TFC - today so far

By: nicholas | March 21st, 2008

The Injury Report
The injury bug has seemed to be taken its first casuality of the season. ( and the naysayers cannot blame the BMO bitch). It seams that a very light tackle from Juan Pablo Angel was alot more serius than first anticipated. It seams our number one draft pick Julius James has seperated his shoulder. To what degree is not really known but during my research a shoulder injury can range from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on severity. Lets hope for Julius sake that he didn’t suffer the latter.

THE COLOMBIAN TRIALLIST

In a reserve game agaisnt San jose earthquakes on last sunday was the very first time that Toronto FC brass was able to see the two colombians up close. And from the reports coming out of Columbus, it seams that Coach Carver was not at all impressed with either of them. If you had seen the first game of the tournament you would have at least seen Pacheco play for the first half and then swiftly yanked from the game in the first half. Based on the reports that i am hearing, i would not hold my breath on either of them getting signed anytime soon.

Roster changes and TFC

Mo Johnston lobbied hard with the league to reduce the Canadian content because there allegedly wasn’t enough Canadian talent. TFC picked up two extra non-Canadian slots, which appeared to have been used to sign a Puerto Rican out of the USL Division 1 and a Kiwi who previously played in USL Div. 2:

No offense to those players, who I hope to well in Toronto now that they’ve officially signed with us, but this just serves to prove what a magnificent sham that whole move to change the roster regulations was.

There was a report on the voyagers website that substantiates my sentiment. It was IM message with previous TFC goalkeaper Srdjan Djekanovic ……link

Earlier in the year i provided the same sentiment, but i was considered crazy

Here is the current roster … ( i would honestly like your opinion on what you like and what you hate about it )

Changes in Bold

TFC Roster 2008

Canadian
1 Jim Brennan M Southhampton ENG F
2 Greg Sutton G Montreal Impact T
3 Andrea Lombardo F Atalanta ITA F
4 Kevin Harmse M Los Angeles T
5 Open

Non-Canadian
6 Maurice Edu M U of Maryland D07 #1
7 Jeff Cunningham F Real Salt Lake T
8 Daniele Dichio F Preston North End ENG F
9 Carl Robinson M Norwich City ENG F
10 Todd Dunivant D New York Red Bulls T
11 Collin Samuel F Dundee United SCO F
12 Tyrone Marshall D Los Angeles Galaxy T
13 Andrew Boyens D U of New Mexico D07 #10
14 Marvell Wynne D New York Red Bulls T
15 Julius James D Connecticut D08 #9
16 Pat Phelan D/M Wake Forest D08 #10
17 Marco Velez D Puerto Rico Islanders T
18

Developmental
Canadian
19 Nana Attakora-Gyan D Canada U20 N
20 Tyler Hemming D/M Hartwick College/Ottawa Fury DS07 #92
21 Joey Melo M/F Canada U17 N
22 Gabe Gala M Canada U20 N
23 Tyler Rosenlund M UCSB/Sweden F
24 Open
25 Open

Non-Canadian
26 Brian Edwards G Wake Forest D08 #28
27 Jarrod Smith F Hawke’s Bay United NZ F
28 Open

On Trial 2008

# Name Pos From
1 Stefan Honore M France
2 Tyler Rosenlund M UCSB
3 Jarrod Smith F 2007 Draft
4 Jaime Watson F Real Salt Lake
5 Josh Wagenaar G ADO Den Haag
6 Marco Velez D Puerto Rico Islanders
7 Kiki Musampa M AZ Alkmaar HOL
8 Tony Vairelles F Tours FC FRA
9 Robbie Gaspar F AUSTRALIA
10 Martin Brittain M Walsall ENG
11 Victor Danilo Pacheco M COL
12 Leonardo Pole F COL