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Glad for him but another poor decision on our part.

I don't think the conspiracy theory is necessary. His contract is up in the fall, he's 71 years old. They might want to make a change but this is probably unrelated to that.

He's 31 and the rumor is they're getting north of $12M for him. Hard to turn that down no matter how good a player is.

Ideally.

Of course, ideally we don’t hire a coach with “vision”. Every manager wedded to a single style of play and roster inflexibility calls it “vision”.

I want a manager who wins, whether at...

Yeah, i think that’s where I lost the thread. Cheers dude!

I think they did that before the start of the season. As I said earlier, the rules are on the league website and make no mention of requiring the 3rd DP to be one of the U22s to sign two more. It...

We saw an absolutely picture-perfect example of it in our game.

Three-quarters of the way through, Jakeehl retreated to a "support" position on a triangle diagonal from Ibarra. But... he stopped...

I can't help but agree. I know I'm supposed to love all this and see it as "Huge" for the league, but I'm increasingly of the opinion that the only way MLS takes a step up is by opening the coffers...

Forrest and Brennan both think they're going to be in trouble, that they'll look good against weak teams but they don't have the mobility to compete with MLS' pace and athleticism (as a few folks...

And the ludicrous salary dance continues.

Suarez is under contract in Brazil. That's a big buyout. Then they'd surely have to pay him DP money, right? What about Jordi Alba? Is he taking a...

He had a good per-minute ratio the last two seasons but was in and out of their lineup.

I read a couple of stories on him at Stoke and Forest, and the knock seemed to be overall consistency of...

Yeah, good player. Expensive for his age in this league, though. But it's like Benteke going to DC; guys like that, who've spent significant years at the top level, are just more clinical and...

I suspect he might not do that well. He's very athletic which is good in MLS but his finishing has never been consistent. He had eight goals in League two about four years ago.

Leeds liked him as...

Pukki is quality. If you leave him a gap and don't stay level, the second one of the defenders is keeping him onside he'll be gone like that. He makes the space, by moving back and forward between...

Some older posters will no doubt recall when Nelson Skalbania bought the Allouettes and tried to stack them with aging NFL stars. It was not pretty.

Recently, the five-on-five tournament in NY...

?? There was a picture of him in training gear, wearing a pink Miami bib.

She's a good reporter though so I imagine it's true.

I always wonder after their past shenanigans that thyre trying...

Beckham has apparently said he also wants to sign Luis Suarez and Jesse Lindgard, with the latter already training in Miami.

Again... how? Clearly the league is planning on removing the cap, or...

I'm seeing some La Liga fans who thinks this is insane, even at a lower level like MLS, because of the age and mobility of the players in question. They don't seem to think Busquets or Alba have the...

Like Aaronson, he's a strong presser. He's not particularly offensively polished, has flubbed multiple chances over the last two seasons, and got an awful red card about two weeks ago, as he can be...

They either take Busquets and Suarez on non-DP salaries or they're kind of hosed... or the league has to change its rules.

Because with only one buyout allowed, they only have one DP spot...

I'm not seeing that anywhere, that they want him out. They just signed him to a permanent deal five months ago.

Even if they did Suarez is past it. I find it highly unlikely they'd sign him. He's...

The problem is he doesn't help them clear any spaces, so there's no point moving him. He can only qualify as a young DP, which isn't useable for anyone over 23.

They already have a DP DM, Gregore, the guy who got injured earlier this year.

They already have three DPs and a young DP. Major changes coming in the window, either them selling or the rules...

The bulk of the Footy Prime crew seem to think he’ll get 20-30 in a full season. Forrest says 10-12 and that MLS is underestimated. Also seemed disappointed we’re still “100%” a retirement league.
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I recall this differently? Didn’t Martino resign despite the board offering him another deal? As I remember the board eventually asked him to stay, but he resigned on principle because he promised...