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Joe MacCarthy
07 Oct 2005, 10:54 AM
By PETER MALLETT
Friday, October 7, 2005 Page S6

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051007/SOCCER07/TPSports/Other

The recent firing of New York/New Jersey MetroStars head coach Bob Bradley has reopened speculation that Canadian World Cup coach Frank Yallop may become the Major League Soccer club's ninth manager.

MetroStars general manager Alexi Lalas announced on Tuesday that assistant coach and former Scottish international Mo Johnston would take over as interim head coach, but soccer insiders told The Globe and Mail that Yallop had discussions with Lalas yesterday about a move to New York.

Canadian Soccer Association officials had dispelled rumours of a move by Yallop from the national program last weekend on Rogers Sportsnet.

Neither Yallop nor CSA officials could be reached for comment.

The MetroStars' coaching change came after the squad dropped their fourth game in six matches last Saturday, a 4-1 loss to D.C. United.

"Regardless of the work behind scenes, the results were not acceptable from a MetroStars perspective," Lalas told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

"This is not a day of celebration for the MetroStars. Something needed to be done. A change needed to be made at this point."

In their first outing under Johnston on Wednesday, the MetroStars blew a two-goal lead and settled for 2-2 tie against the Chicago Fire.

The MetroStars continue to battle the Kansas City Wizards for the final playoff spot in the MLS's Eastern Conference, with two games remaining in the regular season.

Canadian soccer's governing body hired England's Richard Bate as its new technical director on Oct. 14, a position that had been left open since the departure of former head coach Holger Osieck in September of 2003, further adding to speculation that Yallop's days with the national program may be numbered.

Under Yallop, Canada missed out on the World Cup tournament for the sixth consecutive time last year, finishing last place in a group that had Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

Yallop coached the San Jose Earthquakes to the 2003 MLS Cup title.
MightyMouse
07 Oct 2005, 10:56 AM
It is going to take some mad cash to take Yallop away from Cananada.
toronto_sports_1 redded
07 Oct 2005, 10:57 AM
Yallops possible leaving the nats is the best news for canadian soccer in a long time. But who would the CSA replace him with?
toronto_sports_1 redded
07 Oct 2005, 10:58 AM
It is going to take some mad cash to take Yallop away from Cananada.

How much would it take the CSA to give to the metrostars for taking yallop off our hands?
fidlerre
07 Oct 2005, 11:02 AM
It is going to take some mad cash to take Yallop away from Cananada.
It is? I doubt he's making millions up north.

The CSA doesn't have that much money to toss around. Add in the fact the next 2 years it's just a bunch of meaningless friendlies for our neighbor up north and it would seem feasible that he could leave to take the Metrostars gig.
toronto_sports_1 redded
07 Oct 2005, 11:04 AM
It is? I doubt he's making millions up north.

The CSA doesn't have that much money to toss around. Add in the fact the next 2 years it's just a bunch of meaningless friendlies for our neighbor up north and it would seem feasible that he could leave to take the Metrostars gig. Us Canuck fans can only hope and pray he leaves.
tab5g
07 Oct 2005, 11:05 AM
I would like to devote my post to wild speculation:

I'm sure something can be worked out where Yallop can hold both jobs.

Perhaps the Canadian National Team would enjoy being based in Harrison.

I'm sure some trades can be worked out to get some of SJ's Canadian players onto the MetroStars.
CanuckFan
07 Oct 2005, 11:07 AM
It is going to take some mad cash to take Yallop away from Cananada.

I'm down for $25 Cdn to help make it happen.
yellowbismark
07 Oct 2005, 11:09 AM
Was Lalas the GM in San Jose when Yallop was coaching there?
MightyMouse
07 Oct 2005, 11:13 AM
Was Lalas the GM in San Jose when Yallop was coaching there?

Hmm... snap! This makes more sense now!
toronto_sports_1 redded
07 Oct 2005, 11:13 AM
I'm down for $25 Cdn to help make it happen.

I'll chip in another $5.00 cdn to get him the hell out of here. We now have $30
cdn.....Metrostars you can have him
CanuckFan
07 Oct 2005, 11:46 AM
Hmm... snap! This makes more sense now!
But he wasn't. Yallop left SJ around the time Lalas was hired (January 2004, before the start of 2004 season), just after the Yallop signing was announced. Yallop was coach of the Quakes under Johnny Moore I believe.
ButlerBob
07 Oct 2005, 11:52 AM
I would imagine that the group in Toronto is already talking to him about a perspective position. As the stadium deal there become more firm, it looks more likely that they will be joining the league. I wonder if the CSA would let him do both jobs? To me that would probably the most ideal for him. Heck, he might have a good number of his national team on the MLS one.
Blizzard
07 Oct 2005, 08:39 PM
I would imagine that the group in Toronto is already talking to him about a perspective position. As the stadium deal there become more firm, it looks more likely that they will be joining the league. I wonder if the CSA would let him do both jobs? To me that would probably the most ideal for him. Heck, he might have a good number of his national team on the MLS one.

That would be an interesting turn of events. It would certainly make more sense to keep him in Canada and in touch with Canadian players rather than have him working with the American players.

It could work although there would inevitably be occasional scheduling conflicts. If those could be worked around via a Dale Mitchell or some other alternate coach, either with the club or with the nats (depending on the importance of the match or competition), I could see it happening.
torontosports
09 Oct 2005, 12:05 AM
That would be an interesting turn of events. It would certainly make more sense to keep him in Canada and in touch with Canadian players rather than have him working with the American players.

It could work although there would inevitably be occasional scheduling conflicts. If those could be worked around via a Dale Mitchell or some other alternate coach, either with the club or with the nats (depending on the importance of the match or competition), I could see it happening.
Boys I gotta admit I'm not too keen on seeing our national team coached stretched out on 2 different squads. It's enough that he suffered humiliation when we didn't qualify for the final world cup qualifying stage in CONCACAF even though he wasn't given decent time to prep things. Id rather the CSA made a stand on the issue and either give him a solid extension and pay raise or have him go to the MLS preferably Toronto's franchise. But not both.
Blizzard
09 Oct 2005, 12:35 AM
Boys I gotta admit I'm not too keen on seeing our national team coached stretched out on 2 different squads. It's enough that he suffered humiliation when we didn't qualify for the final world cup qualifying stage in CONCACAF even though he wasn't given decent time to prep things. Id rather the CSA made a stand on the issue and either give him a solid extension and pay raise or have him go to the MLS preferably Toronto's franchise. But not both.

Admittedly, it cannot and will not happen.
toronto_sports_1 redded
21 Oct 2005, 12:44 PM
I would imagine that the group in Toronto is already talking to him about a perspective position. As the stadium deal there become more firm, it looks more likely that they will be joining the league. I wonder if the CSA would let him do both jobs? To me that would probably the most ideal for him. Heck, he might have a good number of his national team on the MLS one.


That would be the worst mistake the new Toronto team could make by hiring
Yallop. He has proven he can't handle big time coaching with the nats and
he's as popular in Toronto as any Ottawa senators player. Let him improve his coaching style in the USL before giving him a shot at Toronto's MLS team.