Updated: The Italians Are Coming. New TFC President coming

[Joe Kool]

how about we stick with a coach?
Road wins are tough to come by, so we are going to get a bunch of early losses.

There have been some friendlies and other distractions.

Let's see what our record is in June before we start worrying about this stuff.

I agree. We all feel like shit after the early results following the anticipation from our offseason signings especially the way the losses happened but I would not like to see a coaching change right now. The road stint at the beginning of this year was always going to be tough. If we start off our home record in a crappy fashion then come June I would be more in favour of a change. At the same time, in the meantime, watching a coach learn on the job with our team sucks too while we maintain the butt of jokes for MLS. The games have looked like pick up games at times with doses of chaos throughout. There have been a few individual positive flashes each game along with some questionable lineup choices as well. Vanney definitely is painting himself into a corner.

[Seba]

Maybe Roberto Donadoni?

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

Donadoni has the quality to coach the very best teams in Europe, he would be amazing but he would also be big money.

I'd say splashing the cash on a top coach like him would make more sense then another big signing, but I don't see him coming.

[OgtheDim]

If we lose the next 5, then Vanney goes.

And it won't be so some Italian dude with no MLS experience who will vent about MLS rules and players. It will be Fraser. And then at the end of the season, if we don't make the playoffs, Bez and Fraser are fired and we spend 2016 waiting for 2017 to be our breakout finally in the playoffs year.

[ag futbol]

Name that I forget is former NER player ... italian international, coached in series A extensively.

Walter something ... Someone chime in here

[OgtheDim]

Name that I forget is former NER player ... italian international, coached in series A extensively.

Walter something ... Someone chime in here

Well if you want to contemplate a complete disaster and get MLS 1.0.

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

[portu]

Name that I forget is former NER player ... italian international, coached in series A extensively.

Walter something ... Someone chime in here

Zenga? Please no.

[barticusz]

This.

If we really pull the plug this early, and bring in a couple of dudes completely new to MLS, we might as well kiss 2015 and 2016 goodbye.

I'd welcome a change in management only if it's for an experienced manager with pedigree. I like Vanney, and I always support giving a manager at least a couple of years. However, you don't walk away from an experienced managing candidate. I would want Bez to stay on though as he understands MLS, and the cap constraints.

[Ultra & Proud]

It will be Fraser. And then at the end of the season, if we don't make the playoffs, Bez and Fraser are fired and we spend 2016 waiting for 2017 to be our breakout finally in the playoffs year.

This is the thing that's been worrying me since we signed Fraser. He's also part of the current problems.

[ag futbol]

Well if you want to contemplate a complete disaster and get MLS 1.0.

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

Yeah ... Just what came to mind given the speculation.

Agreed, would be risky.

[portu]

Add Tardelli and Prandelli to the list of high profile unemployed Italians

[kuku]

Tony Marinaro@TonyMarinaro · 6m6 minutes ago TorontoFC shopping for Italian manager. My contacts in Italy tell me Rino Gattuso ideal candidate. Former player. Bilingual. Understands MLS

[Areathrasher]

tony marinaro@tonymarinaro · 6m6 minutes ago torontofc shopping for italian manager. My contacts in italy tell me rino gattuso ideal candidate. Former player. Bilingual. Understands mls

noooooooooopppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeee no no no

[Frings22]

Tony Marinaro@TonyMarinaro · 6m6 minutes ago TorontoFC shopping for Italian manager. My contacts in Italy tell me Rino Gattuso ideal candidate. Former player. Bilingual. Understands MLS

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO VANNEY WE LOVE YOU DONT GO!!! Anybody but gattuso, is mariner looking for a job?

[portu]

Holy shit another inexperienced dumbass

[Detroit_TFC]

^ what the fuck does Gattuso know about MLS? Or managing for that matter.

[Ultra & Proud]

Tony Marinaro@TonyMarinaro · 6m6 minutes ago TorontoFC shopping for Italian manager. My contacts in Italy tell me Rino Gattuso ideal candidate. Former player. Bilingual. Understands MLS

So his wife is from Toronto? Oh oh.

[barticusz]

Please not Gattuso..

[ag futbol]

^ what the fuck does Gattuso know about MLS? Or managing for that matter.

The ref blowups would be epic.

[Ultra & Proud]

Winter/Mariner/De Klerk all over again. But maybe even worse.

[portu]

Of aaaaaallllll the Italian managers currently unemployed our brilliant overlords at MLSE think GATTUSO is fit for the job?!?!? Sorry but I'd rather keep Vanney

go read the guys wiki as it pertains to his managerial career guy is nuts and can't hold a job
"throughout the press conference he controversially threw out curse words and banged the table"

[Ultra & Proud]

Yeah how does he know MLS? Ask him to name 5 teams that aren't LA or NY.

[A Stick]

Gattuso's wife is from Glasgow. Surely it can't be him, look at his track record.

[Cas87]

until we make the playoffs and have any sustained success, this is what the upper management, supporters, media and on-lookers are doing.

sometimes change is more disruptive than the status quo. I agree with some others on the board with the fact that the beginning of this year has been one of the strangest (renos, long road trip, multiple bye weeks), and the remainder will be just as weird the rest of the way (Pan Ams, Gold Cup, friendies).

Maybe just letting everything settle with this organization is whats best for this year (as it is something we have not done before)

[Ultra & Proud]

Gattuso's wife is from Glasgow. Surely it can't be him, look at his track record.

Said he met her in Toronto unless she was following Rangers. According to Wiki anyhow.

But no, it better not be him.

[portu]

I'm not opposed to firing Vanney at this point but the manager in coming has to be a definite upgrade especially with the pool of managers of available, Gattuso is a joke of a manager

[king10]

^ what the fuck does Gattuso know about MLS? Or managing for that matter.

Wife from toronto, managed sion, palermo and crete

[notthesun]

Winter/Mariner/De Klerk all over again. But maybe even worse.

Yeah... I'm getting that feeling already if Gattuso is accurate. And Bez would be the Mariner in this structure if he stays on.

If we're blowing this up we need to hire an experienced manager first and foremost.

[starter]

If a president is considered, would it not make sense to let him choose a coach?

[Ultra & Proud]

Yeah... I'm getting that feeling already if Gattuso is accurate. And Bez would be the Mariner in this structure if he stays on.

If we're blowing this up we need to hire an experienced manager first and foremost.

Agree but a blow up isn't necessary. Can Vanney and (some) staff. Hire Petke and let him keep whatever staff he likes and let him replace the rest. Works perfect to do it now and get acquainted on road trip and be ready for home opener.

Hiring the Italians means the season is toast. Totally done. Maybe even more done than leaving Vanney keep the status (crap) quo.

[Jack]

Gattuso's a rumour started by a Montreal reporter...

TFC reporters are saying it's not happening.