Toronto FC
We will be announcing a player signing in 15 minutes. Please visit http://www.torontofc.ca/ at 1 p.m. ET.
and the new signing is...... (drumroll please)
Toronto FC
We will be announcing a player signing in 15 minutes. Please visit http://www.torontofc.ca/ at 1 p.m. ET.
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hmmmm.....I wonder
?????
bas ent oh great
Gotta be Bas Ent right? Which I think is an awesome name.
has to be Bas Ent. Though a totally new signing would be unexpected and great.
You're all gonna be shocked when you find out it's my friends. I got them in.
But really, gotta be Ent.
"This is The Ent! My only friend -- The Ent!"
Last edited by DangerRed; 11-25-2010 at 12:56 PM.
So we are signing Bass? I didn't enough know he played.
LOL gee I wonder.
Also - is it pronounced "Ba" or more like a "Baz?"
Not impressed with this guy after Bolton, but that was one game so I'm reserving judgment for now.
Nathan Sturgis
Toronto FC announced Thursday they have acquired midfielder Nathan Sturgis from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for their natural first round selection (eighth overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. On Wednesday, Sturgis, 23, was selected by Vancouver from Seattle Sounders FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.
“We are very happy to be able to bring Nathan to the club,” said Earl Cochrane, Toronto FC interim director of soccer. “He is a player who will be able to make an immediate impact in our team next season, but is also young enough to play a role here in the long term. We studied the options that would likely be available to us with our first round pick in the MLS SuperDraft and made the decision that the addition of Nathan is of greater benefit to our squad.”
In 2011, Sturgis will be entering his sixth season in Major League Soccer. He started a career high 16 games for Seattle in 2010 and scored one goal, a penalty in a 4-0 win at Columbus Crew on September 18.
Sturgis began his MLS career in 2006 when he was selected by Los Angeles Galaxy from Clemson University as the 12th overall pick in the SuperDraft. In June 2007 he was traded to Real Salt Lake and was then selected by Seattle in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft.
Sturgis was born in Florida and has represented the United States at youth level. He has twice been named in the U.S. squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, including the tournament held in Canada in 2007 where he played in every match as the American team reached the Quarterfinals.
Nathan Sturgis
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-10
Weight: 150
Date of Birth: July 6, 1987
Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
Citizenship: USA
College: Clemson
Previous clubs: Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sturgis....Actually, good acquisition. I like this kid.
SURPRISE!!!
Nathan Sturgis!
Dude, you are awesome. If nothing else you've got a fantastic sense of humour (which is in short supply these days).Originally Posted by Dv23
a ha ha heh he hoo.. ha
Sturgis..? I don't know him well enough to comment but I guess we think he's worth more than a first round pick. So was Serioux though...
Last edited by Dv23; 11-25-2010 at 01:03 PM.
I guess to fill the roles left by Gala and Saric.
We signed Sturgis. Great another midfielder who can't score.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Sturgis
For a first rounder. Bold move.
hahaha,....... all you know-it-alls got a surprise didn't you?
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So does this mean Juergen has discovered our culture, settled on a playing style, and advised that Sturgis is a good fit for our new system ? Or are we just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic ?
a 1st round pick (8th)for a guy who has moved 4 times before his 24th birthday.....and was picked 11th overall some, 5 years ago.
I hope he's a late bloomer.
Wonder how this will play out. Only 150 and 5'10, you gotta think he's quick, right?
Sorta reminds me of a Jacob Peterson but, it seems, with even worse scoring ability.
EDIT: Having said that, I plan to be more measured with my TFC criticisms going forward, so I'll reserve judgment until at least the first week of play. Then, all bets are off.
EDIT: We should also do a poll on when the last time was you were excited by a signing. I have to say, I haven't been in AGES. Why can't we for once sign someone recognizable, at least in the MLS if not internationally?
Last edited by DangerRed; 11-25-2010 at 01:06 PM.
Great, another guy who doesn't know that the real role of a midfielder is.
not impressed..for a 1st rounder 8th overall.
Me ethier.
Fun tidbit is his 2010 salary:
SEA Sturgis Nathan D-M
Base salary: $65,000.00
Guaranteed compensation: $69,250.00
hmmm.... and he went to college at Clemson. Another South Carolina connection!
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Kid has no balance! He's about to fall. Here we go..
By alot of the post in this thread (people looking up his wiki, or his stats, or size) seems to me like some of you didn't watch Seattle this year. And since you didn't, you are judging with no first hand knowledge of what this player is like.
He's a good player, kinda like a Cronin if you ask me. Actually, I put him slightly better then Cronin.
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