Originally Posted by
jloome
When Delgado and Osorio were running the two-man mid last year, it was the only time we controlled games. Both are adept at hanging onto the ball and moving it ahead, among the best in the league.
Losing Delgado would crush us, on our current roster. Osorio is tricky but he's not as strong a two-way mid and no one else we have seem ideally suited. From his appearances, Ralph Priso could get there, but it's a lot of pressure on a kid.
Does anyone hear anything from inside TFC anymore? Is there any sense they realize how they're beginning to squander fan interest and goodwill by not talking, not announcing anything, not pulling the trigger on a deal?
I'm starting to fear the dude is Mo redux, lots of playing experience and talks a good game to executives but can't make the professional contacts or spot the opportunities.
Keep in mind, Jesse Marsch may have pseudo endorsed Armas in that video, but Curtis left NY because the two of them couldn't work together and the organization wanted Marsch, not Curtis.
Right now, that doesn't look wrong.
Also, how long does Bill Manning get? He seems laissez-faire, a gladhander. We hear occasional statements about diligence from him but there's no real output or effort to promote the team in the city, to develop a sense of momentum and positivity. Where the fuck is the guy?
I struggle, as a former reporter and editor, to understand why organizations like TFC do not realize just how easy it is to spoon-feed the media narratives right now; they have no staff, no time. As long as the story is accurate and reasonably interesting, they'll lap it up. And yet there is no impetus, no daily media blitz.
If I"m running communications for a football club, my staff should be seeding the media daily with options. Personal stories about players, highlights of those who have overcome and contributed, their views on football and sport generally, family features, tactical discussions that are league-centric enough to make interesting stories, social perspectives on the narrowing between MLS and Europe...
There's basically an endless supply of topics with which to frame "TFC", and yet we never see it. There's no attempt to copy even the fairly basic portion of this work that mlssoccer.com's shrinking staff produces.
Hell, even if they just started a strong outreach with local amateur content producers and used the club's muscle to help increase their exposure, we would see benefits.
It all feels familiar, I think, to any of us over 50 who spent years in a big company. There's no direction, the sense of silo'd informational isolation is setting in, there's no impetus.