i dont think odea and ephraim are going anywhere,maybe the COCH is workng on getting some players ther can res permit.
i dont think odea and ephraim are going anywhere,maybe the COCH is workng on getting some players ther can res permit.
I liked Ephraim yesterday, so I would like it if he stayed and developed with the team, but the short term loan (until June) is making me suspicious.Originally Posted by reggie
im thinking Russel is only a temp,if they were high on him why wouldnt they start him yesterday(was he on the bench)whats going on with Bostock?
i heard that his contract with QPR is done in june,hence the loan must end in june,so i guess they can try to sign after that if they want.
Taylor Morgan is also an international player. I can see him getting release in the summer to make room for new signings.
Hmmm... that is an odd one.
too bad...the guy has size and some pace...im wondering why he doesnt have his green card,he went to school in the states.
I think the most likely player to get cut is T Morgan (unless he has a green card). If we're looking to bring in an Argentinian DP striker, it makes sense to get rid of the player who is both an international and the worst of the strikers. Can Eckersley be cut without having to buy out part of his contract?
When is Ecks contract done?
I wouldn't spend any energy on figuring out the slots.
It's going to be a revolving door around here this year.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I see Ryan Johnson missed two decent chances at a late winner for Portland against NYRB. What else is new?
Plata meanwhile with a wonderful assist for RSL's first against San Jose. Just watch this be his breakout year...
^Yeah, was thinking the same thing last night after that assist - watch him be the latest player to really turn it on after leaving TFC. And were it not for Johnson's two misses at a game-winning goal, we might be talking about him as well.
That overhead kick was vintage Johnson. Look really good, miss just enough to make the home fans groan and the away team glad it was him.
Plata looked GREAT and RSL uses him exactly as he is to be used, a 65 minute sub... yes, it was actually the 65th minute that they brought him in.
That was a great game!
Plata had his breakout season 2 years ago! This year he will just prove that he wasn't a one hit wonder. I think we can discount last season as some kind of personal issues between him and TFC. I'm fairly sure Plata will have a good season this year.
You know what I would chalk up last year to?
HIM NOT FREAKING PLAYING!!!
Did he even break 150-200 mins?
Short Pants didn't even put him on the bench as a sub!
I misguidedly asked that Mariner be given some time but in retrospect that amount of damage he did to the club is unbelievable.
Did he do ANYTHING good other than O'Dea?
Yeah, he got canned as quickly as possible.
Plata was already being benched by Winter, so I think thre were things going on prior to Winter departing. I doubt if that was all down to Mariner in this case.
I'm not sure if Payne had any other choice when he took over (ie. if Plata had requested a move), but we'll regret letting Plata go. I was a huge advocate of keeping him as a late game sub here.
Plata most certainly didn't want to be here. Too bad, I think his experience under Nelsen would have been very different. Kudos to Kreis and Co. for taking advantage of the situation and picking him up.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
The problem is, how long do you think Plata will be content with this role?
I've always thought he was best in that role. He can't handle a full 90, as he would disappear for long stretches.
But it seemed like he saw himself as more than a come-off-the-bench player, and wasn't particularily happy with that role.
Maybe I'm wrong, but unless he begins to get in the starting XI, I could still see him running off home again.
Plata is probably happier in Salt Lake for a whole bunch of reasons:
- it's a stable setup
- they have a whole bunch of players he can learn something from
- they have a number of Spanish speaking players
- it's a city with a significant hispanic population (I think around 25%)
- it's a championship contender
Of course he'd be happy to be a sub there, vs here
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Overrated player after a handful of decent performances. They benched him here because he'd become a one trick pony. I've watched him twice with RSL, and in both games he ignored his defensive responsibilities completely. He's too small to play wing regularly without the accompanying speed required to use his small center of gravity in all parts of the pitch, is pushed off the ball easily and has a higher opinion of his own skills, from the way he plays, than he should have.
He won't become a starter there and international slots arent' usually used for roleplayers. There was a reason his home team didn't want him.
Time heals all wounds, I guess. You guys forget how anonymous Plata was here during almost every game, and not because of tactical decisions but because every defender in the league figured out how to stop him in very short order (pun not intended). They've been away during the offseason, so perhaps Plata has learned an additional move or two, but he's no great player and we shouldn't be sad about his departure.
Toronto FC linked with Alfredo Mejia and Ricardo Barrios
now? or in the summer...roster spots?
I also saw Kristian Jack's tweet on this...
Any info on this Barrios kid?
All I can find is that he's a 19 y/o MF who is owned by Motagua.
He doesn't seem to have really even played for Motagua's first team.
Anyone with the name Alfredo is welcome.
would love peralta and lopez instead
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