Holy shit.
The Toronto Star is reporting that Toronto FC has decided to part ways with General Manager Kevin Payne, only nine months after MLSE hired the American soccer executive to right the Reds ship.
While there has been no official word from MLSE or Toronto FC, The Star quotes Payne in the article.
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"I’m disappointed, but this is the way this business works."
And
“I’m going to help the team through a transition period. I don’t want to — I won’t — turn my back on this club.”
The Star report indicates that this is the first wave in a series of executive moves that will begin happening as early as Thursday. It also goes on to reveal more details about the relationship between new boss Tim Liewiecke, Payne and coach Ryan Nelsen. And dishes on the reasons the Forlan deal fell apart.
This is truly a must-read article
CSN will have more on the fallout