Mr Yoda Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Interesting article on the beeb today re the aspirations of friends over the pond. 2026 is too early for them imo, but who knows. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56387717 Anyway, got me thinking, do we have anything in place with the US colleges or scouts over there? Can't think of any city players from the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, Mr Yoda said: Interesting article on the been today re the aspirations of friends over the pond. 2026 is too early for them imo, but who knows. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56387717 Anyway, got me thinking, do we have anything in place with the US colleges or scouts over there? Can't think of any city players from the states. None....the closest would be Jim Brennan (Canadian), followed by Alvoro Saborio (Costa Rica) and some religious bloke from Brazil, but he never really made much of an impact here...... Edit..... Close being a very relative term, considering Basso was born nearly 5,000 miles from America! Further edit: In fact, Joey Bryan is closer to being American than Basso! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Steve Watts said: None....the closest would be Jim Brennan (Canadian), followed by Alvoro Saborio (Costa Rica) and some religious bloke from Brazil, but he never really made much of an impact here...... I'd forgotten all about Saborio - I remember being quite excited by the idea of signing him at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLRed Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 talking about links, Didn’t we on our tour of America last year set up links with the American version of the championship? Wonder if we’ll tap into links for up and coming players looking to break into the MLS? America has some really talented players coming through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Don't you have to be pretty well off in the USA in order to be able to play 'Soccer' Not certain but perhaps why they struggle is because so much talent is missed out on because they can't afford to play. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/01/us-soccer-diversity-problem-world-football - Article from 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, Steve Watts said: None....the closest would be Jim Brennan (Canadian), followed by Alvoro Saborio (Costa Rica) and some religious bloke from Brazil, but he never really made much of an impact here...... Edit..... Close being a very relative term, considering Basso was born nearly 5,000 miles from America! Further edit: In fact, Joey Bryan is closer to being American than Basso! Shaun Goater - Bermuda isn't far from the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I can name a few players that have been a state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Alberta Domah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, sinenomine said: Shaun Goater - Bermuda isn't far from the US Greg Goodridge and Barbados. Further south but probably closer then Bermuda to the USA. I'll have to consult the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Norn Iron said: Alberta Domah Canadian. Nice try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Doh! 1 minute ago, Silvio Dante said: Canadian. Nice try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Kevin Mabbutt a former youth player qualifies for usa, surname Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Batman said: Greg Goodridge and Barbados. Further south but probably closer then Bermuda to the USA. I'll have to consult the map. Nope. According to a quick search. (used miami as the point of reference.) Bermuda is approx 1000 miles away and Barbados is 1600 miles. Didn't realise how far south and across Barbados was. Every day is a school day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I'd forgotten all about Saborio - I remember being quite excited by the idea of signing him at the time. I thought he was a great player, but he definitely didnt work out for whatever reason. Seems to have a fantastic goalscoring record everywhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Louis Iana Carey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Texas Pete Johnson is scouting out there I heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Stern John played a lot of football in the US and came from Trinidad. Largely irrelevant... as was his career with us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: I thought he was a great player, but he definitely didnt work out for whatever reason. Seems to have a fantastic goalscoring record everywhere else Don't they all ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: I thought he was a great player, but he definitely didnt work out for whatever reason. Seems to have a fantastic goalscoring record everywhere else Great debut at Coventry mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRed Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Anyone remember Les Wilson? 71-73 with City. Born in Manchester but family moved to Vancouver, Canada when he was 7y.o. Came to us from Wolves and looks like he’s had a good career in coaching & admin back in Canada. Wiki says he played 9 different positions for Wolves & they didn’t even have LJ as Head Coach. Square pegs etc. I remember when he signed for us it seemed quite “exotic”, a Canadian! We also had Chuck Drury but he just had a US kinda name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Not strictly US, but under Lee Johnson I believe there was an attempt to build a bit of a relationship with the Vancouver Whitecaps, then managed by Carl Robinson who plays lots of football in this country. We played a behind closed doors friendly with them at some stage and rumours we were running an eye over a couple of their players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Derrick Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I went to school with Alan Dicks’ son - still in contact with him. He is a Sports Business Development Manager based in Florida - he’s worked with the likes of Roma, Chelsea, Celtic, the US National team and the Mexican National team ... fed up of seeing selfies featuring him and famous football stars! He’s pretty well connected ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, RidgeRed said: Anyone remember Les Wilson? 71-73 with City. Born in Manchester but family moved to Vancouver, Canada when he was 7y.o. Came to us from Wolves and looks like he’s had a good career in coaching & admin back in Canada. Wiki says he played 9 different positions for Wolves & they didn’t even have LJ as Head Coach. Square pegs etc. I remember when he signed for us it seemed quite “exotic”, a Canadian! We also had Chuck Drury but he just had a US kinda name I liked Les Wilson. He was a bit like a right footed Terry Cooper. Don't think he was here long though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Hopefully our new Chief Scout will be arriving from Charlotte FC of the MLS. Instant US links and knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Harry said: Hopefully our new Chief Scout will be arriving from Charlotte FC of the MLS. Instant US links and knowledge. Why am I googling Thomas Schaling wondering who on earth he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Bradley Orrleans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Why am I googling Thomas Schaling wondering who on earth he is Steve Walsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fpcity Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Wouldn't it be hard to get work permits? Anyone one who would be eligible would probably have been snapped up by a bigger team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Zachary Steffan.... ok almost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.