Robbo shares his thoughts on TFC & how NYRB has succeeded

[Sullivan]

Hey man, we got a lock on all the Joseph Nane's of the world.

lol

FWIW, I was told that Nane wasn't a Tim Regan pick, allegedy wasn't even on his list. I know one of the guys that run in Regan's technical circle, obviously I don't, but he tells me Regan has a good network and was pretty ticked when Nane was selected.
No one expected Joseph Nane to be selected.

Nane was a pretty good player in a weak program. Add to the fact that the Colonel Athletic Association isn't a conference hotbed for soccer, competition is very average, not a lot of top talent there. Nothing about Nane suggests an elite NCAA player, and Nane isn't an elte athlete, never mind an elite soccer player, however someone at TFC thought differently....

Nane was a 4th rounder, 53rd overall....

BTW, Regan is an assistant coach with the USSF u18 program (the head coach is ex TFC assistant Mike Matkovich), so Regan has excellent info and access to the Gen A players from the u17 and u18 programs. So it's reasonable to expect that TFC will submit a Gen A request on a USSF youth player.

[TFCRegina]

Nane's agent was Preki's brother. That's why he was picked. Or so I've been told.

[Sullivan]

Nane's agent was Preki's brother. That's why he was picked. Or so I've been told.

Many scouts and agents call Preki's brother, "Scraps".

[Hooligan69]

- Was told by Preki that there was no chance of him getting in the squad.

... and look where Preki is now.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Sorry but whoever suggested that Robbo's career was done (Mo or Preki) was right.

How did he do this year with NYRB?

How much is he playing?

People talk about the shit players we have/got to replace him (ie: Nane, Saric, Sanyang) but they fail to realize that those guys combined, make less than Robbo alone.

Seems like a nice guy but fuck me..there is way too much talk about this guy around here. He's gone and we would NOT have been a better team with him.

For fuck sake...we were terrible WITH him.

yeah i agree with this, he wasnt getting any younger or any less injured. still love the dude but we wouldnt have been a better team with him this year.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

lol

FWIW, I was told that Nane wasn't a Tim Regan pick, allegedy wasn't even on his list. I know one of the guys that run in Regan's technical circle, obviously I don't, but he tells me Regan has a good network and was pretty ticked when Nane was selected.
No one expected Joseph Nane to be selected.

Nane was a pretty good player in a weak program. Add to the fact that the Colonel Athletic Association isn't a conference hotbed for soccer, competition is very average, not a lot of top talent there. Nothing about Nane suggests an elite NCAA player, and Nane isn't an elte athlete, never mind an elite soccer player, however someone at TFC thought differently....

Nane was a 4th rounder, 53rd overall....

BTW, Regan is an assistant coach with the USSF u18 program (the head coach is ex TFC assistant Mike Matkovich), so Regan has excellent info and access to the Gen A players from the u17 and u18 programs. So it's reasonable to expect that TFC will submit a Gen A request on a USSF youth player.

still livid about Nane as a pick even if he was late and noone wanted him, waste of cap and roster space

[maninb]

Clearly it was Mo that told Robbo he'd NEVER play in TO again,. preki wasn't even here...It WAS however Preki who ran Cronin out of town...and I'd much rather have Robbo than Sanyang, Nane, or Saric....And IT WAS Gracia who was the dressing room snitch...DeRo & DeGuz both confirmed that at the end of last season when they called him "the RAT from Kansas City"....

[rocker]

I wouldn't have minded keeping Robbo, but not at 300K+. That was too much for the guy.
Mo Jo overpaid almost every player who came through TFC.

btw, my father ranted about Robbo all the time over those 3 seasons.. hahah. He hated Robbo's automatic "quick pass" every time he got the ball. Often those passes would go to the opposition or out of bounds. I was more diplomatic. But after awhile it was hard to argue against my dad.

