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    Default Former Red Hunter Freeman to Houston

    http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/20...hunter-freeman

    Good signing for Houston, in the short time we had him I thought he was pretty solid. Did anyone follow his progress at Start?

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    How did we not retain his rights?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stoked View Post
    How did we not retain his rights?
    thats a good question, if the timbers drafting findley and bornstein have taught me anything though, it's that USMNT players have their rights retained by their MLS club so possibly that rule is exclusive to USMNT players...I don't believe he (freeman) was capped at the senior level

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    When we got him from New York, he had signed a contract for a team in Europe after the MLS season finished. When Toronto got him, the deal was that the Bulls would keep his rights (In my opinion, the worst trade mo ever did. Knowing that he was leaving for Europe shortly, and not even getting retaining rights, and Mo gave up a high draft pick to aquire him for those 2 months) if he decided to come back to the MLS.

    The Bulls must have traded his rights to Houston.

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    I dont remember much about him in those 7 games... except this:


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    Remember that awesome Freeman O.G.


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    lol rocker^^^ nice... same thought as me


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    The guy scored for Houston before even signing for them???

    Only us.

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    haha, i was about to post the same thing

    that was his first game too, if i remember correctly

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    Quote Originally Posted by razor787 View Post
    When we got him from New York, he had signed a contract for a team in Europe after the MLS season finished. When Toronto got him, the deal was that the Bulls would keep his rights (In my opinion, the worst trade mo ever did. Knowing that he was leaving for Europe shortly, and not even getting retaining rights, and Mo gave up a high draft pick to aquire him for those 2 months) if he decided to come back to the MLS.

    The Bulls must have traded his rights to Houston.
    i don't recall this...anyone confirm it?

    i thought we got 2 years on his rights?

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    Found this for clarification...

    Toronto FC retains Freeman's rights until Dec. 31, 2009. If Freeman returns to the league before or on that date, Toronto FC will give New York its second round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick. If Freeman returns after Dec. 31, 2009, New York retains Freeman's MLS rights and would not receive compensation by Toronto FC.
    Source - http://www.oursportscentral.com/serv...es/?id=3717246

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    Quote Originally Posted by razor787 View Post
    \ Mo gave up a high draft pick to aquire him for those 2 months) if he decided to come back to the MLS.
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    nah, Mo didn't give up anything to get him, as it turned out. According to the link posted above, he gave NY 2 picks in the 2009 Supplemental Draft, a draft that was cancelled and never took place.

    That was the draft that occurred after the Superdraft. Third/Fourth round picks in the Supplemental Draft were worth almost nothing back in the day...
    Last edited by rocker; 12-16-2010 at 11:16 PM.

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    I remember Freeman being a solid fullback, except for that one OG
    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

    -Eduardo Galeano

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    Quote Originally Posted by rocker View Post
    nah, Mo didn't give up anything to get him, as it turned out. According to the link posted above, he gave NY 2 picks in the 2009 Supplemental Draft, a draft that was cancelled and never took place.

    That was the draft that occurred after the Superdraft. Third/Fourth round picks in the Supplemental Draft were worth almost nothing back in the day...

    Wow.... shows how much research razor787 does

    Another example of people just talking nonsense

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    That OG was right in front of me. As soon as I read his name I remembered it. Stupid Sutton, that's what you get for creeping up behind your defenders, trying to scare them.
    a ha ha heh he hoo.. ha

 

 

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