This upcoming season is a win/win for the fans IMO. Mo doesn't have the wiggle room that he used to, it's time for results.
That's great for us because either TFC will be a success this year or Mo will get bounced and a big shake-up to the roster will happen.
either way, we win.
man I'm super pumped for this season I can't wait anymore.
1. Preki
2. full season for de Guzman
3. hopefully O'Brian White breaks out
4. grass at BMO
5. definately some new players coming in since the roster is kinda short right now
6. hopefully Gerba finds his form
CAN'T WAIT for preseason
I don't think anyone playing in our league should be making 17,000 to 35,000. The minimum has to be raised.Originally Posted by Yagbod
Dreamer, I can't see Mo being bounced but hope you're right, What execs actually know football @ MLSE? Remember our ownership and it's executive heavy. All the while the other newer teams are way past us. We will have to be very demanding!
Agreed, even though last season was suppose to be like that....but instead, MLSE extended Mo's contract.
You're right. They might not know soccer at all, but they do know how important it is for TFC to make it to the playoffs this season so(causal) fans still have interest on this team. Right now, the interest is dying off, and MLSE knows that.
My feelings for this upcoming season: I too have mixed feelings about this season. We didn't really improve much at all. We still lack quality defenders, wingers and a striker (with speed and natural scoring ability). But on the bright side, we got a quality coach, grass and our core players aren't too bad at all.
I had high hopes last season, and they were grounded out. What's worse is just how much of a difference our side would have been if they were able to capitalize on half their scoring chances and were able to not give up goals past the 75 minute mark. What's more, the team that squeaked past us on the last day of the season, Real Salt Lake, went on to win it all.
So with a new coach, new turf, and some new players that came in later in the season, I'd like to have the same high hopes that I had last season. But, you never know.
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I'm sorta mixed about the upcoming season as well. On one hand, I'm really glad the Johnston/Carver/Cummins coaching drama is behind us; but on the other hand, I'm still expecting more changes to the squad. We still have a feel of incompleteness with the team. I can't exactly put my finger on it, but we seem about 90% to the place we want to be.
The other factor I'm considering is the status of the NCC. As far as I'm concerned, things are still up in the air for the Impact and Whitecaps regarding their eligibility for the tournament. I mean, I think that they are most likely going to take part, but I don't think that's been 100% confirmed.
The main thing is that we've got the grass coming in and the Argos off our backs for the forseeable future. That should mean more effort devoted to putting together a play-off contention team.
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Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
everything's OK on that front. the CSA has given its stamp of approval for the 2010 NCC with the Caps, Limp act, and TFC. The big question was whether CONCACAF would allow the winner of the NCC to go to champions league.. But now with the USSF approving of the new Div 2 (with Caps and Limp Act in the NASL conference/division) it should be fine.
We gotta hold up our unbeaten streak against Montreal... 3 wins and a tie!
TFC christened Stade Saputo with its first goal.. then won the NCC there... it's a good luck field
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I start every season with no expectations but only hopes.
And with DeRo and yes even the overpaid DeGuzman, I see playoffs at least with this team.
And a manager that will be here for the entire season! Imagine that!
TFC may fumble and bumble...but sometimes even while in the midst of shooting oneself in the foot, you may find some success on the pitch. I think this is the year (finally) and if we get into the playoffs, we have some players that could carry us deep.
So I will choose not to be negative until we get closer to the first game and Mo still hasn't found us a decent defender...
I maintain the team we have now is better than the one we started the season with last year. And we have a manager that has proven he can make playoffs. It's just a matter of finding a few weapons to fill the gaping holes in certain parts of our team.I start every season with no expectations but only hopes.
And with DeRo and yes even the overpaid DeGuzman, I see playoffs at least with this team.
And a manager that will be here for the entire season! Imagine that!
TFC may fumble and bumble...but sometimes even while in the midst of shooting oneself in the foot, you may find some success on the pitch. I think this is the year (finally) and if we get into the playoffs, we have some players that could carry us deep.
So I will choose not to be negative until we get closer to the first game and Mo still hasn't found us a decent defender...
While I am hopeful that TFC will improve their on field performance I also believe in setting personal expectations for the team and my own experience with them to come...
Do I expect them to win every game? No
Do I expect them to try and win every game... from kickoff to final whistle? Yes
Do I expect them to improve upon last season vis a vis late game performance? Yes
Do I expect that the team/franchise will truly care what the fans think? No
Do I expect that the franchise will worry if support, and cash flow, starts to drop off? Yes
Do I expect to enjoy myself supporting the team? Yes
Do I expect the team to improve to the point where they make the playoffs? Yes
Am I impatient for the season to start? Not yet... but I think I will be before long.
I start every season with no expectations but only hopes.
And with DeRo and yes even the overpaid DeGuzman, I see playoffs at least with this team.
And a manager that will be here for the entire season! Imagine that!
