Owen Hargreaves
Paul Stalteri
Kevin McKenna
All Of The Above.
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Canadian DP's For The Summer Transfer Window
Here me out on this, Owen Hargreaves, Kevin McKenna, and Paul Stalteri are all going to be available this summer after their contracts run out in 2011.
So, you gotta think that they might gain some interests from MLS teams. If not the Whitecaps than maybe "The FC"(hahahahahaha).
So what do you guys think about 2 out of 3? Or all of the above?
Theres an option missing.
I choose 'I don't care about nationality'
We need to get a DP that will be perfect for what we want, not someone who happened to be born on the same patch of earth as us.
And how is Hargreaves a 'Canadian' DP. He picked to play for England. The way I look at it, is he may be a Canadian citizen, but he in no way should be called a Canadian when you are talking about his football career.
yeah canadian dps have been pretty good value for money lets get like fucking 10 of them
This.Originally Posted by razor787
I don't know why we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot by insisting on Canadian players. We need some, sure, that's mandated by the league. But let's focus on younger players to fill up the bench (mainly) and then hire players based on skill and not nationality to make up our starting 11.
none please
who fucking cares where they are from????
id take a guy from fucking pluto if he could help the team.
after watching that shitshow yesterday, they need to fill most positions anyway
None of the above and no more Ajax trialists please.
I like McKenna, but I don't know about giving him DP money
I'll go with none of the above.
Stalteri - is way too slow and not worth the DP slot or money
Hargreaves - Sign for 2 mill and be injured for his entire contract
McKenna - not worth a DP slot or money
We need a much bigger impact than any of these guys would bring if we were to sign another DP.
Hargreaves? in MLS? something would tear just thinking about it.
none...why does it have to be a Canadian DP? Look at the crap we have to deal with the Canadian players we have already. If we do get a Canadian DP, will we throw him under the bus like we do with JDG.
the nationality of the DP we get in summer should not be Canadian...unless its one that represents another country
There's no none of the above option.
Id boo Whoregreaves mercilessly.
Shitty poll.
Unfortunately, I don't think any DP can save the team this year.
First of all, as Canadians, I think it's fun to speculate on available Canadians in Europe; we should cut the OP some slack! Secondly, out of the players mentioned I think I'd take Kevin McKenna over the rest. He is a household name in Germany and if TFC could afford him then why not? Plus, he could play as a striker sometimes too. Hargreaves (if you consider him Canadian) would be a major health risk but on the right contract it might be worthwhile, and Stalteri is on his last legs too but for the right contract, maybe. McKenna and Hargreaves are probably best suited to TFC's new style, though. For what it's worth I voted for Kevin.
Last edited by Milky; 03-07-2011 at 08:27 AM.
Stalteri and McKenna would be great to watch on this team but both being past the apex of their careers I would not offer up a DP spot for either. These moves would be a retirement plan and a testimonial for Canadian Services rendered.
The third name you mentioned has nothing to do with our country anymore.
Last edited by Fort York Redcoat; 03-07-2011 at 08:40 AM.
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Stalteri still might be able to help TFC, but only because TFC's fullbacks are so poor
McKenna still have some gas left, and will be able to contribute.
But deffo not as DPs
as for that other guy, he's had what, 2 games in last 3 years? unless he can prove his match fitness, not wort risking a DP for
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I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: A pretty move, for the love of God.
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I dont give a damn which team or country performs it.
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didn't we already try the Canadian DP experiment. Canadian and DP should not even be said in the same sentence.
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none of the above
we already have canadians at the end of their careers on the team
we need the new young canadians comming up through the acadamies
wow 2016 and things are looking up --- come on you reds lets go
None of them....perhaps Mckenna but only for $150K maximum....
I am pleasantly surprised at the reaction in this thread. It doesn't matter where the player is from, if he's the right fit, sign him up. So having said that, none of these players are worth DP money in the MLS, Canadian or not.
I look at Dallas and RSL as the models for us. They play an attractive style and were right there, in contention all the way.
Neither has a big focus on systems, or DPs.
What they both have is talented South Americans at the right price.
We don't put enough pressure on management to deliver that for us.
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
Truth!
Of the three listed I'd only be interested in McKenna. However, not as a DP or that level of pay. I emphasize interested because I have not seem him play in some time and have no idea if his level of play has dropped off or at what rate.
Heres an Idea. rather than focus on Canadian / Non-Canadian lets get a DP that benefits the squad the most. Regardless of Origin.
Why is it so difficult to expect seeing the best local talent play for their local team at a reasonable price?
We all know the factors involved by now so I disagree that we have to go one place or another but as we can see around the league reasonable SA talent will play in MLS.
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who voted for owen? i want their names and address
^^ +1.
That would get my vote.
No one in the MLS has the class of Owen Hargreaves.
Having said that, i wouldn't give him a contract based on the fact that his career looks to be over prematurely. You can't cure chronic tendinitis.
I like Kevin Mckenna, but not at DP money. Having three Canadian DP's seems like a waste.
this is suppose to be a joke of the day thread right?
Is Whoregreaves still playing?
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