InglewoodJack Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 12 minutes ago, Xavier. said: He has to file his one time switch because he played in official youth competitions for Serbia I thought that only applied to senior competition? How would it have worked for Eustaquio who played Canada U17, Portugal U21, then CANMNT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sose Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: I thought that only applied to senior competition? How would it have worked for Eustaquio who played Canada U17, Portugal U21, then CANMNT? I think he had to file, back when he went to MX yomurphy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 It just adds another wrinkle to the complicated FIFA rules and is another reason why we need to take the youth program seriously. Get these kids involved, get them on track to represent canada, qualify for all these tournies. And then its Mexico, Portugal or Seriba that have to convince them to file the one time switch to leave us, not the other way around. dyslexic nam and MtlMario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I believe the one time switch applies to official competitions (ie. a World Youth Cup, Continental youth cup, etc). Eustaquio played for Canada U17 in some invitational friendly tournament (AGS cup), so that's why it probably didn't count. Also, I believe it's certain age groups as well, for example Lucas Dias played for Portugal U16 before playing for Canada U23. I think U16 is too low of an age group to count. InglewoodJack, Xavier. and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 40 minutes ago, Bison44 said: It just adds another wrinkle to the complicated FIFA rules and is another reason why we need to take the youth program seriously. Get these kids involved, get them on track to represent canada, qualify for all these tournies. And then its Mexico, Portugal or Seriba that have to convince them to file the one time switch to leave us, not the other way around. I think it’s less about the youth system and more about professional opportunities. As someone who has ties to Serbia, it’s way easier for Mitrovic to move here to play youth soccer because he’ll be more exposed to better senior teams and get more looks from other European clubs. Same with the slew of Portuguese Canadians who immediately move to Portugal at 13. The other option is to grind it out in the CPL and then hope an MLS team signs you, and then hope you get solid enough exposure to go to Europe. I think this will be a problem for as long as there’s a significant gap between MLS and other top leagues or unless the CPL somehow starts competing with some of the lower tier European leagues. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 InglewoodJack.....I was refering to keeping these duals eligible for Canada. If we had regular Canadian u-17/u-20 camps, tournies etc etc, maybe Mitrovic would have been tied to us through those programs before he went to Serbia eh?? Sure go to europe if you can make it in the pro ranks, but it shouldnt automatically follow that the kid is lost to another national team eh? MtlMario and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Bison44 said: InglewoodJack.....I was refering to keeping these duals eligible for Canada. If we had regular Canadian u-17/u-20 camps, tournies etc etc, maybe Mitrovic would have been tied to us through those programs before he went to Serbia eh?? Sure go to europe if you can make it in the pro ranks, but it shouldnt automatically follow that the kid is lost to another national team eh? Oh that’s absolutely true, and I wish that we developed those programs better. My concern isn’t who he’s cap tied to, he can file the one time transfer if necessary. It’s more a case of it being so much easier for Serbia to convince a player to buy into their system when he’s living and playing in the country. Anyone in their organization can attend every Niš game, they can visit him at home, etc. Contrast that to if he was playing in the CPL or MLS where Herdman and co could scout him personally, develop a rapport- hell, Bontis could personally take his family out to dinner and schmooze them. The reason a lot of these players want to play for the country of their heritage is for emotional/family reasons in many instances, so what Canada needs is proximity to their dual nationals and to build and maintain relationships so that these kids feel part of the program, and I think that starts with better professional opportunities in North America. Though a massive overhaul Of the youth system would certainly help. Edit: for some reason I was under the impression that he came up in Serbia’s youth system, I forgot he had signed directly with Niš from a club in Canada. Also- wow there are 3 Stefan Mitrovic currently playing professional football; makes searching for him tricky, lol. Edited May 10, 2022 by InglewoodJack Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 48 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Also- wow there are 3 Stefan Mitrovic currently playing professional football; makes searching for him tricky, lol. One of whom already plays for Serbia. They don't need a second one haha. Leave him for us. InglewoodJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I just accidentally went to the first page of this thread and I saw that the OP said that Mitrovic had a release clause of 400k. I’m going to assume that’s not the case any longer or else he would’ve definitely been gone in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 It was still being mentioned during the last transfer window but he signed a contract extension so terms may be different now. Playing time was mentioned by his father on twitter as a stumbling block on transferring elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally McCoist Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Has Ivan leaked anything regarding whether or not Mitrovic is joining the team in the June window? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Ally McCoist said: Has Ivan leaked anything regarding whether or not Mitrovic is joining the team in the June window? Not so far. Haven't noticed anything and think he has been very quiet in terms of mentioning anything Canada related or liking tweets mentioning mitro for Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 12 hours ago, toontownman said: Not so far. Haven't noticed anything and think he has been very quiet in terms of mentioning anything Canada related or liking tweets mentioning mitro for Canada. Uncharacteristic of him, no? Could that mean there are positive developments afoot? He has been loud when nothing has transpired, so perhaps the opposite this time? RandomGuy, Addona and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Obinna said: Uncharacteristic of him, no? Could that mean there are positive developments afoot? He has been loud when nothing has transpired, so perhaps the opposite this time? 🤞 Addona and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Looking at the “offer” presented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Ruud said: Looking at the “offer” presented what do you mean? Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Serbia U21 play France U21 on Thursday, June 2nd. Serbia are normally not too late to announce squads. I'd expect that before the end of next week we will know if he is with their U21 team again. The senior Serbian team also has 4 Nations League matches but unless he REALLY excels, a call for those seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 1:19 AM, toontownman said: Not so far. Haven't noticed anything and think he has been very quiet in terms of mentioning anything Canada related or liking tweets mentioning mitro for Canada. I just looked through his Twitter likes, and over the past few weeks, most of it is Canada or Jokic related, lol. Lot of canuck abroad, CANMT, northern futbol likes too. Some random person tweeted at him telling him he hopes to see Mitrovic play for Canada this summer and he liked it. I actually don’t see a single tweet about serbian football that he’s “liked”. Approve My Account Pls, king1010, N1ckbr0wn and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Should be an interesting week as the rosters for the Iran match and the Nations League are, apparently, to be announced. It is the ideal time to call up Mitrovic. If he is not called up, then I will worry. We shall see. toontownman, canadasoccer20, Shway and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I think this is a good sign guys 😎 tweet from Stefans brother that has since been deleted Approve My Account Pls, dyslexic nam, johnyb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Screw Flores. This and Dias are the two guys I'm truly hoping commit YorkRegionFan, N1ckbr0wn, Jack1997 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally McCoist Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Ivan has also been ignoring tweets asking him about Stef and the national team. It seems to me he's coming to Canada. YorkRegionFan, Obinna, Kadenge and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 57 minutes ago, Ally McCoist said: Ivan has also been ignoring tweets asking him about Stef and the national team. It seems to me he's coming to Canada. I think he will come to Canada in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Ally McCoist said: Ivan has also been ignoring tweets asking him about Stef and the national team. It seems to me he's coming to Canada. The Serbs are defiantly hoping not lol johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 5:11 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Serbia U21 play France U21 on Thursday, June 2nd. Serbia are normally not too late to announce squads. I'd expect that before the end of next week we will know if he is with their U21 team again. The senior Serbian team also has 4 Nations League matches but unless he REALLY excels, a call for those seems unlikely. He is included in Serbia's U21 squad for June: https://fss.rs/u21-selektor-goran-stevanovic-saopstio-spisak-igraca-za-duele-protiv-francuske-i-farskih-ostrva/ Corazon and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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