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denime
03-18-2011, 05:23 AM
Mornin'


TFC Today Part 1-4 (http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp)


New TFC coach says patience needed for sick team (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/new-tfc-coach-says-patience-needed-for-sick-team/article1946541/)


TFC back to its ABCs (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2011/03/17/17662246.html)


Roster Rundown: Toronto FC (http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=goal-rosterrundowntorontofc)


Chatting with the Don of MLS (http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/carlisle_jeff/id/6223577/jeff-carlisle-interviews-mls-commissioner-don-garber)



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

Shway
03-18-2011, 05:43 AM
morning d'

thanks for the news

Wull
03-18-2011, 06:48 AM
Mornin' D

why does everyone keep saying we are demanding a playoff spot this year?! Are the journos asking their 7 year old kids?

“You know, if you want to reach the top you need to know the basic things – they are the most important things,” Winter says. “If you can’t give a normal pass or deliver a good cross or you’re not good with your left or right [foot], or your head or whatever, if you don’t have that under control then you’re never going to be complete and a good soccer player. It’s the same as when we’re born, the first thing we have to teach is to [crawl] on the ground before we can take our first steps.”

^Simple and yet brilliant at the same time

TOBOR !
03-18-2011, 06:51 AM
SSG : I wouldn't mind taking a ride on that..... ATV ! :D

Technorgasm
03-18-2011, 06:54 AM
So.. . . 3 points on order for tomorrow ya?

I thought so. . time to take those west coast fucks down a peg.

scooter
03-18-2011, 06:59 AM
mornin d

mastermixer
03-18-2011, 07:42 AM
New TFC coach says patience needed for sick team (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/new-tfc-coach-says-patience-needed-for-sick-team/article1946541/)

Does he mean sick as in good or sick as in bad? For example does Winter mean "Patience dudes... we are gonna have a sick team very soon!"

ManUtd4ever
03-18-2011, 07:50 AM
Does he mean sick as in good or sick as in bad? For example does Winter mean "Patience dudes... we are gonna have a sick team very soon!"

LOL, I was wondering the same thing...

James17930
03-18-2011, 08:27 AM
Here's an interesting quote from Garber from the ESPN interview responding to a question about DPs:

"But on an isolated basis, I don't believe the league office should be dictating to the clubs whether they should nor should not sign a player."

But haven't they been doing just that, refusing to 'upgrade' certain domestic players, like De Ro, to DPs?

Or did Seattle manage to change their minds on it with the upgrade of Freddy Montero?

v00d00daddy
03-18-2011, 08:37 AM
Mornin' D

why does everyone keep saying we are demanding a playoff spot this year?! Are the journos asking their 7 year old kids?

“You know, if you want to reach the top you need to know the basic things – they are the most important things,” Winter says. “If you can’t give a normal pass or deliver a good cross or you’re not good with your left or right [foot], or your head or whatever, if you don’t have that under control then you’re never going to be complete and a good soccer player. It’s the same as when we’re born, the first thing we have to teach is to [crawl] on the ground before we can take our first steps.”

^Simple and yet brilliant at the same time

Agreed.

That was precisely the mentality we needed from day one.

Instead we were happy to lift plugs and stiffs to levels befitting heroes.

See: Wall of fame and MVP selections.

Seriously though....a very simple litmus test for all TFC players.

Can you both, receive and give a pass with both feet?

If not.....bye bye.

Prominent TFC players that would have failed this test:

J Brennan (left foot only)
Carl Robinson (right foot only)
Marvell Wynne (no foot only)

Also...I would imagine that the bullshit long throw into the box will be gone as a strategy this year. At least I hope it will.

I'm really interested to see what we're going to look like tomorrow.

Roogsy
03-18-2011, 08:46 AM
Marvell Wynne (no foot only)



:lol:

This one made me laugh.

ganzo_thebest
03-18-2011, 10:20 AM
Agreed.


Marvell Wynne (HAND only)

.

thats what is should have read!!!

Wooster_TFC
03-18-2011, 10:32 AM
Does he mean sick as in good or sick as in bad? For example does Winter mean "Patience dudes... we are gonna have a sick team very soon!"

Reading the article, Winter never says the team is sick. That was an editorialized comment. All Winter said was that patience was needed. Terrible headline.

