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[Good Posting Judge]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

 

[El Floppo]

My new favorite team is Dagenham & Redbridge.

I'm still disappointed that Rushden & Diamonds folded. I guess I'll have to root for Cockfosters instead.

S####horpe fan here.

lol at the auto-censor there

 

[derek245583]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

 

[jonessed]

Wow.

City all over United in those first 15 minutes- I figured it was going to be rout. Then a perfectly executed counter, basically out of nothing, and United goes up 1-0. Game on, I figured. Then that shambolic call by the ref... terrible, terrible call.

Yeah, it was clearly two footed- but not a whiff of Nani in that tackle and all ball yet. This seems like the type of play by the ref where it's been dictated that all two-footed tackles are immediate reds, regardless of circumstance, so all room for human decision gets lost. Much the same way these stupid hand-ball in the box or last man commiting the foul dictate immediate red/yellow rather than allowing the ref the room to use his judgement. I hate all of that. Let the ref determine what's appropriate based on the specific circumstances of each play- I'd rather that kind of mistake than automatically giving this kind of foul a red. So we had a great game basically ruined- although full credit to City for putting up a fight, and quite frankly looking the better team w/10 or 11.

lol at Scholes too... I did a triple take when they showed him warming up... wtf? And it had all the hallmarks of being exactly the worst situation for the automatic-Red-Machine. But then I forgot how good he is dictating the game with simple passes... if he's got some time to do it. But Scholes and Anderson on the field at the same time just begged for a red card or an easy,quick push through the middle by City.

I've always basically routed for United, even though I'm more a neutral than a fan (don't ask me why- probably just a sucker for having them forced down my throat so much and recognizing them better than other teams)... but I soooo wanted them to lose today after that red. That ref should be sent to the lower leagues.

There is no rule with regard to two-footed tackles anywhere and I really hope there is no "secret" rule.

Serious foul play

A player is guilty of serious foul play if he uses excessive force or brutality

against an opponent when challenging for the ball when it is in play.

A tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent must be sanctioned as

serious foul play.

Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the

front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force

and endangering the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.

The rules are written to be quite vague on a lot of issues. All of the possibilities you mentioned are called in a myriad of ways. It's not like football. The referees are given a ton of leeway to interprete. Tackles are being called tighter, but De Jong didn't even get a foul when he tackled Ben Arfa and that was way worse than this.

Foy just blew it. And it wasn't just with this call or this game. He's not up to par with the other referees. I always cringe when I see him reffing a game. It's not like there is a distinct bias anywhere he's just inconsistent and haphazard in how he calls games.

 

[jonessed]

I'm really not sure that this should come from the official LFC Facebook page.ETA - Never mind. It's Facebook's biggest unofficial fan page. Still a bad idea.

LiverpoolStewart Downing has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly hitting an ex-girlfriend in a nightclub row.

LiverpoolOn the positive side of the Downing story, it's his second shot on target this season!

It's in the news anyway. I'm not sure it really matters.

 

[bentley]

I'm really not sure that this should come from the official LFC Facebook page.ETA - Never mind. It's Facebook's biggest unofficial fan page. Still a bad idea.

LiverpoolStewart Downing has been arrested on suspicion of assault after allegedly hitting an ex-girlfriend in a nightclub row.

LiverpoolOn the positive side of the Downing story, it's his second shot on target this season!

It's in the news anyway. I'm not sure it really matters.

Domestic abuse humor down?

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

Pro/rel in America would work best in college football IMO. Enough "big" programs In the country to sustain it.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

Pro/rel in America would work best in college football IMO. Enough "big" programs In the country to sustain it.

I don't think it can work effectively in college sports - the key is once you are promoted, you have a new budget to play with, and players you can sign. It would be tough to move up a level and stay on that level with the current players you have.

 

[GoFishTN]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

Pro/rel in America would work best in college football IMO. Enough "big" programs In the country to sustain it.

I don't think it can work effectively in college sports - the key is once you are promoted, you have a new budget to play with, and players you can sign. It would be tough to move up a level and stay on that level with the current players you have.

You can do an average over several years or something. There's multiple ways to do promotion and relegation.

