This reminds me of the reason why I stopped following the CFL (the Hamilton coach fiasco of a few years ago).
If I was a VCWC supporter, I'd probably be burning my jersey now, cancelling my membership & finding another place to support.
This reminds me of the reason why I stopped following the CFL (the Hamilton coach fiasco of a few years ago).
If I was a VCWC supporter, I'd probably be burning my jersey now, cancelling my membership & finding another place to support.
And we thought our old Mo, Anselmi, Payne FOs were a disaster.
What a joke. So the FA investigated and from the sounds of the article seemed to verify the claim against the coach. But the Caps look to ignore that. And, to top it all off, come to this guy’s defence? Am I missing something here?!?Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud
Lenarduzzi is making Mo Johnston look like SAF.
A statement done through a twitter thread from apparently the most positive & optimistic VCWC supporter around, a guy who changes his flights to get to games.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...646149126.html
Imagine being the guy defending a coach who wrote 'f*ck off' on a banana and threw it at one of his team's black players.Adams has been an “outstanding coach, leader and member” of their soccer community
And since their FO seems to want to defend all these 'coaches' who did these things, I think a full scale, scorched Earth implosion is imminent.
Thankfully Davies got out.
Last edited by Ultra & Proud; 04-23-2019 at 10:37 PM.
Robo must be relieved not to be a part of that shitshow in B.C.
TORONTO FC, 2017 MLS CHAMPIONS!!! (Still the greatest in league history!)
Hopefully he wasn't the guy who recommended Adams. Doesn't say who that was.
Any team can be forgiven for hiring someone based on a recommendation from someone they trust, and there being something in the past that they didn't know about.
However, the way in which the team has handled their scandals boggles the mind. It's shocking.
Sure, but this guy was under investigation by the FA – seems like that's something that would/should have been known.
Good point.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Speaking of embarrasments
Apparently the Nazi Latino skinhead NYFC supporters travelled to DCU on the weekend & unfurled banners
WARNING: Maybe NSFW
Consider where you are before you open this - Neo Nazi images shown
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...64493160448.ht (the link won't go anywhere - put ml at the end for those who want to link)
So not only does NYC have a problem, but these guys are travelling to other stadiums.
(if the mods want to edit this, I understand)
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How the league and teams are turning a blind eye to this is disgusting.
Anyone see these assholes when NYC came to Toronto? I assume it would have been bigger news if they'd made the trip here.
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TFC management changes: "like adding a new fish to your aquarium of failure." - Shakes
Doesn’t really absolve you from running a basic background check, regardless of the reference. Especially true for someone who is going to be working with minors.
Heck, when I volunteered to coached youth soccer at my local club I had to sign waivers for a background check and submit a police report. The whitecaps aren’t capable of doing this?
I just noticed that we have to visit most of the top western teams and host the lower level ones. Of the top 5, only Houston comes our way. So we don't get to see either LA team or Dallas at home... And we've already seen Seattle.
And of the bottom 7, we only visit Vancouver and RSL...
I suppose we can consider it good from a "scouting for the Cup final" perspective.
We have benefitted from a friendly schedule and rest, and we got some breaks (late results against NE and Minn could have been very different). We are not right now as good as our record.
Same for the Galaxy btw
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
As the shirt sponsor Bell should way in on the whitecaps scandals, this is a #letstalk moment if there ever was one.
As much as I support the principles of the #letstalk campaign, it’s just a marketing technique.
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From the TFC "we did well as an academy in GA" promo article
Hope for 2023 & 2024He did mention something particularly special about that U15 team.
“The U15s, which is a really strong group for us, was our first U11 team,” said Vanney. “[They] started in our club when they were ten years old. [That's] the reason why at 15 now, they're one of the best teams across North and Central America.”
“They started here early, they've been locked in since, and we've continued to build with that group. We're seeing that process work. That's exciting,” emphasized Vanney. “It will ultimately be measured with these young players getting into the first team and making a difference. We're starting to see some of that as well.”
Note they lost to Chivas on penalties after beating 4 Mexican teams (including Chivas) in prelim rounds - always Chivas with the penalties.
Drilling down on what’s happening in the academy right now, there are two very high potential prospects. One is Marshall-Rutty who is the 14-yo TFC2 signed earlier this year. The other is 16 y.o. Jayden Nelson who is already starting to give USL defenders fits.
As far as I can tell one plays FW on the left and the other plays the same spot on the right.
Now if we could just start bringing through some defenders...
Pro insight to what happened in a few reviews last week
Telfer just scored the inaugural CPL goal.
Great goal and composure by Telfer for the first goal in the CPL
I know this is about the uber mucho better EPL, but the days of "just stick it in the mixer" might be over for a reason, even at MLS level. A good article about what has changed in the last 20 years. When I look at the last 2 champions & LAFC this season, I see systems. And when I see those 3 teams struggle, its when they can't implement a system of some sort & start relying upon an individual (see "give it to Bradley all the time")
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...74358?mode=amp
TFC’s development system looked pretty good on the CPL inaugural weekend...
for me Telfer, Welshman, Borjes, Aparacio looked very good and Bekker was marquis..though disappointed. I was expecting to see Quillian Roberts in goal for Forge..not sure why he didn’t play. You can see that the CPL will give a host of players who didn’t quite make it or didn’t quite get a chance at TFC and the other MLS clubs. It’s going top be a big improvement for soccer in Canada. The three MLS teams will have a big advantage picking up the players that emerge from this league.
If the league produces more Mark Anthony Kayes (who had to go back to USL to gain development) then it will be a success.
Sporting KC had to cancel training because they have so many injuries. The curse of the CCL affecting the regular season strikes again.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TomKCTV5/...01204553093120
Colorado manager says his team can't compete with Atlanta because of player salary spending.
Fired 2 days later. (He was crap & likely to be fired soon anyways).
TFC trivia time: Casey becomes the second former TFC player to become an MLS manager -Robbo was the first.
(Calling that guy a "TFC player" is a thin reed, I know)
"There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring." - Johan Cruyff
The dumpster fire in Vancouver continues with the club issuing a weak apology letter. They also, according to Twitter chatter, held a “presser” where they denied access to a handful of reporters who covered the incident.
For anybody interested, Michael Leetch of 680News has published 2 Youtube videos of training ground interviews of Vanney
He's the same guy that did the youtube of the post Loons Jozy interview.
Here's his channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ0...A6HKIsQH6Fp7kw
If he keeps this up, could make an alternative to the Pravda video edits.
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