Cunningham sightings...

[TOBOR !]

At the train station, suitcase in hand, headed absolutely anywhere. Please.

[Roogsy]

I hate ragging on our own player.

But he simply has to go.

[The Historian]

At the train station, suitcase in hand, headed absolutely anywhere. Please.

I just clicked on this thread after the final whistle... thanks for giving me something to laugh about...

[Dirk Diggler]

Throughout this tournament, I've been watching the opposition strikers to see how and why they are in the USL where as Cunny is making crazy money in the MLS. As of yet, I've still to figure it out.

Seriously, why do we even keep the guy any longer? That Zebrango guy would be an improvement, really.

[Damien]

I have 100x more confidence in Jarrod Smith. Cunningham's contract should be dropped.

[Pachuco]

what frustates me even more is that Carver plays him 90 minutes. No, this isn't a bash Carver post. But fuck sometimes he makes the craziest changes to me and keeps on Cunningham.

[mclaren]

At the train station, suitcase in hand, headed absolutely anywhere. Please.

post-game an anti-cunny thread? it can't be!! :)

[bee dubya]

He's pathetic. Can't stand him. I want TFC to be rid of him soon. He can't finish for shit and he flops around trying to draw penalties when it's obvious that he hasn't been touched. Waste of cap space.

[THA BUTCHA]

I swear.... If I see him he's catching an elbow in the jaw

[noochie]

Seen with a speedo at your local high school coaching kids diving. Useless twat.

[TOBOR !]

post-game an anti-cunny thread? it can't be!! :)

Dude, he was inexplicably onside with 35 yards still to go before he reached the 'keeper and he had no fucking idea what to do.

It should have been moot.

Marco Reda would've done better than he did with that.

He ran straight at the Nolly, did some lame-ass Ronaldo stepover and flopped to the ground. And then... then... - oh, christ, this could be the best bit - when Nolly offers him a hand up he pulls away like a petulant child, and remains seated while play continues.

[Corpand]

I have a feeling Carver told Cunny that he's gonna give him a full game opportunity to prove himself (hopefully his last).

[THA BUTCHA]

IF I SEE CUNINGHAM EVER ON THE FIELD FOR TFC. I AM WALKING RIGHT OUT OF BMO FIELD.

TFC will be disrespecting every single fan if they allow that useless twat to dress again....

[tfc_4_ever]

Dude, he was inexplicably onside with 35 yards still to go before he reached the 'keeper and he had no fucking idea what to do.

It should have been moot.

Marco Reda would've done better than he did with that.

He ran straight at the Nolly, did some lame-ass Ronaldo stepover and flopped to the ground. And then... then... - oh, christ, this could be the best bit - when Nolly offers him a hand up he pulls away like a petulant child, and remains seated while play continues.

Qouted for the EFFFFIN Truth

[FluSH]

At the train station, suitcase in hand, headed absolutely anywhere. Please.

AWESOME!

[zeelaw]

I hate ragging on our own player.

But he simply has to go.

Couldnt agree more.

[MG42]

the complete disgust I feel for him right now is simply overwhelming

[bdrs]

He has added nothing to the mix this year. I wish he was better, but he isn't. Not this year anyway and we aren't strong enough to weather a goal-less striker. Bon Voyage!

[Carts]

Its funny - he actually made a nice play on our first goal... Effort down the side, nice touch header, got the ball in...

Otherwise, he's not only useless - he's hurting us...!!! Smith might not get as many breaks as Cunny (as he has speed), but he'd score 5-times more...

As said earlier in the thread by Roogsy, I hate ragging on our players as well, but WTF is he doing out there for 90-minutes when he can't score???

Carts...

[Eastend]

http://www.redpatchboys.ca/forums/picture.php?albumid=10&pictureid=530

[Fort York Redcoat]

oh, christ, this could be the best bit - when Nolly offers him a hand up he pulls away like a petulant child, and remains seated while play continues.

I forgot that! Hilarious! Nolly was like, you don't have to go home but get out of my box and Cunny was like Neoh, I wanna call. I WANNA CALL!:cryin:

[Parkdale]

If his goal wasn't called offside, and he made that break over the keeper,
everyone would be praising him. Still, I'd like to see some cap space open up.

[dannyd]

If his goal wasn't called offside, and he made that break over the keeper,
everyone would be praising him. Still, I'd like to see some cap space open up.

...but he was offside ...and he didn't beat the keeper so...

