Earning power for Twellman By Frank Dell'Apa Twellman points the way by Gus Martins Time to give Nicol his due by Tom Hill
related to that fda article.....where it talks of taylor's salary....shouldn't we, couldn't we "tip" this guy? i know, i know, we probably made a few bucks in germany....and i know, there's more worthy causes than this to throw your $ at. but, let's say you take that high mark-up food/beer money of yours that goes into kraft's pocket at the games, abstain from it one match and throw the dough taylor's way. kraft certainly doesn't need it. you know, $2, $5, $10....doesn't he deserve better than he's getting for his effort. the whole team for that matter. heck, we could get a paypal account going and send the whole team and their families on a thank you dinner somewhere for the way they've come together. i'm sure this has got to be far more appreciation than the kraft family has shown them. my god, what kinda news would that make statewide if it got out that supporters were "tipping" their mls team for a great run?
Message to the Folks in the Fort and Coach's Corner: Bring a large satchel with dollar signs on the outside. When TnT scores and makes his post-score loonie run (I say this with nothing but affection - he does look like a loonie when he runs, though), bend over and hand the bag to him. Also, we could all float paper airplanes made of one dollar bills when he scores. Think about it!
hey, the paper airplanes is not a bad idea. i'm thinkin' i'd like to find a way to embarass kraft and give this kid a "bonus" since apparently the league and kraft have no obligation to. doesn't have to be $ though. how 'bout something more "down to earth"? like movie passes. gift certificate to jillian's....outback steakhouse. how 'bout a whale watch cruise? we could have the media outlets cover the presentation of the gratuity!
i heard somewhere that Twellman makes bonuses, like a certain amount of money per goal, more bonuses for All-Star and POTW, and probably a huge bonus for MVP, and scoring title.
the martins article mentions that he gets no bonuses for getting scoring title or mvp. it doesn't mention anything further than that. btw...i'm losing track on if i'm half joking or half serious about this idea. but, its half something. i'd run with it if there's a groundswell.
Great idea! It would be like at the end of a figure skating performance when they throw flowers, berars etc... or giving dollars to strippers during a preformance.
i'll chip in for that. I can probably sell my Autographed Taylor Twellman Nike cleat and give the money to him.
i could sell my autographed cleat as well, then we could definatly buy him the cake with the stripper. i love people from massachusetts, they always have some great ideas!
Actually I'm originally from Maine (if you were referring to the cake/stripper idea) - about 2.5 hours north of Husson College to be exact!
Message to the Folks in the Fort and Coach's Corner: Bring a large satchel with dollar signs on the outside... * This is of course, after Foxboro security gives you a full body cavity search for bringing in a prohibited item ;-) The Magpie
The scary part is imagine what Twellman could have done if he actually used his cleats instead of running around with no shoes on! Monty (just couldn't resist)
i'm thinking we should have suit wearing ushers walk down all the aisles passing the church collection plates thru each row. this could look great for the cameras. i often see johnny k. sitting across the aisle from me.....i'll let you how much he kicks in.
20% gratuity for excellent service My bill for my 2 season tickets is $384. 20% gratuity would be $76.80 A bit steep for me but I could kick in $20.
Revs content, re: MLS ending its regular season spread over four days: http://www.soccer365.com/US_home/Major_League_Soccer/page_24_39259.shtml I hadn't really thought about this before, but it's true. MLS should address this in the future. Magpie, how do you parse URL article links on BS so nicely and neatly? I hate just pasting the address in the text window of my post....
USA Today article http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/columnist/dure/2002-09-18-dure_x.htm Beau Dure writes - "METROSTARS at NEW ENGLAND (Saturday): I could hype this game for days. I'd tell you that the Metros are the only team in MLS with a winning road record. I'd say New England has overachieved in its recent run back into contention. Or I could tell you the MetroStars came out of the D.C. doubleheader slugfest with two suspended players, and those players are supreme scorer Clint Mathis and goalkeeper Tim Howard. I like backup goalkeeper Paul Grafer, I really do. But I don't like the MetroStars defense, which has relied on Howard's flair for the spectacular all season. New England wins 4-1 to clinch its berth in the playoffs. " Further down, Dure predicts - "Look for Hristo Stoitchkov to pull out his 7-iron on a late free kick to give the Fire a 2-1 win and the last playoff spot. Columbus misses out on the East championship and the second seed in the playoffs, falling to New England on tiebreak.
Bad Timing Award Don't know if LittleFrank and Gussy came up with this story themselves, but the timing is rather curious. What odds that Twellman's agent was whispering in their ears? The timing of this story is incredibly bad. Sure, let's talk about poor Taylor's contract a couple of days before perhaps the biggest match in six seasons! If it was the agent's idea, it just shows how selfish agents can be. If it was LF and Gussy getting the brainstorm at the same time, then why now? Twellman deserves a huge raise. The league would be incredibly stupid not to give him one. The Krafts should give him a big bonus. The fans should spend their money supporting the team, but shouldn't have to make up any difference. That is down to the Krafts and the league. Show Taylor the money. But it should only come indirectly from the fans.
Aside from the "Twellman is underpaid" aspect of the story (which I heartily agree with) the article seems to imply that Taylor has a reasonable amount of say in where he plays next year. I would take a 3 year non-guaranteed contract that can be renegotiated after each year to mean that the MLS can either cut him or keep him for 3 years at their whim, meaning that he could only go to Europe if the MLS decides to sell him. As for the "punishing him for not originally signing with the MLS" aspect, I would hope that there's not a lot of truth to that. I'd hate to think that they're playing hardball with talented young players who would otherwise be interested in playing over here. On the other hand, we have 3 players on our roster who were drafted by the MLS and didn't sign contracts right away, so maybe it's just so much blather from the agent.