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All in business class.

^There is no direct flight from Bilbao to Toronto, AC or otherwise.

Based on the time of that tweet, and the aircraft type (787), I believe they are probably on AC 881 from Paris, which departed...

Four young guys in Air Canada business class, and they are bustin' losse

Koldo is the guy's name. The rest is something like “let's go bust it down in North America”

But I don't blame Bez or Vanney for that - they are making TFC better if they promote an American kid over an identical Canadian kid.

That is a screwed up fact and it is the price of the USSF...

Times x1000? Harharhar

Fringe players and young players are mostly (in fact entirely) “showing” what they have away from game situations.

This isn't “in Bez we trust”, although that happens to...

“Arguably”. Based on what?

One side: you, and whatever you have seen.
Other side: the MLS Cup winning management staff, who have seen every game, every practice, every interaction. That is 1000x...

The transfer certificate stuff always takes a few days.

This signing is a big deal.

The idea that TFC can compete with teams in the big first divisions for players on a free, that is thrilling.

Vazquez' son was born in 2013. Having him start school at home is perhaps important for his family. Just speculating, but it's a huge topic in any family that lives far from home.

Seba's oldest...

You are probably right. I'll drop it unless we learn more. I don't want to detract from Bez landing a really great looking signing.

I just don't like the idea that this cool thing may be comingled...

Most private jets can't go transatlantic. Even if his can, the fuel costs are a large percentage of the total cost. Crew costs are big too.

I can't explain how/why, but I know a lot about the...

I hope you are right.

To the previous point, the CEO in most companies with $100M+ revenues wouldn't/shouldn't have to get sign off on a $200K expenditure.

Sorry but the one thing I know is how suits think. They won't like this up at Bell/Rogers. At all.

That is what it costs to charter a private plane transtalantic. I am being kind, it's probably more
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Friisdahl went in a private plane, hmmmmm .... (Digression alert.)

WTF? For a Bilbao guy who can't crack their squad? I get why 200 of us are excited, but get real.

I love these circular...

Pro tip - x is pronounced like sh in basque. Just in case you need to know...

Cart before horse. You guys are selling Bez short.
Capology doesn’t work if you cannot identify talent.
You need both, but talent ID is the bigger skill

I always wondered why we don't see more of this generally. Europe is so full of guys that just got lost in the depth charts of these very good teams in the top leagues.

We did try this once -...

These moves.... Somebody (maybe more than one guy) may be on the way out.

Could be painful.

I HATE THIS PART OF SPORTS.

Steven Beitashour is an effing giant among men. I understand why he's gone but I won’t accept bullshit “he's got no skill” type criticism.

The core 2016-2017 TFC, of...

If we get there.... That game here at BMO vs a Mexican team, that is a big, big advantage. Most of the USMNT wins over Mexico have come in cold weather games. We are used to big games in the cold.
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Oh. Whoops!

It's funny, if you google this, the signing got like 10% of the coverage that the apparent split got the week before.

Well, either way, Sao Paolo loans look like good value.

It's...

Artur came to Columbus on the same “Sao Paolo loan to MLS” highway.

He just went back, Precourt low balled Sao Paolo (what a shock!), and they couldn’t agree on a deal for next year.

Artur was...

I'm interested in the idea that Bez is working the young Brazilian loan market.
This is a very tricky corner of the world football market. Brazilians are overvalued as they have marketing appeal,...

A right back depth move makes sense to me.
They've had a good look at Kubel now in camp. MLS second rounders rarely make their teams.
People are pencilling Kubel into that slot way too fast.