Good for you Lieweke... Good for you...
Michael Bradley is a red.
Good for you Lieweke... Good for you...
Lex Luthor! Lex Luthor!
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“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
you know, that would be a big bloody deal
TIFO this Lex Luthor shit. 2 stick anyone?Originally Posted by ensco
“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
^^^^^
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As a supporter of the USMNT this is a huge signing, no other way to say it.
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honestly, this league hasn't made much bigger signings than this.
Is this 100% confirmed? Source?
I like this better than Defoe.
Younger, experienced, can grow with the team and likely healthier.
Downside, Laba probably goes. Maybe they can put him on loan and then figure out something with his contract.
No such thing lol
but multiple news outlets are tweeting it. Started from ESPN.
Apparently, it was initially meant to be a loan, but quickly moved to a full transfer.
10 million transfer fee, 6.5million a year, for 5-6 years
Rumours are saying a 5 or 6 year deal...holy cow.
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I'd almost guarantee MLS is paying the transfer fee. It's a bigger signing than Dempsey.
5 years of having the league's best passer run our show from CM... yes please.
Twellman and Lalas started this one
Lol title made it seem for sure. I've got to admit, I don't know much about him. From the hype, it sounds as if this is a big deal though.
I have heard that Laba's pay is already near 200k, so is it possible to keep laba, by buying his contract down with allocation? Will mean a big part of the cap tied up in 3 DP + laba + DeRo, and not sure if it would be worth it.
Holy cow indeed, are we still a Canadian club haha, MLS must owe TL a favour or something.
On 1050 TSN radio they said that he will be signing on Monday as well as defoe.
I hope that the days of thinking we are a development club for the CMNT are long gone.
Defoe who?????
Oh, how amazing it would be to have a Laba-Bradley pairing at central midfield for years to come..
Hopefully Bez can work some magic to keep Laba, but it sounds like he'll have to move somewhere else.
This deal is an excellent use of somebody else's money.
It makes the Defoe and Gilberto deals better too.
Jesus, we will be the talk of the league for months.
Holy cow. I hope this all works. May as well dare to be great, I guess.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
This, BTW, can be the day that Toronto FC has died.
IF they make these signings, and they still don't make playoffs... Oh boy...
We will have to loose laba or loan him. His 200 k hit is because of his young dp status, but he still counts as dp.
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They could always pay down his salary with allocation to take away his DP status.
I could be mistaken, but I somewhat remember hearing that his actual yearly pay is supposed to be around 250k, and that the first year he had to be DP because of the transfer fee. If he is that close to the 200k, it is possible, but still seems like it would tie up too much cap into 5 players.
Still think Laba gets moved for an attacking central mid within the league.
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Whatever you think of TL, you have to salute him for throwing down the gauntlet like this.
- Scott
“Heroism breaks its heart, and idealism its back, on the intransigence of the credulous and the mediocre, manipulated by the cynical and the corrupt.” ~Christopher Hitchens
Somewhere out there, Defoe is very confused because his phone stopped ringing, and he's no longer trending on twitter.
Why wouldn't Bradley have to go through the allocation process? Anyone know?
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I suppose. I still don't think it's the way to build.
But the Bradley deal I love, he can be the long-term cornerstone of the franchise.
I wondered if Leiweke might not go after Edu early on. I had the thought process right, but wasn't thinking big enough.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
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