Where is Usanov anyway?Originally Posted by Oldtimer
I prefer Preki and his Eastern European rejects.
Where is Usanov anyway?I prefer Preki and his Eastern European rejects.
John Molinaro @JohnMolinaro1m
Payne says #tfc still have sights on 2 major attacking players. Hopes to sign them in next 2 weeks.
John Molinaro @JohnMolinaro19s
Payne said deal for a major player fell through. Wouldn't say who. Declined to comment on Maxi Moralez reports and on Urruti's status.
Sure, but be fair here. You're saying there wasn't a LOT more expectations in this window than ever - considering what Payne and Leiweke said? Then you're probably the only one left not disappointed. Expectations were sky high.
Anyway, window is over, but we still have signings in our sight - but I'm not expecting anything this time. Payne & Co. have yet to deliver.
John Molinaro @JohnMolinaro21s
Payne says #tfc still have sights on 2 major attacking players. Hopes to sign them in next 2 weeks.
John Molinaro @JohnMolinaro45s
Payne says fans shouldn't worry. Attacking reinforcements of DP quality are coming who weren't subject to transfer deadline.
LOL, they must be great then..
They will be announced as soon as the renewal period ends, trust me they will be great, and don't forget to renew your seasons
Well they have until sep. 15...
Well, Urutti is obviously still a target. So I think there's a pretty good chance we'll get him in the end.
Hmm....Payne presser on TFC TV later today by the sounds of things.
Condescending Larsen article in about 7 hours?
I am pretty happy we didn't take Forlan. I will tell you that. Wasn't pleased with that whole concept at all. I of course wanted the Euro Maxi but he wasn't into it so what can you do? Rey and Elmer, even though I haven't seen much are pluses. Bloom and Thomas are depth. I will assume Urruti is one of the players Payne is mentioning and if he is and we get him then we came out of this window with what I wanted; depth, cap space, and most importantly young players.
Haha, still have a soft spot for him - hope he catches on somewhere. He'd be one more attacking option anyway, something of which we're not exactly in abundance. And he's played in this league.
Seriously, someone put a muzzle on Payne.
Regardless of Urruti, what free agent DP quality players are out there??
right but how many of these types of DP quality players are out of contract? Most would be out of contract for a reason. Same old story at TFC, rather depressing.. Im sad, just want a decent team for once..
Yawn. Tired of this back and forth with Payne. Needlessly raising expectations. Just give a non-answer ("we continue to pursue transfer targets"), keep working and surprise us for once. Again, if you miss this "next two weeks" deadline, you're just embarrassing yourself, and in a way which is completely avoidable.
Probably lots if you want to overpay. And by overpay, I mean really overpay.
Id rather they kept their mouths shut, money and DP spots in their pockets and wait till next Summer and after the World Cup.
This tweet could have been today, one week ago, two weeks ago, one month ago. Seriously, Payne, STFU and just get the signings in before saying anything again.
Tons, man. Just search Wikipedia for "footballer free agent -American"
There are some good names in there.
Cole won't be coming. He's a premier level goal scorer, even if he's getting older, and after the four teams interested in the prem, there are another five or six interested in the championship.
I consider this window a very bad sign. As much as Lieweke is lauded for LA, it was a total fuckup when he was actually involved (read the Beckham experiment); so far, Payne also looks like a remnant of the older league.
There are many, many free agents AND cheaper league players out there we could have obtained in this window. Our reputation outside of MLS is hardly known, so that's not really an issue, particularly with the money available.
This window, so far, has been an abject failure and does not look good on their abilities to scout and close a deal.
Oh never mind, now his timeline is an attacking player in a week and another the following week.
Put up or shut up.
I wouldn't assume the 2nd player would be this season. Could be Urruti and a DP pre-contract announcement for January. The way things are going, it'll be Urruti and Earnshaw re-signed for another year.
Doesn't seem to have played much recently but Carlos Alberto, Ex of Porto and Vasco, is a free agent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alberto_de_Jesus
Slim pickings for FA's in Argentina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Acevedo would be the pick of a bad bunch.
Last edited by Areathrasher; 08-09-2013 at 11:34 AM.
Look at his record. He gets loaned out more than Freddy Adu.
Think this guy needs to re-train his media strategy for a market that will actually pay attention to what he says.
So I think it's clear they still have their sights set on Urruti, but who could the other DP quality attacking player be who's currently out of contract???
Last edited by Suds; 08-09-2013 at 11:46 AM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvan_Ebanks-Blake
Surely you're not being serious, because Google. Even Mariner knew how to use Wikipedia, too.
He looks terrible. Quality of clubs he's playing for has steadily gone down and no good performances to speak of since 2009. Maybe if he can wrap his head around earning 150k in MLS you'd take a shot at it but otherwise it's not worth it.
I'm having a look through Transfermarkt to see what free agents are available and there isn't any DP talent. I posted 2 players further up the page but they are hardly DP quality.
Yes, that's right, footballers sit around Googling to see if they'll like the club their agent is talking to.
Be serious, man. We had a horrible five years before Torsten Frings and Danny K signed. Yet they signed.
Money talks. If a team having losing records prevented them from signing players, nobody would play for half the teams in Europe.
I posted Carlos Alberto to show what type of free agents are available. Not saying we should sign him.
It's speaking more to where the hell are these free agent attacking DP quality players coming from when anyone decent has probably signed elsewhere by now given the European leagues are starting to kick into gear.
Transfermarkt is no more of a useful source than any other. Many, many players aren't up to date on there, or haven't been scouted, or haven't been sourced. It's an amateur database; pro databases cost money and are a lot more accurate. They include game film, contract details, club contacts ... the works.
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