Johann Smith Released

[TFC 420]

Can anyone confirm this?



http://www.mls-rumors.net/2009/06/re...leased-by.html

[yellowfellow]

as he should be

[werewolf]

BOOOO...it was funny when they first had a photo of Ibrahim on there.

[rocker]

what, no more stepovers???? no more miscommunication on basic plays with Jimmy Brennan??? no????

[Canary Canuck]

With Smith's blazing speed he really should've tried to make a career as a defender like Wynne and Attakora

[Pachuco]

I'll be shocked if MLSRumours just broke another story. If it's true. I'm sure the FO is letting MLSRumours break stories just to laugh in our face.

[InTheCrowd]

If this is true I'll be pissed. If we gave him more opportunities to impress I'm sure he would've. Anyway what exactly would we be gaining from this?

[Nodoubtguy]

If this is true I'll be pissed. If we gave him more opportunities to impress I'm sure he would've. Anyway what exactly would we be gaining from this?

some cap space

[Pachuco]

If this is true I'll be pissed. If we gave him more opportunities to impress I'm sure he would've. Anyway what exactly would we be gaining from this?

You'll be pissed without even knowing what happens next? if we released Smith in order to make room for a starter, you'd be pissed? The guy has played like a total of 12 mins this year.

[InTheCrowd]

some cap space

Like 50 000 right? That's not much, for that kind of salary there aren't many better reserves. Anyway I guess we are gaining an international roster spot as well. I'm still against this.

[Phil]

some cap space

And a senior spot...not sure if we needed it though.

[InTheCrowd]

You'll be pissed without even knowing what happens next? if we released Smith in order to make room for a starter, you'd be pissed? The guy has played like a total of 12 mins this year.

I doubt Smith's small salary would make that much of a difference. 12 minutes? That's why I'm saying we should've given him more opportunities to prove himself.

[Nodoubtguy]

Like 50 000 right? That's not much, for that kind of salary there aren't many better reserves. Anyway I guess we are gaining an international roster spot as well. I'm still against this.

what if RR is gone too and we need them both gone to sign Gerba....still pissed?? Look, Smith was a fun guy....but not enough playing time and 50k for a team with a cap is not nothing.

[Nuvinho]

now we have 2 senior spots.

No more stepovers...or running with his back to the ball.

[rocker]

i'm not sure smith would have proven anything if given more time. i saw enough last season to know what he's all about.
i don't think he's a prospect. he's got great speed and a couple of moves, but his footy IQ is weak. and as we've seen with Marvell, the athleticism can only take you so far.
it's not like he's gonna come back to haunt us.

[zeelaw]

Gerba

[TorontoBlades]

Johann was a clown

[Nuvinho]

First we had too many Smith's, now we may have none........Jamie Smith??? Where are you???

[Pachuco]

I doubt Smith's small salary would make that much of a difference. 12 minutes? That's why I'm saying we should've given him more opportunities to prove himself.

It's not just the salary, but the international slot as well. I realize we have another one, but for all we know Gerba and Jamie Smith are signed today based on this move.

I would be pissed if he was let go for absolutely no reason as well, I just don't see why Mo would do that. He obviously needed to let him go to make room somehow.

[Fort York Redcoat]

Another J. Smith gone. Oh well we know the next one already.

[poppamidnight]

Another J. Smith gone. Oh well we know the next one already.

That's what I'm most confused by in this rumour...

It said possibly for Gerba OR smith...

Is the smith thing still on???

WTF was taking so long with that signing? I thought it was dead?

[Don Julio]

The only reason he would be released for "no reason" is if he asked to be released. Big whoop either way. Might as well sign the freestyle guys from the parking lot.

[Darlofletch]

what, no more stepovers???? no more miscommunication on basic plays with Jimmy Brennan??? no????

Personally I'll miss the times when he just dribbles straight off the pitch.

[billyfly]

^QFT!!!

[Nodoubtguy]

Personally I'll miss the times when he just dribbles straight off the pitch.

or when hes dancing on the bench....

[poppamidnight]

The only reason he would be released for "no reason" is if he asked to be released. Big whoop either way. Might as well sign the freestyle guys from the parking lot.

Remember Hemming asking for his? Twice?

...God I wish we had that guy still. He was our best defender finishing out the 07 season (yes better finish to the yr than Jimmy B), but we never gave him a shot in 08...

This is the problem I have with the Toronto FC system,
We keep going with Bums, for the sake of Bums, and letting people with actual potential fester on the bench where there value dwindles to NOTHING, instead of showcasing them - EVEN THOUGH - they likely wouldn't better than the bums on the field...

Tyler Hemming getting overlooked for: Braz, Reda, Boyens, Dunivant, Velez
Tyler Rosenlund getting overlooked for: Dunivant, Harmse
Now Johann? Got overlooked last yr for Robert, Ruiz + Jarrod (hoping those 2 would regain their form...when they were bums)

...He probably wasn't better than anyone this yr, but I was downright pissed off seeing him get overlooked for Ruiz.... That guy is the biggest steaming pile of turd in TFC history

[Jack]

I'll be shocked if MLSRumours just broke another story. If it's true. I'm sure the FO is letting MLSRumours break stories just to laugh in our face.

This makes no sense whatsoever.

[[NBF]]

Toronto FC announced Friday the signing of free agent forward Johann Smith. Toronto acquired the former Bolton Wanderers striker after acquiring the No. 2 allocation ranking from the New England Revolution in exchange for allocation money and Toronto's 13th allocation ranking. This swap in allocation allowed Toronto FC to sign Smith.

So we lost money??..... and New England got that money?

[Hustle]

With Smith's blazing speed he really should've tried to make a career as a defender like Wynne and Attakora

Dude should have just stayed on the track team and forgot about football.

[Pachuco]

This makes no sense whatsoever.

Why not? why is it so hard to think up that members of the FO sent the email to MLSRumours? lately, they've been getting insider info sooner then this board has. And they admit it themselves that it's an anonymous source sending them an email. Where as before, we'd hear about it here first.