Alflives Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/tfcs-giovinco-bradley-top-earners-mls/ 'Caps are 16th out of 23 in team spending at just over $8 Million. That's about $18 million less than top spending TFC. (This is a league where you can buy a championship) TFC have the top two earners in the league in Giovinco and Bradley, (both over 6 million per) with Jozy Altidore not far behind at 5 Million. In contrast the highest paid Whitecap is Kei Kamara at $1 million. What hurts even more however, is the fact that LA Galaxy somehow managed to land Ibra for $1.5 million. One has to wonder why Vancouver has never pulled off anything resembling that sort of coup. It's been said many times: (but bears repeating, IMO) this team will go nowhere as long as Lenarduzzi is in charge and as long as ownership continues to try and compete on the cheap. How much in transfer could that super young guy we have get? I forgot his name, but he's really good. Couldn't we use that transfer money to buy a really top player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Alflives said: How much in transfer could that super young guy we have get? I forgot his name, but he's really good. Couldn't we use that transfer money to buy a really top player? Davies. I don't know, but something tells me that if he fetched a big transfer fee, Lenarduzzi would use the money to buy a half dozen South and Central Americans at around 200k each... Edited May 10, 2018 by RUPERTKBD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, RUPERTKBD said: Davies. I don't know, but something tells me that if he fetched a big transfer fee, Lenarduzzi would use the money to buy a half dozen South and Central Americans at around 200k each... Robinson knows how to make something from nothing...imagine what he could do with a bigger budget? I think Lenarduzzi needs to shut it down. The nostalgia is nice but at some point this team needs fresh management before people stop watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 If the owner(s) are only willing to spend in the bottom levels of payroll, does it really matter who is the general manager? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Alflives said: How much in transfer could that super young guy we have get? I forgot his name, but he's really good. Couldn't we use that transfer money to buy a really top player? The latest estimate is 800,000 Euros or 1.2 million Cdn. https://www.transfermarkt.com/alphonso-davies/profil/spieler/424204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieBush Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 40 minutes ago, UnkNuk said: The latest estimate is 800,000 Euros or 1.2 million Cdn. https://www.transfermarkt.com/alphonso-davies/profil/spieler/424204 I would hold on to him for that. His future value will be at the very least 10 times that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Well that was an entertaining draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 10/05/2018 at 2:18 PM, Alflives said: How much in transfer could that super young guy we have get? I forgot his name, but he's really good. Couldn't we use that transfer money to buy a really top player? Doesn't matter how much transfer money we have as long as the deterrent Astro turf is in. Big euro stars are already looking to move to big American cities, the Astro turf is a reason big players wont play in Vancouver for their teams, let alone sign here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 38 minutes ago, NucksPatsFan said: Doesn't matter how much transfer money we have as long as the deterrent Astro turf is in. Big euro stars are already looking to move to big American cities, the Astro turf is a reason big players wont play in Vancouver for their teams, let alone sign here. I forgot about the turf issue. I'm one of those who don't think soccer should be played on turf too. It's not only dangerous, it makes for less skill in the game. We need an outdoor stadium, like the one proposed by our owner a few years back. It would have been awesome! Stupid city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, NucksPatsFan said: Doesn't matter how much transfer money we have as long as the deterrent Astro turf is in. Big euro stars are already looking to move to big American cities, the Astro turf is a reason big players wont play in Vancouver for their teams, let alone sign here. The "Old Whitecaps" still was able to sign this guy (granted he only played for one season for us) on the even WORSE type of Astro turf back at the old Empire Stadium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_Krol Money slips thru our owners hand like they were covered in flypaper. Makes me feel so fortunate we have a owner of the Canucks that isn't afraid to spend money - and lots of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Alflives said: I forgot about the turf issue. I'm one of those who don't think soccer should be played on turf too. It's not only dangerous, it makes for less skill in the game. We need an outdoor stadium, like the one proposed by our owner a few years back. It would have been awesome! Stupid city. Right? I mean who wouldn't have wanted a water front stadium with grass and the fella who wanted to make it happen was willing to foot most of the bill himself. Thanks city council! Instead we got a tiny hole in the roof of an ancient dome and it still cost a fortune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, RonMexico said: Right? I mean who wouldn't have wanted a water front stadium with grass and the fella who wanted to make it happen was willing to foot most of the bill himself. Thanks city council! Instead we got a tiny hole in the roof of an ancient dome and it still cost a fortune. We do have bike-lanes though, which the kids can play soccer in, because they are so rarely used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:40 AM, RonMexico said: Right? I mean who wouldn't have wanted a water front stadium with grass and the fella who wanted to make it happen was willing to foot most of the bill himself. Thanks city council! Instead we got a tiny hole in the roof of an ancient dome and it still cost a fortune. But it's got pretty lights. That outdoor waterfront stadium would've been sweet. Too bad this isn't feasible: The grass field gets rolled in on game days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:40 AM, RonMexico said: Right? I mean who wouldn't have wanted a water front stadium with grass and the fella who wanted to make it happen was willing to foot most of the bill himself. Thanks city council! Instead we got a tiny hole in the roof of an ancient dome and it still cost a fortune. I believe the Port of Vancouver and the Canadian government were also being difficult about some land swap or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 That's at least a couple of goals given up near or during injury time this season. Not a footy expert but those are two wins that have gotten away from the Caps, they held the play but a couple of lapses in coverage has resulted in draws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Where would the Whitecaps be without Davies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Brad Marchand said: Where would the Whitecaps be without Davies? Where will the Caps be without Davies? Our owner will make big money selling Davies to a Euro club too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 a really shoddy and poorly played game by the caps today 2 players get red cards .. goodie for them i guess this team has a big problem with red cards for a couple seasons now and robinson is unable to correct this problem what is with this team's mindset ? 4 - 0 loss after a break? what excuses are meaningful? and i have committed to going to the next game due to request from an out of town guest i hope i don't want to tear my eyes out from watching or sound too much like a negative nelly if the caps do not put out a decent professional effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 10/05/2018 at 2:18 PM, Alflives said: How much in transfer could that super young guy we have get? I forgot his name, but he's really good. Couldn't we use that transfer money to buy a really top player? Last I heard its rumored that Davies could be around $10 mill, not sure if they were doing that as CAD, USD, EUR or PND when they were talking about it. Regardless he's going to be the most expensive player the Whitecaps will probably ever buy or sell in their existence. These types of players very very rarely come along and for one to be with the Whitecaps is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Davies is going to the MLS All-Star Game: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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