He still has never scored one of his signature benders at a home match.
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I miss ya, TMac.
And then he caused the penalty which led to Red Bulls lead in the game thus far.
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He ran into Tommy? That's gotta be at least a yellow card. Clear foul play and cynicism. Why would he be running? Glenn should try walking, much less risk.
kinda sad that t-mac is trying to get signed as a trialist. really surprised no one has signed him up as a depth piece. i guess he is getting up there in age though...
One thing I will say this team is pretty good at is letting a player go before their value drop. T-Mac was a good example of this. He is/was a fan favorite and right near the end of his time here he was beginning to lose his magic. But we traded him away to the Revs. I could say the same for Brillant, Alfredo, and I think it could be argued we let Ring go at a good time too (not that his production was dropping, but his production compared to his evaluation/how much he was asking for in his next contract).
As discussed in other threads, might not even be as much T-Mac's slowing down as it is the league is speeding up.
I always admired that Tommy seemed to extract every ounce of productivity from a midlevel skill set, with a combination of hustle and smarts. The highlight from that Portland game above is just a smart vet seeing a pass opportunity that not everyone sees.
To CCMore's point, I agree we let him go at the right time, but I was very impressed that he was a 1900+ minute contributor to the 2021 Revs squad that ran away with the Shield.
I was thinking that exact same thing. Not the most important part of that Revs team but definitely integral part of that Arena plan. Thanks for agreeing with me and pointing out the flaw in my argument
I'm not sure I agree it was smart to let TMAC go. His salary by year is listed below, it tops out at $435K. He's always been a high-character guy, he can play a bunch of different positions and he has no problem coming off the bench and being a utility guy. I think the team wildly undervalues locker room continuity and glue guys like TMAC. I honestly think the impact TMAC would have had on the club both on and off the field would have been more than worth his salary and 1 less of the role players that have rotated through our team over the years.
The guy did score some bangers. My favorite TMac highlight was during our first season, I was in Vegas playing a WSOP event and, of course couldn’t miss one of our games, so I was watching our game against Philly on an iPad while playing at the tournament table. As the WSOP events attract players from around the world, I had some footy fans at my table who were asking about the match I was watching. I gave them the full story, and they began watching the game over my shoulder in between hands etc. Late in the game, TMac scored an absolute golazo to even the score and my new friends and I celebrated as if they had just won the World Cup. Good times!
If that was the one at Philly, that's my fave McBanger too.
What's wild is he was well known for those bangers during his time at NYCFC yet he never scored one at home, and he has yet to score one since leaving NYCFC.