Sure strikers go through dry spells and you have to be patient. But what frustrates me about cunny is his lack of intelligence. He hesitated on that breakaway at the beginning, I was like "PLAY THE EFFING WHISTLE", you could see that put him off, it took a second or two for him to go into gear and I think that blew his confidence. It's like he was scared of being embarrased like last game at BMO.

His brain really holds him back. It's too bad...

[Stencils]

If his goal wasn't called offside, and he made that break over the keeper,
everyone would be praising him. Still, I'd like to see some cap space open up.

Unfortunately, with Cunningham, we use the word 'if' quite a lot. How many games do we have to have where we're saying "if he'd..." before we firmly decide he's not getting the job done and move on?

I'm not saying to Smith per se, but to a striker we bring in in Cunny's place. Smith still has to work on how he carries the ball.

[Parkdale]

I think we got got tired of the 'IF' player back in the Andy Welsh days.

just putting out a different perspective, I'd rather see him gone too.

[rocker]

there was a play where somebody (ricketts?) passed a ball along the left side of the box and instead of running for it, cunny failed to anticipate, and ended up running directly to the goal. it was such a bad idea, but it's a run he fucks up every time, particularly if Robert is the one making the pass. His footballer IQ is not good enough. Even the dumb-ass play by play guy commented on the bad run.

I wonder if he made a name for himself in this league in a time when
the quality was lower (defense, and goalkeeping) and now he's being tested more often... no more running straight at the keeper and the keeper fucking up.

Regarding why Carver is playing him -- maybe he's trying to showcase him for a trade and hoping Cunny pops a few so they can move him soon.

Anyhow, the diving is getting on my nerves too. Now he wants his 100th goal so bad he's willing to dive to get it.. that's sad.

I was willing to give this guy a chance in the spring (although I actually preferred Samuel!) but now Cunny means nothing to me. Even if he scores the winner against Montreal on the 22nd, it's not enough to get me on his bandwagon.

[Shaughno]

But... it wouldn't be his 100th MLS goal. So it can't be that, it's just his frustration I think.

[kitchener-TFC]

Game after game, he gets a chance to play. Game after game, he f*cks up. I think it's time to end this "game after game" pattern, and drop this useless tit.

[MG42]

HA HA loook at meeeeeeeeee

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38756000/jpg/_38756411_collinsamuel300.jpg

[Shaughno]

^^ Is that an old pic????

[Pigfynn]

He is total shit end of. If you are a striker who cannot score you are useless.

He has sooooo worn out his welcome, I will personally help him pack pleaseeeeeee Mr.Carver say the fucking word we'll escort him from the building.

[MG42]

lol yeah I think its from Falkirk

[Shaughno]

I still don't want him back, regardless of Cunny. I want a PROPER striker.

[akoto]

I think we got got tired of the 'IF' player back in the Andy Welsh days.

just putting out a different perspective, I'd rather see him gone too.


Off topic but there is a guy in 220 i think with a Welsh jersey. My wife and I both were thinking man what a mistake that was. At what point last year did you go "Man, Andy is playing well. He'll be here for awhile. I should get his name on my jersey!"? Think he's regretting it now?

[ExiledRed]

I am absolutely sick of seeing this guy sitting on the floor with his bottom lip protruding out like a child's.

His face is getting on my nerves.

That was his worst missed sitter yet, I couldnt believe it.

He hesistates, he realises the goalie is bearing down on him, there is about a 10 percent chance the goalie will stop the shot, so he panics and falls over.

Brutal.

What happened to letting the kid play?

[Niall]

Cunny is about to hit a spot of form,

I can feel it.

O fuck it...I can't be positive about this anymore,

Ibrahim or Smith will do, hell that Squirrel that invaded the pitch last year seemed to have a better eye for goal...

[rocker]

at this stage, as a stop gap measure, I'd go with Smith.
But hopefully with the arrival of July 15 we'll get someone far and away better than any of these guys.
Cunny is finished in my mind. I was so willing to give this guy a break, but I'm done.
Even if he scores a goal on saturday, I'll be so skeptical. He can't win me back now. There will always be doubt in my mind no matter if he nicks a couple goals soon... it'll be like "when's the next goal drought?"
At the start of the season I just felt like maybe he just needs good service. now he's getting it and still fucking up.
I realize now he's not a guy that fits any sort of scheme. You bang long balls to him -- he can't beat a defender cuz a strong defender just takes him off the ball, he goes offside too much, and he psyches himself out when he's one-on-one with a keeper.
And then, if you try to give him nice balls around the back of the defense, he can't make the proper runs. He runs in a straight line at the goal.. that's it.
So he's useless no matter which strategy you try.

