Todd Dunivant Named New York City FC Sporting Director
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And they removed the video...
probably to re-edit and repost because the one they posted was cut off at the end.
and here's the repost, which is 10 mins longer than the original. He acknowledges the glaring holes in attack and midfield and says we need to fill those gaps. I guess we shall see.
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Did they really need to crank the AI slop music to 10 behind his monotone? I couldn't keep attention because it was so distracting and dull.
This was my takeaway. There's a big difference between CFG approving player moves and CFG dictating player moves.
Pascal said he "went to the board" to ask for a No. 9 and some other things. My question is, which board?
Do we even have a board of our own anymore? If we do, I assume it's Brad, Marty, Marcelo Claure, someone from the Yankees (
), that kind of thing.But if we don't, Marty Edelman is the only NYCFC official listed on CFG's board now. Brad used to be on there, but he's not now.
The answer to that question — which board? — would tell me a lot about where we truly are. Does anyone know?
Digital media team really wants us to know about their industry typical skills. Earlier in camp they made a whole post to show that the photography team knows how to use photoshop:
Next post will feature selective color.Digital media team really wants us to know about their industry typical skills. Earlier in camp they made a whole post to show that the photography team knows how to use photoshop:
I noticed he said that also. My guess is it's just him being a non-naive English speaker using a term he's familiar with to mean "management."This was my takeaway. There's a big difference between CFG approving player moves and CFG dictating player moves.
Pascal said he "went to the board" to ask for a No. 9 and some other things. My question is, which board?
Do we even have a board of our own anymore? If we do, I assume it's Brad, Marty, Marcelo Claure, someone from the Yankees (
But if we don't, Marty Edelman is the only NYCFC official listed on CFG's board now. Brad used to be on there, but he's not now.
The answer to that question — which board? — would tell me a lot about where we truly are. Does anyone know?
Or maybe we have a board.
I'll give them credit for these pics, though. A big improvement over the usual.Digital media team really wants us to know about their industry typical skills. Earlier in camp they made a whole post to show that the photography team knows how to use photoshop:
Non-native? haha
Or, non-naive enough not to fall for the "there is no board" conspiracy.
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SoupInNYC posted this in the other forum and while its sad news I thought it was worth noting here that Dunivan is providing quotes to the press. Can't recall ever seeing a quote like this from Lee, seems like a positive sign that there is a differences between them when it comes to communicating.
The atmosphere just feels different. More sporting endeavor, less a cog in a corporate machine.
Eh, I'll give him a win on the communication but to me the true test if this is a different era is getting a striker this window. I don't want to hear we had to wait for the right guy, every other team in the league gets their business done on time there are plenty of quality players up for grabs they have no excuse for not getting it done.
Understandable. I tend to go the opposite way: I don't want to just bring somebody in simply to do something. Whoever it is, he needs to be compatible with Alonso (we have to assume Martinez will come back and be the same guy unless and until actually game play proves otherwise) and fit the age profile we're working.
We had our guy in Moussa Sylla until the medical. Tough break. Bad timing, too. But the fact we had one on the rails just three weeks after Dunivant officially started is a good sign in my book.
I agree with this:
Unfortunately, I don't agree with this:
I think the responsible move is to assume he doesn't come back anywhere near his prior ability. If he does, great. But I think you have to plan for an injury like that to take a step away from the player.
We have no idea when the process to find Sylla started, for all we know Lee started it before he left and it followed the same long timeline it always does. We do know the exact date a search for a Sylla replacement started and we know under Lee finding a replacement would have dragged out well into the second window. If Todd gets something done this window I think that's reasonable proof that the SD matters and a new way of doing things is here. If it drags out into the second window I think we have evidence that our sluggish player acquisitions are a CFG issue and it doesn't really matter who the SD is.
Perfectly reasonable point of view, and I agree with it to a certain extent. I thought signing Sylla to a DP contract was absolutely the right move, with the shadow understanding Alonso would get his money too should he come back at the same level he was at before.
I was thinking more about roster construction. Sylla would have been the guy because he's a striker/winger, so compatible with Alonso.
If we sign someone who's a straight No. 9, and Martinez comes back ready to go, then he'd have to move to the wing full time in order for us to get the most out of our new DP.
Which might work out fine. I'm sure Todd and Pascal have discussed things thoroughly. From a tactical perspective, I'd be shocked if there isn't a plan already. We just need the body.
I would say third window rather than second. But I get it, we're all anxious to get that last piece of the puzzle in place. We almost had it. Now we have to wonder again if we're going to get trapped in CFG's black box bureaucracy or whether we control our own destiny.
If we miss the second window and drag into a third, I'd be finally inclined to say it's the former rather than the latter.
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Have we ever had a sporting director AND coach both say they want to add a position, and that position remain unfilled for an entire season? I don't remember them talking about replacing Taty with this level of urgency until it was clear that it wasn't working and they scrambled to find Bakrar.
The urgency with which Todd, Brad, and Pascal are all talking about the desire to sign a striker feels different than our past failures. Which is why I'm optimistic they will find someone before the transfer window closes.
The urgency with which Todd, Brad, and Pascal are all talking about the desire to sign a striker feels different than our past failures. Which is why I'm optimistic they will find someone before the transfer window closes.
The delay in signing Bakrar always seemed to be because we were waiting for Taty to be sold outright. Once he was sold Bakrar was signed rather quickly. I would not have expected Cushing or Lee to state publicly that they wanted to sign a replacement sooner. That would have forced the question "why don't you," which they could not answer honestly. The idea that both Nick and Lee were happy playing with no true #9 seems preposterous to me. I can't prove it's not true, but it's just much more plausible they were "don't rock the boat" types who kept quiet about not being allowed to replace Taty.
If I'm right, and who knows, it's still an example of moving quickly once the move was permitted. CFG would still be blameworthy, but not because of excessively involved procedures and systems.
I think the summer 2023 and winter 2024 windows somewhat undermine the narrative that either Lee or CFG's systems generally force slow moves. Excluding academy players and draftees, in summer 2023 we acquired Bakrar, Martinez, Risa, Perea, and re-signed Maxi. In winter 2024 we added Jovan, Ojeda, Perea again, Tanas, Wolf, and Romero. I don't think you can add 11 players (counting Perea 2x) in 2 windows if either your CSO or corporate SOP manual are these massive obstacles to getting things done. Which then leaves the question of why do a certain substantial number of moves for positions of obvious need take so long if it wasn't the CSO or a structural issue?
I don't have a theory. Some seem due to things like waiting for a DP spot or for the status of loanees to be resolved. But I'm not sure that covers it.
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