TFCRegina
03-18-2011, 10:39 AM
Belarus Friendly Roster announced

http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/vie...?Press_ID=4720

CANADA
1- GK- Lars Hirschfeld | NOR / Vålerenga Fotball
2- D- Jaime Peters | ENG / Ipswich Town FC
3- M- Mike Klukowski | TUR / MKE Ankaragücü
4- CB- Kevin McKenna | GER / FC Köln
5- D- André Hainault | USA / Houston Dynamo
6- M- Pedro Pacheco | POR / CD Santa Clara
7- D- Paul Stalteri | GER / Borussia Monchengladbach
8- M- Will Johnson | USA / Real Salt Lake
9- F- Rob Friend | GER / Hertha BSC
10- M- Simeon Jackson | ENG / Norwich City FC
11- M- Josh Simpson | TUR / Vestel Manisaspor
12- CB- Adam Straith | GER / FC Energie Cottbus
13- M- Atiba Hutchinson | NED / PSV Eindhoven
14- D- David Edgar | ENG / Burnley FC
15- DF- Nik Ledgerwood | GER / SV Wehen Wiesbaden
16- M/F- Tosaint Ricketts | ROM / FC Politehnica Timiþoara
17- M- Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault | GER / SC Preußen Münster
22- GK- Milan Borjan | SRB / FK Rad

jabbronies
03-18-2011, 10:51 AM
Agreed.

That was precisely the mentality we needed from day one.

Instead we were happy to lift plugs and stiffs to levels befitting heroes.

See: Wall of fame and MVP selections.


In all fairness to the supporters - we supported who we were given. I questioned some of the choices for "heros" as well - Dan Gargan, Alecko Eskandarian etc.

As for the wall of fame - I'm happy having Dichio up there - Jimmy B not so much.

Wull
03-18-2011, 11:44 AM
Reading the article, Winter never says the team is sick. That was an editorialized comment. All Winter said was that patience was needed. Terrible headline.

I think that counts as a pun for people that don't know the difference between patience and patients

TFCRegina
03-18-2011, 12:00 PM
SSG : I wouldn't mind taking a ride on that..... ATV ! :D

Yeah, because the SSG certainly doesn't look all that attractive when she's trying to catch things with that net:facepalm:

Wooster_TFC
03-18-2011, 12:29 PM
I think that counts as a pun for people that don't know the difference between patience and patients

I agree. I have no problem with the headline if it's "Patience needed for sick team". But when it starts with "New TFC coach says" it makes it seem like Winter said everything after that text.

Anyone reading that headline will assume at first glance that Winter is quoted as saying "patience is needed. Our team is sick." or something similar.

I should also state that I'm getting more and more annoyed by mis-leading headlines, but I guess that's what we get in the internet age when all that matters is page hits, not whether someone actually reads the article.

v00d00daddy
03-18-2011, 12:32 PM
In all fairness to the supporters - we supported who we were given. I questioned some of the choices for "heros" as well - Dan Gargan, Alecko Eskandarian etc.

As for the wall of fame - I'm happy having Dichio up there - Jimmy B not so much.

Fair enough.

If nothing else, the mediocrity of our past heroes should raise our standards and expectations of the players.

Expectation #1: all the thing Winter cited in wulls post above

If we get a team like that ill be happy because it will indicate true growth and progress

Dbl_D
03-18-2011, 12:36 PM
I think on TFC today part 2, Landycakes has thrown down the gauntlet on home field advantage... we need to bring it when LA plays only ~3wks away... have to admit Seattle was loud... but we can be louder

mdc 77
03-18-2011, 12:44 PM
who cares....i mean we can't be louder simply due to their stadium design, capacity etc...we are what we are in Toronto and its the best thing going in MLS.

mastermixer
03-18-2011, 01:11 PM
I think on TFC today part 2, Landycakes has thrown down the gauntlet on home field advantage... we need to bring it when LA plays only ~3wks away... have to admit Seattle was loud... but we can be louder

Whoever makes the schedule is horrible. We are in San Jose the week before and have to fly all the way back to play LA when TFC could of just took a quick trip north to play them away first. Then they make a marquis game like LA vs RSL, two of the top teams in the league on a Fifa friendly date. Terrible.

johntv
03-18-2011, 03:38 PM
It may be listed but is there a RPB bar in Pickering
or in Durham

sidvan
03-18-2011, 04:02 PM
It may be listed but is there a RPB bar in Pickering
or in Durham

viewing party at The Fox and Fiddle Mansion - liverpool and Kingston

ExiledRed
03-18-2011, 09:52 PM
Im a little tired of this 'first we must crawl' shit.

This pretense that their is no pressure or expectation is absurd, I fully believe that a coach like Steve Nicol or other proven MLS coach, could have taken our team at any point in its existence and taken it to the playoffs that season.

These are professional footballers on our squad, not idiots, at some point the responsibility for tactical incompetence and awkward play will shift from the players to the coach.

J .
03-19-2011, 02:39 AM
Im a little tired of this 'first we must crawl' shit.

This pretense that their is no pressure or expectation is absurd, I fully believe that a coach like Steve Nicol or other proven MLS coach, could have taken our team at any point in its existence and taken it to the playoffs that season.

These are professional footballers on our squad, not idiots, at some point the responsibility for tactical incompetence and awkward play will shift from the players to the coach.


agreed