Ryan Nelsen (Unattached FC Coach)

"off-field connections" sounds like the mafia.

= Harry R

I for one would love to see Nelly with his head poked out of a car window insisting he ain't no fuckin wheela deala

TFC has signed Bradley Orr on a season loan from Rovers

so- any good loans of players to the 'Nix for guest stints when the MLS isn't going? 

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11711/9166667/transfer-news-qpr-keeper-julio-cesar-joins-mls-side-toronto-on-loan

and now Cesar from QPR.
Oops sorry didn't see the link above

it speaks volumes for the guy, great stuff

so far i'm enjoying my stint as a toronto fc supporter, even last year's struggles were really cool to follow

it was admiral (pardon the pun) how nelsen consolidated the team into an effective defensive unit

With the squad he has he will need to get results early to convince the owners they have the right man. That been said, they probably realise that without him they probably would never have got Defoe and others.

they'll get results.  he's going about things the right way, unlike many doomed teams in the epl that bring in 20 players in the off season, he already has a defensive base.  he's improved that with bradley in midfield and has added quality to the attacking third

currently 2-0 up away at Seattle, Defoe already off the mark. Looking good

2 - 1 result, good start to the season, both goals by Defoe

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/seattle-sounders-1-toronto-fc-2-highlights-clint-dempsey-1-jermain-defoe-2/

highlights, good to see defoe in the goals

Just won 1-0 against DC United with Defoe bagging another.

Great start for Toronto.

Nice tribute from Spurs to Defoe for his home debut.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/sweet-spurs-buy-advertise-hoardings-wishing-jermain-defoe-luck-in-his-toronto-fc-debut-picture-video/

First time that we've EVER won our first two games of the season. The Seattle win was a total suprise - they've always beat us there. Hope we can keep going like this!

To be fair- Cesar, Caldwell, Bradley, Defoe. 

Now that's a spine that wouldn't shame some EPL teams.  Defoe and Brockie up front right anyone?

Has there been any talk of Brockie coming back to Toronto?  Just curious.  I know there was talk of him coming back to us when he left to go back to NZ last year, but we've heard nothing since then.

LOL, ok not likely then.  Wonder why he had such a bad season with the Nix.  He only scored once with TFC, but set up some lovely assists, so not bad overall in the time he spent here.

We'll swap you Brockie for Defoe

Ernie has said no Phoenix players are going out on loan this off season.

The loan fucked Brockie for this season. Guy never really had a break. Needs one

isn't that what he uses the 89 minutes in a game to do?

I'm still waiting for him to show up!

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have picked up former Roar player Nakajima-Farran

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/03/27/report-toronto-fc-agree-terms-canmnt-winger-issey-nakajima-farran

Nice ten minute video feature "Toronto Rising" with interviews with the Toronto President, Bradley, Defoe, Cesar + match footage of first game vs. Seattle including Defoe's goals and behind-the-scenes in the locker room at half-time and post-game with Ryan:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/03/27/rebuilding-toronto-fc-mls-insider-chronicles-events-ryan-nelsens-hiring-mich?utm_source=TWIMEmail&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=Hero&utm_campaign=03282014

Could have three World Cup players come June - and Bradley and Cesar are likely to be starting for USA and Brazil. With this kind of goal-scoring form and lack of proven international goal-scorers (apart from Rooney) for England, Defoe must have a good chance not only of making the squad but getting playing time.

Guess MLS will continue during the World Cup? That will affect Toronto a lot if they lose their three key players for a month. Even if the USA and England don't make it out of the group stage, the players will still be with their national teams the whole of June.