He does a lot of things well, and he also holds the ball for too long. This is not always because the rest of the team isn't showing for him. That's a common cop all to commonly used IMHO (albeit often true).
He will often make the wrong choice and try and take on 2 or 3 players instead of a clear option for support behind him.
I clearly remember him not using Borman on the overlap twice last match, and turning back rather than using his team mates.. I think he's a good player, he just needs to learn that you aren't gonig to be given the space and time in this league. Oh and stay on your feet son..
^^Where as I don't think we will make the playoffs either, but I will bookmark this post and more than happily eat my words if we do...
All those things don't guarantee an improvement on the field, which is what it's all about.
This team is owned by a disfunctional organisation.
I applaud their efforts to try and improve but the squad is no stronger now than at the beginning and fan apathy is at an all time low. It's going to be hard to convince a lot of those supporters to return.
Don't forget MLSE owns the biggest ice hockey team in the world and they know more about hockey than soccer, but the Leafs are a joke and haven't won the Cup since 1967.
^^That I get
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They haven't run the Leafs since 1967 either.
What MLSE is most guilty of is a lack of imagination. Sure, they make a load of money -- but if they (the Leafs) were much more successful they would make a load more money.
One of the biggest drawbacks of being owned by a pension fund is the the reliance the fund has on predictable revenues. They are not interested in winning cups -- they are interested in a 7% annualized return.
I meant he won't have the space and time on the pitch, because the defenders just run straight at you...
I think it's more of an ego thing, he hold on to the ball because he figures his teammate are shit. When he's run out of options , he goes down trying to draw a foul. This will change.(I hope)
I more concerned with his fitness. He can't seem to finish a game.
It's sad that this thread has gone the way it has. How is it acceptable for pessimists to outright flame people who are seeing positives about the team we support on a Red Patch Boys supporters board? Discussion should be encouraged, but, fuck me, why do we let these people dominate our boards?? How does seeing positives AND negatives turn you into a 'fanboy' or 'Kool aid drinker' around here?? It gets really tiresome. The sad part is, we lose quality contributors to the board because these clowns are in every thread spewing their anti-TFC bullshit.
MLSE is guilty of trying to exploit the fan base in Toronto, except that in the case of the Raptors, TFC, and the Marlies, the jig is up. If ticket prices are not scaled back to reasonable levels, the attendance for 3 of their 4 sports properties will continue to decrease.
MLSE has also demonstrated a willingness to invest singinificant financial recources in all of their franchises (justifiably so), although it can definitely be questioned as to whether or not the resources were used wisely.
Believe me, MLSE would love nothing more than to exceed current revenues with all of their clubs routinely qualifying for the post season.
Last edited by ManUtd4ever; 04-19-2011 at 03:28 PM.
Jeffro,
I am all for discussion, but this gets tiresome.
It wasn't always like this. It's gradually gotten worse because some supporters are fed up after years of fultility, and I can understand that. The organization has to be held accountable for the poor product on the pitch.
What I don't understand is the need to demean those who are willing to be patient. I think it is important to have realistic expectations at this point in particular, because the organization appears to finally be heading in the right direction.
It would be also be great if people can focus on the positive and negative aspects following a match; the tactical approach, individual player performances, etc. I don't understand the point in going on an anti MLSE rant directed at the previous management regime. What's done is done, and we are entering a new era of football that will hopefully yield positive results.
I don't like the fact that TFC is starting over, but for all intent purposes, I am judging this club like an expansion team, ticket prices not withstanding.
There are no guarantees. There are a lot of other teams in the league also trying to win.
And this is a single-entity, salary capped league. You can't simply outspend the other teams. Now, I've been as critical of MLSE as anyone else, but for specific reasons. Yes, of course, they want a 7% return (though they've settled for 5%, haven't they?), that alone doesn't mean they can't win championships.
When it comes to TFC, MLSE made some very poor decisions and took far too long to correct them. But they were specific decisions. They put in field turf (oh, sure, maybe it was the city or the CNE or someone else, whatever, when they'd made enough money and there was enough pressure grass was put in), they hired inexperienced people - and not even very many of them, did they hire any scouts? There wasn't even an assistant GM for years - they hired people on short-term contracts which limited the number of people who were willing to take the jobs, they didn't spend for a DP for years, and so on.
So, there are no guarantees, but they do now seem to be running the team in such a way that it can compete for a championship in a salary-capped league.
That wasn't true for the first four years.
No... I'm talking about my real life. Not the Leafs. LOL