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    Quote Originally Posted by Defoe View Post
    This makes more sense then the Hanni rumour.

    I'm sure MLSE recognizes Atlanta as a success model moving forward. After all, we forget TFC is only a 10 year old club with limited experience

    MLSE has capital many South American and even some European teams don't have.

    They should be using capital as good debt to buy assets. This is what every top team does and TFC should be able to do it on a micro level scale like Atlanta.

    ie:

    Stage 1 ) Buy a top young player for 12-15 million (this is your downpayment)
    Stage 2) Pay him 2-3 million per season on a 3 year controlled contract (6-9 million total)
    Stage 3 ) Sell him in year 3 or 4 for 21-25 million (6-9 million in asset appreciation)

    The appreciation of the asset pays off the players salary. You basically get the player for free over the 3 years you have him.

    Obviously that's a dream scenario and can't be replicated constantly at scale, but if you target those players consistently you will win often and at the very least we won't come away with low valued assets in there 30's (Giovinco, Bradley)

    TFC spent a 100 million on Giovinco, Bradley, Defoe/Altidore and they really have nothing to sell. They literally burned a 100 million for us (god love them)

    MLS looks like it's going to be a buying/selling league. United States does a better job then anyone at depicting their streets are made out of gold. Players want to be here. We should be using debt as leverage and use perception of our amazing city to target these young 22-24 year old South American and African kids to make a profit on them. Price is perception of the buyer and players will choose us over Saudi Arabia and China imo. If they want to be finacialy efficient we can probably get them cheaper then some other leagues
    Great comment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Areathrasher View Post
    Yes.
    Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by notthesun View Post
    Inject this tweet into my god damn veins.

    I was seriously resigned to the fact that the big spending days are over and done with... maybe that actually was a bit premature.

    LOL - Just about spit my sip of beer all over my CPU

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    Quote Originally Posted by Auzzy View Post
    Doesn't happen in footy. Should the team play without a #10?
    The Whitecaps retired number 10 for Domonic Mobilio.

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    Bill Manning was on Prime Time with Bob Mcowen today. Manning said the guy they’re about to get as the new DP, will be as close to as big as Seba was in 2015, when he joined us. Wow, that’s pretty high praise. The only guy I could think of was Lacazette. Upset at Arsenal, and buddies with Mavinga. But his transfer fee much be high than 10-15 million. Sid suggested Ozil or Benzema.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard View Post
    Great comment.
    Thanks Richard

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    Hey, maybe Nani ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFC1154ever View Post
    Bill Manning was on Prime Time with Bob Mcowen today. Manning said the guy they’re about to get as the new DP, will be as close to as big as Seba was in 2015, when he joined us. Wow, that’s pretty high praise. The only guy I could think of was Lacazette. Upset at Arsenal, and buddies with Mavinga. But his transfer fee much be high than 10-15 million. Sid suggested Ozil or Benzema.
    It’s not Lacazette. He’s unhappy? He’s been playing and scoring lately.

    Aaron Ramsey would be awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasper View Post
    Giovinco was 76 rated in FIFA 15 before his move to TFC, FWIW.

    Age?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldtimer View Post
    I wonder how the refs are in Saudi Arabia (pictures Giovinco "having a coronary" over some idiotic decision).
    They didn't stand out. Never really noticed much about them other than they let a lot go. Lotsa chopping in the matches I've seen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    They didn't stand out. Never really noticed much about them other than they let a lot go. Lotsa chopping in the matches I've seen.
    Watching Middle East leagues is like watching USL games
    “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 Canary10 View Post
    It’s not Lacazette. He’s unhappy? He’s been playing and scoring lately.

    Aaron Ramsey would be awesome.
    No need for him with Bradley and Oso. Benzema would be huge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamilton_Red View Post
    Age?
    28, same age as Hanni currently

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    It’s not Lacazette. He’s unhappy? He’s been playing and scoring lately.

    Aaron Ramsey would be awesome.
    Ramsey has signed a deal to move to Juve in the summer.

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    Lautaro Martinez Boom

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasper View Post
    Ramsey has signed a deal to move to Juve in the summer.
    Maybe

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    Quote Originally Posted by shwade View Post
    No need for him with Bradley and Oso. Benzema would be huge.
    Yeah not a need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 19Barrett19 View Post
    Lautaro Martinez Boom
    Is this a real rumour? I am still recovering from our Defoe troll account, haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by ag futbol View Post
    Is this a real rumour? I am still recovering from our Defoe troll account, haha
    There's no way it's real.

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    No sources just took a stab at who I would like in a Reds uni. Hes 22 and he can play

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    I’m hearing cyle Larins name being thrown around

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    Last edited by BelfastBoy; 01-31-2019 at 10:45 PM.

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    I had it all wrong yesterday, I blamed tfc for Giovinco leaving. Given another day to read everything by tfc, columnists and posters on boards like redpatchboys, mlse and others I have determined Seba is the guilty party here.

    We should not even be having this discussion about him leaving tfc. He had one year left on his contract and he did not honour that plain and simple.
    He is no different contract wise vs jozy and michael bradley.
    play the year out to the best of your abilities then go for the highest bidder. plain and simple
    what seba did was wrong.

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    Daniel Sturridge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eastend View Post
    Daniel Sturridge.
    I said that above. Checks the boxes of the description we’ve heard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yohan View Post
    Watching Middle East leagues is like watching USL games
    I am not being facetious when I say that I can imagine Seba grabbing the ball and going past 6-7 players scoring on an open net. He's so far above that level it's ridiculous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    Maybe
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/09/aaron-ramsey-arsenal-juventus-five-year-deal-36m

    Done deal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eastend View Post
    Daniel Sturridge.
    Every one said young attacking player reaching their prime.

    That's not Sturridge. Almost 30 and an older than 30, 30 too .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    I said that above. Checks the boxes of the description we’ve heard.
    Didn't read that far back...but cool.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    Every one said young attacking player reaching their prime.

    That's not Sturridge. Almost 30 and an older than 30, 30 too .
    True. 1 - Didn't realize he was 29 already, shit. 2 - He's younger then Seba...ha!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    Every one said young attacking player reaching their prime.

    That's not Sturridge. Almost 30 and an older than 30, 30 too .
    I’m just going by Og’s research check list above.

    Personally I don’t believe there is a legitimate DP target. I’ll be happy to be wrong.

 

 

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