Wilmington announcement was for a new logo and website. We'll have to wait a bit more for the partnership if it is happening.
Wilmington announcement was for a new logo and website. We'll have to wait a bit more for the partnership if it is happening.
I hope if a partnership is announced that its only for 1 year, or we are fielding our own USLPro team in 2015. It would be good for the fans and supporters
Hearing that Toronto FC soon will be announcing an affiliation with USL Pro's Wilmington Hammerheads.
https://twitter.com/BrianStraus/stat...20945011044352
It's official... 1 year deal which to me says that we will own/operate our own team in 2015
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/01...ers-wilmington
Does anyone know how these partnerships work as far as loaning and recalling players, and the Cap implications?
My head goes to NHL cap-world, where a player's cap hit is only applied pro-rated based on the # of days he is recalled, and does not count on days he is assigned to the minors.
Would MLS work similar?
Someone really needs to infiltrate Garber's office and create a capgeek.com for MLS!!!
I'm pretty sure there is no limits on sending/recall, as long as MLS domestic transfer window is open.Originally Posted by gdg_9
“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
“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
Rollins: Canadians aren't considered foreign players in USL-Pro, so we can send as many as we like to Wilmington.
As per Larson, Wilmington and TFC will collaborate on choosing loanees, and loanees will be guaranteed playing time.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...s-free-youtube
seems like a great idea
"Soccer in North America continues to grow in popularity, and with it the demand to watch games.
In response, USL PRO announced Friday every game of the 2014 season, including the playoffs, will be streamed free on YouTube through individual team channels. Additionally, matches will be archived so they can be accessed on-demand by viewers, and the league plans to provide other video highlights on their own YouTube channel."
Excellent. The USL deal was such a great idea for MLS. Now imagine when TFC fields their own team, they'll have total control over how their young guys get developed. A much needed step between academy and MLS.
It's about time.
Better late than never. We should plan a Wilmington invasion road trip.
If the team is run as a development team, I doubt it's everyone's cup of tea. The best players and/or team will not always be on the field. wingers will go 1v1 just to test themselves, defenders will try to play out the back when they haven't developed that skill set - it might not be pretty. I will defintely keep up online though!
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I would certainly be up for that. We have to support the youngsters and let them know they haven't been forgotten!
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
would probably be down... doesn't appear to be far from Myrtle Beach. No schedules out yet though
Alternatively going to rochester for a wilmington away game is another much closer option.
and... we sing TFC songs at Wilmington game? seems a bit disrespectful to Hammerheads
“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 like that idea.
My four loanees:
Roberts
Bekker
Apracio
Welshman
I know everyone's going to say jayham, but I think they should keep him. He has lots to learn from dero,defoe, and berto.
We can send AT LEAST ⁴ which in my mind suggests we might send more. No sense in keeping Hamilton if he's not going to play, there will be plenty of time for him to learn from Defoe and Dero
Wouldn't be surprised if we kept Bekker as he's supposedly shown improvement recently and we will need depth in that position
Roberts, Apracio, Welshmen, Hamilton, potentially lovitz, and Eze if they make the club.
I think at times you could see bekker, hagglund heading down for a week or two stint to get a couple games in.
Feel like Hagglund will be down there too tbh, sounds like hes got talent but needs to play at a slightly higher level before coming to MLS
i think jayham sticks around for a lot of the year, but i could see him out on loan for 2 or 3 months (maybe during the world cup break until the tottenham friendly)
I think Hagglund might stay just because of our CB depth. If Henry or Caldwell goes down, we put Boss into the starting lineup, then who do we have on the bench as a backup? It would be Hagglund. Only other option is moving Morrow into CB which is less than ideal.
As above, Rochester would be the most likely but imagine revisiting Chareston as their closest rivals Wilmington/TFC...
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Aparicio, Hamilton, Welshman, Hagglund, Lovitz.
Roberts could go too, but only if he's going to get minutes.
If he's not going to be playing in Wilmington, there's no point.
In that case I'd try to find another lower level team somewhere that's looking for a keeper and loan him there.
Eze could go to, depending on how many player the Hammerheads are willing to take, but chances are, as a late supplemental pick, he doesn't even make it that far and gets cut in pre-season.
Bekker could go on a short stint, but I think he sticks for most of the season - Especially since we'll be losing Bradley for a while to Brazil.
Bekker needs to build his confidence. Even if it's bossing around USL players. When Bradley is gone, Bekker returns to TFC. The boy needs to learn to play under pressure, make better decisions and develop composure. If he can do that, he'd be so much better. Technical tools are already at MLS level. It's his mental game that needs work.
“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
http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2014...te-partnership
Caps/Battery affiliation
“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
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...e-agreement-sa
Sacramento affiliated with SJ and Portland
“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
Sweet kits.
Another summer of hope!
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