wallflower Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 So Bradley did not get punted but McNaughton did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 4 hours ago, wallflower said: So Bradley did not get punted but McNaughton did. They didn't look very good without Bradley on Saturday. And to me, McNaughton hasn't looked good all season. At best he was average - though he was very cheap at only $86K last season. Sapong is on about a $half-million. But I fear he's past it with only 5 goals in his last 40 starts. Kerr is a bit better, and is only 20. SoccMan and Ruffian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Experimental lineup because of dubious roster moves earlier in the season against a top eastern team (philly)...I think they were lucky that MB was not in the lineup or it prob would have been worse. Why not give Kerr a chance if there arent any other options, he has showed some nice flashes. Bringing in the over the hill gang strikers isnt working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Kerr is not great as holding the ball up, and they badly missed that ability against Philly with Bradley Sr. making the suicidal decision to play no strikers & an unfit Bernadeschi. He's not really a natural #9 and I don't think his apprenticeship in that area is complete - he can also play other positions too. Bigger question for me is, what is the point of Diomande at this stage? Or have they concluded that he will never be healthy again? PastPros, narduch, Ivan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, Gian-Luca said: Bigger question for me is, what is the point of Diomande at this stage? Or have they concluded that he will never be healthy again? I have to ask what the point of signing Diomande was in the first place. TFC makes some great signings. But then they also have a habit of signing apparently random players who, while not terrible, don't appear to actually be upgrades on guys they already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 If either Akinola or Diomande was viewed as the answer, they likely wouldn't have made this trade. All about finding a way to do generally OK and reach the playoffs this year by the looks of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Kingston said: I have to ask what the point of signing Diomande was in the first place. TFC makes some great signings. But then they also have a habit of signing apparently random players who, while not terrible, don't appear to actually be upgrades on guys they already have. And they pay a lot for them. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, An Observer said: And they pay a lot for them. And they tend to be over 30. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: If either Akinola or Diomande was viewed as the answer, they likely wouldn't have made this trade. All about finding a way to do generally OK and reach the playoffs this year by the looks of things. Like I wrote earlier, I'm not sure why they picked Diomande out of an entire planet full of soccer players. As for Akinola, I think his window is closing. He looked very promising initially but he's now 23 and on a "real" contract and isn't scoring goals. He needs to start putting home his chances or he'll end up as one of those guys who didn't quite pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Kingston said: As for Akinola, I think his window is closing. He looked very promising initially but he's now 23 and on a "real" contract and isn't scoring goals. He needs to start putting home his chances or he'll end up as one of those guys who didn't quite pan out. If they could have moved him, he'd be gone by now. But the suitors who may have been interested last season looked to have disappeared. You'd think he could be moved in a Cristian Dajome, we-eat-the-contract similar type of deal, a house money kinda flyer for another MLS team, but that hasn't happened; at least, not yet. Eventually, things go the way of mutual termination if a player who is seen as redundant at his current club wants to get on with his career somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Kingston said: I have to ask what the point of signing Diomande was in the first place. TFC makes some great signings. But then they also have a habit of signing apparently random players who, while not terrible, don't appear to actually be upgrades on guys they already have. Bob Bradley likes to sign guys he already knows, which can end up being the downfall. Examples are overpaying to bring in Mark Anthony Kaye,bringing in Diomande, bringing in Tomas Romero, Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallflower Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 19 hours ago, nfitz said: They didn't look very good without Bradley on Saturday. And to me, McNaughton hasn't looked good all season. At best he was average - though he was very cheap at only $86K last season. Sapong is on about a $half-million. But I fear he's past it with only 5 goals in his last 40 starts. Kerr is a bit better, and is only 20. I was referring to the coach, not the player. McNaughton has been a disaster pretty much. Time to move on for sure. nfitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 9 hours ago, Kingston said: Like I wrote earlier, I'm not sure why they picked Diomande out of an entire planet full of soccer players. You know exactly why BB brought him in...4-5 years ago he was a good player for Bob, but has done very little since and doesnt even look to be healthy enough to contribute anything. BB was a smart guy but decisions like this make a person wonder eh? Like you said, a whole planet of guys he had to look through. 52 minutes ago, wallflower said: McNaughton has been a disaster pretty much. Time to move on for sure. Yeah sure, McNaughton is the disaster, not Salcedo, Diomonde, Dwyer, Soteldo, Kemar Lawerence or the pending disaster brewing with Insigne. You brought in a guy for damn near the league minimum as a 3-4th CB and he ended up starting a lot of games when DP Salcedo shit the bed and cost TFC a pile of cash. How can taking a flyer on a dirt cheap depth player be a disaster??? Was he a home run..MLS starter..No, but compared to other moves TFC make, that wasnt a bad one bringing him in. costarg, Stryker911 and El Hombre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Bison44 said: not Salcedo, Diomonde, Dwyer, Soteldo, Kemar Lawerence or the pending disaster brewing with Insigne. Dude, the list of true disasters is so much longer than this.... (I agree MacNaughton is not one of them) For those who want to relive the cringe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toronto_FC_players narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) On 4/26/2023 at 5:23 PM, Bison44 said: Was he a home run..MLS starter..No, but compared to other moves TFC make, that wasnt a bad one bringing him in. He is a cheap back up contributor at this level and hopefully will continue in that role in Nashville. Not a NT calibre player for us but hopefully will remain in MLS in a journeyman role. This club has had more than its fair share of bad signings over its entire existence, for sure. Edited May 10, 2023 by BearcatSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 5 hours ago, shorty said: Dude, the list of true disasters is so much longer than this.... (I agree MacNaughton is not one of them) I was trying to keep the list down to just the last few years..I didnt want to go back to Mista, Gilberto or Gomez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shorty Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 10 hours ago, Bison44 said: I didnt want to go back to Mista, Gilberto or Gomez. Understood. Nobody does, to be fair. 🤣 Bison44 and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 15 hours ago, narduch said: That is not a good list! Here's to hoping Osorio, Bernardeshi, and Hedges (at the least) can get back quickly. Looks like JMR will get another chance, though. He's been doing well so far. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) I like to rip the Diomande signing but resiging VV is looking like a mistake too. Edited April 28, 2023 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Kobe Franklin should keep his starting spot after his performance tonight narduch and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 1:35 PM, narduch said: I like to rip the Diomande signing but resiging VV is looking like a mistake too. I know Giovinco is probably firing shots at his TV right now. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 8:23 PM, Bison44 said: Yeah sure, McNaughton is the disaster, not Salcedo, Diomonde, Dwyer, Soteldo, Kemar Lawerence or the pending disaster brewing with Insigne. Why are you lumping Kemar Lawrence in there? I thought he played pretty well when he was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bison44 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, rkomar said: Why are you lumping Kemar Lawrence in there? I thought he played pretty well when he was here. Well if you want bring in a guy from europe, sign him to a 3 year deal and have them quit and not show up after one year, I guess he was pretty good. We got forced into trading him for 50k and a USL scrub. You dont see a pattern, they sign guys with much fanfare that should be building blocks and half of them cant wait to get the hell out. It almost like they arent doing their due diligence on these guys, cause it keeps happening. Ruffian, JBR and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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