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    It’s safe to say this off-season has been a complete housecleaning. Can’t think of a time when this many players have exited. Could be good or bad thing I suppose. Good because everyone left standing gets a clean slate but maybe bad as it’s hard to gel as a team with 7 guys at camp trying to run drills with a bunch of Twitter rumors for teammates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red CB Toronto View Post
    He landed with the team wearing Toronto gear, will have to wait to see what happens with this proposed trade.
    He probably just posted the coffee shop today, but wasn't actually there today and was there a couple days ago. I mean, he showed a picture of his shoes and they look a little too clean to have been there today with all the snow

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    Quote Originally Posted by rydermike View Post
    He probably just posted the coffee shop today, but wasn't actually there today and was there a couple days ago. I mean, he showed a picture of his shoes and they look a little too clean to have been there today with all the snow
    He was at a coffee shop owned by Ash Morgan. Oso Bono and Shaff have all posted from there last few days.Seems like they were all checking in to offer support and I'd wager Morgan may be retired.

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    Mexican defender Carlos Salcedo set to join #TFCLive on a 3 year contract. The 28 year old is expected to undergo a medical test on Thursday or Friday

    https://twitter.com/cansoccerfeed/st...34131917578241

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    I don't remember seeing this before. I know Ayo was out at the beginning of the season and it was speculated it was perhaps COVID related. Some confirmation here. Glad he was able to get past it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noxx98 View Post


    I don't remember seeing this before. I know Ayo was out at the beginning of the season and it was speculated it was perhaps COVID related. Some confirmation here. Glad he was able to get past it.
    Yeah, we all suspected it, but it was never confirmed. Now I just wonder how long it'll take him to come back from the ACL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by portu View Post
    Bradley, Osorio, Pozuelo is now set in stone for the midfield. Priso and Okello the only back-ups. There needs to be another signing coming in to replace Delgado for this to make sense.
    That's a slow starting midfield, and probabaly about 2 years (on average) too old.
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    The Stalteri thing is interesting. Delicious for those of us who have been around for a while and have long memories.

    He doesn’t obviously have credentials for the job -I assume he didn’t get this because he was Jim Brennan's assistant. Maybe it's his work as part of the CMNT coaching group… what the CMNT defenders have done is amazing the last 12 months.

    Stalts played with MB in Germany at Borussia Monchengladbach for two years. Rob Friend was on that team too. Stalts has probably remained close to MB during the last few years… how many of MB's ex teammates from Europe living in the GTA can there be!

    While we are connecting dots, Friend runs Pacific FC, who supposedly just sold us… a defender!

    I wonder if Stalts is also kind of a bridge for Insigne, to help with language etc (I believe Stalteri speaks Italian). I believe one lesson learned from the Giovinco era is that there was a lot of separation, Gio very quickly had an entourage around him. Of course Gio and Insigne are different people, but nobody ever got the idea that Gio was paying rapt attention to Vanney or Fraser. Stalts, having started for a Bundesliga champion in Bremen, and seen a lot of Champions League games too, would have a kind of specific gravitas with Insigne… his team beat Bayern Munich in Munich to win the title. That is something Insigne could identify with.

    I love it because I loved Stalts as a player - what a tough cookie! I doubt there will be any passengers in practice with Paul Stalteri anywhere nearby. I wouldn’t have obviously pegged him as a coach, but if Gattuso can do it…

    If you weren’t around for Paul in his prime… every time I see the Roy Kent character on Ted Lasso, I think of Paul Stalteri. That's who he was, on the playing field anyway.
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    I would be happy to have MAK back, if in fact this is what we're looking to do. BUT I wouldn't be so happy parting with $1M+ in allocation to welcome back a homegrown player.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokecell View Post
    I would be happy to have MAK back, if in fact this is what we're looking to do. BUT I wouldn't be so happy parting with $1M+ in allocation to welcome back a homegrown player.
    We have QUITE a bit of funny money remaining - I think this is quite a bit but we have money to use and probably should.

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    I'd hope some rumors on incomings ramp up.

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    One of the biggest transfers that set us on the course of winning the MLS Cup were Justin Morrow and Steven Beitashour. I’d like to see something like that within the league. I don’t know who because I haven’t been following the rest of MLS that closely over the pandemic period but we need a few of those MLSers that aren’t sexy signings but solid players in the league.

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    To the tune of the Addams Family:

    Canadian and scary
    He's also very hairy
    His name is Paul Stalteri
    He scored against West Ham
    de de de de (clap clap)


    Spurs goal of the year in 2007:

    “What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    If you weren’t around for Paul in his prime… every time I see the Roy Kent character on Ted Lasso, I think of Paul Stalteri. That's who he was, on the playing field anyway.
    There's quite the physical resemblance between the two.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    To the tune of the Addams Family:

    Canadian and scary
    He's also very hairy
    His name is Paul Stalteri
    He scored against West Ham
    de de de de (clap clap)


    Spurs goal of the year in 2007:

    Worst ever call on a goal. I understand the circumstances regarding Curbishly at the time, but still ... what disrespect to Stalteri.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    Really? Wow. I would have guessed 3M.