[Oldtimer]

Clearly it was Mo that told Robbo he'd NEVER play in TO again,. preki wasn't even here...It WAS however Preki who ran Cronin out of town...and I'd much rather have Robbo than Sanyang, Nane, or Saric....And IT WAS Gracia who was the dressing room snitch...DeRo & DeGuz both confirmed that at the end of last season when they called him "the RAT from Kansas City"....

Robbo said that certain players badmouthed him. Clearly there was more than one. It could have been Garcia and Jimmy.

Nane's agent was Preki's brother. That's why he was picked. Or so I've been told.

Just indicative of how this team was run. Everyone out for themselves. Mo, Preki, and now D$Ro.

[ManUtd4ever]

Robbo said that certain players badmouthed him. Clearly there was more than one. It could have been Garcia and Jimmy.



Just indicative of how this team was run. Everyone out for themselves. Mo, Preki, and now D$Ro.

I can't see Jimmy being a rat, especially since he and Robbo seemed to be very close friends off the field and appeared in several ineterviews together over the years.

In any case, classy interview by Robbo and I hope he is part of the organization again at some point in the future...

[Heathen]

I wouldn't have minded keeping Robbo, but not at 300K+. That was too much for the guy.
Mo Jo overpaid almost every player who came through TFC.

btw, my father ranted about Robbo all the time over those 3 seasons.. hahah. He hated Robbo's automatic "quick pass" every time he got the ball. Often those passes would go to the opposition or out of bounds. I was more diplomatic. But after awhile it was hard to argue against my dad.

and now we have De Guzman who does the same thing for 5 times the money

[Wull]

and now we have De Guzman who does the same thing for 5 times the money

without being able to tackle as well

[London]

I can't see Jimmy being a rat, especially since he and Robbo seemed to be very close friends off the field and appeared in several ineterviews together over the years.

In any case, classy interview by Robbo and I hope he is part of the organization again at some point in the future...

not friends at all, and again reliable sources say it was jimmy.

and trust me it is hard for me to talk bad about jimmy

[Heathen]

without being able to tackle as well

Yes for sure, I should've added a "but worse" at the end of my post

[Beach_Red]

Just indicative of how this team was run. Everyone out for themselves. Mo, Preki, and now D$Ro.

Yeah, with no one watching the store...

[rocker]

and now we have De Guzman who does the same thing for 5 times the money

yeah, don't remind me.

I'd rather have Shalrie Joseph at 400K~ than JDG at 1.7mil or Robbo at 300K.

[Wull]

yeah, don't remind me.

I'd rather have Shalrie Joseph at 400K~ than JDG at 1.7mil or Robbo at 300K.

is it wise to put him in a city with a more relaxed view on marijuana?!

[DichioTFC]

yeah, don't remind me.

I'd rather have Shalrie Joseph at 400K~ than JDG at 1.7mil or Robbo at 300K.

Does the weed get paid out of the 400K or the club budget?

[DichioTFC]

is it wise to put him in a city with a more relaxed view on marijuana?!

Worked for Ricky Williams!!

[Dozitwin]

Robbo is a total class act. That's all I have to say.

[Super Cereal]

Robbo is the ****ing man.

[Super Cereal]

Does the weed get paid out of the 400K or the club budget?

Sorry for the stupidity, but is that the reason Shalrie Joseph was in the MLS substance abuse thing or whatever? I remember hearing he was in some program or something but knew nothing about it.

Always been a Joseph fan.

[C.Ronaldo]

i dont trust jimmy either

he landed a gold job and stayed on the starting team when it was clear he was a step behind

I don't know, kind of fishy how Jimmy got more love than robo from the boss

Dichio was the peoples choice

Jimmy was Mos first ever pick for TFC, remember that.

[Rudi]

Jimmy was around long before Mo.

No officially, mind you. But he was at the naming of the team event in May of '06, for instance. Mo was hired well after that.

[P-NUTZ]

I never thought robinson was very good.
And i agree with an earlier post that suggested we hire the right people before being influenced by an ex-tfc or canadian factor.