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    Quote Originally Posted by djking2 View Post
    Montreal did shit is shit and for fuck sake always will be shit.

    Piatti has a direct line to the Pope and by extension therefore GOD and it shows in his play

    or in your words

    How did TFC do in 2018?

    Bazing.....
    Fair play. But my point is that we won with Seba. So I dont really care if we could have got another player. Who knows if they are a winner?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyDM View Post
    Yes, you can. But that certainly does not mean that we, or any other team, will. Including Atlanta
    All that matters is that it's possible.


    No matter what happens with Giovinco now, he won't be here in a few years and the team needs to get on with what's next and get used to the new MLS way. Unless of course someone else comes up with a newer, more successful way and then we'll copy that like everyone else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ossington Mental Youth View Post
    We have seen no plan of anything because we don't work for TFC or are in any position to do so. New GM and New Pres, haven't had a chance to move on from Lieweke and Bez til now. I'm gonna give them a chance to prove themselves before I start freaking out
    Evidence of a plan might have included bringing in competent TAM players last year suitable to replace VV or Seba, for example. Other evidence of a plan might be public statements consistent with their actions. "Minor changes" does not mean "we have a cunning plan to replace the best player in the league and have a new DP target lined up.” We haven't seen either, unless Oso is replacing VV in which case his contract could be said to be evidence of a plan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    All that matters is that it's possible.


    No matter what happens with Giovinco now, he won't be here in a few years and the team needs to get on with what's next and get used to the new MLS way. Unless of course someone else comes up with a newer, more successful way and then we'll copy that like everyone else.
    I cant agree that we need to get rid of Seba without a proper replacement. Down the road, yes, he will retire hopefully a red. And after proper homework is done, yes bring in others. But not now. Unless they have been brilliantly hiding a brilliant DP acquisition. And neither of us think that is true.

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    This will cause them to panic and bring in someone like Atiba Hutchison, I bet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    This will cause them to panic and bring in someone like Atiba Hutchison, I bet.
    I agree: There are plenty of silly panic moves they could make. I hope that Curtis & Manning aren't the panicking types, but who knows.

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    No way they panic and go Hutchinson. Neither has that reputation. Maybe grab a bunch of young Auro/Jansen types on loan with options to buy though. That wouldn't surprise me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyDM View Post
    Yes, you can. But that certainly does not mean that we, or any other team, will. Including Atlanta
    It goes both ways. No sense in freaking out until we see what we've got

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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyDM View Post
    Evidence of a plan might have included bringing in competent TAM players last year suitable to replace VV or Seba, for example. Other evidence of a plan might be public statements consistent with their actions. "Minor changes" does not mean "we have a cunning plan to replace the best player in the league and have a new DP target lined up. We haven't seen either, unless Oso is replacing VV in which case his contract could be said to be evidence of a plan.
    And Bez didn't, which we see now. Bez is gone and we have a new GM who hasn't had a chance to make a change. Let's see how it goes. I don't disagree with what you're saying, simply think it's too early to freak out.

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    Up to this point we've basically only seen posturing by Gio's side. Bill Manning has decided it's ML$E's turn. Speaking to the media saying how much it would be great to have him here blah blah blah but we are very far apart in the numbers is a great deal of posturing. I think at the end of the day a lot of factors come into a players decision to accept an offer and it's not always just getting the $/year that you wanted and on the flip side, you don't want to have to pay a big transfer fee and then a slightly less number than what Gio's asking to some other DP you bring in to replace Gio. It's way to early to tell what will happen but I think they'll re-sign him. Gut feel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    No way they panic and go Hutchinson. Neither has that reputation. Maybe grab a bunch of young Auro/Jansen types on loan with options to buy though. That wouldn't surprise me.
    You know whose reputation I would pay attention to? The owners.

    TV networks.

