Category: Malarkey
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 16 – Benoît Cheyrou
Highest: 10 Lowest: 20 Average ranking: 15.96 Mark: 18 – I feel like this is a bit of a eulogy. Benoit Cheyrou became iconic. He wasn’t here for very long, but his contributions and class were hard to ignore. He came on against Montreal in the semi-finals and ‘saved us all’. And he did. What…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 17 – Raheem Edwards
Highest: 9 Lowest: 21 Average ranking: 16.04 Duncan: 12 – 2016 saw Edwards barely play, but look really good when he did, so I was thrilled when he started getting minutes early in this season, and then, mainly due to injuries forcing Justin Morrow out of the left back position, continue to get minutes for…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 18 – Armando Cooper
Highest: 13 Lowest: 25 Average ranking: 18.04 Mark: 19 – The loan that turned into a stay, and we were still confused by it all. Armando Cooper signed on at the conclusion of last year’s playoffs, and stuck around for the full ride. In a word : interesting. Interesting because he started 11 games, but had…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 19 – Jay Chapman
Highest: 13 Lowest: 23 Average ranking: 18.09 Duncan: 18 – When thinking about the 2017 season, there are very few things that make me kind of sad. Jay Chapman is one of them. There was such promise shown in 2016 when he finally got what few of TFC’s lauded academy projects get, consistent playing time.…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 20 – Clint Irwin
Highest: 10 Lowest: 24 Average ranking: 19.3 Mark: 16 – The unfortunate situation with our goalkeepers, is that both of them, at the beginning of the season, were largely interchangeable, but I would still favour Irwin as the #1. He had tons of experience under his belt, and could learn the kid a thing or two…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 21 – Jordan Hamilton
Highest: 16 Lowest: 24 Average ranking: 20.29 Tony: 20 – A push at best for Scarborough’s own. Joins the other academy grads in having a neutral season at best. We still await that breakout year and hope it comes sooner than later despite the crowded talent pool up top. Ok, ok. Maybe NEXT season will be…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 22 – Ashtone Morgan
Highest: 1 Lowest: 25 Average ranking: 20.86 Duncan: 23 – Ah Ashtone Morgan. I want him to play and do well and be good, I really do, and you’d think wingback in a 5-3-2 would be ideal for his strength (singular, it’s not defence particularly, and it wouldn’t be as a midfielder, but as the…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 23 – Jason Hernandez
Highest: 19 Lowest: 25 Average ranking: 22.05 Mark: 23 – The TL;DR is “he did what was expected of him”. When Hernandez arrived in the very early season, he was signed as a free agent after a two-season spell at NYCFC, with the role of journeyman substitute defender, firmly his for the taking. He knew he…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 24 – Tsubasa Endoh
Highest: 17 Lowest: 27 Average ranking: 23.33 Tony: 24 – 2017 seemed like a step backwards for the affable Japanese forward. His limited playing time in 2016 became more so, Perhaps it was TFC’s depth or perhaps we’ve seen his peak. The Endoh is nigh. It’s hard not to have a soft spot for Tsubasa Endoh.…
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VMP Final Countdown 2017: Number 25 – Oyvind Alseth
Highest: 21 Lowest: 26 Average ranking: 24.71 Tony: 26 – One of the Too 10 Norwegians in TFC history. Fact. There really is no fun (nor interest) in an in-depth review of Oyvind Alseth. It was so exciting to finally have a Norweege on TFC but then, much like a Norwegian comedy club, applause was very…