Welcome to The Yorkies' regular off-season rumour roundup - "The Rumoumeter". Too busy to keep your
TFC ear to the ground every week? Just stop by the site and we will quickly show you what rumours
are hot - and which ones have hit the back burner. Some of the rumours have weight - others little
more than whispers; we take their temperature with.
Like my new hat? Got it in Malvern!It's Murphy's Law in football, as in many other pro
sports, that an ex-member of your club inevitably comes back to haunt you. Saturday night was
Dwayne De Rosario's turn. Arguably the best player ever to don the TFC kit, De Ro of course left
Toronto under a cloud of "he said, Mo saids".
It's that time of the week you've all been waiting for -
Diary of an MLS Convert is back,
and the converts have, as usual, got plenty to say this week. Topics covered by supporters of
Eastern teams include doing just enough, a newconvert still looking for a first win, how transfers
differ between Premiership and MLS, meeting a former MLS head coach (and current director of player
development), a replacement DC United convert and Danny Dichio's legendary status in North America.
TORONTO FC (13th) VS. CHICAGO FIRE (16th) BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 7PM ETTV: GOLTV RADIO: FAN 590 Saturday sees Chicago Fire visit BMO Field in the unofficial "Dichioversary" of that famous match
in 2007 where Danny Dichio scored the club's first goal and something happened with seat cushions.
I held off writing my blog on Saturday night's game until Sunday morning. I thought that I needed
time to cool off. I think we can file that idea as yet another strategy that isn't working
regarding Toronto FC and the fans. I knew there were going to be bad nights going into "Season V
– the rebuild", but I think something snapped last night.
Jason: On staff
GET BENT!
Aron Winter added some bench strength on the coaching side by promoting
Jason Bent from the Academy ranks to 1st Team Assistant Coach. It's a solid move on the club's part
as the 33-year-old Bent is a decent, young Canadian coaching prospect and his three years as
Academy Head Coach gives him a strong bond with the crop of Academy youngsters moving to the 1st
Team.
It's official now. MLSE and TFC held a press conference today to confirm that Aron Winter, Paul
Mariner, and Bob de Klerk will be joining Toronto FC. In a nutshell, here is what our staff will
look like for the new season:
Aron Winter Head Coach & Technical Director
Paul Mariner Director of Player Development
Bob de Klerk - First Assistant Coach
Earl Cochrane - Director of Team and Player Operations
Stu Neely Head of Academy
Nick Dasovic,
Jim Brennan, and
Danny Dichio will
all remain a part of the organization; official roles yet to be named
Basically, Winter is our main man.
It's official now. MLSE and TFC held a press conference today to confirm that Aron Winter, Paul
Mariner, and Bob de Klerk will be joining Toronto FC. In a nutshell, here is what our staff will
look like for the new season:
Aron Winter Head Coach & Technical Director
Paul Mariner Director of Player Development
Bob de Klerk - First Assistant Coach
Earl Cochrane - Director of Team and Player Operations
Stu Neely Head of Academy
Nick Dasovic,
Jim Brennan, and
Danny Dichio will
all remain a part of the organization; official roles yet to be named
Basically, Winter is our main man.
Well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad!
When MLSE VP Tom Anselmi opened today's important press conference with an admission that the
club had been "going in the wrong direction" it was hard not to point the finger squarely at the
man himself. For four years under Anselmi and MLSE's direction, TFC was allowed to flounder, mostly
at the hands of Mo Johnston, and on this site as in many other places, the ownership was rightfully
criticized.
TORONTO, Ont. Toronto FC's new head coach and technical director Aron Winter answers a question
during Thursday's press conference. (Chris Young/Canadian Press) Thursday marked a new era in the
history of the Toronto FC, with the Major League Soccer club undergoing a major managerial
makeover. TFC named former Dutch national team star Aron Winter [.
By AVI CREDITOR
Toronto FC announced a whole host of front office moves on Thursday, most notably officially
introducing Aron Winter as its new head coach and technical director and Paul Mariner as its new
director of player personnel.
Bob de Klerk, who worked with Winter in the Ajax Amsterdam academy system, will be the team's
top assistant coach.
and
In case your resolution was to avoid online chatter, here is the official TFC leadership group
announced at the ACC press conference today.
There is a team approach to the new TFC leadership. So forgive me if my labels are simple. Aron
Winter seems to be both coach and technical director.
Finally some good news for Toronto FC! Former Dutch midfielder Aron Winter is
set to be hired by TFC, as is former Revs coach Paul Mariner.
Aron Winter played for Ajax, Lazio, and Inter as well as the National Team for
the Netherlands.
