{"id":26494,"date":"2020-05-07T18:16:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=26494"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:16:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:16:46","slug":"nine-stripes-stay-active-re-sign-brennan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/nine-stripes-stay-active-re-sign-brennan\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine stripes stay active, re-sign Brennan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York9 FC continues to remain active both on the market and\ninternally within the club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While waiting for the highly-anticipated green light to\nbegin the Canadian Premier League season, the Nine Stripes signed 18-year-old\nprolific attacking forward from Toronto FC Academy Iljah Halley and re-signed the\nvenerable manager Jimmy Brennan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Brampton native, Halley, earned himself a reputation with\nthe Toronto FC Academy as being a dangerous attacker that dominates the\nright-half of the pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teenager becomes the second signing for York9 FC this\nyear under 20 years of age, joining Aurora native Max Ferrari. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halley is excited to join the club straight away on a\nmulti-year deal and says he\u2019s ecstatic to be playing first-team football. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe biggest thing I\u2019m looking forward to is that\nopportunity to play first team football. To be able to have that and still stay\nlocal is something super special for me and my family. I really have my parents\nto thank, as well as my coaches, Jack Masserelli from Woodbridge Strikers and\nRaphael Bell at Erin Mills for helping me develop to be the player I am today,\u201d\nsaid Halley in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much to the excitement of the player, Managing Consultant\nAngus McNab is pleased with the signing and praises Brennan and Paul Stalteri\nfor their keen interest in seeking talent in the local area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJimmy Brennan and Paul Stalteri have a great pulse on young\ntalent in the GTA and York Region. Ijah is someone we have discussed for a\nwhile and it\u2019s a good move for him to take a step into senior football,\u201d said\nMcNab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following this announcement on April 27, the club waited\nuntil May 1 to make public the signing of manager Jimmy Brennan to a new\ncontract that will extend his stay with the club through 2021 with an option in\n2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brennan has recently completed his UEFA Pro License, the\nhighest certification a manager can obtain, along with an overhaul of signings\nthat were brought into the team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 42-year-old led the Nine Stripes to a third-place finish\noverall having finished in sixth in the Spring season and third in the Fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement released by the club, Brennan said, \u201cComing\ninto a new league last year with a completely new squad was a fantastic\nchallenge. I really enjoyed working with our boys and putting in some positive\nresults together as a unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur goal here is to win championships, and we\u2019ve got\nourselves a fantastic core that we\u2019ve now added significant pieces to take us\nover the top.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian international went on to explain that he is\nfilled with excitement for the future of this club. He has committed to the\ngrowth of young players and has also ensured the contract extensions of both\nMorey Doner and Diyaeddine Abzi in the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McNab added that Brennan is a \u201cwinner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe proved it in his playing career and I have every\nconfidence he can build a legacy and establish the club as the perennial\nchampionship contender that our fans and the Baldassarra family deserve.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brennan did win the Gold Cup with Canada, alongside Stalteri, in 2000. Of course, the goal is to be able to lift another trophy alongside his compatriot here in Canada\u2019s domestic league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Robert Belardi<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26494&amp;t=Nine%20stripes%20stay%20active%2C%20re-sign%20Brennan&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26494&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=Nine%20stripes%20stay%20active%2C%20re-sign%20Brennan\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26494&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Nine%20stripes%20stay%20active%2C%20re-sign%20Brennan&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F26494\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York9 FC continues to remain active both on the market and internally within the club. While waiting for the highly-anticipated green light to begin the Canadian Premier League season, the Nine Stripes signed 18-year-old prolific attacking forward from Toronto FC Academy Iljah Halley and re-signed the venerable manager Jimmy Brennan. A Brampton native, Halley, earned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-sports","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-6Tk","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 13:55:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}