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denime
01-12-2009, 02:42 PM
Reds draft and preseason update
Plans in place for build up to season
Toronto FC Media Relations

With the 2009 MLS SuperDraft fast approaching, the Toronto FC coaching staff is going through their final preparations before Draft day on Thursday, January 15. The MLS SuperDraft will take place at the Saint Louis Convention Center in St.Louis, MO with ESPN2 airing the first hour live beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Over this past weekend and continuing early this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida coaches and GM's from around the league are watching the annual combine where senior collegiate players are getting their last chance to impress in scheduled games at Lockhart Stadium. ...

Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090112&content_id=211710&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)

ensco
01-12-2009, 08:03 PM
someone needs to do something interesting in photoshop with that pic of Chad Barrett

Mark in Ottawa
01-12-2009, 08:07 PM
I think they used to call that dance "The Lindy" :p

Super
01-12-2009, 08:14 PM
http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/images/2009/01/12/ZEbvAM2i.jpg

It's called the Jitterbug!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/images/2006/05/15/jitterbug_01_470x353.jpg

RPB_RED_NATION_RPB
01-12-2009, 08:41 PM
anyone know why they choose to have the draft at non MLS cities?....Why not the Toronto Convention Center :)

Yohan
01-12-2009, 08:45 PM
anyone know why they choose to have the draft at non MLS cities?....Why not the Toronto Convention Center :)
because i'm guessing st louis in line for next franchise expansion

colman1860
01-12-2009, 10:43 PM
First hour of the draft on ESPN2...surely somebody in the states will be thoughtful enough to put this on justin.tv?

mattd
01-13-2009, 08:11 AM
Anyone know where the team is training in Brandenton Florida? Thought I may drop by since I'll be in Sarasota that week.

Oldtimer
01-13-2009, 08:21 AM
http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/images/2009/01/12/ZEbvAM2i.jpghttp://www.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2006/10/rooneyscores.jpg

Lucky Strike
01-13-2009, 09:03 AM
First hour of the draft on ESPN2...surely somebody in the states will be thoughtful enough to put this on justin.tv?

Actually MLSR will probably have it. They also show most matches involving an MLS side as a stream on their site.

jaahuuu
01-13-2009, 09:23 AM
anyone know why they choose to have the draft at non MLS cities?....Why not the Toronto Convention Center :)
I think its got something to do with St Louis hosting the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Annual Convention from the 14th to the 18th, in the same building as the draft.

CoachGT
01-13-2009, 09:27 AM
I think its got something to do with St Louis hosting the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Annual Convention from the 14th to the 18th, in the same building as the draft.

The draft always seems to be in the same location as the NSCAA convention.

rocker
01-13-2009, 09:42 AM
anyone know why they choose to have the draft at non MLS cities?....Why not the Toronto Convention Center :)

i'd go down if it was here... that'd be fun! the massive heckling of the opposition might scare MLS tho.

Do it at Ricoh coliseum (close as possible for the BMO vibe to hit us) and give us enough room.

.J.B.
01-13-2009, 10:11 AM
Will this be televised?? ANYWHERE?? I'd love to watch, but we dont have ESPN2 on Rogers

Sab0tage
01-13-2009, 10:36 AM
anyone know why they choose to have the draft at non MLS cities?....Why not the Toronto Convention Center :) I wouldn't be surprised at all if they announce St. Louis as the next expansion franchise at the draft.

Carts
01-13-2009, 10:49 AM
Will this be televised?? ANYWHERE?? I'd love to watch, but we dont have ESPN2 on Rogers

I'm going to watch at work :) - but don't have any ability to stream it onto the web or anything for everyone... :(

Carts...

Stugatzo
01-13-2009, 01:58 PM
Looks more like skankin' to me!!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/ozomatli77/skanking.gif

Shaughno
01-13-2009, 02:09 PM
Looks like moshgirl's brother!!

http://moshgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mosh-girl-original-hp.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SQ0eRaM1qsg/R6D3KG11ISI/AAAAAAAAAbw/qA1av-XRRDk/s1600/Unknown-9.jpeg

.J.B.
01-13-2009, 10:25 PM
I'm going to watch at work :) - but don't have any ability to stream it onto the web or anything for everyone... :(

Carts...

Would you mind enlightening me as to the source you will use to watchit?

poppamidnight
01-13-2009, 10:36 PM
yea last year i was stuck on the bloody flash updating draft board thing ESPN had going on....
quite lame + not quite to the level NHL.com or NBA.com have with their online options for draft-monitoring

.J.B.
01-13-2009, 11:38 PM
I've been going nutz looking for an online host..... looks like only ESPN2 has it, which means we don't (Rogers at least)