your current team. God, I hope we don't have to hear tweets from our former (Preki shunned) players all year. Get on with things boys! new season, new team no sour grapes.

[Lucky Strike]

CarlRobinson33 (http://twitter.com/CarlRobinson33)

Congratulations to my buddy marv last night.... quality at CB, quite ironic eh!!!!

Badum-boom-ching!

Plus, looks like Canada had a bit of an influence on him.

[scut farkus]

http://twitter.com/LukeWileman: Confirmed by @torontofc - Dan Gargan signs. He is on his way to Columbus now

[scut farkus]

http://twitter.com/LukeWileman: Confirmed by @torontofc - Dan Gargan signs. He is on his way to Columbus now

He's listed as a midfielder, but looks like he played RB for the Rapids in 05-08.

[ManUtd4ever]

With the additions of Labrocca, Saric, and Gargan in the last 48 hours there is slightly more hope for TFC to get a result today. Although they will no doubt need time to adjust, at least Saric and Gargan are somewhat familiar with Preki's system...

[sulfur]

According to Molinaro, Gargan's on his way to CLB now, expected to arrive at 2pm, if he passes the medical, prolly be on the bench.

[drewski]

JohnMolinaro (http://twitter.com/JohnMolinaro)
TFC signs Dan Gargan. So, expect him at right-back, and Nana back in the middle, which I think is Attakora's best position.

good news. will still be an ugly game but future looks better with nana back at CB

[FluSH]

Today is a HUGE day...

The offseason is finally over... that went rather well with minimum casualties.... =P

[drewski]

Mornin'


Preki urges patience for TFC fans as team embarks on season (http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/torontofc/article/786185--preki-urges-patience-for-tfc-fans-as-team-embarks-on-season)

Preki's personnel moves raise questions in Toronto (http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/prekis-personnel-moves-raise-questions-toronto)



I wouldn't say questioning , at least for me, just wondering what his plan is, but I have faith in him that he knows what he's doing.

and I agree he definitely deserves patience. you don't build a team to suit you're style overnight.

[drewski]

regardless of how the off-season went and our chances for the season, I LOVE OPENING DAY.

[koryo]

According to Molinaro, Gargan's on his way to CLB now, expected to arrive at 2pm, if he passes the medical, prolly be on the bench.

ger'rim in!

[drewski]

Molinaro on:

Gargan
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/03/27/sp-gargan-tfc.html

TFC v Crew Preview
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/03/27/sp-tfc-crew.html

[ag futbol]

Wow... from the official MLS site:



The official corporate mouthpiece just threw Wynne under a big old bus!

They just threw everyone under the bus!

Serioux "perpetually injured"' ... he started 25 games last year!

[Eastend]

I'm thinking that the Rapids players we got should work well together considering they've all just come from the same club...I know it'll take time but that is a positive I think.

[mastermixer]

Molinaro on:

Gargan
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/03/27/sp-gargan-tfc.html

TFC v Crew Preview
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/03/27/sp-tfc-crew.html

Gargan? Meh.
Is HE going to score 15 goals for us? :noidea: I have a feeling we will be watching some uninspiring soccer this season.

[rocker]

Gargan? Meh.
Is HE going to score 15 goals for us? :noidea: I have a feeling we will be watching some uninspiring soccer this season.

15 goals????

you're expecting 15 goals from one guy? Even Landon Donovan, Juan Pablo Angel, and Fredy Montero didn't score 15 goals last year.

You're expectations are clearly too high for just about any player in this league.

The interesting thing with Preki is he doesn't depend on a single high scorer for success. Last year his team did well with nobody scoring even ten goals.

[Lucky Strike]

15 goals????

you're expecting 15 goals from one guy? Even Landon Donovan, Juan Pablo Angel, and Fredy Montero didn't score 15 goals last year.

You're expectations are clearly too high for just about any player in this league.

The interesting thing with Preki is he doesn't depend on a single high scorer for success. Last year his team did well with nobody scoring even ten goals.

Fairly certain he was being sarcastic. A defender is evidently not going to score 15 goals.

[rocker]

Fairly certain he was being sarcastic. A defender is evidently not going to score 15 goals.

umm ya.... I figured he's being sarcastic that we've signed a defender not a striker.

But the "15 goal" line is not the sarcasm..

[shutupkid]

I'll be jacked if the team scores 15 this year.

[TFC07]

Wow... from the official MLS site:



The official corporate mouthpiece just threw Wynne under a big old bus!

WOW!