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Dub Narcotic
07-04-2008, 10:25 PM
Borrowing a meme from the excellent Raptors RealGM board.

I'll remember a few things about Andrea:

i) How exciting it was when he was signed that there was finally a Canadian team giving young Canadian kids a chance. I remember being upset that Dichio was signed because it meant that Lombardo wouldn't start.

ii) The LAG game when he was still a player with 'potential', and he played quite well, and almost, almost, scored a goal, but it was cleared off the line at the last moment (I believe the game ended up 0-0). I've always wondered what would have happened to his career had that goal gone in. He likely won't have a chance that good again in the MLS.

iii) My wondering was lessened during the midst of the horrible, horrible goalless streak when Lombardo and Samuel were completely inept up front after the all-star break. Lombardo's nadir was when the team was down in Dallas, Lombardo got sent in all alone and horribly flubbed a wrong-footed half-volley onto the interstate with no one pressuring him. He was subbed off immediately after despite the fact that there were no real strikers on the bench. That was certainly the beginning of the end for Andrea.

iv) Like David Guzman before him, Andrea was never afraid to exploit his tenous professional status to the hilt, whether out on the town, or on his countless appearances at Foot Lockers and Adidas outlet stores up and down the 401.

Farewell, Andrea, I can't say I'll miss you, and you were kind of an asshole on the field, taking out your frustration on the referees, linesmen and others, but, well, it was real.

Chevy
07-04-2008, 10:31 PM
don't forget....

Andrea Lombardo, ESQ

sidney
07-04-2008, 10:39 PM
What? Is Lombardo gone? Where's the news link?

noochie
07-04-2008, 10:40 PM
Lombardo, first we missed your hair and now we miss you. Looking forward to a good follow-on rant by Sidney!

Toronto_Bhoy
07-04-2008, 10:42 PM
Appreciation for what? Where's the news link?

noochie
07-04-2008, 10:43 PM
Nothing officially comfirmed yet... but Kristian Jack is reporting on the footy blog:

http://www.thescore.ca/blogs/footy/

sidney
07-04-2008, 10:47 PM
Lombardo, first we missed your hair and now we miss you. Looking forward to a good follow-on rant by Sidney!


I know which battles to pick nooch, and Lombardo leaving isn't one of them. sid

Toronto_Bhoy
07-04-2008, 10:52 PM
Nothing officially comfirmed yet... but Kristian Jack is reporting on the footy blog:

http://www.thescore.ca/blogs/footy/ (http://www.thescore.ca/blogs/footy/)

I feel another boycott coming on...thescore.ca

noochie
07-04-2008, 11:04 PM
I know which battles to pick nooch, and Lombardo leaving isn't one of them. sid

Good on ya, I think the writing was on the wall for this one for a long time coming. Hemming granted was a knee-jerk thing.

Red CB Toronto
07-04-2008, 11:11 PM
I love Lombardo, sorry to see you go, but in the end the team has got better and you just do not fit in.

TFC07
07-04-2008, 11:14 PM
Goodbye Lombardo.

OHARARULES
07-04-2008, 11:18 PM
Later.. Lombardo!!

NateDoGG
07-04-2008, 11:25 PM
ever since he cut his hair he has never started for tfc lol

BC101
07-04-2008, 11:32 PM
Remember the Lombardo song? LOL! what did he do to deserve that? besides crossing the ball for Edu in that game against Chicago that we spanked em at home 3-1 LOL(home opener) I remember people had high hopes for him due to that play that day.... But then...w ell you know what happened.

profit89
07-04-2008, 11:32 PM
he stinks.

Damien
07-04-2008, 11:39 PM
Lombardo, you were kind of a douche in person, but good luck anyway.

Cambridge_Red
07-05-2008, 12:02 AM
Good luck you'll bloody need it.

MartinUtd
07-05-2008, 12:30 AM
Lombardo, you were kind of a douche in person, but good luck anyway.

Really?

Cantstoptherock
07-05-2008, 12:34 AM
See ya!

zeelaw
07-05-2008, 12:35 AM
don't forget....

Andrea Lombardo, ESQ

lol class

flatpicker
07-05-2008, 01:17 AM
well... he nicely set up Edu for that 3rd goal on that memorable May 12 game against Chicago.
That's probably my favourite memory of Lombardo.

Ossington Mental Youth
07-05-2008, 02:42 AM
Nothing personal, you tried hard and it wasnt for this team. I hope you do well.
Take care.

SteeltownBhoy
07-05-2008, 05:22 AM
Mo hates Canadians!!!!

onemanbarmyarmy
07-05-2008, 05:27 AM
Mo loves winning!

Batman
07-05-2008, 05:54 AM
I'm going to miss "The Andrea Lombardo Song". Frankly, .... it's my best number.

djking2
07-05-2008, 06:44 AM
The timing of this if true means it's likely his choice. Good luck to ya kid.

Rocco
07-05-2008, 07:20 AM
best of luck buddy. Hope you fit better in your new team

FluSH
07-05-2008, 10:02 AM
and we had a song for the guy....

too bad we never sang it this year!!!

Stencils
07-05-2008, 11:49 AM
I'd love to see him up his play and then return to TFC. Good luck and get goals, Lombardo!

alexintoronto
07-05-2008, 12:05 PM
I'd rather have seen him come in than Cunningham some times this year.

Looks like he'll be looking for trials in Europe. Hopefully he finds a good situation and who knows - he might get a second go around with his home team.

If he wasn't really fitting into the plans of Carver this year, and wasn't getting the development needed in reserves games (which are apparently shit) he may as well try to find a better situation.

Best of luck Andrea!

Smenge
07-05-2008, 07:38 PM
He and Andy Welsh will be working at the CNE this summer at the "toss the ring on the bottle" game.

Fort York Redcoat
07-07-2008, 10:03 AM
He was local. I was rooting for him but in the end the quality of the product on the field is top priority.

ensco
07-07-2008, 10:08 AM
well... he nicely set up Edu for that 3rd goal on that memorable May 12 game against Chicago.
That's probably my favourite memory of Lombardo.

He also looked great for the Canada U 20s in an exhibition against Argentina the night before that Chicago game (but in hindsight, it was meaningless)

devioustrevor
07-07-2008, 10:42 AM
Mo hates Canadians!!!!

Yeah, if Paul Stalteri, Mike Klukowski, Atiba Hutchinson, Dwayne de Rosario, Julian de Guzman, Rob Friend, Oliver Occean, Iain Hume, Tomasz Radzinski, Issey Nakajima-Farran or David Edgar were on TFC they'd never get off the bench.

trane
07-07-2008, 10:52 AM
I liked the kid, and he was not totaly lacking in quality, but at the end he lacked the finishing touch, and that is the bottom line for a striker.

Laurie79
07-07-2008, 12:53 PM
I'm going to miss "The Andrea Lombardo Song". Frankly, .... it's my best number.

Me too! I love singing that one, can it re-apply to someone else?

My fave part of Lombardo was that hair and headband last season, total 70s classic – I loved it! I wish him well and better successes in the future.

tfc_4_ever
07-07-2008, 12:55 PM
I miss his hair:(