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US is going to have everybody who wants to vaccinated by the end of April, early May.

Thinking is Canada might be there by the end of June.

I still think August because things will screw up...

Assuming CPL approached, they would have to provide protocols for how stuff would be done, same as MLSE/MLS did.

Its not like MLS just went up to Public Health Canada & Public Health...

They have known since the Island games they would need to get approval for training at some point. They couldn't get their ducks in a row - or wouldn't do so because it costs too much.

Pure spec...

Quarantine in and out not really possible under those circumstances to get a game in between. Game would not have been allowed in Ontario at the time so TFC wasn't coming back to Canada & Hamilton...

That post does not surprise me and is in keeping with issues I have with Ti-Cat management & philosophy.



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I used to be a Ti-Cat fan.

Grew up as one.

The most shocking thing about all this isn't that Miami tried to get around the rules, its that MLS is very publicly indicating all this is an issue.

Either Garber or a bunch of the owners are...

I've been bullish about BMO opening up by September. Based on what we heard today, might be August. I know vaccines will be in people who want it before then but the nature of post-vaccine life...

Athletic article (paywalled) why MLS teams are not doing as much off season roster changes yet

https://theathletic.com/2430503/2021/03/05/mls-signings-offseason/?source=emp_shared_article

No LAG journo I follow has picked up on that...fwiw.

On the Miami thing - some interesting speculation here that the rest of the league is ticked off at Beckham

https://twitter.com/samstejskal/status/1367844041002524674

As Rollins indicated, the teams knew about this date weeks ago

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the inability of Forge to train is not the CSA or TFC's fault - that lies with the CPL/Forge either not asking the province...

By all accounts, Jozy is being looked at as the point man with others working off of him - Waking the Red speculating this week that Pozo becomes more of a slightly recessed striker beside the Jozy...

You'd think groups of people that went through stringent bubble situations for months on end would know better.

Somebody in Raptors management there did not take the maintenance of protocols...

Fair enough MiDM.

Some people on here don't think Marky is starting 11. (I think he is)

They also don't follow how trades most often happen in this league. Most assets are traded because they are no longer wanted...

If we are looking to clear roster space from the D mids, Fraser by a loan out or otherwise would be my suggestion. If we are moving to a movable 2 man D mid line with Bradley playing higher up the...

Armas also hesitated when talking about the draft picks - I would not count on any of them to be on the team, let alone starters.

I'd be OK with Yaro as a #4 or #5 with Zavs. I still think we...

Athletic reporting TFC leaning towards Orlando over Tampa for where to play at first.

Oh, I'm not saying its not all going to go pear shaped or that Armas is not spinning stuff here. But if people want to understand how we are going to play, Armas is telling us.

Ok, anybody who wants to understand what the heck this team is going to do.....you HAVE to go listen to Armas presser today. There's a lot of hints their. Don't just read the journos takes.
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The 30 minute presser

https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2021/03/01/training-sound-chris-armas-march-1-2021?autoplay=true

Yeah, I get the feeling if they put out video of this presser, it will be worth watching

This, for example

https://twitter.com/MichaelSingh94/status/1366451079119011844

Wasn't somebody in...

FWIW

https://twitter.com/MichaelSingh94/status/1366446940427341829

Presser today with Armas, it seems.

LAFC stadium naming rights given up but they haven't found a successor yet so using the old name for now

Thank you -was wondering where I had seen that level of "well x is going to happen and that's why my thesis is true" thinking before.