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    Quote Originally Posted by Yohan View Post
    fixed
    ^ Arse shavin'!

    Get me the tank!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yohan View Post
    they sure showed that on the field tonight

    i was so proud of the hardwork and heart the lads showed tonight
    Oh man, the pride...it was dripping. DRIPPING!

    </dripping sarcasm>
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bruva View Post
    A lot of the players/staff saw this competition more important than making the playoffs believe it or not.
    a lot of?

    so not all then?

    The others would be the ones who dont like the idea of working an extra couple of months and playing more games in an average month, for the same pay they're getting now?

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    the ref in toronto beat us that goal that he let in last game sould have been called back.

    the good thing is that we do not have to play 6 extra games

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    Quote Originally Posted by trane View Post
    Do you realy think that Gerba was the problem tonight?
    Dude there are so many problems it ain't funny.
    But our quest for a 1st rate striker has been going on for 3 seasons now.
    I have seen enough of him to say he is not the answer.
    He's a nice piece for when Dichio retires.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExiledRed View Post
    I saw it coming when they announced the Real Madrid game.

    You still think these friendlies are useful or necessary?
    You have a good memory! Actually I said uncle on this months ago.

    1) Death to midseason friendlies.
    2) Play the allstar game on the Saturday before the MLS Cup.

    That is my position.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    1) I'd rather he ignore what fans say they want if the resulting team wins. That's job self-presevation on his part, not an admirable trait.

    2) Gerba and White don't fit into the equation, Brennan is now three years older than when the team started.

    3) Mo put together a technically talented lineup made up of core components that failed in other leagues for the samer reason: poor onfield decision making.

    Every single one of these guys, save for DeRosario, is a key player who, while we may like them, couldn't hold down a starting job at their previous teams (which is why Guevara insisted on leaving Chivas):

    Barrett (has lived up to his Chicago rep)
    Vitti (great skill, but it's clear why he had two pro goals in eight years.)
    Robbo (distribution insn't consistently strong enough,and, again, is three years older and slowing down).
    Brennan (converted winger who has lost a step and is caught upfield regularly)
    Guevara (former MVP turned emotional nutjob turned weird mixture of MVP and emotional nutjob.)
    DeRosario (Seems to believe he can score at will, but can't, doesn't trust his offensive teammates.)
    Gerba (Good finisher, but immobile and therefore relies on service)
    Serioux (Good defender with occasional technical lapses with ball at his feet, seems brittle as eggs)
    Garcia (too short, too slow, makes very poor overly emotioanl decisions, like lunging in and blasting a shot from 40 yards.)

    If none of these guys was a smart enough overall team contributor to stick at another MLS team or at their previous Euro team, what made Mo arrogantly believe being here would somehow magically fix that?

    We need players in the athletic American mold, who can be improved on and developed technically but already have the physical skills and intelligence to compete in MLS and CONCACAF. They have to be young enough to be hungry and preferably from this hemisphere, for matters of pride.

    If he can hang onto them (dubious given the cap) Mo has built some important cogs for a good future team (The gambians,, Cronin, Frei, maybe White, Ibby for sure). But that's three or four years away, and it shouldn't be necessary to wait for competence, at the least.

    We should clean house on the senior team, keep the most important cogs (Frei, Attakora, Gomez Sanyang, Cronin, Ibby, OBwhite), introduce a tactically proficient managment team, and sign some workhorses with brains.
    Good post jloome...I agree with much of what you've said here.

    You and I had words a couple of weeks into to the season when I was praising Seattle. I still stand by what I said and I think your saying some of the same...

    In many ways Mo has tried to build Canadian/American but you need someone to "manage" that style on and off the pitch...like Sig has in Seattle.

    Tactically we got it wrong tonight and I hold CC accountable. I knew what PR was going to do tonight and so did Chris. And they played it...we had no answers.

    It's a fuckin' cup tie...

    Tomorrow Celtic play Dinamo in Moscow a goal down, same situation as TFC, I can tell you how the game will go...and we may not be good enough to win but we'll have a plan and attempt to execute.

    Tonight we were good enough and had no plan.
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    ^ MLS AllStar Game should be like the Pro Bowl - before the Super Bowl game, and players from the finalist teams are not eligible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trane View Post
    I still think the roster is good enought. The back being the exception.
    Bullshit.
    The opposite is true.
    We scored ZERO goals against a USL team in 180 minutes of play.
    Our biggest problem is a true proven offensive threat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toronto_Bhoy View Post
    Tonight we were good enough and had no plan.
    And THAT is what hurts. It truly maks you wonder WHAT is in their heads.

    We need a clear leader with a whip that will crack it if someone gets out of line. Just like a good old fashioned Westminster-style parliamentary caucus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    2) Play the allstar game on the Saturday before the MLS Cup.

