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On the move: David Edgar, Josh Simpson, Chris Pozniak, Kevin Harmse

Posted by The Footie Fool
July 3, 2009

Canadian players are on the move this week. First it was Lars Hirschfeld signing with FC Energie Cottbus in Germany. Now it’s David Edgar, Josh Simpson, Chris Pozniak and Kevin Harmse.

After much speculation as to where he would end up, David Edgar has finally left Newcastle and signed a 4 year deal with EPL newcomers Burnley.

As one comment on The Score blog put it, “that’s 1 year in the Prem and 3 in Championship”. Burnley has put in place an aggressive salary cap which puts it squarely in the bottom of the Prem as far as compensation is concerned. While it is great that teams take a stand on ridiculous salaries (yeah, we’re talking about you, Cristiano Ronaldo), you know that Burnley is going to have a tough time attracting a lot of high caliber talent for this season. But who knows. Wigan was able to stay up and do well a few seasons ago under similar circumstances when everyone was expecting them to drop after a season.

One definite plus for Edgar and fans of the Canadian MNT (should he ever get capped) is that it looks like he will be getting first team experience on a regular basis.

Edgar’s agent Barry MacLean told Ontario newspaper The Record:

“I`d say he`s pretty happy. We are looking for him to play regularly at this stage of his career. For him to play regular first-team football is critical for him.”

Meanwhile, Josh Simpson is leaving Kaiserslautern in Germany and joining (Google translate) newly promoted club Manisaspor in Turkey. You have to think after a few games in the Turkish league Josh will be very well equipped to handle playing in harsh conditions, like Central America.

Other Canadian who have made the move to new clubs in the past week include Kevin Harmse from TFC to Chivas. Harmse requested the trade. Moving back to TFC from SPL’s Dundee United is Chris Pozniak.

Still waiting for the big news about Julian de Guzman (and do not believe the TFC rumour) and his fate at Deportivo. That will be the next big move I’ll be expecting.