    They will never admit it, never, but I think what they want is the same ratings for less money. They tried more money for more ratings and, excepting the 2016 ECF and the MLS Cups, it didn’t work, and cannot have left them feeling like outspending the league is a winning strategy. Ratings for your average game against the Revs or whomever remain at Poker/Darts levels.

    But they won’t want a tear-it-down marketing story. They want this to be a nice little niche property and they do care, a little, and Manning has to be careful, this isn't the NBA or NHL where there is an Auston Matthews type reward for bottoming out. In the way that suit environments work, Manning will feel all this, even if he isn’t being told it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazza_55 View Post
    Very Difficult?

    Almiron and both Martinez’ at Atlanta are in their prime and all 3 were found by United in the last 2 years. Pity is the reigning South American Player of the Year.
    It’s worth saying Barco hasn’t panned out yet (at a $15 million transfer fee). He’s had his issues off field too. The new Martinez may go the same way, we don’t know. At this point Atlanta is 50/50 on their DPs, until proven otherwise. We’ll see how they do without Almiron.

    I’m not convinced Atlanta is the “new” model yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    It’s worth saying Barco hasn’t panned out yet (at a $15 million transfer fee). He’s had his issues off field too. The new Martinez may go the same way, we don’t know. At this point Atlanta is 50/50 on their DPs, until proven otherwise. We’ll see how they do without Almiron.

    I’m not convinced Atlanta is the “new” model yet.
    They literally won the MLS cup in there 2nd year, have never not ever made the playoffs, have the best young DPS in the game; have the MLS record transfer fee (almiron) and sell out 48 + k with the nicest stadium and the best fans. They are also projected to be the best team this year and have a world class coach. Definition of a team you should model after.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reggie View Post
    i think we have reached the peak for ticket sales with seba,its all about winning.losing team 20k..winning team 27k to sellouts
    Losing team 20k??? In tickets sold maybe, but actually showing up losing = 10k. Maybe. Suck the life out of the stadium, and there goes the casual fan reason for attending.
    Did you attend the last few games of last season?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    You know whose reputation I would pay attention to? The owners.

    TV networks.

    They will never admit it, never, but I think what they want is the same ratings for less money. They tried more money for more ratings and, excepting the 2016 ECF and the MLS Cups, it didn’t work, and cannot have left them feeling like outspending the league is a winning strategy. Ratings for your average game against the Revs or whomever remain at Poker/Darts levels.

    But they won’t want a tear-it-down marketing story. They want this to be a nice little niche property and they do care, a little, and Manning has to be careful, this isn't the NBA or NHL where there is an Auston Matthews type reward for bottoming out. In the way that suit environments work, Manning will feel all this, even if he isn’t being told it.
    So which part of taking young SA guys on loan and not blowing their wad on a guy like Hutchinson spelled us spending tons of cash? If anything you just backed up what I said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    I don't know - I often specifically have heard the phrase "He is worth the price of admission" from casuals and that's always Seba.
    Yup! And a big part of that is the large Italian community in Toronto with money to spend. I think that matters.

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    [QUOTE=JoesphNdo;1885780]Anyone who drops the team 1 full season removed from being the best MLS team of all time when it's still in the top spenders in the league (maybe still top in terms of wage spend!?) with a very strong squad compared to the rest of the league isn't worth worrying about - the team can't dominate every year so fans like that were going to drop off at some stage and there's no stopping it.

    Yes. They are called Torontonians.

    Families and date night fans filled the stadium.
    (And strangely parts of the South End recently ..section 115, 116)

    Lose a Giovinco who is worth the price of admission, and don't replace him with someone of equal name recognition and skill set to keep winning, and BMO attendance will drop to levels not seen since the days when we were young and drunk every weekend...