 

[Christo]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

Pro/rel in America would work best in college football IMO. Enough "big" programs In the country to sustain it.

I don't think it can work effectively in college sports - the key is once you are promoted, you have a new budget to play with, and players you can sign. It would be tough to move up a level and stay on that level with the current players you have.

It's pretty tough to move up and stay up in the professional soccer leagues as well. Since the EPL has been in existence, 43 of 53 promoted teams have eventually been relegated, 26 of those were relegated the first year. But, of the original teams in the EPL only seven have managed to not be relegated. Quite a few have been up and down more than once--Man City being one. It's a great concept.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Random seeding in the NCAA tournament would be kind of awesome.

The whole promotion and relegation in professional sports is the thing I would take from soccer. Holy Christ what a different dynamic that would bring to baseball and basketball especially.

Pro/rel in America would work best in college football IMO. Enough "big" programs In the country to sustain it.

I don't think it can work effectively in college sports - the key is once you are promoted, you have a new budget to play with, and players you can sign. It would be tough to move up a level and stay on that level with the current players you have.

Agree that it would be tough to stay up, just like it is in Europe.Re: new budgets, I'm envisioning a promoted college program getting a bump in TV and bowl/playoff money and more TV exposure, which should, theoretically, lead to better recruits.Of course the reality would be: upstart college team (ex. Houston Cougars) get promoted to a "BCS" conference, head coach becomes a hot commodity and gets hired to a traditional power program, and Houston likely gets relegated quickly.Honestly, I don't think pro/rel would really work at all in America, but I picked college football because you theoretically have more markets/teams than available slots. By contrast, having the Pawtucket Red Sox in MLB, while a cool story for sure, isn't economically viable long-term.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Eric Lichaj returned to training this week for Villa for the first time in 4 months.

Jose Torres also returned to league play after a long injury putting in 90 minutes for Pachuca

 

[GoFishTN]

So, according to 'Arry, Demba Ba has a release clause below £7M. Sounds like a deal to me.

I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Spurs shirt at all.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006386/redknapp:-demba-ba-available-for-less-than-L7m?cc=5901

 

[otello]

Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Suarez / Ba would be deadly. I'm just talkin here.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Henry takes the field at Emirates...

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

GOOOOOAL!!!! Henry! MLS!!!!!!

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Holy #### they must be going crazy at Emirates.

 

[The Gator]

 

[The Gator]

Holy #### they must be going crazy at Emirates.

My link

That place had to explode

 

[GoFishTN]

Holy #### they must be going crazy at Emirates.

My link

That place had to explode

Darren Bent moved to Arsenal?

 

[The Gator]

Holy #### they must be going crazy at Emirates.

My link

That place had to explode

Darren Bent moved to Arsenal?

That's a compliment for the 34yo Henry?

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Holy #### they must be going crazy at Emirates.

My link

That place had to explode

Emirates went completely ballistic. I'm not an Arsenal (or Red Bull) fan, but that was pretty freaking coolETA - Fox Soccer is re-airing the game tonight at 8 ET

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Sounds like Freddy Adu's time in MLS might be short-lived. Spanish news outlets are reporting that Rayo Vallecano, who Adu is currently training with, are angling for a transfer.

I'd be fine with it from the Union's perspective as long as the money they get on the sale goes towards buying out Roger Torres' loan deal. Otherwise, the team would be suddenly leaking in attacking options from the center of midfield.

 

[Spartans Rule]

Sounds like Freddy Adu's time in MLS might be short-lived. Spanish news outlets are reporting that Rayo Vallecano, who Adu is currently training with, are angling for a transfer.I'd be fine with it from the Union's perspective as long as the money they get on the sale goes towards buying out Roger Torres' loan deal. Otherwise, the team would be suddenly leaking in attacking options from the center of midfield.

My second favorite Madrid team, Rayo, is probably going to be playing the Primera next season. They're from a Madrid working class suburb and have very little money and definitely no superstars. We'll see how long they last in the Primera.

What can you tell us Z? Would this be good for Adu?

 

[jonessed]

So, according to 'Arry, Demba Ba has a release clause below £7M. Sounds like a deal to me.

