TFC coach Mo Johnston steps down

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Camcamy, Feb 1, 2008.

  1. Camcamy

    Camcamy New Member

    Apr 14, 2007
    Toronto
  2. garbaggio

    garbaggio Member

    Jan 3, 2001
    Arlington
    Surprising news.

    What will Mo "going upstairs" mean?

    A foreign coach might be good but it's good to have someone who understands MLS player pool (and what kind of talent to focus on) stay actively involved.
     
  3. DoctorD

    DoctorD Member+

    Sep 29, 2002
    MidAtlantic
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Terrible news for the rest of the league, especially the Eastern conference. At least TFC is sticking with Englishmen.
     
  4. Camcamy

    Camcamy New Member

    Apr 14, 2007
    Toronto
  5. bianconeri10

    bianconeri10 Member

    Apr 4, 2007
    TORONTO - Toronto FC is making a head coaching change.

    Mo Johnston is taking a new position with the Major League Soccer team.

    He becomes Toronto FC's manager and director of soccer.

    John Carver, a former head coach of Luton Town in England's First Division, takes over as head coach.

    Johnston coached the team to a 6-17-7 record in its inaugural season last year.


    http://tsn.ca/soccer/news_story/?ID=228674&hubname=
     
  6. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    "steps down"?

    "going upstairs"?

    very confusing.
     
  7. torfchamilton

    torfchamilton New Member

    May 3, 2007
    Ancaster, ON Canada
    nice :D
     
  8. Michael K.

    Michael K. Member

    Mar 3, 1999
    There or Thereabouts
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Little-known fact: BMO Field was actually designed by MC Escher.
     
  9. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Info on Carver off Wiki, coaching resume already updated. (not by me)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carver_(footballer)
     
  10. fuzzyBunny

    fuzzyBunny Member

    Aug 24, 1999
    Palo Alto CA

    Here's a sketch of the TFC offices.

    [​IMG]
     
  11. JacksonJazz#9

    JacksonJazz#9 Member

    Dec 12, 2000
    Grand Ledge, Mich
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    currently residing in the BFD file.
     
  12. smurgai

    smurgai Member

    Apr 7, 2005
    Raleigh
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
  14. CACuzcatlan

    CACuzcatlan Member

    Jun 11, 2007
    San Francisco, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to Ives, TFC is set to make an announcement bigger than a DP signing. Could The Great One, Jose Murinho, be the next TFC coach? I seriously doubt it, but anything is possible right now. Its one of the only things I can see being bigger than a DP. The other possibility is a stadium expansion, but I doubt they could get it done before the season starts, so why announce it now?

    http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/02/big-news-in-can.html
     
  15. ATLGunner

    ATLGunner Member

    May 8, 2005
    Atlanta
    That article was before the coaching announcement. I think the coaching announcement was the big one.
     
  16. L.A. SOCCER NATION

    L.A. SOCCER NATION ONLY IN L.A.

    Jun 17, 2005
    LOS ANGELES
    WHAT! NO!! NOT MO!! Please!! Not MO!!
    [​IMG]
     
  17. szazzy

    szazzy Member

    Apr 18, 2004
    Kansas City, MO
    If you believe media reports, Mo's assistants did all the coaching last year anyway.
     
  18. BanglaBlue

    BanglaBlue Member

    Jan 3, 2004
    Dublin
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Er, careful what you tell Mo on that front...
     
  19. holiday

    holiday Member+

    Oct 16, 2007
    mo is a nice guy.
    a real nice guy.
    he can't coach a lick.
    he's lucky with whatever role they give him now.
     
  20. DoctorD

    DoctorD Member+

    Sep 29, 2002
    MidAtlantic
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Iceberg, Goldberg - it's all the same to me.
     
  21. MarkRFC_

    MarkRFC_ New Member

    Oct 21, 2007
    Reading, England
    On another football forum theres a guy who's very in at Luton (I think he's a fitness coach there but he knows everything that goes on) and he said:

    "Carvs is going to be Head Coach and Mo Johnson is going to be "General Manager" or something. That's how I understand things anyway.

    He was also offered a role at Newcastle - As was every other person it seems!

    Good luck to him. He's a lovely fella and I hope he has a good time over there."
     
  22. Testudo

    Testudo Member+

    Jan 29, 1999
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mo's done a good job of stockpiling talent at TFC already. But for a brutal rash of injuries, they'd likely have made a stronger showing last year. In any case, personnel management at TFC was more about the future than Ws and Ls last year. Mo's going to do what he seems to do best. No doubt it was a full-time job in its own right w/his level of activity last season.

    With the qualifier that I know squat about Carver and he could be terrible, I like this move in spirit. I think it could be good for the league. Granted, foreign coaches with no prior ties to MLS have not fared all that well generally. But I like the idea of injecting qualified new blood into the league. Should be interesting. I hope it works out. TFC deserve some success w/the support that they generate.
     
  23. jamison

    jamison Member

    Sep 25, 2000
    NYC
    Don't worry, the "star-player-who-sucks-as-a-coach-now-trying-his-hand-at-senior-management" thing really works for Isiah Thomas' teams, it could work at TFC too. :eek:


    Though, with Bruce Arena out of the league, you have to wonder how good a GM Mo Johnston will really be......d'oh.
     
  24. lond2345

    lond2345 Member

    Aug 19, 2002
    USA
    I don't think MLS needs another long ball merchant as coach. I thought the league was going in the direction of a more technical based/latin style approach.
     

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