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Did she just Craig "Forest"?

With respect to Canada soccer suspending Herdman, just food for thought but TFC pay 1/3 of the men’s head coach’s salary! That might play a role!!

Four months of being chased. He kept saying he was willing to co-operate but he didn't. John has to go !

As the focus tightens on Herdman and it appears as though he's the guilty party more and more, it saddens me that this is the case. Herdman brought both the CMNT and CWNT out of the doldrums. You don't do that through flying drones - whether or not it's ethical or moral is beside the point. It's very evident at the national level he's an excellent coach. I think his season at TFC was hamstrung by abysmal decisions made by previous management who went out and paid ridiculous sums for players that clearly weren't worth it. He was completely hog-tied in terms of the budget he was given in order to bring about the monumental shift in culture we're used to seeing Herdman doing at the national team level. He had to work with what he was given and didn't have pools of players to draw upon like he did at the national teams he coached. If x player isn't performing at the highest of levels for CMNT, someone was always in the wings waiting to replace them. That's not so much the case with a pro (especially MLS with their salary structure) team. You've got an academy squad in place to replace injured players, but they're young and inexperienced. I have a great deal of respect for Herman as a team motivator and for what he did for our national teams and their success. It's just an absolute travesty that it sounds like it's going to be blackened by something that in my opinion, has maybe only a 5% advantage in a game. There will always be an asterisk beside his name. To put it in a baseball analogy, he's going to be labelled as a Pete Rose.

If its true, it will be the right move for Toronto FC. That marriage didn’t work out. There are other head coaching candidates who provide a much better fit. I would try and hire someone like Roberto De Mateo.

If John is walked out the door, can we get Bobby Smyrniotis already? Think he'd be a cracker of a coach. No nonsense!

For Herdman the noose is tightening. For Jon Birdman, no noose is good news

There’s a big game tomorrow night. Why are we not making this the main discussion point. Move on from the drone snooze

You might as well get rid of him and clean house. I don’t think he’s a good mls manager. You lied your fired regardless if using drones is ethicsl

De Vos is inducted in the Canadian soccer hall of fame. If found guilty of spying, would he be excommunicated from it?

what drivel

On so many levels he deserves this in terms of finally being found out and paying the price. The unfortunate part is all the people paying the price as a result-but that’s one of his levels….letting others take the fall. Ultimately he is not a leader of people, on or off the field.

Regarding the fairness - imagine you won accolades for your writing at your previous job and were hired at a new job because of it. And it comes out that you just used AI to write everything and encouraged others to do the same (despite any misgivings they may have). Your new employer had a materially misrepresented picture of who you were as a writer, and are fully justified (morally speaking - legally they can can you anytime they want as long as terms of contract are fulfilled) in letting you go.

Terrible news. Herdman deserves to stay

Thanks for highlighting the culture issue, Sharms.

You all seem to be at a loss. We're all at a loss. Good riddance to bad seeds. Time to move on. I'm not aTFC/MLS fan and I don't really care about Herdman, but he at least owes us all the truth on his way out the door. But these folks have to be gone quickly from the program and not get anywhere near it ever again. And we have to let Blue retool the culture so something like this is no longer possible.

The Coaches Association of Canada (which is where several if not most soccer coaches get their licenses from) has a program called Registered Coach (RC), which is a defined industry standard for coaching and consists of safe sport training, completion of an Enhanced - Police Information Check (E-PIC), signing an ethical conduct declaration and a Code of Conduct & Ethics and 2 Professional references. Registered Coaches can be new coaches and Games bound coaches. Are these (largely volunteer) coaches really being held to a higher standard than those in charge of our National Soccer Programs?!?

Other international teams want this swept under the carpet. This isn’t just Canada

This is being painfully dragged out. Just filling air time. Move on it’s boring

Herdman doesn't have time to shake the hands of his opponents, how could he possibly have time to talk about drones?

The virtue signalers are circling. lol TSN1200. lol Honestly, if this is or was a common problem in FIFA, and that we know it doesn't really give any advantage, who really cares about this?

And where’s devos working with Herdman

Tempest in a tea pot. Priestman is gone move on

Bobby is going to end up head coach of Woman’s team or TFC when the dust settles

Craig, why don’t keepers make the crossing of their hands when they pose for a team picture anymore. I miss it

Stoney is rumored to be Arsenal women’s head coach

It was GREAT hanging with you guys too! Thank you so much for the shirt! The game was great, got to hang with Natalie Houghton and her daughter! Well worth the drive!

