Tag: Toronto FC
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Is That A Super Draft? No Just A Light Bez.
How’s everyone feeling? Super? That’s just super guys! I’m super too. To quote South Park: ‘I’m super psyched to be here!’. It’s SuperDraft day in MLS – feel the excitement! Today is the day where Canadian Cyle Larin will get drafted first overall – which is kind of exciting I guess – by Orlando…
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When is a record fee not a record fee?
Remember yesterday when the vague unsubstantiated reports were of TFC getting a near MLS record fee for Defoe, with figures like $10m or $11m being thrown around. If not, here’s another one fresh from tonight from Kurt Larson where ‘in the neighbourhood of $11m’ is the figure thrown out there. MLS record don’t you know!…
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Jo-zy can you see? TFC just keep on getting more and more ‘Murica.
It’s not official yet. The necessary winks and nods have to be exchanged and the rules massaged in Uncle Don’s Rub ‘n’ Tug Parlour until the desired happy ending is arrived at in an explainable fashion (Hold on, according to this update from Gareth Wheeler, MLS tried all that sort of thing to get Altidore…
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Episode 69 15/01/14 #combineHarvester
We’ve got a brand new TFC podcast for you, and we’re still in speculation and wishing mode as the gang discusses potential signings, good and terrible, as well as the MLS Combine. In this episode, Mark gets lost over the potential of a derby prize, Kristin gets lost over the simple math of ratings systems,…
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Few Alti-ternatives: Did Toronto FC Grab The Best Deal Available?
WARNING: This article contains some explicit assumptions. Reader discretion is advised. While no one in the past, present or future universe will ever describe MLSE as paupers, the final move in the Bloody Big Deal may have come down to a case of beggars can’t be choosers. While the imminent transfer that will end…
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TFC’s Jermain Man No More
So it’s official. Well almost official – Toronto FC and Sunderland have yet to make official statements but from TSN’s report last night (and other subsequent reports), Defoe is out the door and trading one black cat for another. The question of whether or not Jozy Altidore comes here is just an MLS rule…
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He’s Adequately Compensated Mark Bloom Now – TFC Sign Bloom To Multi-Year Contract
He’s ‘poor Mark Bloom’ no more! After two years of (we assume) eating ramen and carting KIA Training Ground meal leftovers home in his boot bag, TFC rightback Mark Bloom finally gets a raise and a contract extension. He’s a real Red now! Toronto FC made the announcement today that Bloom is being rewarded for…
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MALIGNANT RUMOUR: Ruiz-y does it.
Silly season continues in the land where five-year plans are on a ten-year lease. With Jozy, Ade and The Atomic Ant all in a holding pattern, today’s wacky whispers landed on Fulham and Costa Rica international, attacker Bryan Ruiz. Noted truth tellers the Daily Mail threw out a couple of lines towards the end of…
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THE STARTING 11: Re-branding ideas for the lower MLS SuperDraft rounds
At last count, MLS’ ever-expanding tally of clubs will be selecting draft eligible players over thirty-something rounds of the SuperDraft. OK, I may be exaggerating – slightly – but talk to me in a couple of years when Las Vegas is on the clock. Back to the present though and while MLS loves to trump…
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Altidore to TFC deal falling into place.
With the silly season underway the rumours are piling up, but over the last couple of days a lot of reports have come out that suggest the Jozy Altidore acquisition is very much going to happen, that it will be a DP contract, and those reports of a salary of $5-6m weren’t the absolute joke…