Paint me sceptical
Kocic is NASL level.
I'll always fondly remember Kocic for his penalty save against Columbus back when I had seats in the north end (rip).
Was really hoping to see a GK brought in from Europe at $600-$800K range, starting to think that isn't going to happen. Nothing against Kocic but rather would just re-sign Konopka. This needs settled before preseason training starts.
This is what we do on this forum. We get nervous because of a lack of transfer rumours, Duane makes up some nonsense that ends up not being true and then TFC end up signing players that weren't on our radar.
We have over $1 million in TAM. We are not signing Kocic.
Is he talking to TFC about becoming the GK coach? We will retain our "laughing stock" status if he is the #1 next year.
Signing Kocic would be dumb as bricks. Are we sure this isn't for a staff position?
Many of us didn't agree with the decision to let Frei go in favor of Bendik, and other than a short spell with Cesar in goal, we have been scrambling to find a legitimate starting goalkeeper ever since.
I have fond memories of Kocic during our CCL run a few years ago, but surely management has their sights set higher.
Browsing twitter for news, came across Lee Godfrey's page... boy the guy seems bitter about having been let go by the club.
This has got to be for Goalkeeper Coach...Or its TFC of old striking back
"Talk about how I felt I were doing a good job and that no one appreciated my interviewing skills even though Danielle is a superior interviewer in every way and that the Tampa Bay Rowdies seem to appreciate my talents as a young Canadian making a mark in this business...."
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Hahaha, well done. His interviews were really something else. By the time he's done asking the question, he's already answered it.
I just saw a recent one then searched "TFC" on his page: https://twitter.com/search?q=TFC%20f...dfrey&src=typd. Just a bunch of small barbs everywhere.
Well wild speculation is a fair bit of what Rollins does...granted it could be argued that it isn't 'disgraceful', in deference to this site's rules i won't debate that, but it is extremely frustrating, common and a huge waste of time.
This is from a few weeks back:
Duane Rollins @24thminute
Just got a tip that TFC moves likely today. So buckle up. The silly season rollercoaster is going up that first incline.
9:52 AM - 15 Dec 2015 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Duane Rollins @24thminute 22m22 minutes agoToronto, Ontario
Duane Rollins Retweeted Duncan Fletcher
It's possible I dreamed it all up. I was having weird dreams all night so it's conceivable
Duane Rollins added,
Duncan Fletcher @DuncanDFletcher@bill_ault @24thminute @TobiasVaughn @ShaunSolo WHERE ARE ALL THESE TFC MOVES WE WERE PROMISED TODAY DUANE!!!???
I don't think there's much difference between any of them, really. Bendik's time here was over, but if we're not going to re-sign Konopka it should be because we're signing a clear upgrade. Bringing Kocic back would be a lateral move.
We have all this TAM and it doesn't look like we're going to sign a DM, so let's use it on a keeper that can win us games.
It Kocic comes in, he won't be no. 1. They'll promote Bono.
He's part of my industry. I'm eminently qualified to judge how he would be viewed within professional media circles. And of course it's personal, I was a journalist for 25 years and hacks are ruining journalism.
Everything we write here is personal, Fort. The question is whether it's unnecessarily rude. I think it's quite necessary that people who make stuff up be castigated for it. He's been wrong so many times, what else would you call it? Zealous? Unlucky?
Point taken, however.
well everybody knew something was happening in the next day or so - it's that he presents himself as someone in the know, and bombastically at that, who is often way off or exaggerated in his assertions - anyway, rule of thumb, confirm from JM who doesn't 'wild dream it all up'