TFC may fumble and bumble...but sometimes even while in the midst of shooting oneself in the foot, you may find some success on the pitch. I think this is the year (finally) and if we get into the playoffs, we have some players that could carry us deep.
So I will choose not to be negative until we get closer to the first game and Mo still hasn't found us a decent defender...
I am laying of Mo until the MLS contract talks are done, right now he has an excuse.
Yup. If we go into our first game like last year with him still "looking" for a defender...I am officially going into "Mo Blasting" mode.
im actually really excited for this comming season. And all though MLSE in the passed decade havent reeally given a shit how there teams do i am starting to think MLSE is starting to feel the pressure a bit from Leaf, Raptors and TFC fans that Toronto seriously needs to get a winning team. I think Toronto has some good players, and got some great young players in the near future who might make a power house for TFC. This year i think will be a forsure inprovement from last season, Champions in 2010??? i dont know its MLS anyone can win once you make the playoffs. I truelly think tho few years from now we will be a great team.
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Same here. I assume some moves are still going to be made regarding our roster, once the contract dispute is settled?
If we walk into next season with the team as it stands now, I will be a very unhappy guy. All we've done so far is shed some talent, and pick up a 17 year old.
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Am I looking forward to the season in terms of performance on the field? I have mixed expectations and high hopes. Not sold on the Mo-Preki balance of power situation and that it won't unravel if times get tough. Not sold on our ability to score and defend a lead when it matters. But I am sold on the idea of change, a full season of JDG and the cap room that should translate into players to address the above.
But am I looking forward to a cold home opener? Seeing BMO in lights and the game played on grass? Of kicking the ball around in the parking lot with my kids? Of holding my daughter up to the sky when we score? Of watching my son wave his supporter's flag with pride? Of singing next to complete strangers and knowing they get "it" too? Of post game chanting in the summer heat? Of being in a parade (not THAT parade... not that there is anything wrong with it) of red and white marching to a stadium to ignite the masses? Of rain soaked humid afternoon games and late winter playoff chases? And of the lights being turned out at the end of it all and being incredibly thankful for being alive to have experienced it all?
You betcha.
Does nobody have the plane tickets to brazil ready yet?
Technically we can't even play in this league yet, because we don't have enough players to even field a lineup with subs.
I can see us bringing in a lot of players in the 25-29 age group this year. Maybe a guy like Will Johnson or Dejan Jakovic.
I'm also hearing rumbles of a Carlos Calvo from Spain.
Carlos Calvo?
^^ Calvo is a decent player....why would he leave Xerez?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Calvo_Sobrado
Despite being a complete league dormat, I`ve seen enough of La Liga this year to say that Xerez has a few players. I assume he'd have a few options before coming over to MLS.
Where is the info coming from?
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Best. Post. Ever!
Oddly just a few weeks ago I would have said I had mixed feeling about the upcoming season and that I was not very excited in truth. But in the past few weeks, and to be honest I have no idea why, I have been able to think of little else beside the coming season and I have become more excited than I can remember about TFC for quite some time. I think this season is going to be great, we have a proven MLS manager, grass!!!, hopefully a squad ( prehaps not yet complete ) but one that won't be changed every week so we can build consistancy and a good team chemistry, and we have the most passionate fans that any team could want behind them. Not to sound too ridiculous but really I have been thinking of match day in great detail, the smell of the food, the chants, the buzz of the home opener, the matchday programs ( hopefully these are a go ), just everything! I think sometime we take for granted how amazing it is that we have this team and sold out crowd every match, we get lost in the obsession for results and forget about the passion for the game itself. Here's to another great season for ourselves, our city and our club!
Cheers!
But am I looking forward to a cold home opener? Seeing BMO in lights and the game played on grass? Of kicking the ball around in the parking lot with my kids? Of holding my daughter up to the sky when we score? Of watching my son wave his supporter's flag with pride? Of singing next to complete strangers and knowing they get "it" too? Of post game chanting in the summer heat? Of being in a parade (not THAT parade... not that there is anything wrong with it) of red and white marching to a stadium to ignite the masses? Of rain soaked humid afternoon games and late winter playoff chases? And of the lights being turned out at the end of it all and being incredibly thankful for being alive to have experienced it all?
You betcha.[/quote]
Great post!!!!
Agreed.
The thing with the MLS is that a lot of unknown (to most soccer fans) players come to play their careers here and its hard to see how they pan out until they are actually on the field. Remember how excited we were about Vitti and look how that worked out. I think we have a good base group of players (JDG, DeRo, Cronin, Frei) to build around but we need some of those unknowns to come in here and make a difference.
Have faith in Preki.
Guevara is long gone, which is a good thing b/c, 1) they have already begun defining this team, its strategy, its system and Guevara became a spare part, 2) Guevara would have been missing anyway for about a month during the world cup, causing headaches and instability on TFC's roster during that time.
I don't think talent was the issue last year (at least toward the end), it was the fact that we had clueless individuals running the team since day 1 in 2007.
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