2023 Roster and Transfer Discussion Thread

[JayH]

It has always sounded like "Collins" to me when Tollesson says it.
Right at the beginning here. I hear "Collins."

AFAIK Tolleson made a practice to ask the players how to pronounce their names. I could not possibly find it now, but I think I remember him explaining when Callens first arrived that it's "Collins."

Yes, I recall this as well.

 

[GratefulDawg]

Let's also not forget Sean Johnson, for those who believe it's spelled Shawn.

 

[JayH]

How about Jasson’s bonus s?

 

[adam]

Yes, I recall this as well.

Me too. Couldn’t find it either. But found this gem where he has his kid n play look. Talking about having PV as his manager, and Pirlo & Villa as teammates. Some footage of him joking with Tmac. The feels. He ends with “God willing I can bring a championship to NYC”. God willed my boy, now God speed on your next adventure.

 

[joe]

Is the point here that he's actually Yeferson, not Jefferson?

That there’s confusion about it, yes

 

[joe]

It has always sounded like "Collins" to me when Tollesson says it.
Right at the beginning here. I hear "Collins."

AFAIK Tolleson made a practice to ask the players how to pronounce their names. I could not possibly find it now, but I think I remember him explaining when Callens first arrived that it's "Collins."

I remember that as well, maybe on Blue City Radio?

 

[LionNYC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621618462559707137

 

[Fantazma]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621618462559707137

wasnt this shot down as soon as the first tweet suggesting this was made a few weeks ago.

 

[Shwafta]

It has always sounded like "Collins" to me when Tollesson says it.
Right at the beginning here. I hear "Collins."

AFAIK Tolleson made a practice to ask the players how to pronounce their names. I could not possibly find it now, but I think I remember him explaining when Callens first arrived that it's "Collins."

Now that you mention that, I do remember that too. Strange because I'm pretty certain I've heard the Spanish speaking players say Callens.

I wonder if Callens did what I do, which is give an alternate pronunciation of his name that won't confuse people. (everyone pronounced my real name wrong, so I give and introduce my name in a way Americans can say it easily)

 

[adam]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621618462559707137

Did he mean ”wonderkind”

 

[mgarbowski]

I remember that as well, maybe on Blue City Radio?

In my memory Tolleson said it on a game broadcast, but the BCR guys could have discussed it.

 

[Rip 73]

It has always sounded like "Collins" to me when Tollesson says it.
Right at the beginning here. I hear "Collins."

AFAIK Tolleson made a practice to ask the players how to pronounce their names. I could not possibly find it now, but I think I remember him explaining when Callens first arrived that it's "Collins."

I remember that too. Tolleson said in a broadcast that he had checked with Callens about it. Pretty sure he wanted to ward off a backlash of people telling him he was pronouncing it wrong.

 

[mgarbowski]

Did he mean ”wonderkind”

Wonderboy:

 

[ZYanksRule]

No one could ever spell Kwadwo Poku's name right.

 

[adam]

No one could ever spell Kwadwo Poku's name right.

You just did

 

[Joe_Cos]

Watching the Club World Cup, it would have been interesting to see to see how this team would have looked if NYCFC qualified. Would have Callens, Taty, and Sean Johnson stayed or would they have still left.

 

[moogoo]

Watching the Club World Cup, it would have been interesting to see to see how this team would have looked if NYCFC qualified. Would have Callens, Taty, and Sean Johnson stayed or would they have still left.

they would have left.

they wouldn't stay just for a single tournament during preseason.

also HEBER making an extra time appearance as seattle goes down 1.

 

[erosenbaum97]

they would have left.

they wouldn't stay just for a single tournament during preseason.

also HEBER making an extra time appearance as seattle goes down 1.

Yeah I feel like if anything winning CCL would've made their decisions to leave even easier, since they would've felt like they'd won everything there was to win with us.

 

[Gene]

also HEBER making an extra time appearance as seattle goes down 1.

If one cares to acknowledge various tweets, Heber is reportedly having a very impressive pre-season for Seattle.

 

[canchon]

Braian continuing the Vieira too many vowels model, and the NYCFC tradition of names that will be misspelt regularly.
Hell, the forums have >10 pages of search results for both KRIES and KREIS, and he was only here one year. Plus there is 7 pages for Ronnie (Ronny is preferred). I was very much among the Ronnie-prone.

Let me be the first to say, "Welcome Brian."

The Apple TV club intro video subtitles has our first year coach as “Jason Christ”.