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Exactly. That move was 100% a new, inexperienced GM put in a tough spot and trying to show he doing something to fix the team without thinking of the long term implications. Add in that he chose...

Of the pure Hernandez moves; Blessing bad. Ibarra bad. Mailula bad. Owusu good. Etienne Jr. seems good. Drafting Spicer at #1 definitely good but sort of obvious even though we passed up obvious a...

If this guy is the "core starter" then Hernandez has to go before he fills us with enough "core starters" to win back our spoon.

This guy has Chicago Fire overpaying written all over it.

Bernardeschi has turned a corner and I think he could work with another player who likes the ball. Insigne not so much but if it were me, I wouldn't make too many roster decisions based on a guy with...

He could but even when he was cold he held the ball up, made runs, was a bit physical in the box. He relies on service though and that won't always come and could be shut down. I always liked having...

Starting to think Owusu might be good enough as the target man/cleaning up the junk/getting on the end of things type of CF so I would rather us aim for a Cucho or Arango type forward that can make...

And the Ayo to Galaxy rumors have already started.

And Insigne. Can't see the point in him coming back for 6 months and zero chance they re-sign him.

Impossible to say until MLS decides how they want to proceed in 2025. Lots of pressure from powerful sources to bring in more high end talent and open up the wallets.

I would 100% buy him out this winter. What's the point of having him at DP for 6 months.

Maybe they have two U22 targets and they either fell through before our window closed or else they're on deck for July and we'll let Ayo's deal run out instead of using the buyout. Can't think of any...

If I were Hernandez I would start throwing names like Coello, Mabika, and Stefanovic around to test Joey's resolve when confronted with cheap useful players.

Only a DP in 2024 and there will be new salary structures in 2025.

I figure it wouldn't be loan but a straight up buyout. The way I see it MLSE is eating that 750K either way so might as well free up that spot to give Mailula a chance and let Ayo try to catch on in...

It would make sense to buy him out now so he could go sign to a CPL team and because we get an additional buyout in July.

Maybe the CSA will hire him to manage Canada so I can finally see how Jonathan David and Cyle Larin do at fullback.

Well sure but was he any good at fullback? I don't think so...

Last thing a team like ours needs is a player that can only score a lot of goals.

I don't think he is a project though. He is what he is now; a speedy inconsistent player that will probably be a back up in the long run.

Or if we categorize them as dangerous.

I guess either core player means something different to Hernandez or that core player fell through and this was back up plan #1.

Well they did the trade and I am not overly impressed with Etienne Jr.

Well he did learn under these two so maybe he wants his own catchphrase registered in TFC lore.

I agree with all of this but will also add in that he is cheap and an easily sourced hire. This is also a TFC factor in doing things; cheap, easy, and lazy.

I don't think the ones mentioned are safe at all. If Herdman manages to keep us in the picture with this roster and performing as well as we are currently then the power dynamic shifts his way, if it...