I swear if our 3rd dp is a loanee with barely any first team experience we will be officially a farm club. I'm sorry but it's true we don't invest in any young players we plan to keep for the long haul only sign cheap players and old dps. Sad truth
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I would love nothing more than someone like Goff or Wahl to cover this and finally get the truth out, but I'm pretty sure it's not for lack of trying. The team is great at keeping this type of information in house.
Even if one of those guys asks the question there's no chance anyone will come out and say what happened. Both sides understand that they have to keep it professional. NYCFC knows if they trash Mix players will hesitate to come here, and if Mix trashes the club other teams may not want to pick up a player with that reputation.
It's not like no one has asked what happened. Vieira's been asked on ESPN, by local and national guys at events like Villa's MVP ceremony and it's the same recycled answers. So I'm not too hopeful we'll find out the truth anytime soon.
The only leaks this season have been with the first team jersey and that's probably the fault of Adidas. There's nothing CFG hates more than rats, or grounded pigeons.
He can be both.
My guess is that his comp and acquisition costs are too high to let us just use TAM.
Other possibility is that we are going to make him a DP to gain salary cap benefits until we sign our real 3rd DP this summer.
That rule only applies to loans from affiliate clubs - i.e. us from Man City and New Jersey from Leipzig. For all other loans it is just by the terms of the loan itself.
All true, but Goff can talk to former players and keep them anonymous. The team-league will know there's a leak, but at a certain point who cares since it's impossible to hide a white elephant?
Well, there are two questions.
1. WTF Happened with Mix? He's a good enough player to see the field, so why isn't he playing?
2. What will you do with Mix? Why not use the one time buyout?
People have chased the first question, although I do suspect there are enough people outside of NYCFC with knowledge for a good reporter to get the answer.
Nobody is asking the second question, which is what NYCFC fans really care about now.
You guys are putting way to much stock into a throwaway headline. That article is written on 24-hour old, public information. We have an open DP spot, so any foreign signing is a potential DP and "journalists" will run with it to grab views. Badji was reported as a potential DP as well.
Nothing to see here.
Except to be optimistic about us netting a young, high-potential CDM who was captain of the Venezuelan U-20 team. According to Transfermarkt, he's also played some CB.
Nothing to see here.
Except to be optimistic about us netting a young, high-potential CDM who was captain of the Venezuelan U-20 team. According to Transfermarkt, he's also played some CB.
Even then it's not like it'll be a secret as to who talked. Besides what would a former player gain from talking anonymously?
1. That's what no one is saying.
2. They've asked that before and it's "we'll give him time to find a team", but I promise you if I get a chance I'll ask about the buyout option. Though I think they won't tip their hand either way, why let him know you'll buy him out unless you have no other option?
If it's anonymous, then who's to say it's a former player? Could be a current one or somebody in the organization. The team would have too many suspects to pursue and wouldn't bother with any.
Lassana Diarra is currently a free agent.
Veteran CDM available on a free transfer whom Vieira is familiar with.
But again, look at it from the players point of view.
What do you gain?
Now compare that with possible backlash if teams find out it was you.
I disagree that Poku was frozen out. He didn't fit here, that's all. Same with Juan Mata at Chelsea
Offer them vast amounts of (discount) chocolate/candy (in stores tomorrow, post Valentines Day). Maybe a deli sandwich to Wingert since he's far from the NY area, probably misses that a lot.
Many people have an irrational willingness to share confidential information because it makes them feel smart, or clued-in, or important. And yes it can be self destructive, but people still do it. As far as I can tell it's how most reporting gets done, outside of the part that is retyping press releases.
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