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    Default Sounders FC and Blaise Nkufo cut ties

    Figure he may go to Vancouver to play. What about TFC trying to get him here for 1 year...knows the dutch system.

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    wow.. shocker!

    only 11 games with Sounders... but 5 goals.

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    Someone get his agent on the phone!

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    interesting. i wonder why? im sure thatd have a huge impact as to whether or not he gets signed again in the league

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    Can't hurt to inquire.

    Though I wonder what happened in training to made them cut ties?

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    He said he was going to retire in 2012, so maybe Seattle figured they could get in a DP who would be longer term.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ossington Mental Youth View Post
    interesting. i wonder why? im sure thatd have a huge impact as to whether or not he gets signed again in the league
    Here's some more info:
    The Seattle Sounders FC announced Tuesday afternoon that it has cut ties with forward Blaise Nkufo and that the details of his status "are being negotiated by Sounders FC, the player's representative and Major League Soccer."

    A source told 97.3 KIRO FM's Bill Swartz earlier in the day that Nkufo was not happy with the style of play coach Sigi Schmid was asking of him and that the Swiss striker came to the team last week and asked for a trade.
    The 35-year-old Nkufo has family in Vancouver, British Columbia, so it would make sense if he would like to join the expansion Whitecaps. Toronto FC is another possibility.
    http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=444599&nid=418


    He earned $480,000 last year with Seattle:

    http://www.mlsplayers.org/files/augu...n__by_club.pdf
    Last edited by BayernTFC; 03-15-2011 at 08:12 PM.

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    mero would flip.

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    They figure OBW is a better option.....haha (btw, he is starting tonight for Seattle)

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    We should sign him. Hang the age. His consistent scoring rate, positional sense and finishing skill would instantly make him our best option up top.

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    yeah prob Van, question is whether they have room under their cap, want him and what they can give seattle

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    We have the cap space and NEED atleast a one year bandaid at the striker position. TAKE HIM!!!

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    I'd take him but not on DP money. I didn't miss a game he played last year and I'm really not confident the dude would put the ball in the net in Toronto. It's a much different team then Seattle is.

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    Im sure Winter will have Mariner make some inquiries.
    I'd be surprissed if he doesn't end up in Vancouver though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pachuco View Post
    I'd take him but not on DP money.
    Well it sounds like the Sounders will eat part of his contract:

    Sounders FC and Blaise Nkufo have ended their professional relationship

    RENTON, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC and Blaise Nkufo have mutually agreed to end the Swiss forward’s association with the club, effective immediately, it was announced today.


    The details of Nkufo’s status are being negotiated by Sounders FC, the player’s representative and Major League Soccer.
    “This move improves our flexibility with regard to the salary cap,” said Hanauer.


    Transaction: Seattle Sounders (MLS) - Announced FW Blaise Nkufo is no longer with the club.
    http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Artic...-Cut-Ties.aspx



    He's no longer on Seatlle's roster page:

    http://www.soundersfc.com/Team/Roster.aspx

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    Nkufo was $480,000 for half a season last year. He'd definetely be a DP for a full season. I think he'd make a nice bandaid striker for a season though and I'm excited about the possibility.
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    The Whitecaps have no interest in Blaise Nkufo. #MLS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stryker View Post
    Nkufo was $480,000 for half a season last year. He'd definetely be a DP for a full season. I think he'd make a nice bandaid striker for a season though and I'm excited about the possibility.
    This is what I find confusing. Was the $480,000 not his projected earnings for a full season?

    Nkufo made $480,000 in base salary last season, but as a designated player would have hit the salary cap at $335,000. The flexibility could ease the arrival of Argentine midfielder Mauro Rosales, whose signing is expected to be announced soon.
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...derside16.html

    Wouldn't the cap hit be $167,500 if his salary was for a half season?

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    Was just watching the LA-SEA game and the word is that Nkufo didn't want to play up-top striker and wanted to drop into a looser, more creative CAM kind of role. Sound like anyone you know? And whoever said it higher is right, D-Money would lose his shit if Nkufo came here on a salary higher than his. It'd be bedlam.

