Don't want to keep piling on Molinaro since I like him as well. But here's a portion of the offending exchange. More so that there's people (@botwblood wasn't the only one) explaining the rule to him, but him digging in on it.
Check out this tweet at [URL]https://twitter.com/JohnMolinaro/status/1470493183280885768[/URL]
Yeh, I'ma gonna give a pass to the one guy that actually covers the team well if he goes off on a tangent about an MLS roster rule.
How much is Jozy on the books for this year?
Really surprised we protected both Bono and Westberg while leaving Lawrence unprotected. Might be a deal agreed somewhere.
But, yes. Let's get off the Molinaro train. He is a good writer and seems like a good guy. We got a lot of big things coming and I look forward to the coverage and our discussions on here.
Chances of a member of the current roster being with the team for the first game of 2022
Bradley - 100%
And then there is everybody else
Oh yeah, totally, I didn't have a problem with his misreading of the rules. I only appealed to Sam and Paul, because if anyone is viewed as authoritative it's them.
I found it funny that Tannenwald was misinterpreting the rule as well. So John is not alone in that. The rules on the website are also a mess. It is more of a general explainer than legal document.
I'm gonna wager his stint away from covering MLS as left him a bit rusty on the rules and regs.
John is a good reporter. He rarely dabbles in rumours and transfer speculation, but rather focuses on tactics and getting to know the players. I am really happy I subscribed to TFC Republic!
Sure, he was wrong yesterday, but MLS roster rules are complex and perhaps he can be forgiven for making a mistake.
Yeah the worst part of the whole exchange is multiple people corrected John, providing explanations, screenshots, interpretations, etc. and John didn't budge, then Sam Stejskal simply said exactly what everyone else was saying and John said "Oh ok Sam, thanks for explaining".
I don't mind John, but he's pretty vanilla. I don't think I've learned much from him over the years, but I do appreciate his contribution to soccer in this country. I also find his hatred of baseball really weird.
Back onto transfer news, there’s some rumours that Tottenham is interested in bringing Insigne onboard.
http://sportwitness.co.uk/conte-craz...early-january/
They have a striker, only problem is he doesn't want to be there and no-one will pay what his club want for him. Levy was greedy and naive in the summer, he thought coming off Kane's exploits in the Euro's, he could get 150 million quid, City offered 100 million. Now he has a striker whose heart isn't in it and his numbers are down. If he sells him now he won't even get the 100 million he turned down.
Listening to the WTR podcast they do and Michael Singh mentioned that TFC is working hard at signing an Italian defender which would line up with a post a guy made here about Criscito coming in from Genoa.
^ Canadian MNT players are going to be marketing gold in 2022. I don’t know what the intersection of that with BB interests/priorities might be, but this is a once in a lifetime marketing opportunity.
I am calling it now, I expect Delgado to get traded for Alistair Johnston.
"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
I can't imagine Adekugbe coming to TFC. He's played nearly every minute this season for the number 3 team in Turkey. They're in a Europa (Conference?) league spot right now and one point off of a Champions league place. He apparently moved to Turkey for a fee of around $500k and his performance has only improved. Can't imagine we want to pay a fee like that for him.