I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Spurs shirt at all.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006386/redknapp:-demba-ba-available-for-less-than-L7m?cc=5901

The problem with Ba is he has serious knee issues. Nobody is going to commit to anything long-term. Plus, they need a striker now. They really only have Adebayor and Defoe and Ba isn't going to be back from the Africa Cup of Nations for awhile. I believe they will likely go after Hoilett who can play on the wing or as a striker, but he still has a lot of developing to do. It would have been nice to grab Ba on the free transfer that Newcastle got him on. Not for the transfer money as much as the wages. I doubt they are paying him much, but the next team he jumps to will probably shell out a fair amount. Either that or grab him on a pay to play basis.

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Apparently my parents met a tourist couple from Sweden about a month ago and they have been hanging out with them a bit ever since. My parents took them to the Rose Bowl parade yesterday (kind of a cool thing to see as a tourist I imagine). Anyway, I get this call from my Mom asking if I watch English soccer and who I like. I tell her Tottenham and I hear my Mom talking in the background to someone totally butchering the name. Turns out the guy from Sweden is a huge Tottenham fan and my Mom puts him on the phone. He gets on and he is going nuts talking in a Swedish/English mix. Between the accent and the background noise I make out a lot of Bale, Wednesday, Everton, Lennon, Bale, Bale, Bale,some more Bale, and apparently he got to see them last month for the first time ever. I struggled to understand him, but he was literally bubbling with excitement. At the end of the conversation I don't think there was much in the way of communication done, but somehow we both ended up pretty excited.

I thought it was pretty cool and it totally came out of the blue. Meeting another Tottenham fan in the US is pretty rare. Actually, I don't think I have ever met another. I know he was a tourist, but since he wasn't from England I'm still counting it.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I'll be DVRing the game tonight...wish the replay wasn't on during the football championship.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I took the Spurs +1200 to win the FA Cup. Nice to see Liverpool and ManU draw each other.

 

[Sebowski]

Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or

GOAT

 

[Offa]

So, according to 'Arry, Demba Ba has a release clause below £7M. Sounds like a deal to me.

I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Spurs shirt at all.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006386/redknapp:-demba-ba-available-for-less-than-L7m?cc=5901

The problem with Ba is he has serious knee issues. Nobody is going to commit to anything long-term. Plus, they need a striker now. They really only have Adebayor and Defoe and Ba isn't going to be back from the Africa Cup of Nations for awhile. I believe they will likely go after Hoilett who can play on the wing or as a striker, but he still has a lot of developing to do. It would have been nice to grab Ba on the free transfer that Newcastle got him on. Not for the transfer money as much as the wages. I doubt they are paying him much, but the next team he jumps to will probably shell out a fair amount. Either that or grab him on a pay to play basis.

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Apparently my parents met a tourist couple from Sweden about a month ago and they have been hanging out with them a bit ever since. My parents took them to the Rose Bowl parade yesterday (kind of a cool thing to see as a tourist I imagine). Anyway, I get this call from my Mom asking if I watch English soccer and who I like. I tell her Tottenham and I hear my Mom talking in the background to someone totally butchering the name. Turns out the guy from Sweden is a huge Tottenham fan and my Mom puts him on the phone. He gets on and he is going nuts talking in a Swedish/English mix. Between the accent and the background noise I make out a lot of Bale, Wednesday, Everton, Lennon, Bale, Bale, Bale,some more Bale, and apparently he got to see them last month for the first time ever. I struggled to understand him, but he was literally bubbling with excitement. At the end of the conversation I don't think there was much in the way of communication done, but somehow we both ended up pretty excited.

I thought it was pretty cool and it totally came out of the blue. Meeting another Tottenham fan in the US is pretty rare. Actually, I don't think I have ever met another. I know he was a tourist, but since he wasn't from England I'm still counting it.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Argentina and Brazil will play each other in NJ this summer

 

[Charlie Steiner]

So, according to 'Arry, Demba Ba has a release clause below £7M. Sounds like a deal to me.

