BearcatSA Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 5 hours ago, Watchmen said: Think it was MLS Extra that was saying they expect a full house cleaning this winter. No new DPs because they don't want to get tied down to anything while they sort out the direction of the club. Fair to say releasing Shaqiri is part of that. I'll take a mea culpa because prior to his arrival I thought he would be an impactful player in this league but he has been a major disappointment. Suffice to say that this has been a bad franchise for many years in a big town, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 TFC and the Whitecaps opting for the 3 DP model of roster construction. Montreal going with the U22 model. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-clubs-declare-roster-construction-models-for-2024-season narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Skimmed the list expecting to see the U22 model being a lower budget thing but it's definitely not. Atlanta, LAFC, Inter Miami and New York City are also on board for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Skimmed the list expecting to see the U22 model being a lower budget thing but it's definitely not. Atlanta, LAFC, Inter Miami and New York City are also on board for that. Yeah, I found that interesting. I'm speculating that these bigger clubs figure they can attract some of the Premier u22 talent available (probably from South America) that can both help them win now while also being sold on for big profits in the future, and that they can also still attract a high caliber of player at a TAM level of contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Rating each MLS teams transfer window: https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/grading-every-mls-team-s-2024-secondary-transfer-window CF Montreal: B TFC: C- Whitecaps: C- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Quote Celtic are in talks with LAFC to bring Polish midfielder Mateusz Bogusz to the club this summer. The 22 year old attacker has predominantly played as a CF this season with 18GA in 24 matches in the MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihairokov Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 19 minutes ago, ahmedou said: Quote Celtic are in talks with LAFC to bring Polish midfielder Mateusz Bogusz to the club this summer. The 22 year old attacker has predominantly played as a CF this season with 18GA in 24 matches in the MLS. Expand Think players that leave Europe young and then return from MLS are fascinating. Reportedly LAFC paid €1M fo Bogusz in 2023 and now may sell him for between €8-10M. ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 4 hours ago, Mihairokov said: Think players that leave Europe young and then return from MLS are fascinating. Reportedly LAFC paid €1M fo Bogusz in 2023 and now may sell him for between €8-10M. I think there's some clubs (LAFC being one of them) that can convince young players to come over and they'll be put in both a big spotlight and a winning situation, and they can then go back to Europe to a better club/situation. Honestly, TFC probably should be in that scenario too. Vancouver talks more about bringing in young players from South America and "developing them to get to Europe", which is a plan I also approve of they just never actually follow through on the "developing and selling to Europe" part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 MLS loves its playoff format. RJB, Watchmen and BearcatSA 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Everyone in it until after the last regular season match is what they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 To be fair in the West, St. Louis and San Jose have no chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 12 minutes ago, narduch said: To be fair in the West, St. Louis and San Jose have no chance The Don doesn't like that one bit. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saladroit Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 eight week windows makes more sense than the current system, considered virtually no one gets signed in the final month of the winter window. saladroit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Given MLS and CanPL's start dates are so different setting a shared eight week winter window for both leagues could be tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Given MLS and CanPL's start dates are so different setting a shared eight week winter window for both leagues could be tricky. I ask this without knowing the answer, but how often is the CPL transferring players in March/April? Not signing free agents (which could still be done) but actual incoming transfers from other countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ahmedou Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 MLS won't be the same without Garber. 25 years anniversary. It will be the end of an glorious era of north american soccer. I dream that one day the CPL will be the next Canadian MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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narduch Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) 11 hours ago, ahmedou said: MLS won't be the same without Garber. 25 years anniversary. It will be the end of an glorious era of north american soccer. I dream that one day the CPL will be the next Canadian MLS. Nobody that actually cares about the game likes Garber. Fuck that guy Edited September 5 by narduch Unnamed Trialist, ahmedou and MtlMario 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 8 hours ago, narduch said: Nobody that actually cares about the game likes Garber. Fuck thay guy Agreed, from a game perspective he's an idiot. From a business perspective, MLS might very well have folded years ago without him. It's a tough call. narduch, yomurphy1 and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Garber love him or hate him saved the league . It was almost going the way of the old NASL before he arrived . I truly think if it had folded that would have been basically it in terms of having a high paying pro soccer league in the US . On his watch the majority of teams have built some really nice soccer specific stadiums , have developed academies and almost every team has a reserve second team . Moreover, love it or hate it the MLS has given many Canadian players a decent level league to play in that pays them a decent wage , and yes they still consider some Canadians as foreign players on American teams which is definitely not acceptable and makes no sense . However, as most Canadian players have come through some sort of MLS recognized Academy the vast number of Canadian players playing in the MLS or the younger ones coming through are not considered foreigners. Garber has played a big part in the success of this league and is one of the main reasons it has grown and still growing to where it is today. Ivan, Watchmen, gigi riva and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted Sunday at 02:20 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:20 PM Western table is tight. Galaxy probably clinched 1st with that comeback win last night, and "the top 9" might now be settled because Dallas and Austin at 10/11 are poor, but it seems like every other spot is up for grabs. LAFC and Salt Lake fallen back, though I think LAFC will still finish 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted Wednesday at 02:20 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:20 AM narduch and Mihairokov 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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