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VMP Final Countdown: Number 14 – Joe Bendik
Highest Ranking: 7 Lowest Ranking: 25 Average Ranking: 14.73 EDIT: All the below was written before the announcement that Bendik’s option wasn’t picked up. Not a surprise really, I imagine he’ll pass through the first round of the waiver draft unclaimed. After that he’s got a shot at getting a job somewhere for less. Best…
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Ch-Ch-Changes! Toronto FC Release Konopka, Bendik, Jackson and Apparicio
And so it begins. After yesterday’s re-signing of Justin Morrow, Toronto FC wasted little time in releasing four players and exercising contract options to thirteen others. TFC made a somewhat surprising move in releasing both Chris Konopka and Joe Bendik – the two had shared starting duties this past season and it seemed likely that…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 15 – Eriq Zavaleta
Highest Ranking: 10 Lowest Ranking: 27 Average Ranking: 15.11 Duncan. 15 Chivas were a raging success, what could be better than signing a bunch of their former players? Zavaleta was technically a Seattle player when he was signed, a second round pick going to the Sounders, but had been on loan with Chivas for the…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 16 – Herculez Gomez
Highest Ranking: 8 Lowest Ranking: 22 Average Ranking: 15.11 Mark: 12 When Toronto FC made some deals to be the first in line to sign Herculez Gomez, there were more than a few eyebrows raised. Now out of favour in Mexico, Herculez re-entered the MLS fold and… ultimately found himself out of favour in Toronto. One…
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Toronto FC Re-sign Justin Morrow To A Multi-Year Deal
TFC fans, start your (off-season) engines as the Toronto FC front office starts the process of assembling next season’s team. First – and very welcome – up is the absolutely great news that Justin Morrow has been re-signed to a multi-year deal. Morrow has been one of the bright spots over the past two years;…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 18 – Luke Moore
Highest Ranking: 14 Lowest Ranking: 24 Average Ranking: 18.63 Mark: 14. After last season being leaned on heavily to produce, he played mostly from the bench this season, seeing his appearances nearly halved. Low on the pecking order behind Robbie Findley (somehow, I know) with a better goals per minute ratio (1 every 625) than…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 17 – Robbie Findley
Highest Ranking: 10 Lowest Ranking: 27 Average Ranking: 17.01 Kristin: 14. *Just no. The invisible man, the player we had to have, one of the most polarizing players we’ve ever had. For the fuss and the price tag? Very expensive invisible man.* How did I ever rank him this high? That mushy middle really got…
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THE STARTING 11: Things Going Under The South Stand
TFC Twitter had a minor breakdown this past Thursday afternoon when the first photographs of the BMO Field South Stand face-unlift emerged. Where some of TFC’s most vociferous support once stood was instead a random pile of rubble exposing a gaping chasm beneath the remaining seats. What could it mean? Who would dare do this?…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number19 – Ahmed Kantari
Highest Ranking 16 Lowest ranking 27 Average Ranking 20.68 Tony: 16. Remember when Tim Bezbatchenko bemoaned that TFCees of the past had a terrible habit of going out and buying old, expensive, somewhat broken British players when they needed to fill a need and that needed to change? Well, it’s obviously still ok as long as…
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VMP Final Countdown: Number 20- Dan Lovitz
Highest Ranking 11 Lowest ranking 26 Average Ranking 20.84 Kristin: 25. *Who? No amount of individual ‘look at me!’ warming up from the subs bench (when he was a sub) could get him minutes this year.* Dan Lovitz; man of mystery. Seriously, he made little impression (although barely playing will do that) this past year. After…