Interesting graphic showing MLS salary spending, our TFC is at the top.
Interesting graphic showing MLS salary spending, our TFC is at the top.
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who's junior?
There's gotta be some weird moments for Bradley or Defoe with making more than the entire salary of 15 of the 19 teams in the league. That's gotta lead to some awkward conversations right?
Also this graphic is a little old - SKC now has Zusi and Besler as DPs so I assume they'll jump up this chart. But it's still incredible to see where they are and how good they are.
TFC management changes: "like adding a new fish to your aquarium of failure." - Shakes
Jeeez... how little is Mike McGee making
Oh you're never gonna believe usssssssssssssssssss.........WE'RE GOING TO BUY THE LEAGUE.
Interesting to compare us to DC United - the only team that did worse than is last season. Quite a turnaround on a fraction of the cost that we've shelled out. I wonder what their secret is?
They traded allocation for MLS veterans. Their turnaround won't likely be sustainable and may be short lived based on injury risk.
They built a solid core. A solid US Domestic core is key to competing in this league. We went the flashy route and are now adding to the core.
Ours is risky too but should be enough to be in the top 50% of the east.
DCU decided to take the risk on an older team in order to keep momentum from their new stadium announcement going in the community.
Both the stadium and their roster have the potential to unravel.
Their supporters deserve better.
I wonder where NYCFC would stack up right now with only 4 players?
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Interesting Laba is getting $300k at Vancouver and isnt a DP. We paid Alvero Rey $204k before he was found out as not being very good. Not sure why we couldn't have found a deal to keep him. Btw if we think this team's problems are over when the coach thinks that Alvero Rey should be the 2nd highest paid Non-DP player in the squad...they are not.
^Yep. Our team was rotten to the core, so the FO took more drastic measures to turn things around short term - and now they are making more low-key, prudent moves to build a core.
The one big risk is a cap-related one if Defoe falls apart physically, but I understand and agree with Leiweke/Bez's thinking on doing what they did. I mean, look at us this season - talking about strategy, and how many points we need from teams, instead of lamenting what a colossal mess our team is, and looking at another lost year.
I like Bez. I think he's a solid manager.
Also, let this chart put to bed the idea that MLSE are "cheap" They aren't. Incompetence isn't the same as thriftiness.
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^ an interesting chart in the years ahead will be to put another bar on it… ticket prices
Sure, but personally, I'd be okay with TFC becoming the New York Yankees of MLS - high ticket prices, coupled with high expectations of a return on that investment.
Right now we are in a phase where TFC is spending the money, but not trying to recoup on that investment, because they understand how close to the cliff they were (are?) with the fans. If TFC settles into a groove of competence and competitiveness, I fully expect ticket prices to rise quickly.
“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
That certainly seems to be Bez's plan in my eyes. We do know that we'll have Defoe and Bradley for a few more seasons yet, and over that time we're going to continue to strengthen and supplement the roster as they see fit. At least he deals for Warner, Oduro, etc seem to suggest that, I think.
With Bez in charge, we seem to finally have a direction for this club that is looking beyond the current season.
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I'd like to see the north end be converted to a Youth players section. Sell the tickets through soccer clubs for $10 each - fill it to capacity every time.
^. Great idea except a seat in the north end sells new for $700. To do that would require them to give up $500 a seat. Don't see that happening... Ever.
http://tfcseasonseats.ca/NEW/assets/...ting-chart.pdf
$703?
I think that is wrong because based on the information, new yellows were costing $342...I paid $285 to add 2 new one's to my account (while my other 2 renewed cost $190)...not sure where TFC came up with these numbers, maybe they are the total face value of the tickets?