TFC 2 will lose a lot of players, it's usual for them to rid players that stay loyal to the club and play well, TFC policy seems to be a no point keeping players if they not making the 1st team within a few years.
TFC 2 will lose a lot of players, it's usual for them to rid players that stay loyal to the club and play well, TFC policy seems to be a no point keeping players if they not making the 1st team within a few years.
thats life in the world of sports.
There's enough talent in the GTA to keep the academy stocked with talent, so I don't really see a club vs country conflict here.
I hope you are not Canadian otherwise this a very anger inducing statement. Why would you not care about the CMNT at all? Fair enough if a USMNT high potential player gets developed for the hope of compensation or first team contribution that's good. But to say you don't care about CMNT that's infuriating to me. I want both TFC to win and CMNT to grow.
A good CMNT is good business for TFC. If soccer is truly going to take off in this country, then winning CMNT that consistently plays in World Cup is a must.
So losing one of our better Academy players to CONCACAF rival is going to hurt CMNT and indirectly TFC.
So yes, people who want soccer to grow in this country are going to be angry about this news.
Not sure which country you support but imagine a team in that country not giving a shit about the NT.
(I remain unconvinced that this is actually going on as we seem to be just getting hearsay and there have been a number of articles from TFC about academy products playing for various Canadian U-# teams)
Chris Mannella tweeted he moving on.
Watched this kid since he arrived, calm, cool and collected player, always made the hard centre mid job look easy.
He would have been a keep in my book but again, never really given a chance to show what he could do on the bigger stage
speaking of moving on...tfc2 cleaned out a few players today.sorry cant add the link.
Toronto FC II have not exercised the option on midfielder Martin Davis. In addition, defenders Skylar Thomas, Wesley Charpie; midfielders Adam Bouchard, Sal Bernal and forward Ben Spencers contracts will expire at the end of the year making them free agents.
Following the expiry of their loans, goalkeeper Nathan Ingham has returned to FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and defender Triston Hodge has returned to W Connection F.C. of the TT Pro League.
Toronto FC IIs 2017 roster as it currently stands:
Defenders (2): Mitchell Taintor, Anthony Osorio
Midfielders (6): Luca Uccello, Brian James, Aidan Daniels, Malik Johnson, Liam Fraser, Bubacarr Jobe
Forwards (3): Raheem Edwards, Ricardo John, Shaan Hundal
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^Interesting.
I always thought Skylar Thomas was good.
I'm a TFC fan, but I wouldn't call myself a passionate CMNT supporter - I support them, but at this point in time I don't care about them. Their professionalism is on the same level as the Argos - a complete joke of an institution. They don't deserve any support outside of a high school stadium sized attendance.
I would not want TFC to shackle itself to the CMNT program in any way - including getting players to commit to that shitty association.
Talking with the head of my son's club in Durham about TFC Academy and he said they won't even send anyone to see a kid play if they are not in the Toronto or Woodbridge/Vaughan area so not quite the whole GTA when it comes to talent pool. TFC told him that they wouldn't come when he asked them to come see a couple of good prospects that were playing at our club last year. I guess Ajax is too far from Kia training grounds? Our club head told us parents at the beginning of the season that if we ever wanted our sons to play with TFC academy that we should move to a Toronto club to have a better chance at getting seen. He didn't want us to leave our Durham club but he wanted to be honest with us about how narrow sighted TFC academy was. So it sounds to me like TFC Academy could be missing lots of good prospects that won't get a look due to playing in the outer parts of the GTA. Too bad if true.
A bit off topic but TFC just revealed their league one team will be called "Toronto FC III". Tbh go by the letters format ; etc Toronto FC B, Toronto FC C
The press release stated that Pod 1 (TFC3) would play in L1O. Does that mean that we are no longer competing in the PDL at all?
That analogy doesn't even make sense as the Raps and Jays don't produce players.
A person born and raised here, developing as an athlete here should represent said country, and I'm sure most people would be on my side of the argument. Why do you think support in the men's national team has increased ten fold since TFC came to town?
Do you have any proof that the majority of TFC have never watched football played outside of Toronto? I'd say that's because most have watched and enjoy International play. If one watches International play but doesn't care about the country they live in that really doesn't help the game in that country. I'm glad holdouts like yourself aren't growing in numbers.
There is no proof of hostility and going with attitudes like yours- what leg would they have to stand on but patriotism? The CSA has no upper hand when talking to these clubs and rely on the players wanting to help improve the nations rank. And FYI every country RELIES on club training. EVERY country. Even the one you follow. Whatever country that may be.
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HAHA I wouldn't call you one either, jabbs.
I disagree with the institution remark. The CSA improvement on the womens side of things can't be denied. That's part of the institution.
I disagree with your style of support in general. It having to be deserved at all. I didn't apply that to club and I won't apply it to country.
I'm not sure how you think the CSA turns around with out the help of Canadian players. Or are you content with letting other Canadian clubs do the work until the CSA is worthy for your TFC players??
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I'd go a step further...Can you even be a good TFC fan if you don't support CMNT and the development of Canadian players? I'd say no. If the MLS were to have three US teams placed in Canada's biggest soccer markets and hive off all the money and resources for soccer i the country - the CSA shoild be obliged to shut down MLS in Canada. - joint league has to good for bith countries not just one.
Did you bother to follow the conversation being had when you replied with this comment?
The idea was that a player coming into TFC Academy should be tied to representing the CMNT - which I think is completely the wrong direction the club should be focused on. if there are players who are good enough to be in the Academy who are Canadian and wish to represent Canada - then great for Canada! However, to force a player coming in to align with the National program is detrimental to the clubs focus on developing players for the first team.
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Totally agreed with your post. I don't see anyone forcing academy players to suit up for Canada. To me it is almost a hypothetical problem for a team such as TFC to develop more than a small handful of players who come from abroad. Realistically most academy players will continue to be born and raised locally, so they will most certainly play for Canada without much (if any) arm twisting.
That said, I will be really glad when the CPL (or whatever name the league is known by) is up and running. Three clubs wouldn't even be enough if each club dressed a plethora of Canadians regularly.
how many years before you think TFC opens up its academy in other towns or cities.
City of Toronto has a few academies from out of town teams or links to them.
The best one obviously is http://www.sportingfc.ca/ Obviously!
Which is why it sparked my semantics comment.
One person would take his comment generalizing "a majority of support for an Accie that prefers to be on board with the Nats" as putting a cart before a donkey, like yourself, while my take is that there is no "forcing" going on until I get links from people with accounts of losing Accies because they wouldn't take the call for the U-whatever Nats.
I get you don't want anything interfering or any reservation in an Academy kids mind from focusing on the club side. I think it's a ridiculous few kids that would think or have it take away from their game.
We both want what's best for the kids. We disagree greatly on the impact of those excelling and taking the call for the Nats.
That's a respectful disagreement, BTW. You're free to it, jabs. Cheers.
Last edited by Fort York Redcoat; 01-09-2017 at 05:00 PM.
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Absolutely! I'm glad we can have these frank discussions about the Nats.
I get riled up and become very harsh on them because I expect better from them.
It's no different than how TFC supporters have acted towards MLSE
TBH I wished more CMNT supporters held the CSA up to the same standard TFC fans held MLSE up to. This is the crux with me calling myself a CMNT supporter. But that's another topic for another thread.