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    Issey - yes - that is a good addition - if he's ready to start i see Jackson and Issey on wings with DeRo and Defoe up top - nice...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stress View Post
    We brought De-ro back and now it looks like its Ali Gerba's time.
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    Yes, lets bring Gerba back. While we're at it lets give Colin Samuel a call, now that Hassli is free we can have a fat man trio; all with previous connections to the club.
    Time for Lombardo to shine.....
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    I have always like Issey so I hope it works out....good addition in my opinion and not sure what took so long with regards to making this happen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ageroo View Post
    Time for Lombardo to shine.....
    ha-ha, I grabbed this picture of him, he actually looks afraid of the ball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UltraSuperMegaMo View Post
    Brill. Now if they could just get a power forward type to fill the gap left by Dike. Is there a low-rent, Canadian version of Dike out there?
    Rob Friend. Too bad LA snagged him in the off season.

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    Wouldn't mind seeing TFC pick up Marcus Haber on the cheap in the summer. Stevenage is trying to move him, he might be a good fit here and would likely fit financially.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    Rob Friend. Too bad LA snagged him in the off season.
    I don't think he be low rent though. I watch a lot of football, I liked Dike, but the kind of skill set he posses is far from unique. I watched the Levski - CSKA game just the other day, there's players on both teams who could fill that roll, similarly, most lower league English teams have a guy who's big, a willing runner, holds the ball, scores once in a while.

    If Marcus Haber is the answer, I'm not sure what the question is...

    Just kidding, but he's the most overrated player in the history of organized sport though. Someone above was joking about Samuel, at his best, he'd be a perfect fit right now. Probably the most underrated player to suit up for TFC.

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    Always liked Issey. Hope this happens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UltraSuperMegaMo View Post
    If Marcus Haber is the answer, I'm not sure what the question is...
    Name a potential Canadian forward signing guaranteed to be a bust?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    Name a potential Canadian forward signing guaranteed to be a bust?
    Nailed it.

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    What I don't get is when people bring up a name like Haber's and say he "fills a need". That need had better mean more Canadians because if it means anything else then people have lost the script. If Haber where British and we showed interest it'd be the familiar refrain that he's a lower league hoofballing scrub and we're back to kissing Anglo-centric arse. Time to pass on losers based on passports and start daring to be great or whatever term Tim L said. You don't dare to be anything by going after the likes of Haber.

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    Speaking of Canadians,

    Whatever happened to Josh Simpson? I remember him being pretty quick on his feet a few years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RealG-TFC View Post
    Speaking of Canadians, Whatever happened to Josh Simpson? I remember him being pretty quick on his feet a few years ago.
    Playing in the Swiss League with Young Boys Berne.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RealG-TFC View Post
    Speaking of Canadians,

    Whatever happened to Josh Simpson? I remember him being pretty quick on his feet a few years ago.
    Suffered a bad leg break at the end of the 2011-12 season. Not sure how his recovery is coming.

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    Larson: "Bright Dike tells @TheTorontoSun he's aiming for a late-summer return to action after Achilles injury. Hopes to push #TFC into playoffs."

    Would be nice. Not sure it'll happen though.

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    If Dike gets back by summer and we sign Issey then I will be fairly happy with things and would be interested in seeing what we could do IF we make the playoffs.

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    I still think the lack of depth at forward is a bigger issue than the lack of depth at winger.... NE has a lot of depth at forward, I'd be looking to make a trade with them. Not sure what we have to offer tho...

    Saër Sène's still on their books, I know he had a pretty bad injury, but I believe he's fit enough to play.
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    Quote Originally Posted by notthesun View Post
    Larson: "Bright Dike tells @TheTorontoSun he's aiming for a late-summer return to action after Achilles injury. Hopes to push #TFC into playoffs."

    Would be nice. Not sure it'll happen though.
    Dike is a recovery machine!

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    Has there been anything official on Issey yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    What I don't get is when people bring up a name like Haber's and say he "fills a need".
    The need is a cheap domestic forward with big physical attributes. It's just assumed that we won't be able to move for Alan Gordon as SJ would want too much. Herc Gomez would be too expensive and Mike Grella is just as shit as Haber. Haber keeps coming up because IIRC he's just wrapping up a loan and is probably available for nothing.

    Personally, I never thought he was any good but he does fit the bill of a player in Dike's mould.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinUtd View Post
    Personally, I never thought he was any good but he does fit the bill of a player in Dike's mould.
    Minus the goals, decent runs, and athleticism of course.

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    Naturally, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinUtd View Post
    Naturally, of course.
    Might as well just toss Haggelund up top. He was a converted forward and he has the size and probably goal scoring ability of Haber anyway. Plus he's already on the roster so you can't get any cheaper than that.

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    Haber's a reserve at Stevenage - basically says it all. I think TFC are past the League One cast-off stage, or should be anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tfcleeds View Post
    Haber's a reserve at Stevenage - basically says it all. I think TFC are past the League One cast-off stage, or should be anyway.
    if Haber comes in at 60k salary range, I don't see why not give him a look.
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    TFC is flying out to Seattle today, so it would be interesting to see if they do anything before Saturday? I would suspect that we will know by tomorrow if anything is happening with INF based if he is at training or not on the west coast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tfcleeds View Post
    I think TFC are past the League One cast-off stage, or should be anyway.
    I don't know about that. I've been out to see a few league one matches in the past few weeks and I've seen some real good football and some players I'd love to see suit up for Toronto. One thing I would note is that I've been going to see one of the top teams in the league. Also let's not forget what Luke Rogers did at NYRB coming from that level. I think overall the teams at league 1 are better and have more depth but MLS has a small core of players in the league that are of a higher level but the drop off after that is really big.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greatest Ripoff View Post
    I don't know about that. I've been out to see a few league one matches in the past few weeks and I've seen some real good football and some players I'd love to see suit up for Toronto. One thing I would note is that I've been going to see one of the top teams in the league. Also let's not forget what Luke Rogers did at NYRB coming from that level. I think overall the teams at league 1 are better and have more depth but MLS has a small core of players in the league that are of a higher level but the drop off after that is really big.
    I did say League One cast-offs - to be sure, there are good players at that level. Haber's been floating around the last few seasons, not doing much. Other than pure physical presence, I don't know that he offers much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tfcleeds View Post
    I did say League One cast-offs - to be sure, there are good players at that level. Haber's been floating around the last few seasons, not doing much. Other than pure physical presence, I don't know that he offers much.
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    @KristianJack: Canadian international Issey Nakajima Farran and his agent left the Toronto FC training facility today with the deal 'virtually done'. #tfc

    Looks like it's a done deal.

 

 

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