2012 Major League Soccer Thread

[Tits McGee]

Adu is officially being shopped. Hope he stays in the MLS with a team that will use him the right way.

[HailtotheYo]

Robson out at Vancouver

Guillermo Franco out at Chicago

Jose Valencia is re-signed by Portland (young DP signed last year that missed entire season to injury) and won't be a DP anymore

List of guys on trial with SEA:

Guy Essame [Cameroon] (FC Terek Grozny)
Travis Bowen
Jonas Rasmussen - former Arsenal guy I think
Marvin Angulo - Costa Rican playing in the A-League
Jose Cuevas
Justin Davis
Cody Ellison
Blair Gavin
David Opoku
Isaiah Schafer

[HailtotheYo]

Felipe Martins is back at Montreal *yay* ... easily one of my favorite players this past year.

[HailtotheYo]

http://www.thecrew.com/news/2013/01/crew-signs-brazilian-defender-glauber

[Lineker]

The mysterious Glauber Berti!

[HailtotheYo]

Hogan Ephraim being floated around the NYRB boards.

Philip Lund is apparently in SEA's camp.

[HailtotheYo]

Puppo out of CHI as well.

[HailtotheYo]

Here we go ... reported by IVES:

Non-Roster Invitees By Team

COLORADO RAPIDS
Jamie Smith – Midfielder
Ruben Luna – Forward
Luke Vercollone – Defender/Midfielder
Joel Helmich – Goalkeeper
Jim Mauer – Goalkeeper
Clint Irwin – Goalkeeper

DC UNITED
Kyle Altman – Defender
Neven Markovic – Defender
Joseph Nane – Midfielder
Demitrius Omphroy – Defender/Midfielder
Diego Restrepo – Goalkeeper
Ryan Richter – Midfielder/Forward
Matt VanOekel – Goalkeeper

MONTREAL IMPACT
Ilcu Mircea – Forward
Nick Zimmerman – Forward
Zakaria Messoudi – Midfielder
Wadrille Lefevre – Midfielder
Maxim Tissot – Defender
Maxime Crepeau – Goalkeeper

SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Travis Bowen – Forward
Jose Cuevas – Forward
David Opoku – Forward
Manuel Asprilla – Midfielder
Philip Lund – Midfielder
Guy Essame – Midfielder
Jonas Rasmussen – Midfielder
Ross LaBauex – Midfielder
Marvin Angulo – Midfielder
Blair Gavin – Midfielder
Justin Davis – Defender
Cody Ellison – Defender
Isaish Schafer – Defender
Doug Herrick – Goalkeeper

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
Paulo Jr. – Forward
Corey Hertzog – Forward
Tom Heinemann – Forward
Ben Fisk – Midfielder/Forward
Crispin Olando – Midfielder
Dever Orgill – Forward
Jacob Lensky – Midfielder
Sean Melvin – Goalkeeper

** DCU has 3 keepers in ? Odd with Hamid and Willis. Not sure why they have Markovic in either as he was cut by SKC, a team that has zero depth at LB (which is his spot). Nane ... meh

** COL Smith is essentially a waiver pick up as they didin't use the club option and he went undrafted in the re-entry. Probably just getting him to a lower deal.

** MON Crepeu is one of their academy products so it's good that they're already inviting guys to camp.

** SEA That list pretty much sums things up. They're good but not deep and with Montero gone things should start falling in place.

** VAN I simply don't understand their pining for 1000 FWDs. Is this the Detroit WR situation or what ?

[GoGo Yubari]

It's a pretty huge group of non-roster invitees. It's only going to get bigger after the supplemental draft too, and supposedly Cordell Cato is going to be there but wasn't there yesterday.

[HailtotheYo]

Onstad has left the DCU staff and is now the Head Scout at TFC.

Corben Bone of CHI is training with Atletico Madrid.

[HailtotheYo]

John Alexander Valencia, Nick LaBrocca and Paolo Cardozo are all cut from the Chivas USA roster...

LaBrocca could help quite a few teams.

[Sweet Holy Moses]

New TFC coach Ryan Nelson will leave QPR after their game on the 29th of January, and will join TFC on February 1st. Source. If QPR hadn't let him leave, this could have been really embarrassing for TFC. As it stands, it's only mildly embarrassing.

Sigh.

[HailtotheYo]

Still not worse than NYRB at this point. At least you know who the guy in charge will be. To add to that : LOL NYRB http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=32696 .... REJECTED

Frank Songo'o might be out of Portland due to contract issues. That would suck horribly (though GoGo would like it).

Reports that Daigo Kobayashi is signing with Vancouver.

PHILLY TRIALISTS:
Tunde Ogunbiyi - G (last teams: Ocean City - PDL, Boston College)
Charles Renken - M (Portland)
Nicolas Medina - M [ARGENTINA]

^ Medina is apparently one of those guys that didn't catch on for whatever reason. Controversy around him with Sunderland in early 2000's, even got a NT cap in '04. Only 30 still.

Ok, something fishy with the LaBrocca stuff. He was "released" by CHVUSA but earlier had been traded to COL for Eric Avila. However, both players are out of contract at the moment. WTF

[HailtotheYo]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/23/concacaf-names-13-us-cities-2013-gold-cup-hosts

Gold Cup hosts announced ... 5 MLS stadiums (JELD-WEN Field, Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium, Salt Lake's Rio Tinto Stadium, New York's Red Bull Arena, and Seattle's CenturyLink Field)

No SKC ? wow ... I know they hosted in 2011, but it's one of the best atmosphere's in the country right now. I'm really surprised they didn't go with it.

[GoGo Yubari]

No SKC ? wow ...

Why should they give a fuck? They're going to get World Cup qualifiers.

[Sweet Holy Moses]

Still not worse than NYRB at this point. At least you know who the guy in charge will be. To add to that : LOL NYRB http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=32696 .... REJECTED

No surprise there. Sousa doesn't even like soccer.

[GoGo Yubari]

Sky Sports reporting that Norwich is going to make a move for Kei Kamara.

[HailtotheYo]

No SKC ? wow ...

Why should they give a fuck? They're going to get World Cup qualifiers.

They want to become THE HOME for USMNT, that's why.

Kei to Norwich ? Interesting ....

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/23/mls-usl-pro-reach-deal-restructured-reserve-league

^ official announcement and details on the MLS reserves and USLPRO ... great news.

Oy vay, bigapplesoccer is reporting that Paul Lambert is one of the three men remaining in consideration for the NYRB HC position. Ruben Bover Izquierdo is apparently on trial with them.

I joked before, but now I really feel that Vancouver is looking to field a 0-0-11 formation this year. They just signed Paulo Jr, Tom Heinemann, and Corey Hertzog .....

[GoGo Yubari]

They want to become THE HOME for USMNT, that's why.

Oh, whatever. That's some seriously spoiled bullshit if they were to complain.

[HailtotheYo]

They want to become THE HOME for USMNT, that's why.

Oh, whatever. That's some seriously spoiled bullshit if they were to complain.

It's not so much that, but you asked why they'd give a fuck.