I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Spurs shirt at all.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006386/redknapp:-demba-ba-available-for-less-than-L7m?cc=5901

The problem with Ba is he has serious knee issues. Nobody is going to commit to anything long-term. Plus, they need a striker now. They really only have Adebayor and Defoe and Ba isn't going to be back from the Africa Cup of Nations for awhile. I believe they will likely go after Hoilett who can play on the wing or as a striker, but he still has a lot of developing to do. It would have been nice to grab Ba on the free transfer that Newcastle got him on. Not for the transfer money as much as the wages. I doubt they are paying him much, but the next team he jumps to will probably shell out a fair amount. Either that or grab him on a pay to play basis.

------------------------------------------------------------

Apparently my parents met a tourist couple from Sweden about a month ago and they have been hanging out with them a bit ever since. My parents took them to the Rose Bowl parade yesterday (kind of a cool thing to see as a tourist I imagine). Anyway, I get this call from my Mom asking if I watch English soccer and who I like. I tell her Tottenham and I hear my Mom talking in the background to someone totally butchering the name. Turns out the guy from Sweden is a huge Tottenham fan and my Mom puts him on the phone. He gets on and he is going nuts talking in a Swedish/English mix. Between the accent and the background noise I make out a lot of Bale, Wednesday, Everton, Lennon, Bale, Bale, Bale,some more Bale, and apparently he got to see them last month for the first time ever. I struggled to understand him, but he was literally bubbling with excitement. At the end of the conversation I don't think there was much in the way of communication done, but somehow we both ended up pretty excited.

I thought it was pretty cool and it totally came out of the blue. Meeting another Tottenham fan in the US is pretty rare. Actually, I don't think I have ever met another. I know he was a tourist, but since he wasn't from England I'm still counting it.

I don't know if you've ever caught it, but in the Beatles' movie "Help", the scene where they save Ringo from a tiger by getting everyone to sing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", one of the shots they used to demonstrate how many people were involved apparently was a crowd scene from a game involving Tottenham. You have to look quick to catch it, and since you're a Spurs fan maybe you'll get more context out of it than I did. All I caught was a shot of the scoreboard saying "Totteham Hotspur".That's all, carry on... and

 

[El Floppo]

Argentina and Brazil will play each other in NJ this summer

very tempting

 

[Steve Tasker]

Argentina and Brazil will play each other in NJ this summer

very tempting

I'm going to have to keep an eye on this. Our soccer trip this past summer (Z>hey) was such a hit that we may make another this summer...it'll depend on the dates.

 

[El Floppo]

Argentina and Brazil will play each other in NJ this summer

very tempting

I'm going to have to keep an eye on this. Our soccer trip this past summer (Z>hey) was such a hit that we may make another this summer...it'll depend on the dates.

ooooh... a Bra/Arg cornholio might just put it over the top for me.

 

[The Gator]

Argentina and Brazil will play each other in NJ this summer

very tempting

I'm going to have to keep an eye on this. Our soccer trip this past summer (Z>hey) was such a hit that we may make another this summer...it'll depend on the dates.

ooooh... a Bra/Arg cornholio might just put it over the top for me.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Chelsea has finally confirmed the expected acquisition of Gary Cahill. McEachran looks certain to be loaned to Swansea, giving him a good chance to see regular action this season.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Argentina and Brazil will play each other in NJ this summer

very tempting

I'm going to have to keep an eye on this. Our soccer trip this past summer (Z>hey) was such a hit that we may make another this summer...it'll depend on the dates.

It's June 9th.I am IN for this for sure

 

[scoobygang]

McEachran looks certain to be loaned to Swansea, giving him a good chance to see regular action this season.

God bless easy Welsh girls, I guess.

 

[El Floppo]

McEachran looks certain to be loaned to Swansea, giving him a good chance to see regular action this season.

God bless easy Welsh girls, I guess.

Have you seen that kid? He needs all the help he can get.

 

[GoFishTN]

So, according to 'Arry, Demba Ba has a release clause below £7M. Sounds like a deal to me.

I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Spurs shirt at all.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1006386/redknapp:-demba-ba-available-for-less-than-L7m?cc=5901

The problem with Ba is he has serious knee issues. Nobody is going to commit to anything long-term. Plus, they need a striker now. They really only have Adebayor and Defoe and Ba isn't going to be back from the Africa Cup of Nations for awhile. I believe they will likely go after Hoilett who can play on the wing or as a striker, but he still has a lot of developing to do. It would have been nice to grab Ba on the free transfer that Newcastle got him on. Not for the transfer money as much as the wages. I doubt they are paying him much, but the next team he jumps to will probably shell out a fair amount. Either that or grab him on a pay to play basis.

