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9 months ago

in Give Shannon Time: Patience Required on Canes Rising
He deserves time, I agree.

But the situation with Haith was different. You fail to mention we went from missing the Big East tournament in Clark's last year to sniffing the NCAAs each of Haith's first two seasons. The fire hatih crowd on Grassy were idiots who thoughts Clark was a good recruiter and that Diaz was going to be a lottery pick. One poster there even said Clark gave Haith a loaded squad, which as you point out was not true. That was based on recruiting rankings not on the actual quality of the players. The truth is Clark's classes have been ranked much higher than Haith's has. What Haith has done is recruit players who fit his system not simply athletes.

With Shannon our team has actually regressed. I like you blame it on the last few disasterous Coker classes becoming upperclassman. But the point is that the straight Haith/Shannon comparison does not work.
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kkfla737 Agreed to an extent. You are correct but my point is that the year Haith was saddled with the fact that Clark lost two whole classes when he left (CJ Giles, Karron Clarke, Leonard Harden) was the 2006-07 season and that was the worst year we have had since the infamous winless big east season the early 90s. But that year I saw signs and wrote as much both here and at the All Canes Blog. I was right............The Canes once cleaned out of Clark's players completely and stocked with all Haith players except A. King made the NCAAs. The same can happen if Shannon is given time. I'm not saying it will but you can't assume anything yet.
Jeff T Haith inherited a better team than Shannon. Hite, Diaz, etc. Shannon inherited Wright, Freeman, etc.

11 months ago

in Help on the Way for the Galaxy? on Major League Soccer Talk
Gibbs is a quality player whose injuries really hurt the US because he very naturally could have solved our left back problems.

If he is healthy this is a no brainier for LA.

11 months ago

in Does Superliga Have a Future? on Major League Soccer Talk
It was a bad call.

But that is not really the point.

This event especially with the CCL starting up this year is a sham and totally unnecessary. A cash grab by SUM is exactly what it, football detective is correct. No way this tournament continues unless it’s played partly in Mexico.

Pachuca’s loss and Atlante’s impending loss will sour the Mexicans. The third time final between Houston and New England will sour MLS fans. We are beginning to feel like England with the same two or three clubs winning everything. So how is the salary cap keeping the league competitive? It is not. Two teams play the cap better than everyone else so they win everything.

11 months ago

in Manchester City and North America: The Strong Connection on Major League Soccer Talk
Good win for City today.

An even better article here.

Any word on whether Huckerby, so anxious to cast TFC's turf as unplayable will show his face for his new side this week in Toronto?

11 months ago

in Manchester City and North America: The Strong Connection on Major League Soccer Talk
The most interesting aspect of all these connections is that they keep coming.

If you were to look at the City teams from 2001 thru 2003 eight of the players have come to play in the US and an assistant coach has come to coach as well.

It's really an amazing connection which no other major English club can boast.

This having been said it is strange that City doesn't have more of an American following.
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