anthony7 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 hours ago, narduch said: Pathetic move. Mens League goalie at best. There had to be better options in the academy. narduch and Shway 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Meh...saving money, hopefully a small contract on a 3rd string keeper. He didnt show well in his cameo last season, and prob wont get a game this season unless we have Johnson/Garvan injuries at the same time. Still, you have to have some insurance and the prospects can get game time with TFC2 eh? Corazon and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Nathaniel Abraham is a top goalkeeping prospect, but is only 17. Signing a #3 that is unlikely to play while Abraham has a chance to ripen is fine with me. Ruffian, Corazon, Kingston and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Finally, a good signing! https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-sign-richie-laryea-from-nottingham-forest to70, Corazon, Ivan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 25 minutes ago, Kingston said: Finally, a good signing! https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-sign-richie-laryea-from-nottingham-forest With Long and Laryea the defense is already a huge improvement over last year. Bernadeschi should be a lot better with Richie back . Ivan, rkomar, Kingston and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 17 minutes ago, to70 said: With Long and Laryea the defense is already a huge improvement over last year. Bernadeschi should be a lot better with Richie back . Agreed. Laryea is probably worth at least five fewer goals against and two or three more goals for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Kinda bitter sweet. Glad from a TFC perspective, but unfortunate for Richie that he didn't get a real shot in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Hope Franklin has a path forward. If not he needs a loan. Don’t want the momentum he built last year to come to a halt. Kingston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I like this move YorkRegionFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 24 minutes ago, canuckgbp said: Hope Franklin has a path forward. If not he needs a loan. Don’t want the momentum he built last year to come to a halt. How flexible is he in terms of position? Our preferred defensive four currently looks like: Petretta - O'Neill - Long - Laryea I'm guessing JMR goes back to midfield and Petretta is our only natural left back. It's also unlikely that all those four starters will be putting in 34 game seasons. canuckgbp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 My preferred starting four would be: Laryea - O'Neill - Long - Franklin Never was a fan of Petretta when I saw him play those 3 and a half games where he wasn't injured. costarg, canuckgbp, Stryker911 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 37 minutes ago, Kingston said: How flexible is he in terms of position? Our preferred defensive four currently looks like: Petretta - O'Neill - Long - Laryea I'm guessing JMR goes back to midfield and Petretta is our only natural left back. It's also unlikely that all those four starters will be putting in 34 game seasons. I think Franklin played some LB of memory serves. So if he is cover for both sides and as you say JMR moves forward (not a fb) then maybe he can get solid minutes. We see how young players can get glued to the pine tho. So I’m dubious. Kingston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, El Hombre said: My preferred starting four would be: Laryea - O'Neill - Long - Franklin Never was a fan of Petretta when I saw him play those 3 and a half games where he wasn't injured. Petretta on a big bloated wage tho. One of the highest FB wages in the league last year. Will they feel compelled to play him because of it? yomurphy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, El Hombre said: My preferred starting four would be: Laryea - O'Neill - Long - Franklin Never was a fan of Petretta when I saw him play those 3 and a half games where he wasn't injured. I could go with that. It certainly looks stronger than what we had at the end of last season. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 YorkRegionFan, nfitz, aredding77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Hope Herdman isn’t thinking 3 CB’s in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 One of the trialists, a CB "who excelled as part of a back three with Sheffield U21s" - 11 appearances in 2022-23 season with the U23 team of Belgium 2nd Div team Beerschot VA. Does suggest a lean to 3 CBs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, narduch said: This guy's resume screams CPL signing. Hope I'm wrong about this one. Corazon and kacbru 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 8 hours ago, canuckgbp said: Petretta on a big bloated wage tho. One of the highest FB wages in the league last year. Will they feel compelled to play him because of it? See CFM and Wanyama last season. canuckgbp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, canuckgbp said: Hope Herdman isn’t thinking 3 CB’s in the back. He's mentioned specifically that in interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Finally YorkRegionFan, nfitz, canuckgbp and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On the space of a couple days I have alot more confidence this season won't be a complete train wreck. Not sure why these moves happened literally days before the first game and not several weeks ago. Ivan and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyeh Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, narduch said: This guy's resume screams CPL signing. Hope I'm wrong about this one. These are the type of signings you wish went to domestic players. I get the experience in Europe counts for A LOT even if it didn't come with 1st team games but, at that age and position they could've gone and got someone like Nimick. YorkRegionFan, phresh, narduch and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Stryker911 said: On the space of a couple days I have alot more confidence this season won't be a complete train wreck. Not sure why these moves happened literally days before the first game and not several weeks ago. If at least 2 of the guys were with the team as trialists it doesnt matter that much eh?? Lareya will slip right into the lineup and purr like a kitten. Funny how everyone was saying there were no roster spots, no cap space, then Long, Lareya, Ranjetsingh, Gomis all come in. And Long/Lareya wont be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Corazon, nfitz, canuckgbp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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