    Not arguing with you, he is a damn fine player, and still young.

    Well, what the hell, let’s do it. You want to do something big and CMNT related in 2022, this is the move. I’d take him over Belotti, and he would cost a lot less.

    We keep doing stuff for the Italian community, and never do anything for the Portuguese. Eustaquio would be a massive two-fer for both CMNT fans and Portuguese-Canadians.
    He just arrived at Porto. A loan with option to buy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by los sonadores View Post
    He just arrived at Porto. A loan with option to buy.
    OK. MAK it is, then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    OK. MAK it is, then.
    I keep having this nightmare that Russell Teibert will be acquired.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeForbes View Post
    I keep having this nightmare that Russell Teibert will be acquired.
    They’ve been saying CMNT player though, haven’t they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeForbes View Post
    I keep having this nightmare that Russell Teibert will be acquired.
    If you're having frequent dreams about Teibert you might want to consult a medical professional...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeForbes View Post
    I keep having this nightmare that Lucas Cavallini will be acquired.
    Fixed your post

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    Quote Originally Posted by ag futbol View Post
    Fixed your post
    *Vomits everywhere*

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    Pre-season games announced so far are Austin on Feb 9 in Austin, Chicago feb 12 in Austin. FC Dallas is also playing those two clubs around the same dates, so we may also have a friendly against them before Feb. 26 kickoff.

    Staying in Texas for most of Feb it seems?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    OK. MAK it is, then.
    Steven Vitoria is out of contract in July.

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    Cavallini would be great, no need to disrespect a locally born player that has proved himself in a league that consistently whips us in internationally.

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    Current Starting 11 until July?

    -------------------------------Westberg----------------------------
    ---Auro----Salcedo(sounds like it's done?)---Mavinga--Lawrence--
    -----------Priso----------------------------Osorio-------------------
    ------------------------Pozuelo------------------------------------
    ---Achara------------------------------------Schaffelburg----------
    -------------------------Akinola (sounds like it's done?)-----------

    Bench: Bono, Bradley, O'Neill, Okello, Marshall-Rutty, Perruzza

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    Current Starting 11 until July?

    -------------------------------Westberg----------------------------
    ---Auro----Salcedo(sounds like it's done?)---Mavinga--Lawrence--
    -----------Priso----------------------------Osorio-------------------
    ------------------------Pozuelo------------------------------------
    ---Achara------------------------------------Schaffelburg----------
    -------------------------Akinola (sounds like it's done?)-----------

    Bench: Bono, Bradley, O'Neill, Okello, Marshall-Rutty, Perruzza
    Akinola out until April/May

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    Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
    The Stalteri thing is interesting. Delicious for those of us who have been around for a while and have long memories.
    ... Maybe it's his work as part of the CMNT coaching group… what the CMNT defenders have done is amazing the last 12 months.
    ... Stalts played with MB in Germany at Borussia Monchengladbach for two years. Rob Friend was on that team too. Stalts has probably remained close to MB during the last few years… how many of MB's ex teammates from Europe living in the GTA can there be!...
    ... While we are connecting dots, Friend runs Pacific FC, who supposedly just sold us… a defender!...
    ... I wonder if Stalts is also kind of a bridge for Insigne, to help with language etc (I believe Stalteri speaks Italian)...
    ... Stalts, having started for a Bundesliga champion in Bremen, and seen a lot of Champions League games too, would have a kind of specific gravitas with Insigne… his team beat Bayern Munich in Munich to win the title. That is something Insigne could identify with...
    ... I love it because I loved Stalts as a player - what a tough cookie! I doubt there will be any passengers in practice with Paul Stalteri anywhere nearby. I wouldn’t have obviously pegged him as a coach, but if Gattuso can do it…
    ... If you weren’t around for Paul in his prime… every time I see the Roy Kent character on Ted Lasso, I think of Paul Stalteri. That's who he was, on the playing field anyway...
    Quote Originally Posted by benito View Post
    There's quite the physical resemblance between the two.
    Quote Originally Posted by James17930 View Post
    Worst ever call on a goal. I understand the circumstances regarding Curbishly at the time, but still ... what disrespect to Stalteri.

    ensco... fantastic on Stalteri... Football Is Life! If Gattuso can... anyone can.
    Not the first MB connects this season... very interesting... inputting... transition toe dipping?
    One more acquaintance might arrive to live in TO at the end of SerieA season.
    Ahhh... memories... Zamora... the inter-connectivity of football life... Defoe and Stalteri.
    Last edited by Mr. Inbetween; 01-19-2022 at 12:13 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RealG-TFC View Post
    Cavallini would be great, no need to disrespect a locally born player that has proved himself in a league that consistently whips us in internationally.
    Let’s see how he plays this year. Supposedly has showed up in great shape. But let’s not sugarcoat it, he’s not been good in Vancouver and has a contract that’s inflated.

    I would say the primary nightmare piece is his salary hit. Otherwise, I’d take a flyer on him at mid level TAM money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Inbetween View Post
    Not the first MB connects this season... very interesting... inputting... transition toe dipping?
    Important point.
    “What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”

 

 

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