Kadenge Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 A lot of guys coming out of NCAA are about that age and now start for us: AJ, Laryea, Miller and moving forwards probably St Clair & Bombito. Ahmed is in his first pro MLS season and hasn't played a lot. Give him at least till the end of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 For the sake of our NT ideally it is Stefanovic Corazon and YorkRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 7 hours ago, Stoppage Time said: How do you know for sure? He has but 2 caps so far. Like @jonovision says. Being a late bloomer doesn't guarantee he won't get there, but the odds are against him to develop into a top player. I would be pleased to see him have an Oso type of career for club and country, which would be a fine accomplishment and very helpful to the Nats. That's his ceiling based on what I see. Of course he can get to Europe and do things, but I see more of a guy who can make it in a Belgium/Holland type level, not so much a England/Spain type of level. On the other hand, Laryea has La Liga interest and is arguably a tier 1 player, or is at least on the cusp, and Ahmed is not far from Richie in terms of potential based on what we see. He just needs the reps to prove consistency. Richie/Oso are basically in the same tier of player for me though and someone like Kone should go on to much bigger and better things than both. That is the kind of standard I mean when I say who is that NEXT guy? Who is that next Kone/Buchanan/David/Davies/Eustaquio? Corazon, costarg, TOcanadafan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 The answer no one wants to hear but is probably true is that our best current prospect is Jonathan Sirois. His absolute floor is probably Max Crepeau, and with how unpredictable MLS keeper moves are, I wouldn't be shocked if he's playing (or at least signed to a team) in the premier league within 3 years. At his age, Matt Turner was playing in the USL, now he's at Arsenal. Zack Steffen was 23 when he played his first full pro season for an A team and now he's with Manchester City (or Middlesborough, still). Djordje Petrovic was 23 when he got his MLS start and he's being linked to Man United. Keepers are unpredictable, and there was a time we thought Dayne St. Clair might be going abroad this year or next, but when I look at whoever else in our pipeline, you see guys like Corbeanu who could put it all together, you have young guys like Tahid or Stefanovic who could go either way but might be *really* good, you have Ali Ahmed who is very good, but older and might peak as a Laryea-tier player- not a bad outcome by any means, but not someone who's going to reach the Davies/David/Eustaquio tier. Based on potential, current performance and likeliness to play for our NT, gotta go with Sirois. Not a bad position for us to have a good upcoming talent in. De Fougerolles is very interesting, but isn't he being linked with the England youth teams? I'm sure he's like 27th on England's depth charts, but from what I'm hearing, he might actually be good enough for them to take his development seriously. Hard to pay attention to him until he at least plays for a youth team of ours, something I suspect won't happen for a while, if ever. Jack1997, Nello, Bigandy and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 In the bench for Watford in preseason friendly vs Birnam- oops Boreham- Wood. So there's nothing to fear (Macbeth reference). johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 17 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: In the bench for Watford in preseason friendly vs Birnam- oops Boreham- Wood. So there's nothing to fear (Macbeth reference). Been there, Bore-ham Wood is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: In the bench for Watford in preseason friendly vs Birnam- oops Boreham- Wood. So there's nothing to fear (Macbeth reference). Ah, that’s a shame. I couldn’t find him in any of Watford’s training camp videos and thought that meant he was just going to go to Udinese directly. He came on at half. Looks like he shot one off the post. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Scored in a friendly v Arsenal today GasPed, Corazon, costarg and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Approve My Account Pls, The Beaver 2.0, Kent and 13 others 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Dude looks stronger and bigger…Gunners had a decent squad in this match … johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Interview after the Boreham Wood game. Hit the post apparently. Seems very relaxed, confident, joyful. Obinna, narduch, cronaldo7 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Kone hasn’t even proven himself in the championship let’s pump the brakes Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 It was announced today that Montreal received the most WC money of any MLS team, third in concacaf and 10th worldwide outside of Europe, but interestingly enough, CS St. Laurent got $69,000 (USD) because of Kone which I think could go really far for a club like that. apparently Valour earned $16k. Would that be from Pantemis? Kadenge, GasPed, johnyb and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 13 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: apparently Valour earned $16k. Would that be from Pantemis? Yes. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, jonovision said: Yes. Why wouldn’t Cavalry get the same for Waterman? how do these work? Is it every club you’ve played for over the last 3 years gets a cut? johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Why wouldn’t Cavalry get the same for Waterman? how do these work? Is it every club you’ve played for over the last 3 years gets a cut? I saw somewhere that Valour's payment went pack to Pantemis' time on the roster in 2020 for the Island Games season. Waterman didn't play for Cavalry in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Crazy how much money FIFA dishes out, but for some of those big clubs it's probably small change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 43 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Crazy how much money FIFA dishes out, but for some of those big clubs it's probably small change. Well, according to TransferMarkt, Bayern's roster is worth €894.5m, meaning that their FIFA payment of $4.3m USD is 0.43% of their roster value. On the other hand, Valour FC's roster value is €2.65m, which means their $16k payment is worth 0.54% of their roster. So who benefitted more (relatively)? 😀 Kadenge, Unnamed Trialist and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Just now, InglewoodJack said: Why wouldn’t Cavalry get the same for Waterman? how do these work? Is it every club you’ve played for over the last 3 years gets a cut? There's a rather detailed thread on this in the WC forum if you can check. I used to have it in my head but the eligibility criteria were specific, and related to natural contract periods (ending June 30 or December 31)… percentages of contract years, loan spells. InglewoodJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Not in the squad for Watford's friendly with Palace today. narduch and DeRo_Is_King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Not in the squad for Watford's friendly with Palace today. Interesting. Move away in the works or just rest I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: Interesting. Move away in the works or just rest I wonder? I feel like if there was a move in the works (to I assume Udinese) Romano would be all over that since it's a Serie A club. I could be wrong though. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 It also seems like there wouldn’t be a big mystery since it would be internal to the same ownership group. It’s not like there would need to be a lot of intrigue and negotiation tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 If he does stay at Watford there will be a lot of pressure on him through fans and media, With Sarrs exit it makes him the most valuable player currently on the team. No matter if he stays or goes this will be a big year for Koné. jhoops__ and GasPed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 A full season with starter minutes at watford sounds good… Norrin Radd and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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