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Gone, Baby, Gone…

July 22nd, 2008 by stevetoro | Posted in Uncategorized |

 Well, sports fans, it looks like it’s over.  From Wednesday’s GSP.ro:

 Conducere Stelei i-a rezervat ieri biletele de avion, iar sîmbătă seara, Toja va fi prezent în Ghencea ca jucător al vicecampioanei…

which means [Brace yourselves...]

The leadership of Steaua has reserved [Tuesday] plane tickets, and on Saturday evening, Toja will be present in Ghencea as a player of the [Romanian] vice-champions.

More?

Toja a plecat ieri din Dallas cu destinaţia Toronto, unde mîine va evolua în meciul Major League Soccer Game, meci care va opune lui West Ham United o echipă formată din cei mai buni fotbalişti din campionatul Statelor Unite ale Americii

which means:

Toja left yesterday from Dallas for Toronto, where he will perform in the MLS All-Star Game, a match in West Ham Unite will play a team formed from the best footballers from the U.S.A.’s Championship.

Still more?  Come on, now here’s the good part:  the Euros that we get for him.  [I've already posted my Toja wig on ebay.ro!  New iPhone, here I come!]

 750 de mii de dolari este suma pe care Steaua o va achita pentru transferul lui Toja în Ghencea, atît cît au costat şi Thereau, şi Carlos, aduşi în 2006

Come, now, you must be able to translate!  I don’t even speak Romanian, and I’m doing okay…

$750K is the sum which Steaua is going to pay for the Toja’s transfer to [Steaua], the same amount that Thereau and Carlos cost in 2006.

That’s it.  I guess.  All there’s left to say is:

  1. 20 Responses to “Gone, Baby, Gone…”

  2. By walterb on Jul 22, 2008

    I have mixed feelings…

    For $750 you basically break even.

    For $1.5 I am all for it…given the $ is already planned for something else.

  3. By CMhoopsfan on Jul 22, 2008

    :(

    Well, thank you for the update! I’m definitely sorry to see him go!

    Best of luck, Juan.

    *weeps*

  4. By la_fanatica on Jul 22, 2008

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

    :(

  5. By Steaua fan living in US on Jul 22, 2008

    Its ok guys, hopefully he will own with Steaua, and you guys can watch him play in the Champion’s League.

  6. By Nathan on Jul 22, 2008

    The end of an era.. Oh well.. Glad I got to see those hook slides.

    I agree that 750k is not a good deal though. I think he is worth more.

  7. By Claudia on Jul 23, 2008

    Well this makes me kinda sad but I wish Juan the best of luck in Europe. He deserves it:)

  8. By soso-arad on Jul 23, 2008

    I’m a radio dj in Arad (a town in Romania) and i was very amused by this whole story with Toja. It was like a South American soap opera. Anyway, this guy made his worse mistake of his life. Going to Steaua, in Romania is clearly a stupid decision. If he doesn’t perfform well in the first 3 matches so the manager and the owner get very impressed he will stay on the bench the whole season. (this is a copy-cat for the Elton transfer) Steaua isn’t what it used to be in the 80’s and the 90’s (they won Champions LEague in 86).

    TOJA, you just ended your career early.

  9. By mark on Jul 23, 2008

    soso-arad: “his worse mistake of his life” :)) you are funny, I think you watch soccer once a year… And isn’t clear that if a soccer player doesn’s perform well he should stay on the bench, and other better should replace him?

  10. By Stelista` on Jul 23, 2008

    I`m from Romania too…and i think that soso-arad didn`t know what he said…

    The Steaua`s fans are waiting for Toja and he can be a very loved and good player here…

  11. By Mike on Jul 23, 2008

    just fyi… I think the $750K is Euros meaning, roughly $1.3M USD. Of course, this is just educated guessing on my part.

  12. By walterb on Jul 23, 2008

    I’ve seen the $ broken down both ways in media reports - dollars and euros. If this is true let’s hope for euros!

  13. By Nathan on Jul 23, 2008

    Yes, pray for Euros.. unlike certain other currencies, it keeps going up in value. By the time the check is cut it will be worth $2M.

  14. By stevetoro on Jul 23, 2008

    Yeah, it’s weird — the Romanian articles say 750 thousand dollars explicitly.

  15. By stelista_yo on Jul 23, 2008

    Look –>> http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/toja-am-acceptat-oferta-stelei-2807089

  16. By fuck fc dallas on Jul 23, 2008

    fuck fc dallas…toja welcome to steaua

  17. By steaua on Jul 23, 2008

    The Steaua`s president, Valeriu Argaseala, has confirmes few hours ago that FC Dallas accepted the offert and Toja will come here

  18. By Chazsoccer on Jul 23, 2008

    Dear Steaua fans -

    Congratulations. Please take very good care of Juan. Make big welcome signs and cheer for him. You are very lucky!

    Querido Juan,

    Desearle gran éxito y muchos llamada-arriba para el Equipo Nacional. Quizá hará frío suficiente que usted puede tener pelo largo otra vez. Recuerde de jugar con corazón, con la serenidad, y con la pasión.

    Con un abrazo grande y un beso,

    Chaz

  19. By soso-arad on Jul 24, 2008

    I watch and comment sport events, not only football (soccer0 and i know very well what i said. Toja’s career is in danger by moving to Steaua. The Romanian club had many other players that came in with the same buzz and after they didn’t play like the owner expected they were forgotten. (g.e.: Zaharia, Stancu, Ionescu, Neaga, Ochirosii, Pepe Moreno, Elton and others).

  20. By Steaua on Jul 24, 2008

    @soso-arad don’t be so angry that uta arad is now in second league :)) Neaga and Ochirosii play for Steaua now, and Zaharia, Stancu, Ionescu, Pepe Moreno and Elton there aren’t good for Steaua.

    Esti un frustrat bai zdreanta.

  21. By Fantomas21 on Jul 24, 2008

    @ For the Americans

    I am apologise, guys, for some stupid remarks of the Romanians! I respect United States as a country and I wish welcome to Toja! The transfeer fee was around 2 mil of dollars, 1.5 mil of euros …

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