TFC 2013 general player moves/speculation/etc.

[Haddy]

Is there anything factually wrong about that?

The idea is simple.

If Payne says anything , it's a smoke show.
If Nelly says something, there's a chance.

Nelly said he's hoping tomorrow.
Pretty specific, no?

Nelly and Co said something was coming down and Rey did, after a while, but a name was added.

Oh I get it.

My facepalm was me admitting how ridiculously stupid my earlier statement was.

[Gilberto9]

Maybe not but Felipe wasn't great playing for Winterthur or Lugano of the Swiss league. Lindpere didn't exactly tear up Norway either. MLS is a weird thing. You can take a player who should tear up the league and they don't or you can score some scrub from an obscure Euro league or second division and they can become very useful. You never know until the player gets some minutes over here.

And Payne took the right approach to give the players a chance to play MLS football before signing them to contracts. That's just how the MLS is.

[Richard]

Or what , I ask.

Iceland is a country, you mean Nordic Countries, Nothing wrong with Nordic Countries, Sweden and Denmark have featured in many a World Cup and Euro Cup, just saying.

Talent can come from the most unusal places. Oh I know, there will be the Country Pedigree Comments by the experts, but just saying!!

My concern is that we waste an international spot on a backup, if there is a fee required to get him he better be a starter. I have no doubt talent can come from the places you mention, naturally I'm hesitant because of the past 7 years of crap.

[Red I]

My concern is that we waste an international spot on a backup, if there is a fee required to get him he better be a starter. I have no doubt talent can come from the places you mention, naturally I'm hesitant because of the past 7 years of crap.

Transfermarkt lists his contract expired June 30th. Might be a free

[notthesun]

So help me god if another TFC official teases yet another signing that never comes to fruition. Just decline to comment if the media is that insistent, ffs. Getting tired of waking up on supposed "signing days" only for nothing at all to be announced.

[Dave67]

Agents to deal with, players to deal with, their own paperwork to deal with, the league to deal with.. it's not surprising they can't nail down a specific day. I'd just rather get a text saying 'Toronto FC has has signed ....' than get too wound up in the gossip of who may or may not be coming. This thread is more for entertainment purposes than anything else, hence the inclusion of the word 'speculation'.

[Marc"2L"]

Totti plays one half for Roma, puts on an MLS All star kit as a special selection from The Don, announced as representing the East for TFC.

Announced by the Don at half time. Right after talking about how much money Chivas will have to shell out for being what they have become.

This is that fun speculation people talk about, it's a race to the absurd!

[markie8002000]

Someone on twitter google translated an article that was posted earlier in the day on Elmer and here it is. http://translate.google.ca/translate...905%2F&act=url

[19Barrett19]

Totti would be the slowest player in mls no thanks

[Derko]

My concern is that we waste an international spot on a backup, if there is a fee required to get him he better be a starter. I have no doubt talent can come from the places you mention, naturally I'm hesitant because of the past 7 years of crap.

We all feel that. I know the frustration also.

Cheers

[Detroit_TFC]

Colorado released Kevin Harbottle. Might be a cheap pickup.

[Yohan]

Colorado released Kevin Harbottle. Might be a cheap pickup.

injury prone plus int spot. pass.

[Marc"2L"]

My guess, everything got done today, but the league won't put the stamp till tomorrow or told TFC they have to wait. Tonight is about the best, not the building.

[69Chevy396]

Totti would be the slowest player in mls no thanks

If he can play for Roma he can play for any MLS club.

[[NBF]]

AS Roma, has the same usual names but nothing glaring. Totti and DeRossi.

Bradley, will be in the lineup.

There's a reasonable chance that MLS All-Stars can win this by a couple goals difference.

[69Chevy396]

AS Roma, has the same usual names but nothing glaring. Totti and DeRossi.

Bradley, will be in the lineup.

There's a reasonable chance that MLS All-Stars can win this by a couple goals difference.

These games are never about winning. Nobody wants to get injured in a meaningless contest. I will be watching, and cheering for Roma, a club I have been supporting for decades.

[jazzy]

Morgan is another Marvel Wynne - great speed, not so great skill.

true in many ways, but he's not as costly and there were many here who wanted to keep Wynne,....he has his role, and at a cost.

[Red CB Toronto]

Anyone going to check out the Roma training session next Tuesday night at BMO Field?

