Wow, I guess they've been working on this for awhile. Good crew of coaches!!! I like!!!!
I have goosebumps!!!
Finally some good news coming from TFC!!!
Wow, I guess they've been working on this for awhile. Good crew of coaches!!! I like!!!!
I have goosebumps!!!
Finally some good news coming from TFC!!!
Last edited by TFC/Everton; 01-03-2011 at 09:09 AM.
Whoopee must be happy.
Why isn't this thread with a thousand posts already?
Why hasn't BGNEWF not said anything about "I'll believe it when it's official"...lol
So TFC is starting the year on a great note. Here is to a fantastic 2011
I guess we'll start to see an influx of dutch players - Bas Ent starting off?
Although I am glad Daso won't be our head coach, I hope he is respected by these guys. He seems like a players coach, which is important in the dressing room.
LIKE MO BEFORE HIM, THIS DERO MUST GO!!!
This is shaping up to be some very exciting news. A fresh start with a football management group that is looking like it is being set up with a purpose. I know I'm ready to get behind this, ignore all the negativity, and let the past stay in the past.
The sun is shining!
I am not concerned about Daso, DD or Brennan. If they fit the plans and can operate under the new leadership great. But lets not keep dead weight around because it will burn us eventually.Originally Posted by TFC/Everton
As to Dero, lets see how this plays out. He is clearly not a leader, if he can accept playing under this new leadership with no whining, etc, then all for it.
A very European set up, impressive. If there is the emphasis on youth development that this set up implies, could pay big dividends in the future. The major question is whether they will get a long enough grace period to make it happen.
The new TFC training ground may have had an influence of this decision as well.
The Dutch are masterminds at squeezing every drop of talent out of players. I'll be VERY happy if Mariner is 100% confirmed to be involved too.
I can see Daso and DD being kept on. Nowadays, there is a coach for everything. DD can coach the strikers, Daso the midfielders/defenders. As for Jimmy B, don't think he serves a purpose anymore. Earl should be kept on as assitant GM.
Total Toronto Football
Sounds very promising. Now lets start to see some player signings .... since they supposedly had a number of players lined up waiting for final go ahead from new leadership.
from Ives
After spending most of the off-season without a head coach and permanent technical director, Toronto FC appears ready to finally fill the two vital positions.
According to multiple MLS sources, Toronto is set to name former New England Revolution assistant Paul Mariner as Technical Director and former Dutch national team player Aron Winter as head coach.
There are conflicting reports coming out of Europe that are identifying Mariner as the team's next head coach and Winter as TFC technical director, but sources tell SBI Winter will be the head coach while Mariner oversees personnel management.
Mariner was highly-regarded for his talent scouting ability while New England assistant, and was seen in some circles as one of the best evaluators of college talent in MLS.
Well, if Ives is correct, this is back to a more typical MLS set up. Likely to be true, couldn't see Mariner coming back to North America for an assistant job.
I ask people not get too, too excited. This is Toronto after all and the gods have a way, a certain je ne sais quoi, of pissing on us.
Sounds like TFC are establishing more of a "management" team vs. the MO setup. It will be interesting who reports to who in this setup. Is it possible that there is still a President role that is yet to be filled ? or is that Tom ?
So....
GM: Mariner
Assistant GM: Cochrane & Brennan
Coach: Winter
Assistant Coaches: Dasovich, Dichio, DeKlerk, Bent, Neely
^^ this is what I've been wondering about..who's doing what? Will the roles be clearly defined? What about the timelines here: Mariner quit his job to take up a new position last week, but the Dutch articles says he was among the 3 candidates that winter was part of. So has there been a change in who's role will be what in the past week since mariner announced in England that he was taking a new job? Who's staying..who's going? Seems like a lot of personal if all will stay...maybe too many chefs...
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A TFC press conf or at least a presser would be nice
Things would be a lot clearer if TFC just got their act together and made an official statement.
Seriously, Toronto are always so slow in making announcements.
We should be hearing the news from them, not some google translated Dutch sources.
Looks as though we think alike Billy.
Winter
For what its worth - its already on Winter's wikipedia.
I think either Wednesday or Thursday it will be offically announced at a press conference. People are still on vacation today, don't think anything will happen today.
There are a gazillion people updating Wiki at all times... there is no surprise there.
It doesn't even have to be a press conference.
Just a statement from the club would be nice.
Probably still Tom A. For now TFC is still a very little brother in the company and probably not big enough to get its own president, but this looks like a natural progression - they started the team with turf, barely any training facilities and a small, inexperienced management team (probably a lot cheaper than what they're paying for management now).
But every year there have been some improvements and that looks to be continuing. Still like Billy says, this is Toronto so we should be very cautious and not expect too much too soon.
yes this would be very nice
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