If Winter's right (no reason he shouldn't be, given that he coaches this shitshow), Cann's out of line. End of story. Still means our D is in shambles, but this is classic MeRo behaviour. Think this thread needs some Roogsy for pro-player balance.
If Winter's right (no reason he shouldn't be, given that he coaches this shitshow), Cann's out of line. End of story. Still means our D is in shambles, but this is classic MeRo behaviour. Think this thread needs some Roogsy for pro-player balance.
In other news, all fans who bring their footy boots & a valid transfer certificate to the home opener, get in for free.
I'm just loving how people somewhat blame De Ro for this. Entertaining as hell, but really, attitude is not a disease. It does not spread. Cann was everybody's golden boy, the example of what De Ro should be, and when the boy turns out to have spots, everyone throws him under the bus.
Hilarious.
Maybe people need to consider that Cann is a professional athlete, being paid to do a job, like De Ro, and it's his objective to get as much as he can from the club as possible.
I'm pissed about this.
I understand Cann wanting a raise but TFC had the faith to sign him to a 4 year deal.
IMO he shouldn't be expecting a top rate raise while he is still under contract, but whatever the dog and pony show continues.
I have to agree with you sir!
Shameless plug here from my blog about this":
"...lets take a look at another example of a much more well known contract dispute to give this worrisome news some context.
Dwayne De Rosario’s contract woes were without a doubt a huge story this off season, and to date there has been no significant word from player or club since training camp began more than a month ago on if there has been any progress on resolving the issue.
Dwayne has claimed to be unhappy with his deal for months and he wants a considerable raise. (no news there!) Even in spite of this Dwayne had been part of training camp since his return from Scotland. He has not gone home. He has not held out. AdrianCann apparently has..."
I remember that article too.
http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/co...-Nana-s-salary
I wonder what TFC's offer to Cann was? I can understand him asking for more money than he made last year. TFC have every right to say F U, you have a contract.
If Cann is looking for anything more than a bump to $110k he's delusional. He's had one decent year in the MLS and from what I've seen he's not showed he's smooth distributor of the ball from the back. He may not even be our long-term solution back there.
WTF that's all I have to say
dero was generally loved too...before his renegotiation demands.
it wont be any different with cann for me.
i thought he was a team first guy. i was wrong
youre right though...players do this all the time...douchebag, me first players.
add another one to the list i guess
I think anyone who has signed a "four year contract" which most likely employer heavy with a series of one year team options with less than 100k base and a limited remaining career ... should take some liberties.
Absolutely. And i can categorically say that no matter how hard i worked, no matter how much I gave encouraging words to my fellow players, at least a quarter of them were still lazy assholes. The remaining 3/4s worked their arses off all the time. Work ethic and attitude comes from within. Maybe it was the fact I was playing lower tiered hockey, but generally, it doesn't spread.
It's a myth that, as far as I'm concerned, should be forgotten. Captains are really unnecessary to teams as well, except for the purpose of talking to the referees.
Just read a funny comment on the TFC FB page:
Cann Adrian.
It's not whether I'm okay with it or not. I'm pointing out the sheer hilarity of the situation with respect to Cann and De Rosario.
And quite enjoying the outrage from the peanut gallery.
Really Cann is replaceable. If he walks out, no big deal in the long run. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of time to replace him.
I respect his right to re-negotiate his contract. I don't agree with the optics of it. Similar to the situation with De Ro. I still think he can play a role on the team as well.
I too was under the impression that he was under a one year contract. There may have been a provision of some sort to revisit the terms of that contract after year one or if he met certain expectations though. the article does state that they offered Cann a NEW CONTRACT that he turned down.
Why did they do this if he was already on the hook? There is more to this than meets the eye.
Shame though that so many people here are ready to kick his ass to the curb for wanting to make more the $55 K's a year! He gave everything that he could last year, along with Nana. Was it good enough? We had guys like Usanov, Saric and Hscanovics, not regular starters, making around $100,000 a year. Ibrahim and White, $100,000 a year, Peterson at 125,000 and GARCIA at $190,000.
If he's not happy with the New Contract offer, why shouldn't he try to hammer out the issues before the season starts as opposed to carrying the problem into the regular season and in essence on to the field? I won't throw him under a bus till I know what's really going down!
What a bum, I hope the team can fine him and make him sit out a season after voiding his contract.
I have lost all respect for Cann.