[Kickit09]

and what's smith done again??? :noidea:




.... i think its time to bring out the jeff cunningham appreciation thread

[rocker]

and what's smith done again??? :noidea:


scored on a header.. which cunny is incapable of...
makes runs better than cunny (Smith doesn't just run in a straight line).
Smith is a better passer when need be.

Smith ain't the answer, but in the meantime it's better to run Smith out there than keep waiting for Cunny to actually score.

[adamdz]

He has been spotted exploring new career paths.

http://www.redpatchboys.ca/forums/picture.php?albumid=5&pictureid=531

[ExiledRed]

He has been spotted exploring new career paths.

http://www.redpatchboys.ca/forums/picture.php?albumid=5&pictureid=531

DING DING DING!

[ilikemusic]

He has been spotted exploring new career paths.

http://www.redpatchboys.ca/forums/picture.php?albumid=5&pictureid=531

:lol:

We need a 'photoshop Cunny into lazy pictures' thread!

:rofl:

[TOBOR !]

We'd be much further ahead if we only fielded 10 men and used the extra open space for some creativity and darting runs.

[yellowfellow]

Solution to our striker problem: Marco Velez

He played striker in USL. Just cross every ball in and he will head them home.

[Heathen]

At the train station, suitcase in hand, headed absolutely anywhere. Please.

Chances are he'd miss the train anyway

[Stencils]

Chances are he'd miss the train anyway

So funny. Nice one.

[Marco2K]

Cunny stinks.

GOD DAMN. He is so annoying.

[rocker]

if Cunny was 21 years old instead of 31 you'd understand his problems.
But with his experience, there's no excuse for this.
If anything, the older player should be wily and smarter and all that..... not the case here.

[TOBOR !]

MISS THE TRAIN !!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA etc.

[Shaughno]

Solution to our striker problem: Marco Velez

He played striker in USL. Just cross every ball in and he will head them home.


I've been thinking about this, the only down side is he's been our best defender as of late. I wouldn't mind seeing them try it out against Independiente actually. ;)

[ilikemusic]

Sutton would be a better option than Cunny at striker.

[Jimmy The Saint]

Hey remember when we got him? LAST season? He put 96 on his jersey becuase that was how many MLS goals he had, and there was all this talk about how he would change his number for every goal he scroed, etc.

He has ONLY SCORED 3 GOALS SINCE WE ACQUIRED HIM!!!

I am sick and tired of this waste of money/cap space/player development. Ibrahim or Smith would kill to start, or even sub for Danny D (I know he's concussed right now).

After the last few games I am seeing almost 700k in cap space from Robbo and Cunny - deal them both to Darby/Blackpool/Sunderland and find something from 3rd division Spain and we would be better off! Pakistan AAA! Even some of those game throwing bastards from Serie A!

Just get it done MO!

[Rawkus_420]

I have 100x more confidence in Jarrod Smith. Cunningham's contract should be dropped.

I agree 100%, jarod has a million times more hustle and decent pace. He doesnt flop in the box when he heres the defence breathing, instead , he starts running harder...now thats the way to get a penalty ,a ctually get taken down when youre busting your balls...if we're playing two strikers against montreal, it should be dichio(if healthy) and smith, cunny as a late sub, or even ibrahim instead of cunny as a late sub I think, he sprobably got a better finish thats for sure.

[MUFC_Niagara]

Hey remember when we got him? LAST season? He put 96 on his jersey becuase that was how many MLS goals he had, and there was all this talk about how he would change his number for every goal he scroed, etc.

He has ONLY SCORED 3 GOALS SINCE WE ACQUIRED HIM!!!

I am sick and tired of this waste of money/cap space/player development. Ibrahim or Smith would kill to start, or even sub for Danny D (I know he's concussed right now).

After the last few games I am seeing almost 700k in cap space from Robbo and Cunny - deal them both to Darby/Blackpool/Sunderland and find something from 3rd division Spain and we would be better off! Pakistan AAA! Even some of those game throwing bastards from Serie A!

Just get it done MO!

Do you watch the games or is this your first time experiencing the 'soccer field'? Robbo keeps us nice and organized he bosses the midfield with his tackles and his on the deck passing....

[trane]

I know were not to look for Cunny, at the back of the net retreaving a ball.

[ilikemusic]

Do you watch the games or is this your first time experiencing the 'soccer field'? Robbo keeps us nice and organized he bosses the midfield with his tackles and his on the deck passing....

