The Chivas USA Farewell Tour Thread (2014 MLS Thread)

[HailtotheYo]

TFC reportedly looking into Gerrard or Sneijder as targets. Soooo Defoe out then ? I mean, Bradley - Gilberto - Defoe + one or more of those two = bad maths for MLS roster rules. Defoe has been reported every which way from Sunday as being out in January.

Major Philly announcement is naming Jim Curtain as the HC permanently. Good, he deserves the shot.

[GoGo Yubari]

Whew. Wasn't pretty but we got the job done. Seattle vs. LA and New York vs. New England are pretty goddamn epic conference finals, too.

[Rafael]

I don't know if we can do it And why games have to be so late in Seattle!!!!

Edited November 11, 2014 by RafaelFms

[HailtotheYo]

Really hope SEA and NYRB go through. I want LA out, and I want Henry to at least play for an MLS Cup before he's done.

[GoGo Yubari]

And he'd have to play it on CLink turf after doggedly avoiding it for the last five years!

[HailtotheYo]

And he'd have to play it on CLink turf after doggedly avoiding it for the last five years!

Indeed, which would be a great, ironic moment too. Of course he's just been "saving himself for that moment" .... or some media screen play of the like.

[HailtotheYo]

Laba permanently in Vancouver now ... TFC got whatever "future considerations" they were after.

I just want to point out that Lee Nguyen had 18 goals this season. I mean I knew he'd been on fire this season but I didn't realize he'd slotted that many home.

Also, Diego Valeri is the only true/out right midfielder in the top 5 in assists (Donovan, Henry, Keane, Martins) ... that just seems weird to me.

Biggest move an MLS club can make this off-season might be for a new GM. Garth Lagerway is out of contract on DEC 31.

[HailtotheYo]

And in SHOCKING~! news:

[Cheeky Hughes]

That kit looks lovely.

[EddieG]

That kit looks lovely.

dw, MLS refs will find a way to screw em over.

[HailtotheYo]

Chivas USA Dispersal Draft order:

1. FC Dallas
2. New York City FC
3. Sporting Kansas City
4. DC United
5. New England Revolution
6. Montreal Impact
7. Orlando City SC
8. Colorado Rapids
9. San Jose Earthquakes
10. Real Salt Lake
11. Houston Dynamo
12. Portland Timbers
13. Chicago Fire
14. Toronto FC
15. Columbus Crew SC
16. LA Galaxy
17. Philadelphia Union
18. New York Red Bulls
19. Seattle Sounders FC
20. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

[Rafael]

Cubo to Dallas? It can't be

[GoGo Yubari]

Cubo's exempt from this draft because he's a valuable enough name to MLS that they'll pretty much be willing to let him go to a team of his choosing.

In other words, probably the Galaxy or one of the New York teams.

[HailtotheYo]

[Rafael]

No Cosmos, no love.

[HailtotheYo]

No Cosmos, no love.

Fuck the Cosmos ... we own their ass, literally.

[HailtotheYo]

So POR, CLB, and TFC are all apparently interested in Essien (and he's got ties to TFC).

Jaime Castrillón has landed in Jacksonville with the Armada of the NASL (showed pretty well for COL, interesting).

[HailtotheYo]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/19/expected-goalkeeper-dan-kennedy-goes-first-chivas-usa-dispersal-draft

Results of the CHV dispersal draft ^ .... FCD took Kennedy (WHAT ???? no way) and the other 6 players taken were all young guys. DC took MULLETcManara !!!! On 2nd take it does make more sense to try and grab Coker/Minda/Borja/Chavez in the re-entry or waiver draft as then the club could negotiate salary.

FCD now have 3 starting keepers and some good trade bait.

[HailtotheYo]

Keane, Martins, Nguyen are your MVP finalists.

[Toe]

So POR, CLB, and TFC are all apparently interested in Essien (and he's got ties to TFC).

Jaime Castrillón has landed in Jacksonville with the Armada of the NASL (showed pretty well for COL, interesting).

I guess that would allow Michael Bradley to be played more as a CAM. He played a lot as a CDM this season.