This is like his best skill.Originally Posted by leedsandTFC
This is like his best skill.
What would everyone say is our most pressing need position wise?
still striker IMO.
we need a DP striker, maybe 2.
our entire strikeforce (sapong, ayo, perruzza, diomande, mbongue) have scored 1 goal all season. very hard to win many games with those sort of numbers.
I see it in this order - striker, CB and CDM if Ibarra doesn't return somehow.
With the Prince singing, I think we badly need a CDM...
I agree with this but I also learned to trust nothing so you never know about this Prince guy until we see him.
Once upon a time I laughed at the NYRB faithful for signing a career lower league loser as their big time striker and look how that worked out.
President.
But all joking aside, I agree with those that said striker. We signed someone who may or may not work out, we need a sure thing.
After that it’s a bit murky. Can we retain Ibarra? Is a replacement for Hedges more important than a playmaker or a really good box-to-box option. Tough to say and still plenty of holes to fill.
Striker(s), CB, CDM, CAM.
I assume the following are all gone next season:
Diomande
Ayo
VV
O'Neil
Peruzza
Sapong
Bradley
Ibarra (would be nice to keep, but doubtful).
Coach who is willing to be flexible and play more than one system based on the roster
I think O'Neill and Bradley will still be here. Both signed through 2024. Maybe Ayo as well, assuming he doesn't light it up in San Jose, since I don't see why they'd buy him outright. Diomande has to be first-choice for a buyout, so those contracts would be otherwise hard to move.
Bradlys 2024 is either a team or mutual option. Both we wont be picking up after what hes done this season. O'Neill is so cheap hes a fine backup
Was that confirmed? I was under the impression that his guaranteed 2023 was turned into a guaranteed 2023/24 with the salary split between the two when he renegotiated
I think it was a Guarenteed 2023 with a mutual 2024 if I remember correctly. I remeber the same thing you did. I may be wrong
MLS allows clubs to pay out option years that are owed if not paid in the contract's term without it counting as a buyout.
So if either Michael or the club (per Fifa regs) decided not to take the option, he wouldn't come back.
But if the option year was used to divide his overall contract value for cap reasons, they have to pay it out to him regardless. It doesn't count against the cap because he was never a rostered player for that season.
They had to change this after the Camillo Sanvezzo case, in which FIFA ruled MLS' unilateral options are illegal under international labor agreements to which FIFA is a party.
Not sure IIUC, so I will defer to any who are proficient in Portuguese, seems a mini twitter war may be going on involving Odair Hellnann et al about their performance/success between Santo's supporters? So, IIUC, one accusation seems to be that the club, or a proxy, may have leaked his personal cell number during a match? Have I understood this correctly? I must be wrong, some lost in translation in a nuanced discussion going on, right?
Potential free agent list.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/MLSPA/status/1689318213711011868?s=20
So Bradley not listed on the free agent list, so contract must be guaranteed for 2024.
Can't imagine us picking up any of the 3 options on Vázquez, Sapong, or Ranjitsingh
Agree!
Death, taxes and Michael Bradley given unannounced extensions.
Bububu-buyout!?
Or retirement.
I see Max Crepeau is listed. A good goalie and gets Manning his token CMNT player on the roster.
I will split that difference with you, retirement by buy-out.
just past his second major injury as a professional. Love the guy, think he’s every bit a modern keeper but I would tread carefully.
Believe MC would be a decent replacement if TFC prefers SJ to move on. If < EDIT: whoops not Nashville but Columbus > do not sign him, would Gressel be a consideration; @ about 900+K?
Last edited by Mr. Inbetween; 08-10-2023 at 01:21 AM. Reason: Correction
We knew this. Bradley took his deal with ~$1.5M remaining, and tore it up and took a two year deal, to create cap space in 2023. iirc correctly he is making $600K this year, so we will have to see what the number is next year. There is a good chance it is something like $1M on the books for 2024.
"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
And if it is you hand him a cheque for $1M, give him a nice handshake, and present him with a fancy framed picture at next years home opener and move on.
Yep. We’ve reached terminal station on this one.
I don't think there's any chance the club does this, Manning would be too afraid of the optics. It's not his style. I think if Michael doesn't retire and we can't trade him (And I don't see how we could) then assume he's here next season. The big question is if he's still captain or not
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