I have to disagree hugely here.

At best Robbo can be said to have been 'steady' all season. At worst, hes a huge waste of money. I dont know if ive seen him put a shot on net all season. He skyed at least two attempts last night and as for organized, were we watching the same game last night? I saw him give possession away more times than I saw him complete a pass.

One stand out was around 92 minutes last night and Robbo got the ball, with time and space right around midfield. He could have looked for a short pass, sent it back, or even whipped it across feild as our wide mids were open all night long. What does he do though? Just boots it right up the middle, straight to nobody, the Caps regain possession and the game is over.

I didnt see a single positive play out of Robbo last night. The only times I noticed him was when he was turning the ball over, firing it into the beautiful forestry around Swangaurd, or lunging studs up to poke a ball away because he took a bad angle.

Cunningham was shit but IMO Carl Robinson was the worst player on the pitch last night.

[SarahV]

http://www.redpatchboys.ca/forums/picture.php?albumid=104&pictureid=533

I, too, thought this was a photoshop thread...

[rocker]

hahah that's a great one.

[TicTacTabarnack]

Seen with a speedo at your local high school coaching kids diving. Useless twat.

LMAO ... Good one Don!

[JDG]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/968227611_453053f269_b.jpg

[arsenal]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/968227611_453053f269_b.jpg

Peace .... OUT!!!!!!! Out of the fucking country and don't come back in TFC red!

[zeelaw]

You cant hate on his ability to stay positive.

[Cambridge_Red]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/968227611_453053f269_b.jpg "I missed this many piss easy chances versus Vancouver."

[JDG]

You cant hate on his ability to stay positive.

You're right. I'm not a hater by nature. Too much hate in this world already.With that said, our friend Mr Cunningham has not lived up to his legend. He clearly can't make things happen here, so for the good of his career, and our success he MUST begone ASAP.

[Damien]

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5461/cunnyhv2.jpg

[Kickit09]

Viva Cunningham!

[Raging Reggie]

man i was just thinking something. I wish Colin Samuel stayed at the beginning of the season and Cunningham was the one that went. At least the guy tried and i know he missed that PK in Columbus but i bet he would have done better than Cunningham if he had stayed and played in his place over the season. Plus we would have pie jokes still. But who knows, Paul Winsper may have been on him over the months as well and he may have even lost more weight. One can only speculate........

[Kickit09]

You cant hate on his ability to stay positive.


he's got 257,500 reasons to be happy

[Rhapido]

Hey remember when we got him? LAST season? He put 96 on his jersey becuase that was how many MLS goals he had, and there was all this talk about how he would change his number for every goal he scroed, etc.

He has ONLY SCORED 3 GOALS SINCE WE ACQUIRED HIM!!!

Not true. He actually has 6 goals total since joining TFC. He actually played last year wearing no. 93 (hence, the 3 goals from '07 took his then-career total to 96, his jersey number since the start of '08). He played 16 games last year, 13 as a starter. He's played in 13 games so far this year, 6 as a starter. So totals are 29 games played, 19 as a starter, 6 goals.

All this is not to diminish your main point that this guy's finishing ability is complete shite for a striker, especially given the opportunities he gets game in, game out because of his pace. I almost threw the television out the window last night when he completely f*cked up his breakaway on Nolly.:shocked:

[devioustrevor]

Cunningham sights?

I know where you won't get any of them. In goal replays on TV.

[profit89]

I almost threw the television out the window last night when he completely f*cked up his breakaway on Nolly.:shocked:

That had to have been the worst display by a "striker" I have ever seen. It was an embarassment to the entire league.

Get this guy out of MLS. I dont care how many goals he has scored. So long as guys like this are still hanging around the league, MLS will be considered bush league in my eyes.

[TOBOR !]

How about a Gretzky chant, or retiring the number 99 ? You know, 'cause he'll never hit 100 in a TFC shirt (or something). Maybe there's a cricket joke in here somewhere.

[TOBOR !]

Or that song by Toto - ninety-nine ? Hang on... here it is :

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsw-uQ5C7zo

lyrics here :

http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Toto/99.html

99... you're stuck on 99
how'd you score 99 ? etc...

[Iguy]

At the train station, suitcase in hand, headed absolutely anywhere. Please.

i did see him at the train station, he was just about to get on the train...but then he was called offside

[Detroit_TFC]

i did see him at the train station, he was just about to get on the train...but then he was called offside

:rofl:

[TorCanSoc]

Quite the thread. I still like the guy.

[sidney]

I just saw cunny in my toilet.