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    Quote Originally Posted by Initial B View Post
    I've been to MinnU-Fury games and I'm pretty sure that's not their regular keeper.
    Strangely enough, they did a video of his pregame routine. MNUnited with the sense of humour.


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    An influential Minn. soccer person suggested that rather than just let the player be the butt of jokes globally, MNU needed to make lemonade out of lemons right now, and the team listened. Good video.

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    That's well done. Fair play to them.

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    I watched the extended highlights of the Bournemouth - MN United game. That keeper actually made a bunch of really good saves, especially after his massive gaff. Of course nobody will know that. Also MN United had some great scoring chances that they flubbed (incl. some Row Z shots). And their defenders sometimes just didn't seem to care. Spent more time waving their arms on obviously non-offside goals than actually defending. (The officials made some good calls on difficult offside questions.)

    BTW I often took my kids to TFC games when they were younger, and did pretty well with getting into one of the "family" (non-gender-specific) bathrooms w/o too much wait. They seemed to be spread around the stadium pretty well. However I don't really know if somebody looking for a
    non-gender-specific bathroom would feel comfortable waiting in line there, and then perhaps getting into the washroom in front of a couple of families with kids doing the pee pee dance.
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    Schmid is gone at Seattle - same day a new DP comes to town.


    No, we do not want him.
    Last edited by OgtheDim; 07-26-2016 at 01:17 PM.

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    Well, it will be very interesting to see who ends up becoming their 2nd ever coach in MLS era (not counting the interim guy now). Lure someone away from a current post, a la the first appointment? I imagine they would love to bring in a marquee overseas coach but given recent performance records of non-N. America coaches, can't see them actually doing it.

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    I think Sigi retires now.

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    Lagerway basically calling Sigi past it and not his man



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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Lagerway basically calling Sigi past it and not his man
    Interesting, thanks for sharing. He pretty well is doing everything but inscribing the tombstone.

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    On a different note about TFC business sponsorship, Coke is on a bit bigger sponsor plan now it seems.



    Shirt sponsor next season?

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    Read this for some of reasons why Sigi got fired

    http://www.soccerwire.com/blog-posts...-seattle-exit/
    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

    -Eduardo Galeano

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    Another good article on Sigi's time in Seattle

    https://www.theguardian.com/football...e-sounders-mls
    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

    -Eduardo Galeano

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    MLS U23 vs Mexico U20s. Hamilton and Chapman starts

    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

    -Eduardo Galeano

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yohan View Post
    Read this for some of reasons why Sigi got fired

    http://www.soccerwire.com/blog-posts...-seattle-exit/
    Summary, a good, solid, respected MLS 2.0 coach in a rapidly evolving MLS 3.0 league.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    On a different note about TFC business sponsorship, Coke is on a bit bigger sponsor plan now it seems.



    Shirt sponsor next season?
    Saw the Coke ads on the billboards outside BMO on my way along the gardiner today, never saw any Coke ads for TFC before, this may be a real thing. Discounts on rum and coke would be nice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldtimer View Post
    Summary, a good, solid, respected MLS 2.0 coach in a rapidly evolving MLS 3.0 league.
    Have to think what Lagerway's role in this is. He didn't really Sigi out when Martins left.

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    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/sp...tml?ref=soccer

    Interesting story of NYCFC rookie Jack Harrison and his path to professional soccer player
    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

    -Eduardo Galeano

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yohan View Post
    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/sp...tml?ref=soccer

    Interesting story of NYCFC rookie Jack Harrison and his path to professional soccer player
    That's a great story, thanks for sharing

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    Apparently Dom Dwyer has been sold to Olympiacos for 4.5 million Euros.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    Apparently Dom Dwyer has been sold to Olympiacos for 4.5 million Euros.
    Dwyer getting more than Castillo is something I can't understand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pint View Post
    Dwyer getting more than Castillo is something I can't understand.
    Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of his, but he's been near the top of MLS goal scoring for a few years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pint View Post
    Dwyer getting more than Castillo is something I can't understand.
    SKC have more leverage than Dallas to extract a bigger fee given that Dwyer hasn't asked to move whereas Castillio made it clear he wants out.

    Olympiakos first bid came in at $3m and SKC turned it down.

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    Vermes was asked today and apparently "there is no truth to that report".

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Vermes was asked today and apparently "there is no truth to that report".
    Hmm. Will be fun to watch this play out. It's good money for him if it's true. But they would be somewhat screwed in the striker position.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    Hmm. Will be fun to watch this play out. It's good money for him if it's true. But they would be somewhat screwed in the striker position.
    Jozy Altidore?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamp Berg View Post
    Jozy Altidore?
    That would be fine unless they want goals out of their striker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    That would be fine unless they want goals out of their striker.
    They have a real team identity, might be perfect for him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamp Berg View Post
    Jozy Altidore?

    [insert Jozy Alitdore support boilerplate here]



    They have absolutely nothing we want.

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    Interesting article on a current DCU player dealing with a concussion

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...5783&tid=ss_tw

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    Just one example showing you can't fully trust MLSPU salary numbers. Castillo's base salary is listed at 156k, but he's actually earning 700k.

 

 

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