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apthered · 30-01-08, 02:07 AM

Canary Huckaby not ready to fly the coup to TFC, Norwich manager says
Posted: January 29, 2008, 5:00 PM by Colin Smith

Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder has shot down rumours that striker Darren Huckerby is set to join Toronto FC before the transfer window closes on Jan. 31.

“No one has phoned me up,” Roeder told reporters on Tuesday. “This is the time of year for speculation. I have not heard anything at all, nothing whatsoever.

“The way the system works quite often now the managers at the club are the last people to hear. The days of ringing up the manager first and asking whether a player is available are nearly shot to pieces, nearly gone.”

Reports from the U.K. this week indicated that TFC manager Mo Johnston was looking to sign the 31-year-old Huckerby and reunite him with former Norwich City teammates Carl Robinson and Jim Brennan.
Huckerby has scored three goals in 16 appearances for The Canaries this year.
Though Roeder has yet to be approached by TFC, he admitted a deal could still get done.
“I think a lot of people do deals around the back door, and then ring the manager and club to see what the possibilities are of moving players on, but I have heard nothing,” he added.

“I have had no phone calls from anywhere in this country or anywhere in Canada, or the world.”

Here's another one, we've had David Beckham, Juan Pablo Angel, Abel Xavier, Youri Djorkayeff, Celestine Babayaro and Danny Dichio already come over here.

Personally I think that this is both good and bad, these plaeyrs have expereince playing at a pretty high level, much better than what we have right now. But at the same time it is bad, with so many players just coming here to finish off their careers with some extra cash

But what do you think? Most of this forum isnt from the US & Canada, so how do you feel about it?

BradHally · 13-02-08, 07:43 PM

Players over 30 take advantage of the MLS and the Canadian league by signing to the clubs there for the money and not the football. OR, they could take the ambassorrs approach which David Beckham has taken, to promote football in America.

The MLS and the Canadain league are not really as competitive as the European leagues and provide the players with an easy standard of football and reduce the risk of suffering serious injury

BirdyFC · 13-02-08, 08:38 PM

Plus the weather is miles better. Just an extended holiday in America for them.

Seems a bit of "giving up" moment in their career and deciding not to fight for their place and just go to a club where they can find it easy and relive their good ol' days... if they had any lol

apthered · 13-02-08, 08:41 PM

trust me, the weather isnt that much better if youre in Canada or central/northern US - right now we have 25cm of snow on the ground
but back on topic, good replies, keep them coming :)

leachy-boi91 · 15-02-08, 02:03 AM

its stupid they aint playing football for the sport anymore they are doing it for a holiday and for the money,
you should do what sheringham done .. hes ancient but stayed in english football,,
beckham just wants the fame of hollywood and all that malarky because of his stickinsect of a wife :)

apthered · 15-02-08, 02:20 AM

beckham wanted that - theres just no other reason he would come
juan pablo angel also did that, he kinda resurrected his career too

I dont know if you know this but in MLS players are owned by the league, not by the clubs, so the league pays most of the wages
in MLS theres a salary cap, that way no team can run into financial trouble and no team will pay too much
but there is a DESIGNATED PLAYER, whos wage until the cap will be paid for by the league, and the rest will be paid for by the team
David Beckham, Juan Pablo Angel etc. are all like that
Abel Xavier, Danny Dichio, Ronnie O'Brien (maybe the Irish people on here know him) arent such players, so its obvious they came here as a normal transfer - to get more playing time, to become a better player
not just to finish off their careers when they cant even run (not angel, i mean only beckham), let alone play well - and get paid millions

leachy-boi91 · 15-02-08, 02:29 AM

but beckham could of easily gone to a premiership side and got played regulary football, but chose 2 goto U.S.A coz its the easiest way out

BradHally · 22-02-08, 05:44 PM

Beckham moved for the money and according to him to help promote football in the US. He's getting paid summat like $500 a year.

**NEIL** · 22-02-08, 05:51 PM

well we have all the overseas players come over here to play in the championship and below for the money taking the place of young english players.

So wouldnt worry plus if the prem can get there games aboard the MLS clubs wont have any fans and go bust there all be supporting english clubs anyway that will stop them coming over

Seth7724 · 22-02-08, 08:46 PM

Nothing wrong with it, what is wrong is the fact they probably get loads more than the players that have been there for a while.