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    I'm sure the FO is aware that the club cannot afford a team that's not competitive. That's a given.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blixa View Post
    I'm sure the FO is aware that the club cannot afford a team that's not competitive. That's a given.
    Depends on what you mean by "competitive". Competitive and a winning team with extraordinary talent to sell out the stadium are not the same. They cannot afford to just be competitive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Defoe View Post
    They literally won the MLS cup in there 2nd year, have never not ever made the playoffs, have the best young DPS in the game; have the MLS record transfer fee (almiron) and sell out 48 + k with the nicest stadium and the best fans. They are also projected to be the best team this year and have a world class coach. Definition of a team you should model after.
    They’ve done great for sure. May have been a perfect storm though. I think Almiron was the lynch pin. We’ll see this year.

    My point was also not to dispute how they’ve done as a team. I’m just saying Barco hasn’t lived up to billing. We don’t know about Pity yet. It’s not as easy as some suggestions here to take a young South American DP at a big transfer (thus hiding their actual cost), and making it a success.
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    What worries me is Toronto’s history of doing things on the cheap. Argos to BMO. Jays 94 - 2016. Harold Ballard Leafs. Gazzillions of other examples. Tom L “why can’t we be great” is the exception, not the rule here.

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    can we please jus sign somebody,so we can stop this paranoia

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    Be nice to get a rumour of a decent AM. Heck, if I was TFC, I'd leak about interest in somebody they are not really interested in anymore just to get people talking about what type of player is going to be playing.

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    I have this recurring memory of the Chivas fans in an uproar at Gio's antics in the CCL final. Madre de dios they hated him! Then he turns their keeper inside out and scores the goal to even the tie.

    I hope against all odds that he stays.
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    Fellaini is an interesting comparable. He is on the verge of moving from Man Utd to China.

    He is 31 years old and has 18 months left on a deal that pays him 10M euros a year. The new contract will be around 15M euros a year for 3 years. The transfer fee is 12M euros.

    I can sort of see TFC's argument for a USD 10M fee. But Giovinco has 12 months not 18 months left, TFC are not Man Utd, Seba has been in the club football wilderness for 4 years, and Seba didn’t just play in a World Cup semi final.
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    Hell yeah I'm surprised the FO isn't leaking possible signings to change the conversation

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    this was nice to read this morning (and thanks to denime as always): https://www.thestar.com/sports/socce...hat-price.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Defoe View Post
    They literally won the MLS cup in there 2nd year, have never not ever made the playoffs, have the best young DPS in the game; have the MLS record transfer fee (almiron) and sell out 48 + k with the nicest stadium and the best fans. They are also projected to be the best team this year and have a world class coach. Definition of a team you should model after.
    I would dispute that, and besides they have a shitty nickname, 'The Five Stripes' ffs, what is that.

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    ^Atlanta and Seattle always get this “best fans” nonsense.

    What they have is massive stadiums that they mostly fill at $10-15 a pop.

    They have an interesting entertainment model, and maybe some of those people will grow into “fans”, but neither of them hold a candle to us or Portland in terms of “fans” as the world commonly uses the phrase.

    I would also rate SKC and LAFC ahead of Atlanta or Seattle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    ^Atlanta and Seattle always get this “best fans” nonsense.

    What they have is massive stadiums that they mostly fill at $10-15 a pop.

    They have an interesting entertainment model, and maybe some of those people will grow into “fans”, but neither of them hold a candle to us or Portland in terms of “fans” as the world commonly uses the phrase.

    I would also rate SKC and LAFC ahead of Atlanta or Seattle.
    There's talk in this thread of people abandoning the team and us struggling to be at half capacity next season if we sell Seba because we'll 'only' still be near or at the top of wage spend in the league, 'only' have one of the better squads in the league and are a full one season removed from winning the treble (and not even a year removed from making the CL final) and being arguably the best team MLS has ever seen

    Let's not break our arms patting ourselves on the back for how we have the 'best' fans compared to a team like Seattle that's drawn 35k+ every year since their inception. That's even ignoring the fact that 'best' fans is something you cannot possible measure and will always be 100% clouded by personal bias
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