Today's News,Tuesday,Feb.15

[spark]

I don't see anything wrong with his statment.

Me neither and the thing is - he's said it before. Can't remember what tourny, but it was before Morace he was critical of the CWNT's style of play, to which (I think it was Sinclair) said what has the Men's team done lately - and the long post there was essentially what he said - the men's competition is far greater than the women's.

I'd be curious to see where we'd be if countries like Argentina, England, France, Italy etc.. started pouring significant money into their women's programs.

[Damien]

According to MLS Rumors.....

Toronto FC Signs Javier Martina, Elbekay Bouchiba, Nick Soolsma

[TFCRegina]

SSG isn't as good as some we've had, but she's still good.

[Oldtimer]

According to MLS Rumors.....

Toronto FC Signs Javier Martina, Elbekay Bouchiba, Nick Soolsma

Anything from that site isn't news... like it says it's rumours.

If it's true, it's merely coincidental.

[Stryker]

I'd be curious to see where we'd be if countries like Argentina, England, France, Italy etc.. started pouring significant money into their women's programs.

Significant? I'd be shocked if we put more money into the womens team than England.

[TFCRegina]

According to MLS Rumors.....

Toronto FC Signs Javier Martina, Elbekay Bouchiba, Nick Soolsma

Gerry Dobson confirms on Twitter.

[TFCRegina]

Aron Winter Media Scrum, Dated Feb 15, 2011.

It's the 3rd Entry on TFC TV.

http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp

CONFIRMS THE SIGNINGS IN THE INTERVIEW

[prizby]

According to MLS Rumors.....

Toronto FC Signs Javier Martina, Elbekay Bouchiba, Nick Soolsma

we also posted this earlier this morning with a link from the article...probably took it off of us

[TFCRegina]

^ Please see above at the Interview.

[Pigfynn]

Aron Winter Media Scrum, Dated Feb 15, 2011.

It's the 3rd Entry on TFC TV.

http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp

CONFIRMS THE SIGNINGS IN THE INTERVIEW

Amazing just how much info you can get in 4+ minutes when someone from the club just gets on camera and speaks!

[Fort York Redcoat]

Well for one you don't see a large number of women deciding to play for other countries, so the loyalty factor alone counts for something.

Another thing is the fact that although there aren't alot of superpower countries in womens national soccer, the women can beat every single one of them. The CMNT can't even hold there own againest the little fish of the national men's teams.

Lastly look at Brazil as competition. They're a top three to five country in both mens and womens. Could the canadian womens team beat Brazil? Absolutely. Mens? Not a snowballs chance in hell.

See now we both have the same information and think exactly opposite.

You say it's commendable that the girls are loyal to a team that's second or third out of a dozen teams. The real difference between the 2 teams is that the temptation for these girls to be disloyal is near nil.

But plenty of Canadians prefer being big fish in little sports worldwide. Just look at hockey.

I don't prescribe throwing as much money(as the mens program) into a lesser venture(Womens World Cup).

[Redcoe15]

ssg is only 24? yeah right

Switch the digits around in that age number and you might be closer to the truth. Still very nice, all things considered.

[Alonso]

I love this team to an obsessive, self-destructive level....

but if games are begin played in February weather (like the weather outside today)...
You'll find me at joe's, shouting at the TV and sipping on a hot bowl of soup.

Refusing to put yourself into -20'c windchill doesn't mean you aren't loyal - it means you aren't fuckin' crazy

Exactly, and I don't think its fair to ask players to play in -20 C weather, its simply not possible or realistic.

[oxygenatedbrain]

We're in for the Veeder lottery.


http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...veeder-lottery

[Lucky Strike]

We're in for the Veeder lottery.


http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...veeder-lottery

Toronto FC (45.52 percent) will have the best chance at acquiring the US Under-20 prospect followed by the Seattle Sounders (24.83 percent), the Columbus Crew (19.31 percent) and the Colorado Rapids (10.34 percent).

So basically a coin flip for us.

[MG42]

We're in for the Veeder lottery.


http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...veeder-lottery

It says it will take place today at 2:30 et, but no news yet?

[TFCRegina]

From the scrum with De Rosario, it sounds like things are settling down with the contract issue and the dialogue between the FO and the players is going to be a bit more amicable this time around. No Mo Johnston bullshit.

[dantdot]

Mysterious lottery is mysterious. It's been an hour and nothing.

[Lucky Strike]

Mysterious lottery is mysterious. It's been an hour and nothing.

I went over the article again and it doesn't specify a date. I mean, the article was written today the 15th so no mention of another date would seem to imply that it's today, but you never know, maybe it's an oversight.

[dantdot]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...player-lottery

Crew got him.

[Ron Manager]

That's fine, better we choose our players than have the honour if having them put upon us from on high. Lottery system is stupid, so is the draft but that's another topic.

[Lucky Strike]

That's fine, better we choose our players than have the honour if having them put upon us from on high. Lottery system is stupid, so is the draft but that's another topic.

Only four teams were in the lottery actually, leading me to believe teams could enter if they so wished and were interested in the player being raffled off. A few teams were excluded by default because they won previous lotteries but about 10 teams chose not to enter.

[Petor]

New Toronto FC coach wins praise by players

http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer...ise-by-players