Officially on loan at TFC
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/02/hogan-ephraim-acquired-loan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan_Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim thread
Officially on loan at TFC
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/02/hogan-ephraim-acquired-loan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan_Ephraim
“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'm trying to find his recent stats.
Has he actually played a professional game since spring 2012?
Interview with Ephraim. The interviewer is an idiot (IMO!) but shows how Ephraim has been treated at QPR and how he fell down the leagues on loan. He seem like a sensible kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VppeKmihsU
Yeah, he's fallen really far down the pecking order at QPR. He's only played in that FA Cup loss to MK Dons. Hopefully he works hard with us, and we can sign him permenantly.
He's not in the 25 man premiership squad for QPR, so he can't play any league games for them! There are several players at QPR with that same problem right now. They have a bunch of players outside the 25 listed to play in the league.Originally Posted by Justin10000
All there.
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sounds like Ephraim feels he's been treated pretty shabbily by QPR, so he may not want to re-sign with QPR
“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
Not a lot of goals but I'm sure he'll probably make it up with movement and defending.
we'll get to see if Ryan Nelsen has a good eye for talent and how it will translate in the MLS.
I'm pretty encouraged. The guy has a good pedigree and has played on some good teams. Stats seem lacking i cans see how it's hard for younger players to get into english first teams.
He only made the bench if the stats at QPR's site are correct - http://www.qpr.co.uk/fixtures-result...atchid=3590359
The most recent appearance I can find for him was an April 2012 substitution in the 78th minute playing for Bristol City in the Championship, with his last start earlier the same month against Nottingham Forest - however he never seemed to play a full match for Bristol. The last full match I can find that he played was in December 2011 for (then) League One Charlton Athletic.
Hopefully this works well for us - though I wonder how long before he will be match fit. And his frequent loans give me pause.
I hope his ITC comes in before Saturday.
I'm excited to see what he can do.
Can anyone confirm the length of the loan deal? the QPR website says it's until June 30th??????
http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/27...to-684319.aspx
Wileman is saying the same thing.
Earlier it was reported as a full year loan... hopefully we can secure him for longer if he does well.
edit: He'll be available for Saturday.
Last edited by notthesun; 02-27-2013 at 02:22 PM.
Yeah he only has a contract with QPR until June 30th, so they can't loan him out any longer then that. So if we want him we'll have to decide by then.
As per me in another thread :
Yeah according to this: http://www.tribalfootball.com/articl...1#.US5YKDB9ZEU
And this: http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/lon...2029-30497575/
His contract with QPR expires this MLS summer transfer window...
That tweet from Dobson says that TFC is "hopeful" he will be available Saturday. They've been "hopeful" of lots of things lots of times. We shall see if it actually pans out.
Ahh, not sure how I missed that actually. My brain only registered "Ephraim", "comes through in time" and "Saturday", subliminal optimism I guess.
Awesome - we now have (Hulk) Hogan Ephraim.
Hey, same here. First I was all excited, thought it was a done deal. Didn't notice the "hopeful" part until later.Ahh, not sure how I missed that actually. My brain only registered "Ephraim", "comes through in time" and "Saturday", subliminal optimism I guess.
Whatcha gonna do when 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) winger/striker from Archway, London, England runs wild on you brother?!!!
Ephraim scores game winner on the 90th min. Runs to the South End and rips his jersey like Hulk Hogan. The ladies of RPB swoons
“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
We should make up a chant for Ephraim to the tune of "Hogan's Heroes".
Does he have a Brooke to bring along?Awesome - we now have (Hulk) Hogan Ephraim.
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Interesting. But completely impossible to assess at this point.
Nelsen obviously knows what he is getting, so that's good.
With British players, it's hard to really have an opinion without knowing what they are getting paid (cap hit). The price of eggs can be so crazy over there.
I was excited about Ecks until I saw his salary in black and white. To remind you, Ecks played for Burnley, an utterly meaningless club. A far lesser club than QPR.
Last edited by ensco; 02-27-2013 at 06:41 PM.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Fixed that for you.
Last edited by maxpower; 02-27-2013 at 07:19 PM.
He looks pretty good to go here: http://www.torontofc.ca/video/2013/0...bruary-27-2013Ahh, not sure how I missed that actually. My brain only registered "Ephraim", "comes through in time" and "Saturday", subliminal optimism I guess.
I found a reference to him on QPR's website playing in a reserve match in October, so he may have picked up some minutes although not with the senior team. Didn't find anything recently in terms of competitive matches.
To add - he (Ecks) didn't even play for them. Was loaned out to League One sides before coming here.
Played in couple of cup matches for Burnley
“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
After being a fan favourite for a season or two, Hogan turns heel after hitting Nelsen with a leg drop during warm-up. Along with (Jeremy) Hall and (Martin) Nash he declares the New World Organization and runs riot over MLSE.
They're a founding member of the Football League ffs. My head is about to explode.
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