NickFromAstoria
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Yesterday Garber made it sound like they were going to wait until 2018 to start adding GAM/TAM:
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Yesterday Garber made it sound like they were going to wait until 2018 to start adding GAM/TAM:
Thanks.
There goes that theory. New theory.... the FO is slow as Fck with signing new players.
NickFromAstoria
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Any other underrated outside backs with spouses that need jobs at local consulates?
Better to take time than to rush into it.
I also suspect we have little room in our salary budget, so it's going to be hard to make a significant move. Just an educated guess.
I also suspect we have little room in our salary budget, so it's going to be hard to make a significant move. Just an educated guess.
J Kress
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^This
I believe that we don't really have any room for additions without shipping someone out. My guess is that they're planning to make their big move once Pirlo's contract is up.
My biggest gripe with this cap is that you're basically screwed if you're hit by the injury bug.
Questionable8
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can we trust this Araos guy? I get a sketchy vibe from him
But 'PV said' is a bit different than 'I'm hearing'
By typical journalistic standards I'd agree, unfortunately Araos has proven multiple times he doesn't follow such standards. If he's as careless with his word choices as he is with validating info before he puts it out I'd place little weight in in the nuance between 'PV said' and 'I'm hearing'.
I think Vieira is saying something to say something.
Next week: We wanted to sign two to three players but we could not meet their salary demands under our roster budget.
That's not nuance. That's core to the fact he's presenting. Either PV knows we will be adding people, or he's frustrated with the front office and is trying to put some pressure publicly on them to pull the trigger on some players.
I'm still guessing at least one of our additions will be a young Venezuelan fullback. There are probably less eyes on that negotiation pipeline than there would be if we were trying to raid Europe.
In the next few days, I'm expecting someone to post a screenshot from the Instagram accounts of Caracas FC or Zamora wishing luck one of their players with the last name of Hernandez who's departing for New York. That's how we'll find out. Book it.
Yes, nuance may have been you wrong word but a typical journalist would only say "PV said" if they themselves had heard those words directly from PV. In that case they would typically place it in a quote from PV. I'm so cynical of Araos based on some of his previous nonsense I'm not about to trust that he wouldn't print PV said even if the info had come through a chain of multiple people. The guys a hack.
I think Aaros is just passing along what he heard from Coach V. I don't find him all that informative or reliable, but this is pretty clear. He heard Patrick say it, and he is telling us.
I'll drop it after this because maybe I'm being too picky but he's a reporter so why does he never provide quotes? Since when does a reporter get a good quote from someone like PV and rather than printing the quote publishes the information by saying so and so said. It's just shoddy reporting to me. Give us the direct PV quote so we can dissect the words, especially at a time when we're desperate for some transfer info.
This:
Vs This:
I hope he's playing "only one of these is true" with his alleged statements about adding players and still trusting Pirlo.
Dreaming_NYC
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"PV Said" that we will be signing a short Argentinian winger that plays somewhere in Spain as a replacement for Pirlo next year 
ZYanksRule
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As someone who's reported before on other sports, sometimes you can provide the information more succinctly and in an easier-to-digest way by paraphrasing instead of quoting. Especially on Twitter, with the 140-character limit, he may not have room for the quote, or the quote itself may not be as interesting as the information. We've all heard how Patrick talks in circles and uses 20 words when 5 will do -- the information may be more interesting than the raw quote.
Patrick said something. Christian reported what the coach said. I see nothing wrong with what he did in this instance. Also, just because PV said he's "hoping" to add 2-3 players doesn't mean they will, so if the transfer window ends up being quiet, Christian's information doesn't become wrong.
