Oldtimer
01-23-2012, 02:59 PM
To replace Mendoza:
Given the notorious thrift of the club, no one would have been shocked if the Crew did not sign another. But the Hunt family has given the go-ahead, the money (undisclosed) has been budgeted and various negotiations are in different stages, McCullers said. Now that the midfield has been shored up, the focus is on a forward. Maybe there is a signing by April 15, at which point the window on international signings closes. Maybe there is a signing in the summer, when the window re-opens. Maybe Bliss knows something about the prospect when he says, “ Barring anything unforeseen, like a bunch of bad injuries, I think we have a championship-caliber team. I really do.”
Given the notorious thrift of the club, no one would have been shocked if the Crew did not sign another. But the Hunt family has given the go-ahead, the money (undisclosed) has been budgeted and various negotiations are in different stages, McCullers said. Now that the midfield has been shored up, the focus is on a forward. Maybe there is a signing by April 15, at which point the window on international signings closes. Maybe there is a signing in the summer, when the window re-opens. Maybe Bliss knows something about the prospect when he says, “ Barring anything unforeseen, like a bunch of bad injuries, I think we have a championship-caliber team. I really do.”