kacbru Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Maybe one of the trialists is Davies. He hasn't even made the bench for Bayern's last three games. It all adds up. Goal_Kick, Unnamed Trialist, nfitz and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) On 2/15/2024 at 8:49 AM, Unnamed Trialist said: As some know, when we used to be able to put quotes or the like beside our avatars, I put the source of my board name, quoting directly. It was when one of our guys was in Scotland, like 15-20 years ago, and some news feed for the club mentioned an "unnamed trialist" with the rest, in a preseason match. Think it was St Johnstone, who are Saints, and it was one of those unformatted Saints feeds, all text. Then musing about it, it could have been when Dasovic was there, or could have been someone else later. I think I used my real name for a few years, saw that name, stored it in my head, and then when with a board format change, or after one of my many proverbial bans, I picked it up again. I know the 'unnamed trialist' that your username is based on. It was at St Johnstone and I do believe Dasovic was still there. Unusual initials lol. Edited February 18 by Ed_S jordan and Unnamed Trialist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 3 hours ago, Ed_S said: I know the 'unnamed trialist' that your username is based on. It was at St Johnstone and I do believe Dasovic was still there. Unusual initials lol. I seem to remember the article being posted here, but It was early 2000’s, and my memory started slipping away a bit in the last ten or so years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 LAFC write-up of their 1-0 win over TFC. https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-closes-preseason-play-with-1-0-result-over-toronto-fc I'm sure John was pleased with the energy. Aime Mabika subbed on at some point, to score an own-goal. Safe to say the trialists were not attacking threats... "LAFC kept the ball in Toronto’s half for most of the game’s first 45 minutes, with Lloris playing well beyond his 18-yard box." "In the 84th minute Lloris made a diving save on the first shot on target he had faced to that point." YorkRegionFan and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Predictions for the final standings from MLS staff. TFC not predicted to improve on their 2023 finish. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/expert-predictions-2024-mls-eastern-conference-western-conference-standings nfitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 SoccMan, aredding77, Ivan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) Helps the back line I guess but still full of pylons. Not sure how they plan to pad out the rest of the roster. Edited February 20 by canuckgbp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I admit I don’t know how Long plays but it seems like he doesn’t have many appearances over the years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Well the comments from the Birmingham supporters seem very favourable , so maybe they actually signed a decent Center Back I guess we will soon find out . Kingston, Corazon and nfitz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Also, the contract is for 2024 with an option for 2025. So no more signing an older player to an upfront multi-year deal. Bison44 and Corazon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, Alex said: I admit I don’t know how Long plays but it seems like he doesn’t have many appearances over the years? He has 210 professional club appearances in 12 years. Averages about 18 games a season. 40 appearances in the last 2 years in the Championship - likely a better league than MLS (and certainly on a better team than TFC). I do wonder why he's always only playing about half the games though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/20/2024 at 10:00 AM, kacbru said: LAFC write-up of their 1-0 win over TFC. https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-closes-preseason-play-with-1-0-result-over-toronto-fc I'm sure John was pleased with the energy. Aime Mabika subbed on at some point, to score an own-goal. Safe to say the trialists were not attacking threats... "LAFC kept the ball in Toronto’s half for most of the game’s first 45 minutes, with Lloris playing well beyond his 18-yard box." "In the 84th minute Lloris made a diving save on the first shot on target he had faced to that point." TFC write-up about the final preseason game here: https://www.torontofc.ca/news/reds-show-positivity-in-last-preseason-match-vs-lafc-the-team-spirits-there-ther "Despite the result, head coach John Herdman was pleased with the outing. "Really happy with the performance,” he said post-match. “The result sometimes doesn't reflect the performance and as coaches you’ve got to be happy with what you see out there: effort, tactical cohesion. We were able to put out maybe not our best lineup yet, but close to it and we really competed.” ... "The starting group included Bernardeschi, Alonso Coello, Deybi Flores, Kobe Franklin, Sean Johnson, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Jonathan Osorio, Shane O’Neill, Raoul Petretta, and a pair of trialists. Ayo Akinola and Sigurd Rosted replaced O’Neill and a trialist after 30 minutes; Mabika came on for Petretta at half-time. Luke Singh, Prince Owusu, Tyrese Spicer, and Kosi Thompson all saw action in the final 20 minutes." Seems like a bit of dissonance between the bolded text above - or maybe that's John being brutally honest about the prospects for the year - close to the best lineup they can muster includes two random dudes they pulled off the street (Ventura County FC???). