OK MLSE sucks, but I believe WinterMariner are on track - I'm a longtime SSH
OK MLSE sucks, but I believe WinterMariner are on track - I'm not a longtime SSH
WinterMariner are not on track yet, and I'm seriously worried/tired of it - I'm a longtime SSH
WinterMariner are not on track yet, and I'm seriously worried/tired of it - I'm not a longtime SSH
Well said Ian.
I have followed these temps. everywhere on some glorious road trips with my group, made glorious because of like minded supporters.
Here are some of the highlights.
1. Charleston Challenge Cup 2008. A group of us show up to the College of Charleston to watch a TFC practice and the team is immediatley moved to a pitch farther away from us. Fact.
2. DC 2010. After watching a losing effort a group of TFC supporters congregate at the exit gate to give our support to the squad which is quickly boarded onto a bus and continues to plow through a group of well wishing supporters. Fact.
3. Charleston 2011. After a uninspired tournament once again, only Winter and Declerk came over to our section to thank us. Fact.
I haven't see one ounce of respect from the FO right down to the players at TFC .
When I support I expect support, otherwise?
Fuck off.
KD.
The good news is that TFC will likely only lose 1 or 2 players for this Gold Cup. JDG has been called up and Williams will almost for certain be called for Jamaica.
It's confirmed, Dicoy Williams called up.
It's impossible to know if we are on the "right track" at this relatively early stage in Winter/Mariner's tenure. However, everything I've seen so far has overall given me confidence that this team will have it's brightest days under Winter's rule.
There has been some good and some bad, of course - but overall I'm liking what I'm seeing. I've also been pretty impressed overall with the players he has managed to bring in himself, and can't wait to see what moves he makes next as more and more Mo-era contracts are shed.
MLSE doesn't really enter into the mental equation for me, whatever I think of them as owners. The non-stop yakking about MLSE "killing the golden goose", and so on, has gotten really tedious. As long as they aren't obstructing Winter's vision for the team - and we have no compelling evidence that they are - they don't really have much to do with this question.
Issues like their shared responsibility in the failures of this team in the past, and their short-sightedness with ticket pricing, are a separate matter.
- Scott
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“Heroism breaks its heart, and idealism its back, on the intransigence of the credulous and the mediocre, manipulated by the cynical and the corrupt.” ~Christopher Hitchens
So the verdict is in - if forced to choose, clearly the majority thinks TFC are "on track". Whether you are an SSH or not. So I was wrong about that.
I would note, though that this survey ran during a pretty positive week - we were underdog in both the games played, and eeked out points, so that had a bit of an impact.
Also, there is an interesting dichotomy - virtually all of those who voted "not on track" are SSHs, so there is something to the idea that SSHs are more likely to be unhappy.
I'd be plenty worried if I owned the team - RPB are disproportionately in lower priced seats. I can only imagine what a similar survey of those in more pricey seats would show.
"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
If we win tomorrow, we're justy under .500...which IMO is about the best that could have been expected with a whole new line-up, system, and coaches....from what I've seen and heard is that players from outside NA now wnat to come to TFC because of the coaching group we have in place...so the future holds promise...
Recount?
"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
^ Ahaha. I want a do-over, it's our only chance with this team!
Last edited by Cashcleaner; 05-28-2011 at 04:56 PM.
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.