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wow 2016 and things are looking up --- come on you reds lets go
The Red Patch Boys are proud to announce that the RPB 2012 Man of the Year is Richard Eckersley! Eckersley won the final vote over Milos Kocic and Terry Dunfield in a vote of RPB members.
And the winner of the TFC Academy journal for the final round of voting is lintberg!
Thanks to all of the people who participated in the vote!
Last edited by CoachGT; 11-05-2012 at 08:32 AM.
Congratulations Richard Eckersley and lintberg. Thank you Coach for all your hard work with the RPB 2012 Man of the Year!
"Failure simply isn't an option at this stage. TFC pushed its chips to the middle of the table when it splurged on Bradley and Defoe and reinforced its bet by making savvy acquisitions elsewhere. This collection of players is capable of delivering on the promises made during the close season. There are no more excuses available for TFC. Only success will continue the process of atoning for the past and establishing a higher standard for the future." FOX Sports
a ha ha heh he hoo.. ha
Evil will always triumph over good because good is dumb.
The Dynasty Continues - RWN - Champions SoctoberFest! '11, GoTFC Supporters Cup '10. Indoor Cup '10, '09, Niagara Cup '08 & '09. Be Champions. 6 for 8 :)
Sorry if it's a re-post, but saw this and thought it worth a chuckle:
http://deadspin.com/canada/
"Canada gifted Tanzania with a custom Toronto FC shirt. Tanzania responded by immediately breaking off diplomatic relations. "
http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/...-away-from-san
Wondo on the move? Asking either for a DP salary or be sold to Europe
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
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 don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Originally Posted by Yohan
Does Fulham need another Yank?
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
I'll be interested to see how this plays out. Let's see what the league has learned over the past few years after a few sagas with Twellman, Cooper, and Brek Shea.
They shouldn't strong arm their employees but they shouldn't cave either. I hope to see something that shows they can strike a balance and think of their long-term business interests.
MLS strikers past few years that went to Europe didn't pan out. At best, Wondo is going to 2nd tier league and the league is going to wonder if letting Wondo leave is going to benefit the league overall.
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
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 don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
^ Has to be a case-by-case basis though. Donovan (although not a striker) had a few good spells in Europe.
I think something like eredivisie, league one, or lower table bundesliga could be in his range.
Donovan is also an exception case off the field as the US poster boy. He fits the marketing angle the league wants with DP's better than most others in the league.
Wondo is tricky for them. You don't want players to strong arm you, but you also don't want to set a precedent for MLS talent that regardless of how good you become in the league, you need to leave to make real money.
Depends of if the league is focusing the DP rule on marketing or on field success.
Losing Wondo would be real negative to the quality of play in the league... Hard to replace a stud striker like MLS, esp when he is 29, and he's got few good years left.
MLS FO might think it may be just better to keep Wondo in the league, just like they did with Joseph and Twellman (block their transfer deals for the 'good of the league')
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
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 don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
I question if that's really good for the league though. Sure you hold onto your one guy, but if potential signings think you're unfair, they will steer clear of the league.
It's not like players groping over transfers is a new story but some of the stuff MLS has been accused of in the past is pretty crappy (example: refusing to give players their cut of the transfer, which is unheard of elsewhere).
Goalie does trick shots. Pretty cool
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
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 don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
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