According to his represenatives he wants to sign either with the Mexican Primera league or MLS....Now THIS is the type of guy TFC should try and sign as DP...not JDG...He's a goal machine and only 32...
Fernando Morientes Coming to North America
According to his represenatives he wants to sign either with the Mexican Primera league or MLS....Now THIS is the type of guy TFC should try and sign as DP...not JDG...He's a goal machine and only 32...
WOW Morientes would be huge.
^Crapids have been linked with his services.
What would his DP cost be estimated at peeps?
So?Originally Posted by Nuvinho
We should make a better offer.
All due respect to the only De Guzman...but we need a DP striker...not a DP DM.
Morientes would be Epic
I see a lot of people in the petition thread saying YES....who were saying that $350K for Robo is too much for a DM back in season 1 and 2.
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I'm guessing it would be 'Blanco' kind of money...What do good strikers get in Mexico?
I'd love to see Morientes here. Him and Gerba paired up front... *drools*
In Marca (Spanish newspaper) it says he's interested in the USA, Mexico or the Middle East.
Morientes would be sweet here, but I think, like De Guz (and I started that thread for some fun!) he's more likely to sign elsewhere.
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Once again our plastic pitch would be a HUGE deciding factor IMO...
I'm not convinced. Remember, teams with DPs (which are usually goal scorers in this league) have traditionally not dominated the league. I think that is due, inherently, to the inconsistancy of goal scorers. I mean, what if your striker has a bad day? What if he gets no service? What if the other teams see your relience on one person, and mark him out of the game? I think it would be an interesting experiment to bring in a DP DM. He would have a better chance of stabilizing the team. Strengthening our defense, and linking our offense better. Being a 90 minute game changer, and not just pulling out 1 brilliant play a game. If we solidify the mid, and build from the back, we could rely on strikers of lesser quality and still get results (ok, not Barrett and Vitti quality, but Buddle quality).
And remember not everyone complained about Robbo's salary.
Probably. Also the lifestyle. It's no secret that Huckerby wanted the California lifestyle as much as anything for his retirement gig.
Anyway, I'd take De Guzman any day of the week as our DP. But I agree we should still be looking for another striker.
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well if it's a lifestyle thing I can't see him choosing Colorado over Toronto. unless he likes skiing and stadiums in the middle of nowhere called DICK'S.
hence why you don't put all your eggs in one basket, and you ensure that your 2nd and 3rd strikers are at least half decent and can score goals
Morientes would make an excellent replacement for Dichio
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
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Yeah, more about a "no pressure" atmosphere.
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THAT would be awesome! Morientes!
I'm not liking this middle east types having interest though. They can throw a lot of cash at Morientes
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Not Liverpool Morientes though, that guy was crap. I'd rather have Spain Morientes or Real madrid Morientes.THAT would be awesome! Morientes!
Unfortunately, that player is long gone.
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To be fair, the 'JP Angel' of the past was long gone when he came to the MLS, and look what he did first season. IMO Morientes is a much better, smarter and more skilled player.
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Yep, he's a monster. Morientes has played quite well for Valencia, especially in European competitions.
It's also not whether TFC can make a better offer because Colorado probably has a discovery thing on him so Toronto would have to trade for that just like the McBride situation.
i don't think you can have a discovery thing on an old guy
But you can get his rights, as we did with McBride.
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DPs don't need a discovery claim.
McBride was a returning USMT player.
using a discovery right on a foreign player means that team gets first dibs, and any other teams wanting to sign him has to trade for his rights
completely different than returning USMNT player scenario
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
LOL I just asked El Juan whatever happened to him and he told me about this LOL... But he said he might stay @ Valencia if VIlla leaves.
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I thought that if you sign a player as a DP, it overrides any discovery claim another team has?
i'm not sure about that actually...
crazy MLS rules
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Morientes
available on free transfer. however, he is now linked with Olympic Marseilles
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
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