[jazzy]

Directed towards the guy(s) bashing Richard Eckersley,

He's a natural rightback, willing to play leftback/centreback for the club and do whatever it takes on the backline to battle the full 90 minutes a match. Were you at the last match? Our little monsoon? Did you see Eckersley go down, Caldwell motion for him to be changed, and Eckersley refused for what could only be the reason that he wanted to push for the win? He swapped to leftback that very match to accommodate Lambe playing rightback.

I'm all for Canadian talent but c'mon now you're going to compare Eckersley to Morgan? I'm not even a Manchester United fan but he was brought up through THEIR academy and if i'm correct won a few youth tournaments with them. Morgan? Yeah, he came up through the TFC Academy.

If you want to argue that Eckersley can't cross, gets caught out of position, and is weak on the right side. I'll refuse to agree, and point out the only reason Morgan MAY have been having success down the left last year was Koevermans natural finishing ability while Eckersley played centreback a fair amount. Also was he not Red Patch Boy man of the year? The mans a warrior. You're comparing a young canadian boy learning the game to a developed player in Eckersley.

Just because he's overpaid doesn't mean he's a rubbish player.

maybe still keep him only at half his cost, Ecks is caught out of position constantly, and doesn't cross . His pass? the last game should have been a simple timed cross/pass but he's always so wound up he overpowers everything, and blasted it past the forward,.....one has to slow down and use ones head to step up a level... good or bad he's simply on overdrive always and that with a smart opposition can be used against you. And lets not mention his temper. Everyone here is always all over Henry for that yet Ecks is allowed to blow anytime. he's not rubbish, don't know where you get that. And just because RPB's voted him MVP......No idea why. We tend to love passion. regardless. And lets not regard the United connection, thats long gone.......If TFCis full of Ecks how does that help Canadian soccer?? There is a future need for Canadian players to succeed. PS never a bashing?..Ironically....It is response to the Morgan stream of hate. Like Dero locals love to jump all over their own instead of supporting them. Now that is fook'd...

[trane]

Totti would be the slowest player in mls no thanks

Hahahahaha. No thanks to Totti, from a Barrett fan. hahahahaha.

[Wince]

Totti would be the slowest player in mls no thanks

Good thing he's got a job in Serie A since he's too slow for MLS, otherwise he'd have nothing. LOL

[zamperina]

Totti would be the slowest player in mls no thanks

Ya Totti is over the Hill...BAWAHAHA!

He just proved in a PRESEASON EXHIBITION GAME that he's as good or better than anyone in MLS.

[Nuvinho]

TFC always sign players on a thursday...the swiss is coming today.

[Pint]

Probably right... This was posted on twitter last night

@callitfootball: Jonas Elmer says his goodbyes, expects to fly to Toronto, der Landbote reports http://t.co/DEX3wCif0y

[Oldtimer]

Totti would be the slowest player in mls no thanks

it will take a while before people forget this statement.

[brad]

Issue with signing a guy like Totti is not his quality today (he still is quality), it's how long of a contract he would want. I suspect he'd not come year to year, and you run a real risk that in the 2nd or 3rd year he breaks down/drops off and you have your DP money & slot sunk into him. That's what happened with Frings.

[bones]

I feel like the principal in Ferris Bueller's day off.

So, anyone at TFC like to announce something?

anyone
anyone

Bueller
Bueller

[Milanista]

it will take a while before people forget this statement.

Lol you gotta love idiots who don't watch Serie A and make comments like that eh? Totti in MLS would destroy the league as long as he has a striker that can score goals. Totti's passing abilities are simply insane and he doesn't need speed to play. Speed isn't everything in football look at the Italian team, not built on speed and arguably top 3-5 team in the world. I would take being techinically gifted over speed any day of the week. But Totti will retire in Roma, he won't come to MLS. I don;t think TFC will sign that big player this yr

[Milanista]

Ya Totti is over the Hill...BAWAHAHA!

He just proved in a PRESEASON EXHIBITION GAME that he's as good or better than anyone in MLS.

Totti would be the best player by far in MLS, lets be serious. I hate Roma and never been a Totti fan, but his passing is simply unreal. TFC need to go after less "fast" players who simply only run and go for more technically gifted ones

[MartinUtd]

Totti would tear this league apart