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 11 hours ago, kacbru said: Seems like a bit of dissonance between the bolded text above - or maybe that's John being brutally honest about the prospects for the year - close to the best lineup they can muster includes two random dudes they pulled off the street (Ventura County FC???). Or perhaps that's why it was just something like the preferred starting line up instead of the actual starting line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 "Really happy with the performance,” he said post-match. “The result sometimes doesn't reflect the performance and as coaches you’ve got to be happy with what you see out there: effort, tactical cohesion." I'm genuinely curious to see how long the motivational language and attitide will work for John at club level. A close relative of mine saw him speak at a corporate event years back and he was dazzling. Would it be any different, though, if you heard a version of the same speech every evening, I wonder? I genuinely want him to have success, though; a strong TFC is good for soccer in general in this country, from youth development and opportunities, to public attitudes towards the game and even the conditions for national team and future national team players. Ivan, narduch and Kingston 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 13 hours ago, kacbru said: Seems like a bit of dissonance between the bolded text above - or maybe that's John being brutally honest about the prospects for the year - close to the best lineup they can muster includes two random dudes they pulled off the street (Ventura County FC???). Welcome to the new spinoff of The Masked Singer: The Masked Striker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 21 minutes ago, nolando said: "Really happy with the performance,” he said post-match. “The result sometimes doesn't reflect the performance and as coaches you’ve got to be happy with what you see out there: effort, tactical cohesion." I'm genuinely curious to see how long the motivational language and attitide will work for John at club level. A close relative of mine saw him speak at a corporate event years back and he was dazzling. Would it be any different, though, if you heard a version of the same speech every evening, I wonder? I genuinely want him to have success, though; a strong TFC is good for soccer in general in this country, from youth development and opportunities, to public attitudes towards the game and even the conditions for national team and future national team players. I think if the results don't improve eventually players will tune it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 31 minutes ago, nolando said: "Really happy with the performance,” he said post-match. “The result sometimes doesn't reflect the performance and as coaches you’ve got to be happy with what you see out there: effort, tactical cohesion." I'm genuinely curious to see how long the motivational language and attitide will work for John at club level. A close relative of mine saw him speak at a corporate event years back and he was dazzling. Would it be any different, though, if you heard a version of the same speech every evening, I wonder? I genuinely want him to have success, though; a strong TFC is good for soccer in general in this country, from youth development and opportunities, to public attitudes towards the game and even the conditions for national team and future national team players. This year's team is almost the same as last year's team. Last year, the team earned 18 points in the first half of the season and then 4 points in the second half. That wasn't because the team radically changed, it was because the team gave up. This tells me two things. First, the team is not as bad as their Wooden Spoon finish would indicate. I'm not suggesting they are Cup contenders, but there's enough talent on the squad for a more mid-table finish. Second, that motivation and getting the most out of the players is what will decide what finish we actually see. I think Herdman's skill set is well suited to that task. Overall, what I hope to see this season is a team that still probably finishes something like 10th in the East and out of the playoffs but that fights hard and establishes a solid mindset so that it is in a good place when we clear out all the deadweight contracts for the following season. Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Herdman's Interview about taking the TFC coacing job. https://wakingthered.com/2024/02/21/14469/john-herdman-says-he-turned-down-west-coast-job-to-take-over-at-toronto-fc-after-jonathan-osorio-assurance/ Kingston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony7 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 5 hours ago, Kingston said: This year's team is almost the same as last year's team. Last year, the team earned 18 points in the first half of the season and then 4 points in the second half. That wasn't because the team radically changed, it was because the team gave up. This tells me two things. First, the team is not as bad as their Wooden Spoon finish would indicate. I'm not suggesting they are Cup contenders, but there's enough talent on the squad for a more mid-table finish. Second, that motivation and getting the most out of the players is what will decide what finish we actually see. I think Herdman's skill set is well suited to that task. Overall, what I hope to see this season is a team that still probably finishes something like 10th in the East and out of the playoffs but that fights hard and establishes a solid mindset so that it is in a good place when we clear out all the deadweight contracts for the following season. They will finish 12th at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 18 minutes ago, anthony7 said: They will finish 12th at best. Could be. Last season there were three points separating 8th and 13th in the East so it can be very tight. For this season, I'm not so much concerned about the exact position of finish as I am about the team mentality and fight. This year is about correcting the foundational problem so that next year they can bring better players into a team that already has a winning attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Never change MLS costarg, nolando and kacbru 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fil Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 How long before "motivation speaker" Herdman lasts and turns into Matt Foley? Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 13 hours ago, narduch said: Never change MLS They need an additional international slot for Kevin Long. I'm not sure why this is something you'd find odd about MLS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Kingston said: They need an additional international slot for Kevin Long. I'm not sure why this is something you'd find odd about MLS? I'm taking the piss out of MLS' stupid type of trades/rules I'm well aware of why they did this Not sure why you are so defensive about it. Did I hurt you personally? Edited February 22 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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