Jovan Mijatović [Forward] [On Loan - Out]

[gbservis]

Played the full 90' in Serbia's U21 2-0 win over Bosnia U21, on 3/17, with 0 goals or assists. Has yet to start in Belgium 7 games in, and has 1 goal in 5 appearances off the bench. On one hand, I'd like to see him do well enough for us to get some of that transfer money back on the other hand it's hard to root for the guy based on how he conducted himself during his time with NYCFC and that whiny interview he gave over the summer about MLS.

 

[FootyLovin]

Played the full 90' in Serbia's U21 2-0 win over Bosnia U21, on 3/17, with 0 goals or assists. Has yet to start in Belgium 7 games in, and has 1 goal in 5 appearances off the bench. On one hand, I'd like to see him do well enough for us to get some of that transfer money back on the other hand it's hard to root for the guy based on how he conducted himself during his time with NYCFC and that whiny interview he gave over the summer about MLS.

I hear you. But I want him to crush it. Go score 30. Give us a bundle of cash. (Cue the "that David Lee won't spend" jokes.)

 

[gbservis]

I hear you. But I want him to crush it. Go score 30. Give us a bundle of cash. (Cue the "that David Lee won't spend" jokes.)

Another issue with this situation is that Sims will likely give an interview praising Lee for excelling at the business side of running the team while completely ignoring the fact that this entire transaction has been a net negative for NYCFC’s on-field quality for multiple seasons. They spent the bulk of the Taty money to acquire Jovan, which means that as fans, we lost Taty and, in return, got little to root for. Now, Jovan seems to be tying up both that money and a valuable U22 slot until he can hopefully be sold for a profit.

I want to support a team whose ambition is to win the league every year—not a club that operates like a brokerage firm.

Edit: and if you need to buy and sell players to fund the club at least do it with players that help make NYCFC better and are fun to watch during the asset appreciation phase.