SUPPORT LOCAL FOOTBALL!! I F'N loved all your coverage this weekend. So happy you guys made it out to Calgary for the whole weekend. Bravo FP! 🇨🇦⚽ (I'm glad Steve Chang found his phone. It was funny to see the first pic with Dan on his phone knowing he lost it shortly after)

Thank you so much for the pic (I made the reel at the start of the video!). This team rocks. Truly rocks. So happy you all got to experience the city, Spruce Meadows (it is so special), and the Cavalry experience. The community is as good as it gets, and you're part of it. Seeing all of you was a true highlight. You're commentary is always so spot on. We appreciate you! Dubs, thank you for taking my request for more F-bombs to heart. Heartwarming. Also, why is there an empanada in my jacket pocket?

Hope you enjoyed your time here.

3:03 Mickey Mouse reference is crazy. Ik he watch’s basketball 😭

Craig - why did you delete your antisemetic post??

With the recent decision of Luka Kulenović (another one that got away from TFC) to chose Bosnia instead of Canada. Even with the drama Anel Ahmedhodzic has faced dealing with his international allegiance being public knowledge. I was wondering if the panel ever had another country approach them to play? Which countries were they? How tough was the decision to make? Did they ever think about changing their decision ? Did any of them help recruit dual nationals for Canada?

If you are going to talk about keepers and penalties, don’t forget Breza scoring the 11th shot against TFC a couple of years back, and his casual attitude after winning the game for Montreal…

Guzan had every opportunity to just stop and hug the ball while his space cleared. A rookie mistake, in my opinion.

Absolutely loved hearing Erin's excitement and energy to play back at home.

Stop being a whinging pom Sharms about media not covering the CPL because it’s not in Hamilton

Not on this video but what position would god play? Gk… Jesus saves

I see 2 major issues: 1. The climate - already addressed in the video and the comments, and just to reiterate: a handful of Northern European countries play over the summer so it’s not accurate to say we should change the schedule to “align to Europe” for transfer windows, cred, etc. Also, a winter season means we pretty much shut the door to other Canadian cities MLS expansion like Calgary. 2. Cultural - unlike Europe, American football, hockey, basketball and baseball all come before soccer in terms of interest. Our winter seasons are jam packed with football, hockey and basketball already, so culturally I see soccer as a better fit over the summer with baseball. Picture a sunny July Saturday afternoon where you catch a Jay’s game at 1pm then an evening TFC vs CFM Classique. Much better than a December 15 dark and snowy evening where you’d have to choose between Habs/CFM, Leafs/Raptors/TFC or Canucks/Whitecaps. At this day and age, the average Canadian (or American) will not choose soccer.

We can’t without moving a bunch of teams to warmer places

Just here watching again for love of Canadians realising the epic ness of this guy

Fantastic conversation with 3 icons of the game. I can’t believe Erin is going to be playing for my Club, and hope to see some teal tresses on the pitch. 🙌🫡

I hope the NSL and CPL work together towards building soccer specific grounds across the country. CPL needs to divorce itself from the too-large CFL stadia, and the NSL would be the perfect partner to start developing 10,000+ seaters. Perhaps slightly less than 10,000 seaters, but the main point being both leagues would benefit from working together on new infrastructure specific to the sport.

We always cheered for you and we will continue to do so.❤

This is what I think many think the NSL will be; a chance for aging Canadian stars at the end of their careers to return home and play in front of friends and family ; a chance for USports, CCAA, and NCAA student-athletes to extend their career and (perhaps most crucially) nourish and develop that next generation U-18 cohort before they go off to compete in the top leagues.

As a native Haligonian who will be watching from the UK - so cool to have Erin as the first signing and voice of the Tides. Really hope the success of the Wanderers on the men's side of the game transfers over to the Womens, and that they can create the same kind of rowdy atmosphere

McLeod is a beacon to inspire everyone around her. I hope to see her play next spring at Swangard.

Yay EM!!! Can't wait to see what other senior national women come and play for their final year in the league!

Too bad, Footy Prime continues to ignore what is happening with the Calgary Wild. The signing of their team captain Farkhunda Muhtaj would have been of interest. Oh well, same old eastern canada biais.

Most pros have their ACL fixed by using their patella tendon. It’s a shorter recovery. Surgeons still use hamstrings but he won’t have the strength he needs to play at the same level.