look if this is our 'when we're at full squad, we're going to make a run at Leagues Cup' squad, I'm here for it to be honest. Give it to me. If this saves our season, still Manning Out, mind you. But Jason's earned a shot.
look if this is our 'when we're at full squad, we're going to make a run at Leagues Cup' squad, I'm here for it to be honest. Give it to me. If this saves our season, still Manning Out, mind you. But Jason's earned a shot.
Good job man, now find us a young 9 with legit skillsOriginally Posted by Areathrasher
While I think it’s a great add and strengthens the team in an area of need, we need someone that helps us put the ball in the net. I think that’s when it starts to get slightly interesting.
Right now, we’re just going to be looking for silver linings in a sea of crap.
All I'll say is I will give Jason one (1) iota of trust that he'll find someone on a tight budget. And if not, it's fine, he's being given a strangled team, both in terms of cap space and in terms of roster construction, to work with.
Unless we can deal Ayo, this deal probably makes Ibarra our 2nd U-22 player which likely means Osorio remains our 3rd DP for the rest of the season. Gotta think if we are going the 3rd u-22 player route, it will be a striker.
unless one or both of the italians are dealt
There are a few strikers out there we can afford if they want to shell the bucks, under the cap.
We've been carrying Richie's TAM-level salary, suggesting if he's gone we have about a million dollars left. There are free agents who have good scoring records who would come for likely less than that.
This dude is on a free right now after an off year in Belgium, but at 28 has a career scoring record in Austria and Belgium of a goal every 157 minutes. He's got six goals for the Bosnian national team. Seems worth a look. Could be just an off year on a bad team. That's what his numbers suggest, but someone who knows him might no more.
https://www.transfermarkt.us/smail-p...spieler/328264
Here is my within our budget (probably) short term suggestion at striker: Leo Campana.
Just wait for Miami to fire-sale assets to bring in all of Messi’s friends. They’ll dump some good part for very cheap.
They've already been asked and Michelle Kaufmann has reported they have no interest in selling him. He's only 22 and a very good striker already.
Damn. Guess we’ll be looking elsewhere.
But they're rumored for some fancy 20 year old from Argentina on young DP deal. Their 3 DPs would all have to be over $1.6M (when said and done) unless those rules are changing too.
They're rumored to be signing at least seven DPs at this point, by my count.
I think most are just rumors.
They do have a U22 DP spot open still, though. Teams can have three, so maybe that's how.
I believe the $1.6M DP cap thing is no longer in place. I looked at this season's rules and it just says teams can have three u22 players who can be designated, period. But the official site has left stuff out of the rules before, so I don't know if that's actually the case.
I personally hope so
i reckon there will be some pretty major roster budget changes coming down the pipe.
wasn't there a rumour of an MLS cash transfer market?
Ibarra would be a great pick up. Pray there is a purchase option somewhere like we did for Schaff.
who is reporting the ibarra move.have not seen it on main media yet what are we giving up.is he a intl or does he have green card
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I'm afraid to get excited about this. Glad to be linked to Ibarra as that makes a ton of sense, but until it's made official, we have not improved at all.
A reporter out of Atlanta journal paper and picked up by athletic but the athletic doesn't name Toronto like the reporter does.
It does seem odd that Atlanta would deal him to us of all places. They must not see us as an immediate threat to them in the standing.
Who would?
we're not lol
Just saw we are 13 points behind them and they are only 7th. Hahaha.
#LeaguesCupSZN
I mean, sending him to us is as safe as it gets from that angle lol.
should still do everything we can to start reshaping the roster this window.
shed some deadwood, potentially sell some italians, some trades.
Agreed. This team needs some wins and confidence even if we don't make the playoffs.
This will be their Stefan Frei moment
yep the season is a wash from a results perspective but with some roster reshaping (trades, sales, buyouts), a new coach hire, the team hopefully get a new look going into winter offseason.
It should be Servania - haven't seen Coello playing a #8 role yet though.
Cool. Our second Argentinian 6. And from Juniors, no less.
Jason has a hell of a lot of work/manoeuvring to do but alone that million + if Richie doesn’t return should get us a very good striker.
Ibarra to TFC complete as per ATL reporter. Unclear if just for this season or not.
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