Eric Hassli traded to FC Dallas?

[Damien]

@FCDallas NEWS: #FCDallas is in talks with Toronto FC and close to finalizing a deal to bring Eric Hassli to Dallas.

https://twitter.com/FCDallas/status/297474690644070400

[gdg_9]

FC Dallas official twitter says deal for Hassli close to being finalized.

No word yet on the return.

[Damien]

i just beat you! )

[RPB_RED_NATION_RPB]

good.....i'll gurantee the next deal will be us using our option to buy one player out!.......Frings or DK.....?

[Corpand]

Fantastic news, just in time

[Auzzy]

Ha, Dallas again. I wonder if TFC will be paying for Hassli's salary above the cap. And I wonder how MLS will judge this trade, in terms of salary cap, DP spots used, etc.

[Damien]

We could offer Frings and Koevermans to start fresh.

Dallas: TFC's DP Toilet.

[Richard]

So we have the Weedman and Braun as strikers? Another signing or trade is imminent.

[Greatest Ripoff]

So we have the Weedman and Braun as strikers? Another signing or trade is imminent.

And a few strikers were drafted, Welshmen and Bennett.

[Richard]

And a few strikers were drafted, Welshmen and Bennett.

We have no proven MSL strikers. I cant see us going into the season with a bunch of bench players, two are prospects while the other two mediocre

[jazzy]

please please...ah and Ms.Hassli enjoy Dallas the hub of the shopping world....lol...loads of french there

thank you Mr. Payne , doing so much with nothing

[Stress]

Makes the Honduran striker signing seem more likely

[Nuvinho]

$335K = 2 serviceable players

[flatpicker]

Fun times in TFC land.
If anything, it's nice to have lot's to discuss and speculate about.

[[NBF]]

I think this trade indicates the direction the team is taking for next season. Its basically shaping to be something like a 4-4-1-1 with Koevermans as the Target Man and the 5 midfilders compensating for his slow ass.

---------------------------Frei--------------------------
--------------------------Bendik------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
Eckersley--------Califf-------------O'Dea---------Morgan
------------Agbossoumonde-------Henry-----------Emory
--------------------------------------------------------
Lambe-----------Frings------------Cesar----------Bekker
Hall-------------Stinson----------Dunfield---------------
--------------------------Silva-------------------------
------------------------Amarikwa-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------Koevermans----------------------
--------------------------Braun-------------------------


* Welshman-?
**Wiedeman-?

[mowe]

FANTASTIC news. I can guarantee a Young DP is on the way.

[ensco]

Holy rush to judgment.

Hassli is a pretty good player that was hurt and never had enough time to show us what he could do.

We'll know what to think midsummer. Let's see what we get, what happens with Koevs, and what Payne does with the cap space, international slot and DP slot.

Certainly it's interesting.

[OgtheDim]

Hassli was hurt when he came; it was a bad trade, done for..well .

A poor fit moving forward.

Best to move on; and we better get something.

[nfitz]

Let's see what we get, what happens with Koevs, and what Payne does with the cap space, international slot and DP slot.

Certainly it's interesting.

Very interesting.

Now that DeRo is a DP (at least I think that's what I read in 160 characters or less) ... and given Payne's relationship with DeRo ... I think there's only one answer here.

Do we want someone who wants to win, or do we want another European heading off to retirement?

[Oldtimer]

It would be interesting to get DeRo back, but I expect someone younger.

[bigredone]

What about a Dallas strike? Blas or Castillo? DP slot is still there too I think!

[Shakes McQueen]

Very interesting.

Now that DeRo is a DP (at least I think that's what I read in 160 characters or less) ... and given Payne's relationship with DeRo ... I think there's only one answer here.

Do we want someone who wants to win, or do we want another European heading off to retirement?

Another European heading off to retirement?

1) DeRo isn't exactly a spring chicken either.

2) Koevermans and Frings both play hard for us, not like guys "heading off to retirement". Saying this about Koevermans is particularly insulting - a guy whose results are hard to argue with.

- Scott

[billyfly]

DeRo back here would be funny.

[nfitz]

Another European heading off to retirement?

1) DeRo isn't exactly a spring chicken either.

2) Koevermans and Frings both play hard for us, not like guys "heading off to retirement". Saying this about Koevermans is particularly insulting - a guy whose results are hard to argue with.

It would be insulting saying this about Koevermans. But I was thinking of Mista, Robert, and their ilk.

DeRo is no spring chicken, but we no he'll play his heart out. One in the bag, is worth two in the bush.

[MarkEightThree]

Good riddance to Hassli, he was always a Whitecap at heart and never belonged in a red jersey.

[DangerRed]

OMG please be true. Ship him. Please.

[Shakes McQueen]

It would be insulting saying this about Koevermans. But I was thinking of Mista, Robert, and their ilk.

DeRo is no spring chicken, but we no he'll play his heart out. One in the bag, is worth two in the bush.

Except Mista, Robert, and their "ilk" aren't who we are talking about here. And it's "a bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush" -- and DeRo isn't "in our hand" (or our bag) in any way whatsoever. Koevermans and Frings are, because they are the ones under contract to us.

This is all beside the point of whether DeRo actually makes sense for our team right now - but saying we should bring him back because of a mushy intangible like whether he will "play his heart out", is kind of poor thinking. Particularly when you were quick to admit that our current two "European retirees" are also playing their hearts out for us.

I want to win soccer games - whatever that team looks like.

- Scott

[nfitz]

Except Mista, Robert, and their "ilk" aren't who we are talking about here.

Oh! I haven't been paying much attention of late, and must have missed the rumours. Who's coming in then?

[Stryker]

If Payne unloads Hassli and buys out Frings he could have the resources to get a couple good wingers, a solid mid and a starting striker.
If everything panned out he may have performed a miracle and turned us into a wild card contender in one off season.

[Damien]

I like that Payne recognizes this team has had and still has it's share of overpaid primadonna's.
It's time to start balancing our lineup, finding some good deals and not putting all of our eggs in 1 basket.