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I read that. It’s also the guy who says he’s most excited about Douglas Costa and that New England will win the league with the help of their big signings, Jozy Altidore and Omar Gonzalez.

Dare I...

My favourite part of all this was the tweets that our various Italian signings were interested in moving to Toronto in part to pursue real estate investments.

Even our football club hinges on the...

Yeah, I think regardless of what is said on paper, the practicality of a work permit will be “we missed out on Davies because of this stupid rule, don’t you dare stand in our way now”

Let’s say in theory our target for a new striker this summer is either Belotti or Destro.

No doubt both are great players. As a matter of discussion, do we think for the money we’d pay these are...

I feel like the stuff I’m selling is worth a ton of money too. Let me tell you…

I mean, I think what most of us are saying is this potential is largely unrealized so far.

To use a recent example, Ricardo Peppi went for 20 million and that was as a striker with a clearly...

Hmm, I stand corrected.

Still don’t understand how they justify that price tag though.

Yeah, I think that price is absolutely insane. He’s young and shows signs of promise but that price tag is nonsensical.

I also believe he’s got a single year left on his deal. So if we don’t sell...

Disagree on Hamilton. That kid could actually finish. The issue was he never worked enough to round out his game.

Chapman, I think could have legit turned into something special but as you point...

Bit of that for sure.

Jay Chapman and Jordan Hamilton we’re too polite to have successful careers in the league. The guys who made it from that generation had to be chippy.

Typical Toronto, always a real estate angle.

Great post. I agree McNaughton is probably the one they think they can convert and they are just taking a flyer on Chung.

There are a lot of...

Teams play multiple formations in-game and throughout the season. 3-5-2 isn’t an entirely radical departure from some of things we are trying.

The midfield 3 of Bradley-Osorio-Poz would fit the...

Has to be a 3-5-2 doesn’t it? Or at least the option of playing 3-5-2 more often

My bet is that was a backup plan if jimenez did not come through. I think we are better off at the end of the day.

i don’t think he knows either. And if he doesn’t find out soon it’s going to be career-wrecking.

Let’s see how he settles in. Prior to Davies, the default setting in Europe was pretty dismissive of Canadians and I would expect that still hasn’t changed much.

But his defensive positioning is...

Petrasso looked good last game I thought. Like someone who has a serious amount of tools to play in MLS but maybe needs a bit of game time to sand off the edges. Overplayed a few sequences but...

I’m mostly fine as is. Fullback positions are a bit of a question mark but otherwise I think we have enough to work with.

I don’t think it’s smart to fully build out the roster until you better...

^ there’s a purchase option in there, which is usually a sign he’s not coming back.

I’m sad about this one. He seems like a genuinely likeable guy and had something to offer the team.

Maybe that’s the case but let’s hope there’s some rotation / room for youth to play a role.

I was less offended by Vaney’s lack of youth in the starting lineup than I was by Nick DeLeon and other...

This must be a player option or there must be some misalignment of the quoted dates. If what is described is accurate, Manning should immediately be fired and the board should be having meetings...

Agreed on all fronts.

I too wonder if going to scoop Destro now is the best move. We could get to summer and discover the team is more than set offensively but needs back line reinforcements. Why...

I know it’s speculative to look into preseason form but the team is looking well organized

The teams that have predominantly won MLS cup over the past decade have done so with high-priced talent in its prime or early golden years.

These clubs that are taking flyers on early stage...

Couldn’t agree more. The pipe dream of MLS being some sort of finishing school for mid priced talent burns eternal in the minds of cheap owners.

I don’t think they appreciate how hard this is...