2021 Roster Discussion

Has there been any more talk about Mitri and his request to cancel his loan? Not sure if it was another tactic to get back pay or what, but haven't seen anything since that initial tweet a week or so ago.

i saw on instagram he was staying until the season ends, which is this weekend. After that loan ends.
 
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Makes sense for Barraza to develop, but are we going to sign another GK to have three on the roster? Gloster to USL is concerning.
 
Makes sense for Barraza to develop, but are we going to sign another GK to have three on the roster? Gloster to USL is concerning.
The article did seem to imply that this was a short-term loan. I wonder if either will get playing time right away for these clubs

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Montevideo Torque had a game on Monday May 31 and Santi was not on the roster. The window closed June 1.

It's June 2. There was no announcement. Is it possible he signed but they kept it secret? I doubt it. I've never heard of such a thing. But now the window is closed, and won't reopen until July 7. There's been an awful lot of rumors and smoke and tweets and instagrams from Santi himself, and reporting and even a GD cake.* But Rodriguez still is not on the team and won't be at least for another 5 weeks. The only people who have not confidently told us he is coming imminently are the entire staff of NYCFC. It seems the lesson they learned from Lampard is not "Don't disappoint your fanbase by delaying and withholding a player for the benefit of other CFG teams." Instead they went with "They can't accuse you of lying if you keep your mouth shut and let the world do it for you."



* Never trust a cake.
 
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Montevideo had a game on Monday May 31 and Santi didn't play. The window closed June 1.

It's June 2. There was no announcement. Is it possible he signed but they kept it secret? I doubt it. I've never heard of such a thing. But now the window is closed, and won't reopen until July 7. There's been an awful lot of rumors and smoke and tweets and instagrams from Santi himself, and reporting and even a GD cake.* But Rodriguez still is not on the team and won't be at least for another 5 weeks. The only people who have not confidently told us he is coming imminently are the entire staff of NYCFC. It seems the lesson they learned from Lampard is not "Don't disappoint your fanbase by delaying and withholding a player for the benefit of other CFG teams." Instead they went with "They can't accuse you of lying if you keep your mouth shut and let the world do it for you."

* Never trust a cake.

for Cap Purposes, maybe they need him to become part of the Club on July 7th
 
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for Cap Purposes, maybe they need him to become part of the Club on July 7th
Well Torque's next game is Saturday June 5. If he is not on the 18 (I've seen no indication he's hurt) then it might well be he's on vacation for 5 weeks before joining us. If he makes the 18, that does not prove he won't join us but it does pretty much wipe out all the indicators to date.
 
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Well Torque's next game is Saturday June 5. If he is not on the 18 (I've seen no indication he's hurt) then it might well be he's on vacation for 5 weeks before joining us. If he makes the 18, that does not prove he won't join us but it does pretty much wipe out all the indicators to date.

good poiht
 


Montevideo Torque had a game on Monday May 31 and Santi was not on the roster. The window closed June 1.

It's June 2. There was no announcement. Is it possible he signed but they kept it secret? I doubt it. I've never heard of such a thing. But now the window is closed, and won't reopen until July 7. There's been an awful lot of rumors and smoke and tweets and instagrams from Santi himself, and reporting and even a GD cake.* But Rodriguez still is not on the team and won't be at least for another 5 weeks. The only people who have not confidently told us he is coming imminently are the entire staff of NYCFC. It seems the lesson they learned from Lampard is not "Don't disappoint your fanbase by delaying and withholding a player for the benefit of other CFG teams." Instead they went with "They can't accuse you of lying if you keep your mouth shut and let the world do it for you."



* Never trust a cake.

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could also be a case of waiting for his visa to clear before they announce anything.

this seems to have been the case with Talles. they announced it and *poof* he had arrived and was doing his MLS required quarantine.

We'll know for sure if he is on the team sheet for the next game.