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We're obviously going to be relying heavily on our youth out of the gate. Hopefully, our veteran presence will be enough to insulate them until more reinforcements arrive.

Nice to see the boys string some wins together. It's only preseason, but it's important to cultivate a positive collective mindset.

Disappointing turn of events. Hopefully we can try again in a few months.

Based on the general tone of discussion, I predict many of you will be pleasantly surprised with the team's record by the time Insigne arrives.

No chance I would loan out Auro. We're thin at the fullback position as it is.

Jimenez looks like a very astute under the radar type signing that could have a very positive impact. I like his versatility and he seems to have a decent finish.

Reminds me a bit of Ryan Johnson.

I hope Manning and Seba can reach an agreement on a mutually amicable contract.

As jloome aptly stated, even though he has lost a step, I think he can still be an impact player in MLS if he is...

Delgado will definitely be missed. He is arguably the most consistent midfielder we've ever had.

...with the help of the MLSE vault. Nonetheless, I concur.

Agreed, and well said.

As others have alluded to though, I think the decision has already been made by the FO to buy him out prior to the start of the season if there are no takers.

Will Forbes has been right before. Fingers crossed on this one...

Sounds encouraging. If this gets done, he would be a significant upgrade among our central defenders.

That's fair. Manning has to shoulder some of the blame for this as well.

This is on par with the Leafs (Dubas) having to give up a 1st round pick to get rid of the final year of Patrick Marleau's contract (signed by Lamiorello) a few years ago. Just brutal.

I think Bez indirectly deserves some credit too. He laid the groundwork for this transaction by signing Seba. Manning alluded to the fact that the allure of playing in Toronto due to the lifestyle...

Thanks for posting.

LOL. It's one thing to scout though and it's another thing to get players to sign on the dotted line. Manning deserves all the credit in the world for pulling this off.

There have been many similar conference calls with the media in other professional sports leagues during the Covid era that were broadcasted/streamed live.

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but...

Thanks.

I think the FO dropped the ball here... The biggest signing in franchise history and the press conference was not available to the public in real time?

Saw this on Wiki...



Manning was still president of RSL at that time and has a previous connection to Salcedo. Doesn't seem like he left RSL on good terms though.

One down, one more to go... Exciting stuff!

Very encouraging news. My only hope is that we could find a mutually amicable resolution to get Insigne in time for the pre-season.

Happy New Year to all my fellow TFC supporters on this forum. It looks like 2022 is shaping up to be a much better year!

LOL. Happy Festivus!