    Or, you know, TFC trades D-Money to Seattle for Nkufo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nuvinho View Post
    ProvinceWeber

    The Whitecaps have no interest in Blaise Nkufo. #MLS
    That was fast for them to comment.

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    I gotta say that a Martina----Nkufo----DeRo trio up front excites me quite abit.
    Not full blown wood or anything mind you, but you know... it definitely moved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stryker View Post
    I gotta say that a Martina----Nkufo----DeRo trio up front excites me quite abit.
    Not full blown wood or anything mind you, but you know... it definitely moved.
    Perhaps you missed grinded some blue pills in with that to make it move?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boban View Post
    Perhaps you missed grinded some blue pills in with that to make it move?
    how do you know they're blue?

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    I actually don't like this move, not with our new style and squad. Nkufo was a consistent scorer last season for sure, but it sounds like he's a bit of a stick-in-the-mud and if we're just looking for a quality big man up front then we already (potentially) have Ornock. Also, the current average age of our squad is 25 years old (!!!) and that number is only going to get younger once we sign guys like Omphroy (I guess that's a done deal, actually), Cordon, Gold, etc.... Nkufo is 35 years old and would easily become our oldest player (we currently only have 2 over the age of 30 and only 3 not in their 20's or younger)! I just don't think it's good value for money, especially considering what he made last season. There are better options out there that would fit into our system (not to mention that I think he'll be joining Vancouver anyway).

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    van says they arent interested.
    if there are better options, how come we havent trialed them/signed them?

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    On one hand, he did have a good strike rate for Seattle last year, but the question remains would he fit well with the system that Winter is trying to implement? Does he have the same mental disposition as the others who were signed, etc, etc...

    There are a lot of questions that only the TFC staff can answer so it's difficult to say whether Nkufo would be a good idea or no.

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    lets not start the mo saga again and sign players as quick fixes
    lets bring up the youth and support them
    wow 2016 and things are looking up --- come on you reds lets go

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    Nkufo's strike rate last season projected over a 34 game schedule would have translated to approximately 15 goals. It's tempting, but with only one centre forward/striker in Winter's system, Santos would be relegated to the bench. Considering Nkufo's likely price tag, I think TFC should focus on acquiring more talent on the wings and start the season with Santos at CF and Gordon as his backup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scooter View Post
    lets not start the mo saga again and sign players as quick fixes
    +1 .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Milky View Post
    I actually don't like this move, not with our new style and squad. Nkufo was a consistent scorer last season for sure, but it sounds like he's a bit of a stick-in-the-mud and if we're just looking for a quality big man up front then we already (potentially) have Ornock. Also, the current average age of our squad is 25 years old (!!!) and that number is only going to get younger once we sign guys like Omphroy (I guess that's a done deal, actually), Cordon, Gold, etc.... Nkufo is 35 years old and would easily become our oldest player (we currently only have 2 over the age of 30 and only 3 not in their 20's or younger)! I just don't think it's good value for money, especially considering what he made last season. There are better options out there that would fit into our system (not to mention that I think he'll be joining Vancouver anyway).
    Quote Originally Posted by ManUtd4ever View Post
    Nkufo's strike rate last season projected over a 34 game schedule would have translated to approximately 15 goals. It's tempting, but with only one centre forward/striker in Winter's system, Santos would be relegated to the bench. Considering Nkufo's likely price tag, I think TFC should focus on acquiring more talent on the wings and start the season with Santos at CF and Gordon as his backup.
    I think it would be worth getting him under contract, even at DP money for a season. The cap hit is maxed out on a DP so anything over that we shouldn't care and we have space for a DP. I'll take 15 goals a season out of a striker. How many times has that happened for TFC? Never.

    Injuries and fixture congestion are all things that should be considered and having quality depth at striker is not a bad thing.

    I don't see age being a strong enough reason to stay away from him either. As long as he's shown he can be an effective player which he has. In fact having his experience there could be of great benefit to younger players.

    There obviously something about Ornoch that the coaching staff see to not offer him a contract after a long look.

    I really don't see why TFC shouldn't look very hard at the possibility of signing him.

 

 

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