Subject: »[NT] Update

Thanks for highlighting him... I may bid... age is an issue though but he is well rounded... decisions decisions.

Since Winna is hanging it up, 3 NT and 1 former NT player have hit the TL.

None have seen much action during my tenure (Diplacido has been the most useful). IMO they all need passing to be effective. Given their age, it may be hard to fix.

Gusberti 219387
Diplacido 219392
Howland 219384
Ybarra 219396

only 2 are currently in my price range

Upcoming friendlies:

11_18 - Denmark
11_25 - Scotland
12_02 - Turkey

Couple of pretty tough ones in there. :) Scotland and Denmark are both #1 seeds for the WC - potential group-mates.

Edit: Scotland has agreed to play U22 (ie., this past season's U21).
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Thought Hitschfield went reasonably cheaply, though his age was a big factor.

I'm told this NT player will be listed early next week.

Eduardo Vezina 459088, age: 23
value: 746 400 C$, wage: 5 160 C$
club: Snowhares, country: Canada
divine form, weak tactical discipline

formidable stamina, hopeless keeper
solid pace, brilliant defender
solid technique, weak playmaker
very good passing, unsatisfactory striker

Vezina has now been listed.

Happy bidding :)

Ibrahim Robinson has been dropped from the NT. Kept him around b/c he was on a bot - keeps another decent Canadian in circulation. Now that he's been listed I don't want to mislead anyone.

Here's the link if you are interested in a mature former NT middie.

Ibrahim Robinson 1657848

lol. We lost on the weekend and still climbed to #15 on the world rankings. :P

It looked for a while like our friend Max was going to win Vezina's services. Outbid at the very end.

It seems Vezina has landed in a place where he will still receive training, which is good news.

Hitschfeld is also going to receive training, tho it may be too little too late.

NT Midfielder Alexandre Dion is on the transfer list. He's not high on the depth chart - a number of his younger B&O team-mates have surpassed him. Still a very nice player.

Alexandre Dion 357901

Up for sale for: 1 C$
End of bidding: 24.11.2006 03:30

Age: 25
value: 410 800 C$, wage: 7 480 C$
club: Black&Oil, country: Canada

formidable stamina, tragic keeper
very good pace, unsatisfactory defender
good technique, incredible playmaker
formidable passing, poor striker

This player has been on my "watch list" for some time. Hasn't developed quite as quickly as I'd hoped, and given his age will probably will not make the NT at this point.

Kamil Hastings 878136
Up for sale for: 200 000 C$
highest bid: 0 C$ []
End of bidding: 25.11.2006 12:47

Kamil Hastings, age: 24
value: 427 600 C$, wage: 5 360 C$
club: Sušak, country: Canada

formidable stamina, tragic keeper
good pace, average defender
weak technique, formidable playmaker
formidable passing, weak striker

Choquet has now been listed. He's one of our better U21 strikers, tho not ready to break into the main squad just yet.

Timothé Choquet 2490033

End of bidding: 25.11.2006 23:31

Age: 21
value: 594 000 C$, wage: 7 280 C$
club: FC Zorza, country: Canada
formidable form, average tactical

formidable stamina, tragic keeper
incredible pace, unsatisfactory defender
formidable technique, unsatisfactory playmaker
poor passing, excellent striker

World Cup draw has been completed.

Group B

1. Italia
2. Canada
3. France
4. México

Kind of dissapointing for 2 of the 3 opponents to come from our qualifying group. Would have been nice to see some new teams.

Choquet sold. New trainer plans to put some striking on him.