Confirmed by Fabrizio
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1592536795308515328
Looks like Franklin had his contract renewed with TFC2 for 2023. Hopefully that means he'll join TFC...
https://www.torontofc.ca/tfc2/news/t...ster-decisions
Wow with Criscito out, and Laryea currently only being here for .5 of a season, essentially we need a whole backline + depth this offseason.
Raise your hand if you have faith in FO to pull this off, especially given all the other needs.
Don't all raise your hands at once..
SKC declines the option on starting centre half Nicolas Isimat-Mirin. Good player. Probably a money move, but a lot of teams will go in for him.
He was at Toulouse during COVID on loan but decided to sign a permanent deal with KC instead.
He was on $950,000 his first year. As that is slightly less than he was making in France, I imagine his second-year-option is more in the $1.05M range.
Too rich for his numbers, but they may see his first year as an adjustment year. He was apparently very good at PSV.
EDIT: His WhoScored shows a consistent improvement in performance last year as well, to the point where he was getting 6.8-7.1 game scores across their last four games. That might explain the interest.
Last edited by jloome; 11-15-2022 at 12:17 PM.
Big D blog says Dallas can't fit Hedges under the cap if he makes over a $1M. Though talking they apparently continue to be far apart.
I believe they can make signings but they need to start hitting the target more often and laying down solid foundational parts. Re-doing work will set back this team another season and waste our window of opportunity with LI.
Of our most meaningful, non-DP signings so far:
O’Neil: solid, needed part. Not a starter however.
Kaye: looking questionable
Criscito: moving on after half a season
JJ: maybe not reaching the highs or playing as consistently as we’d expect
Laryea: good start, looked burnt out towards end of year. Fingers crossed he comes in fresh for 2023 and we can keep him.
In totality, mixed.
Last edited by ag futbol; 11-15-2022 at 12:21 PM.
Looks like Tosaint Ricketts may retire at 35. I always thought he was under-rated.
ended with 20 goals across 3544 career minutes.... or 17 goals across a 34 game season.
Only ever started 30 games in eight MLS seasons.
I think Canadian players sometimes are just underrated. They choke a few times early at big moments and are seen as backups from then on. Or they get a starting run and go a little cold, and that's it.
The number of times Ricketts' goals were important, late, game-winning goals wasn't a coincidence. I think he could've had a bigger career. Certainly moving around Europe and playing every position on the field before someone decided he was a striker really didn't help.
EDIT: I may be a little biased. I met him as an 11-year-old kid at a soccer clinic in Edmonton, and he was already the best player of his age in the city, according to a few of the coaches.
Not to be a downer the but I think we're headed for at best a very mediocre(just outside playoffs) or at worst a disaster next season.
We need at least 7 new starters, and a whole bunch of depth signings. I didn't see a whole lot of progression in play last year, and maybe one youth player showed solid improvement.
Currently this team is being heavily carried by our designated players. If you add in a lot of new players it will take time for the team to get chemistry. Not every new starter will make an impact, at least 1/4 will be a miss.
To me there is to much work to be done for a winter window.
Last edited by Richard; 11-15-2022 at 12:33 PM.
Missed mention in reporting by Gianluca Di Marzio?
Mimmo already back in Italy!
'che è già rientrato in Italia per la pausa Mondiale e domenica era in tribuna al Marassi per la partita dei rossoblù contro il Como.'
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/Total_TFC/status/1592511436122906624
The impact of new starters is mitigated if they come from MLS. Signing from other leagues yes but generally solid MLSers work out when moved.
And yes we have a lot of holes to fill but it can be done if we have the cap space to hit MLS FA hard. A few years back DC hit the waiver draft hard and became good in one winter. It didn't last of course as that's the DC way but it can be done and since they managed it, anyone can.
TFC management have never shown that level of aptitude, even in the Bez/Vanney days it took several windows to get competitive.
All I'm saying is to not go into next season with huge expectations. History has shown we have always overpaid for talent, I don't expect TFC to deviate from that.
we've got tons of great value players in last 6/7 years.
morrow, beita, moor, cheyrou, deleon, laryea, ricketts, delgado, westberg, auro, benezet, o'neill, macnaughton, kerr.
they were pretty abysmal all around in the ali curtis era, almost every single transfer was a flop, that i will say.
My eyes bulged as I read this.
O'Neill is terrible. Mavinga ain't the Mavinga of '17 and TBH looks like he's not back anyway. Kosi should never EVER see the pitch again at RB. I think it's too early to tell where JMR ends up, but he hasn't convinced anyone that he's a FB IMO. Last but not least, Frankin isn't even a contracted player.
MacNaughton I will agree is acceptable depth if he's #4/5 at CB.
So exactly what depth do you speak of?
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o'neill and macnaughton are decent depth options (although they both need to play with better CBs to look good).
if we get mavinga it'll be a much cheaper deal, another decent depth option.
we probably need two more fullbacks, but kosi can slot in there the odd game, JMR has been fine and kobe franklin by all accounts will be a first team player next year.
that being said, wouldn't be shocked to see JMR sold, and kosi traded too.
we have CB depth, maybe not at FB, so i retract my comment.
I hope they're giving Paul Rothrock a camp invite. He's been nothing but impressive since we drafted him for TFC II, by far the most consistent offensive performer, and he deserves a shot. He has a Tommy McNamara vibe about him, and will at the least be a pressing forward with some danger added.
Contact expires at the end of the year and apparently they have yet to offer a new one.
He'll do well somewhere else though, so not really worried about the player. Just seems like good young depth we shouldn't discard.