TFC's failed striker signing - IVES

[MG42]

A Costly miss on the transfer market
Toronto FC's lengthy search for a striker has been well-documented but one of the lesser-known strikers the club targeted, and nearly signed, was Honduran national team striker Carlos Costly.
Toronto midfielder and Honduran national team player Amado Guevara confirmed on Tuesday that Costly was ready to sign with Toronto FC before his current club, Polish side GKS Belchatow, signed him to an improved contract.
"If we could have signed him, it would have been amazing," Guevara lamented. "We need forwards, that's clear for everyone to see."

also a bit on Carver's Cunny and Wynne bashing
http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_b...g-tick-11.html

[Corpand]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Costly

Sure would have been a nice signing.....fuck its like fate is alligned against us. If we go downhill just like we did last season....

[reggie]

what a fucking surprize,another deal mo can't close....

[Damien]

How many "almost" signings can we chalk up for the 2008 season now?

[Oldtimer]

Too bad, could have made the difference for the CL spot.

[ilikemusic]

What a fucking shock.

I wonder why he didnt want to play here?

Fuck MLSE, fuck BMO Field, fuck the Cunt and fuck the turf.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Too bad, looks like he would have been a great signing.

[CretanBull]

He was on trial at Leeds back in January and failed to impress...Wigan were also interested in him, and he failed to impress there too.

I've only ever seen him play for Honduras, I don't remember too much about him (only his name and the fact that he's Tony Costly's son).

On one of the Leeds message boards that I visit, they said he looked great when he had time and space, but couldn't do a thing when pressured or in traffic.

[Northern Soul]

He was on trial at Leeds back in January and failed to impress...Wigan were also interested in him, and he failed to impress there too.

I've only ever seen him play for Honduras, I don't remember too much about him (only his name and the fact that he's Tony Costly's son).

On one of the Leeds message boards that I visit, they said he looked great when he had time and space, but couldn't do a thing when pressured or in traffic.

I think the problem now is that we're so desparate, it wouldn't matter. That, and he couldn't possibly be worse than Cunny.

[CretanBull]

I think the problem now is that we're so desparate, it wouldn't matter. That, and he couldn't possibly be worse than Cunny.

Sad, but true.

Mind you, we could pull some guy out of the crowd and he'd be better than Cunny. He could run circles around me, but I KNOW that I can tap in a ball that's sitting on the goal line.

[ensco]

Can you imagine what Mo's full list of players who wouldn't come here looks like?

The ones we know about must be only the tip of the iceberg.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Can you imagine what Mo's full list of players who wouldn't come here looks like?

The ones we know about must be only the tip of the iceberg.

You got er.
Glad to hear some positivity in dire times.

[Antoshka]

so whats happening with McBride then?

[T0R0NT0 FC]

man, that sucks... we REALLY need a striker...

[RealG-TFC]

Gerba!

[Tintin]

Gerba is close to signing with the IMPACT! According to sources in Montreal. He has been training with them.

[oxygenatedbrain]

Gerba is close to signing with the IMPACT! According to sources in Montreal. He has been training with them.

Oh...what sources?

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Oh...what sources?

Its in one of the news sections somewhere, its until the end of the season cuz he wants to go back to europe.

[noochie]

Gerba ain't the answer. Better than what we have now possibly... but not a huge upgrade by any stretch.

[Marc"2L"]

Somebody needs to buy this club from the teachers.

[CanuckPete]

Somebody needs to buy this club from the teachers.

What in the world are you basing that on?

The Leafs have frequently opened to vault, even for mediocre players.

The Raptors have never shied away from spending money.

I don't understand where this myth comes from, or why people insist on repeating it.

[The Pope]

What in the world are you basing that on?

The Leafs have frequently opened to vault, even for mediocre players.

The Raptors have never shied away from spending money.

I don't understand where this myth comes from, or why people insist on repeating it.

I'd say it should happen just for the fact that none of MLSE's pro teams have won anything of note

that should be reason enough

[Pyeddo]

Because a soccer club needs a passionate leader.... not a boardroom full of stiffs worrying about their bottom line.

Where's Alex Shnaider when we need him??????

(http://www.thestar.com/article/291221)

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Jesus, please no more MLSE bashing its boring as hell.
Someone dig up one of those other threads already.
This dude didnt sign for whatever reason and im certain that MLSE had nothing to do with it. If you want to blame anyone blame the MLS for their cap.

[rocker]

Because a soccer club needs a passionate leader.... not a boardroom full of stiffs worrying about their bottom line.

Where's Alex Shnaider when we need him??????

(http://www.thestar.com/article/291221)

oh god, the last thing we need is another Harold Ballard.. and a young one, who we'll be stuck with for 40 years. guys like that have an ego they need to feed by owning a sports team, and since this is a capped league, he wouldn't be able to spend spend spend. so he'd just fire people every few months like Ballard always did.

[CanuckPete]

I'd say it should happen just for the fact that none of MLSE's pro teams have won anything of note

that should be reason enough

It's not.

Plenty of franchises have never won championships.

And there would be no TFC without MLSE. Don't underestimate how appealing they were as owners to MLS.