    That is my position.
    Why not play it after, like the Pro Bowl?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bruva View Post
    A lot of the players/staff saw this competition more important than making the playoffs believe it or not.
    BB, interesting use of the phrase "players/staff" there!

    The staff would care a lot, and I mean a lot! because the suits would have received 3 bonus home games from a result tonight.

    The players, what would they get exactly? How much do they really care?
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    Quote Originally Posted by boban View Post
    Bullshit.
    The opposite is true.
    We scored ZERO goals against a USL team in 180 minutes of play.
    Our biggest problem is a true proven offensive threat.
    just ask JP Angel how he likes the no service he's getting from Shite Bulls midfield

    if your strikers don't get good service, they are going to have hard time scoring, no matter who you are
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by ExiledRed View Post
    I saw it coming when they announced the Real Madrid game.

    You still think these friendlies are useful or necessary?
    What a stupid post.
    The game has not been played.
    They had a 2-1 lead in Yellow Submarine city with 15 minutes to go.
    How is that the fault of a friendly?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bruva View Post
    A lot of the players/staff saw this competition more important than making the playoffs believe it or not.
    Wow, imagine the run for the playoffs with this performance and if the playoffs were not first priority. Time to clean house.

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    People have trouble admitting it but PR is a good team. Defensively they are a VERY good team. The long shots people are complaining about was kindof the last Hail Marry thing.. we just could not break them down at all. So we tried what we could but it did not work. When team packs the area those shots are a good idea, there are so many bodies on the way it is often hard for a keeper to see them and one can sneak in, or it hits someone and you put in a rebound.

    Football/soccer is cruel like that I am feeling sick to my stomach aftert this. But season is not over we can still get to playoffs.. maybe

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bruva View Post
    A lot of the players/staff saw this competition more important than making the playoffs believe it or not.
    I believe that.

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    Vancouver hung them for 4 goals very recently.

    WE couldn't break them down.

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    there is always next year. cant let this get to any of yous. PR just wanted it more. end of story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFC USA View Post
    Vancouver hung them for 4 goals very recently.

    WE couldn't break them down.
    PRI played their 2nd stringers for that game.
    “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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    Quote Originally Posted by TFC USA View Post
    Vancouver hung them for 4 goals very recently.

    WE couldn't break them down.
    they were resting their starters getting ready to play us in Toronto

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    The players, what would they get exactly? How much do they really care?
    They get another pay cheque also.
    The contracts are for MLSE games.
    CL are bonus games and are paid on a per game basis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by torfchamilton View Post
    Wow, imagine the run for the playoffs with this performance and if the playoffs were not first priority. Time to clean house.
    There are teams in the EPL, La Liga who couldn't give a shit about their season, nor the cup, but put all stock in the UCL.

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    Can we stop beating up our the coach, gm and players and acknowledge that we got beat by a good team. The Islanders won with great defensive play. Their backline absolutely dominanted both of these games. Lets give the Islanders some credit, they know their strengths and weaknessess and they designed and executed a game plan that allowed them to win. They dicated the style of play and dominated both games without actually dominating ball possession.

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    Didn't know that.

    Well I guess we shouldn't have expected a win at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFC Cityboy View Post
    fair comment. But for me , he encapsulates the frustration of this bloody team tho'. You can SEE the quality but something just isn't right.

    I think his stats are 2 goals 1 assist in 20-odd matches. Not good enough, and FFS would he please PLAY to the bloody whistle?
    I know, we can argue his stats forever, but in this instance I was mainly talking about your comment for this particular game. He was one of the better players on the field whether you like it or not. He had some great crosses and a couple of chances but just couldn't finish. Considering he was not a striker, for his position I think he did a great job which is tough to say about anyone after watching that game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boban View Post
    They get another pay cheque also.
    The contracts are for MLSE games.
    CL are bonus games and are paid on a per game basis.
    Do you know how much?

    I don't, but my spidey-sense tells me the answer to this could be rather interesting
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    Quote Originally Posted by boban View Post
    There are teams in the EPL, La Liga who couldn't give a shit about their season, nor the cup, but put all stock in the UCL.
    teams in Turkey try to stack up their lineups before the UCL. players come and go between teams in Europe primarily for the UCL alone. i agree with you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yohan View Post
    just ask JP Angel how he likes the no service he's getting from Shite Bulls midfield

    if your strikers don't get good service, they are going to have hard time scoring, no matter who you are
    We have tonnes of chances game in game out on a regular basis.
    Don't look at a game here or there. Overall our forwards ave enough service.
    We need finishers. Bury the biscuit, onions baby!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    Do you know how much?

    I don't, but my spidey-sense tells me the answer to this could be rather interesting
    I don't know either.
    But an educated guess would be what the rate per game is for a said player during the regular season.

 

 

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