I'll wait for the contract details to judge the Gio move. Get him in on a small contract and have him be a bit part player and I like it. TAM or DP and front office have 100% lost their minds and learned nothing from the Jozy deal
I'll wait for the contract details to judge the Gio move. Get him in on a small contract and have him be a bit part player and I like it. TAM or DP and front office have 100% lost their minds and learned nothing from the Jozy deal
Gurantee it's at least TAM and not the Osorio level TAM but more the Bradley level TAM.Originally Posted by JoesphNdo
I would say they are gonna give him Omar's 1.2 million TAM deal.
^ yeah, I doubt Giovinco gets off the couch for anything less than a million a year.
The board is really sleep at the switch here. This would be a perfect time to fire Manning and Curtis and find a competent set of managers who would have a good amount of flexibility to make the changes they need for a quick rebuild.
But instead, we’re sticking with a group that really doesn’t show signs of having the vision of doing the right things. This could really set us back.
Italy finished second in their group so they missed the automatic qualification spot and will now go to the playoffs which is 12 teams with only 3 ultimately qualifying...so its more unlikely than likely that they qualify for the world cup...if anything chances of Insigne joining are now higher
This one says he's declined to discuss terms with us and is now being eyed by newly-rich Newcastle.
https://insidefutbol.com/2021/11/15/...s-side/537121/
This is literally Borré 2.0
Has the ring of truth, that one.
Actually it would be pretty stupid for them to do it with a final to play this weekend. Next week is a different story.
100% Newcastle is going to do whatever it can to stay up.
Insigne wont happen. Have look at someone mid 20's stapled to Milan, Inter or Juve's bench...
Once Newcastle gets relegated we can swoop in and claim Insigne.
Anything close to a million for Gio is ludicrous. Absolutely bonkers. $100K player at most, I don't care what he sells off the pitch, he is washed up and as someone said will not have played for 8 months at the age of 35.
We're right back in the dark ages like with Mo.
Yeah I agree. I could actually see Newcastle massively overpaying to get him in in January. Although they really aren't bad up front. Wilson and Saint-Maximin are pretty decent. They need better defending, but as we know well, defending doesn't sell tickets or intent of new owners.
This is more like the Anselmi era than Mo. Mo never got players to appease fans or sell tickets. All that happened under Ansemli's watch; the CMNT experiment with Gerba/JDG, the Dutch experiment, Mista. Everything that was done in his era was for selling season's tickets and ramsom packs specifically. We look like that again. Target Italy at all costs to bring the Italian community back on board.
I think it's a good idea to target players from Italy (Serie A). MLS has not had a lot of Serie A players in the league, but more times than not, the ones who have come over have done very well. They seem to understand the style of football much easier than others.
If we want international flair for a manager, what about Nesta?
https://football-italia.net/nesta-pr...-over-serie-a/
He's played in MLS and Managed in USL and it sounds like he would be open to coming back to North America
He knows the complications in roster selection. Seems to have an understanding that you can't always just buy your way to a trophy
He hasn't done poorly as a manager. Never been relegated, usually finishing in the upper part of the table, but losing in playoffs.
I'm assuming he has good connections and relations in Italy, so getting a player or two to top off a roster similar to how Vanney did with French players is a strong possibility.
Last edited by jabbronies; 11-16-2021 at 12:44 PM.
Nesta does sound like a really good shout.
For a moment, I was confusing Nesta with Mista!!!
Kamal Miller is what Ali and Bill think Mavinga still is
Amusing.
Check out this tweet at [URL]https://twitter.com/martyn_bailey/status/1460805116915814408?s=21[/URL]
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Was very obtainable in the offseason too. Pains me to say that Montreal has been making shrewd moves lately.
They have a proper GM in Renard
"Tata? Who's that?", Bill Manning said as he hurriedly called his pal Ali to let him know that the paperwork on Ben Olsen had just cleared legal.
Go and get Eustaquio now to replace Bradley in the mid and if need be to free up more cap then trade Delgado.
I think his next move will be to a bigger club in Portugal. Maybe somewhere else
But yes, this is the type of player we desperately need in our midfield.
He’s at an age and at a skill level that we aren’t getting a look in. Oso was our best midfielder this year and he’s not at Eustaquios level.
I wouldn't want him to come here either. He should move onward up the chain in Europe and get to his best. Don't settle for whatever money and stuff to come to MLS yet.
Soteldo has been posting some weird cryptic stuff on Instagram and TFC seems like they are operating with the idea of having an open DP spot.
They're kind of operating like they have lots of open DP spots.
Still wouldn't be surprised to see the three of the current DPs out and let Bradley (or whoever) pick 3 new ones.
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