Mattd97 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Never been so happy to hear from James duthie jhoops__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, Mattd97 said: Never been so happy to hear from James duthie Davies just said on TSN he's ready to start v Belgium Fresh Prince of MTL, Corazon, narduch and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Interview portion just aired, Davies first said “I think” he would be ready to start before Duthie asked him “Are you ready to start” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 https://www.tsn.ca/video/~2567278 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 He may also feel ready but it will be 100% up to the training staff. Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, Ivan said: Kloke is neither a clickbait POS nor an idiot. We have so few Canadian soccer journalists, we need to support the ones we have. Most are good, enjoyable to read or listen to (Kloke, Galindo, Molinaro, Platt, Jack, AGR, Davidson). All are big Canadian supporters doing the best they can in difficult media conditions. Even the more "over the top" guys like Wheeler and Nef are big supporters of our NT and Canadian game. Nothing against Duthie (I like the guy), but I feel bad for the long time soccer journos when a guy like Duthie flies over and gets this kind of scoop when the usual guys are fighting for scraps of info from Herdman. Felt the same during the "Big Bloody Deal" when known soccer-hater Simmons got the first questions to Defoe over all the guys covering the team for years. I agree with your point about supporting the soccer journalists but there's something seriously wrong when one journalist reports one thing and the other tells us the complete opposite. One of them is talking out of his ass. Right now I don't know which one is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Davies looks like he wins the sprint🤣 Fresh Prince of MTL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Kloke also covers hockey for the Athletic. Which basically tells you all you need to know about soccer coverage in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Davies is a world class player, but if he's not fit to play at 100% he should not be on the field. His health and future is more important than this WC. We have players like Hoilett and Laryea that can play at 100%. If Phonz needs 3 more days so be it. Obinna and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, ensco said: Any reason there is no Belgium game thread? Or am I somehow missing it Go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 41 minutes ago, ensco said: Any reason there is no Belgium game thread? Or am I somehow missing it @Olympique_de_Marseilleusually sets up the thread a few days before the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) Just now, Kadenge said: @Olympique_de_Marseilleusually sets up the thread a few days before the game I say go for the Voyageur legacy move when you have the chance. I set up the Iran and Panama match threads, IIRC, so I'm not doing that again. Edited November 20, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I will do it. Give me a few minutes. jhoops__ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Ok I made it. jhoops__, dyslexic nam, lamptern and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, narduch said: Kloke also covers hockey for the Athletic. Which basically tells you all you need to know about soccer coverage in this country. He's also written at least two books on soccer in this country, including one called "The Voyageurs". Yes, he's one of several Leaf writers for the Athletic so it tells me he needs to make a living. All the more reason to support his soccer reporting. Herdman all along has been downplaying Phonzie starting or even playing in the Belgium game in every presser I have heard. What is Kloke supposed to write? Mattd97, RS and jhoops__ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Still pissed about the name of his book too. RS, PegCityCam, El Hombre and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, narduch said: Ok I made it. Voyageurs legend! I may sound ironical, but I am not really. I actually look at the early threads of current main players for us, who started them. It's very geeky, I know. Edited November 20, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist PegCityCam and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Sal333 said: I agree with your point about supporting the soccer journalists but there's something seriously wrong when one journalist reports one thing and the other tells us the complete opposite. One of them is talking out of his ass. Right now I don't know which one is which. A fluid situation is going to be... fluid. Kloke reported on what the situation was a few days ago, Duthie got word directly from the horse's mouth today. The situation improved in that time, that's how it goes. ghostknownunknown, Ivan and jonovision 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, narduch said: Still pissed about the name of his book too. I like Kloke personally but I don't agree with his choice of book title. dyslexic nam, El Hombre, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, RS said: I like Kloke personally but I don't agree with his choice of book title. May be petty, but I won’t buy/read it because of that. narduch, El Hombre and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, narduch said: Still pissed about the name of his book too. Yes, that was annoying. I heard him doing press for the book and not one mention of the organisation where he took the name from. I guess he didn’t want to acknowledge he took the name from someone else. narduch, king1010 and lamptern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, RS said: A fluid situation is going to be... fluid. Kloke reported on what the situation was a few days ago, Duthie got word directly from the horse's mouth today. The situation improved in that time, that's how it goes. The situation is so fluid that there's a 180 degree turn within 24 hours? Kloke's article came out on the 19th and he claimed Davies was looking less and less likely of playing the Belgium game. Duthie comes to the rescue the next day and tells us Davies is go to go. There's click bait in both reports. It's the nature of reporting on social media. Edited November 20, 2022 by Sal333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sal333 said: The situation is so fluid that there's a 180 degree turn within 24 hours? Kloke's article came out on the 19th and he claimed Davies was looking less and less likely of playing the Belgium game. Duthie comes to the rescue the next day and tells us Davies is go to go. There's click bait in both reports. It's the nature of reporting on social media. First off, there can't be click bait in Duthie's report since it was aired on television. Also, Duthie didn't tell us Davies is ready to go, Phonzy himself said it. If you're referring to his tweet, it was a tease for an upcoming segment. As for Kloke's article, it was all based on what Herdman was saying. jonovision 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Ivan said: Kloke is neither a clickbait POS nor an idiot. We have so few Canadian soccer journalists, we need to support the ones we have. Most are good, enjoyable to read or listen to (Kloke, Galindo, Molinaro, Platt, Jack, AGR, Davidson). All are big Canadian supporters doing the best they can in difficult media conditions. Even the more "over the top" guys like Wheeler and Nef are big supporters of our NT and Canadian game. Nothing against Duthie (I like the guy), but I feel bad for the long time soccer journos when a guy like Duthie flies over and gets this kind of scoop when the usual guys are fighting for scraps of info from Herdman. Felt the same during the "Big Bloody Deal" when known soccer-hater Simmons got the first questions to Defoe over all the guys covering the team for years. I have liked Davidson not only because he has been around a very long time (during the dark ages) but also he is more of a just-the-facts guy and less op-ed. His ego doesn't get in the way like it does with more op-ed style of reporters. king1010, Ivan, Gian-Luca and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Galindo reporting that Davies and Staq are in full training this evening Kadenge, dyslexic nam, Floortom and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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