Today's News,Wednesday,Feb.11

[denime]

Mornin'




TFC TV. (http://www.torontofc.ca/video)






Bradley altered contract to accommodate Altidore (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/757950537?-19896:6206)


(http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/02/toronto-fc-names-michael-bradley-captain)Toronto FC TV broadcast schedule and home kick-off times announced (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/757887476?-19896:6206)


Toronto FC names Michael Bradley captain (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2015/02/toronto-fc-names-michael-bradley-captain)


New Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley restructured contract to help land Jozy... (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/757930258?-19896:6206)


Bradley replaces Caldwell as Toronto FC captain (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/mls-major-league-soccer-tfc-toronto-fc-michael-bradley-stecen-caldwell/)


Sportsnet releases Toronto FC broadcast schedule (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/toronto-fc-tfc-mls-major-leaue-soccer-sportsnet-sebastian-giovinco-michael-bradley/)


Saputo, Leiweke in war of words (http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/10/montreal-impact-owner-joey-saputo-mlse-chief-tim-leiweke-in-war-of-words)


Toronto FC brass declare: 'No more Mr. Nice Guys' (http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/10/toronto-fc-brass-declare-no-more-mr-nice-guys)


Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley reveals he changed contract to pave way... (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/757921806?-19896:6206)


TSN kicks off 2015 MLS season with all-Canadian opener (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/757886479?-19896:6206)





TFC/MLS related blogs (http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showthread.php?29582-TFC-MLS-blogs-thread)




SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshine-girl)

[Oldtimer]

Mornin' d'!

[Initial B]

Morning d'.

From the War of Words article:

“We didn’t even get the big (signings) right last year,” Bezbatchenko said. “You know, guys who are going to fit right on the field and not get into fights about who is going to take a free kick.”
If that doesn't say something right there. If they're that focused on team chemistry, then it's a good thing that Defoe is gone and Gilberto won't be coming back.

And I have to admit, I like Lieweke's way with words:

“The pressure here allows us to dream big,” Leiweke said. “The pressure will also bat us down and hit us with a two-by-four when we screw up.“This only works if we win. So this is a miserable failure if we lose.”
At least he knows what's at stake.

[Yohan]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/11/how-eusebio-and-a-team-of-canadian-croatians-took-north-american-soccer-by-storm

cool history article about Toronto Metros-Croatia and NASL

[FRANKIE65]

“We didn’t even get the big (signings) right last year,” Bezbatchenko said. “You know, guys who are going to fit right on the field and not get into fights about who is going to take a free kick.”

Gilberto and Defoe's bitch fest.
Ended up being one of the best goals scored last year, but, for me it was like a hot chocolate sundae with shit poured over top of it. That one play summed up the whole season.

[C.Ronaldo]

can someon help me understand how bradley altering his contract would help anything?

internal budget for salaries that could not be broken?

And why couldnt Jozy just take less money

[Fort York Redcoat]

“We didn’t even get the big (signings) right last year,” Bezbatchenko said. “You know, guys who are going to fit right on the field and not get into fights about who is going to take a free kick.”

Gilberto and Defoe's bitch fest.
Ended up being one of the best goals scored last year, but, for me it was like a hot chocolate sundae with shit poured over top of it. That one play summed up the whole season.

I think technically it would be whip cream on the SHIT sundae, to make your metaphor more accurate but just as unsavoury. Just saying...g:D

[FRANKIE65]

I think technically it would be whip cream on the SHIT sundae, to make your metaphor more accurate but just as unsavoury. Just saying...g:D

Yup, that's better.

I can just picture Defoe going to his momma, and, whining after that game. THEY TOOK THE BALL AWAY FROM ME:cryin:

[Shway]

Bent ready to lead TFC II (http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209884431&DB_OEM_ID=32800)
​from the USL website

[Villa TFC]

can someon help me understand how bradley altering his contract would help anything?

internal budget for salaries that could not be broken?

And why couldnt Jozy just take less money

I thought the same thing. The cap hit on a DP is the same regardless of how much the player earns. MLSE may well have a self-imposed salary budget for TFC, but that would indeed be self-imposed and could therefore be amended if the right opportunity came along. Perhaps the contract change is not money-based. Perhaps Bradley had a clause that he had to be the highest-paid American on the side, and he's had that clause removed to accommodate Jozy. Who knows, but whatever Bradley did seems to me unnecessary. I can't think of anything he could have done that would have been necessary by MLS rules, and therefore he must have done it solely for MLSE. Considering that they've made it abundantly clear that Bradley is the man around whom this club has been built and around whom the future lies, why on earth would MLSE even make it necessary for Bradley to amend his contract before Altidore could be signed. It makes no sense. Anyone have any thoughts?

[C.Ronaldo]

I thought the same thing. The cap hit on a DP is the same regardless of how much the player earns. MLSE may well have a self-imposed salary budget for TFC, but that would indeed be self-imposed and could therefore be amended if the right opportunity came along. Perhaps the contract change is not money-based. Perhaps Bradley had a clause that he had to be the highest-paid American on the side, and he's had that clause removed to accommodate Jozy. Who knows, but whatever Bradley did seems to me unnecessary. I can't think of anything he could have done that would have been necessary by MLS rules, and therefore he must have done it solely for MLSE. Considering that they've made it abundantly clear that Bradley is the man around whom this club has been built and around whom the future lies, why on earth would MLSE even make it necessary for Bradley to amend his contract before Altidore could be signed. It makes no sense. Anyone have any thoughts?

Really surprised this didnt raise more eyebrows.

And I wouldnt be happy knowing Jozy makes more than MB, Wasnt even expecting him to make more than a couple million

[JuliquE]

Always seemed to me as if Bradley restructured his contract for two reasons:

- to put his money where his mouth is, if only for the sentiment (not monetarily necessary), in vouching for Altidore's abilities and/or (more importantly)..

- to incentivize the signing of Altidore (read: over a flashier international name), seeing that he takes less of a cap hit (though he probably had things balanced out with one or two more bonuses)