Well they changed the draft rules. We will lose one player at most. I can live with that and I hope it's one of Lovitz or Bloom.
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stor...ction-091316?2
Hoping the "October Friendlies" doesn't decimate the squad during a playoff run.
Isn't part of the reason we agree to release Bradley and Altidore during those non-FIFA American friendlies so that they skip the friendlies during the stretch run? Happened last year http://www.espnfc.us/major-league-so...for-toronto-fc
TFC actually has a bye this year during October's international break, so Michael and Jozy would not miss any MLS action if they were called in for both of the US friendlies. It be same for any of the Reds who could be called in for the pairs of Canada's recently announced friendlies for the same weekend.
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Should we make it deep into the playoffs. Bradley and Jozy will be gone in mid November for Mexico vs US WC qualifying match in Columbus.
I'm more concerned about a sudden calling in of Osorio and Johnson for a leg sapping trip to North Africa.
Blame MLS
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Maybe Johnson doesn't go but assuming Osorio is part of the new phases plans (2017 gold cup and beyond) then he should go. Don't be surprised to see Chapman and or Hamilton get called in sooner or later as well.
http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016...fifa-world-cup
Sources say that Bologna wants to bring Bradley in for an off-season loan in January. Former MLS’er Roberto Donadoni is the manager of Bologna, which also happens to be owned by Joey Saputo–the owner of Toronto FC rival Montreal. A source also says that AC Milan is looking into the possibility of buying Bradley from Toronto. Then there’s Swansea City, which just hired Bradley’s father, Bob, this week. I’m told it’s likely that Swansea will be targeting some U.S. players in January.
Of course, a move would require there to be interest from Bradley and Toronto as well. A Toronto source said the club was contacted for all three of the team’s Designated Players—Bradley, Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore—during the last window. TFC and Bradley are focused entirely on winning an MLS Cup championship, the source said.
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http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016...fifa-world-cup
More Bradley rumors from Grant Wahl
surely TFC knows of Saputo's involvement with Bologna.....there are not enough words to describe how stupid it would be to loan him there.....
http://www.espnfc.us/story/2970386/t...ter-mls-seasonBradley says he's focused on helping Toronto in the MLS playoffs and the U.S. preparing for a World Cup qualifier against Mexico in November, but he left the door open for a possible move despite having multiple years left on his contract.
"That's football -- there's always things flying around," Bradley said of the report. "November is obviously on everybody's mind. And then there will be time as always at the end of the season to figure out to sit down and talk -- what went well, what didn't -- and find the right way forward.
"You guys try to make different comparisons and moments, and obviously in a lot of ways we just concentrate on what's in front of us."
I really hate these 'Team X is interested in player Y', because it has absolutely nothing to do with how the player feels. When something gets reported like this, are supposed to assume that some type of negotiation is already underway, or that there is definite interest on the player's side? Because if not, why even bother? You could have 100 stories a day about how some team is interested in someone.
Congrats to the lad
http://www.torontofc.ca/post/2016/10...-marco-delgado
Good for him. He's done what's expected of him. Solid depth.
I know people give this guy grief for inconsistency but he's only 21 and is already showing growth with more matches. I rate him higher than Osorio even though he can vanish for good chunks of matches as well.
I almost wouldn't have signed him because of the expansion draft. Maybe if he was without contract, we could sneak him through unclaimed. Now, I feel he has a very good shot at being picked if unprotected. He deserves this though no doubt
He was always going to be protected, signed or not. Serviceable young domestics are gold in this league
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Rollins is reporting that AC Milan is preparing a January bid for Bradley and that TFC will consider it.