------------------------------------------------------------

Apparently my parents met a tourist couple from Sweden about a month ago and they have been hanging out with them a bit ever since. My parents took them to the Rose Bowl parade yesterday (kind of a cool thing to see as a tourist I imagine). Anyway, I get this call from my Mom asking if I watch English soccer and who I like. I tell her Tottenham and I hear my Mom talking in the background to someone totally butchering the name. Turns out the guy from Sweden is a huge Tottenham fan and my Mom puts him on the phone. He gets on and he is going nuts talking in a Swedish/English mix. Between the accent and the background noise I make out a lot of Bale, Wednesday, Everton, Lennon, Bale, Bale, Bale,some more Bale, and apparently he got to see them last month for the first time ever. I struggled to understand him, but he was literally bubbling with excitement. At the end of the conversation I don't think there was much in the way of communication done, but somehow we both ended up pretty excited.

I thought it was pretty cool and it totally came out of the blue. Meeting another Tottenham fan in the US is pretty rare. Actually, I don't think I have ever met another. I know he was a tourist, but since he wasn't from England I'm still counting it.

I think Harry actually let it out of the bag just in case anyone else didn't know. Knocking Newcastle down a peg certainly wouldn't hurt Spurs.And cool story.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Spain got rid of their "Beckham exception", which allowed foreigners in the top tax bracket to pay 25%. Now they're up to 54%, which puts them on even footing with a lot of Europe.

Barca has most of their non-Spaniards locked up long-term (Alves, Messi, Mascherano), but RM could feel the sting from this I think.

 

[The Z Machine]

Sounds like Freddy Adu's time in MLS might be short-lived. Spanish news outlets are reporting that Rayo Vallecano, who Adu is currently training with, are angling for a transfer.I'd be fine with it from the Union's perspective as long as the money they get on the sale goes towards buying out Roger Torres' loan deal. Otherwise, the team would be suddenly leaking in attacking options from the center of midfield.

My second favorite Madrid team, Rayo, is probably going to be playing the Primera next season. They're from a Madrid working class suburb and have very little money and definitely no superstars. We'll see how long they last in the Primera.

What can you tell us Z? Would this be good for Adu?

I'm not really sure how much playing time he'll actually get, if any. Rayo is doing fairly well in the Primera this year, sitting in 13th place. Nearly everyone had tipped them for relegation, so being 4 places above the drop nearly half the season complete is a really good sign. They may not want to rock the boat. There's been some interest in a swap of player with Atletico, but nothing serious in place yet. They don't have a lot of flair in the attacking half, especially wingers or attacking players that can create. In that sense, Freddy might be a good fit...

 

[jonessed]

Tottenham looked good again against Everton. Their match-up against City in two weeks should be a great game.

Donovan still needs some time to adjust. He didn't play poorly, but he was late on his tackles, slow on his passes, etc. It probably didn't help that he was matched up against a team that is so fast.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Tottenham looked good again against Everton. Their match-up against City in two weeks should be a great game. Donovan still needs some time to adjust. He didn't play poorly, but he was late on his tackles, slow on his passes, etc. It probably didn't help that he was matched up against a team that is so fast.

That is the difficult part of these ultra short loans. By the time he finds his footing, he will be heading back to LA to get ready for the CCL.

 

[GoFishTN]

Tottenham looked good again against Everton. Their match-up against City in two weeks should be a great game. Donovan still needs some time to adjust. He didn't play poorly, but he was late on his tackles, slow on his passes, etc. It probably didn't help that he was matched up against a team that is so fast.

Tied for second. Looking good.

 

[El Floppo]

MLS superdraft tomorrow at noon (ET) on ESPN 2.

 

[NewlyRetired]

MLS superdraft tomorrow at noon (ET) on ESPN 2.

The Generation Adidas class looks pretty good this year. I doubt there will be another Joao Plata out there among the internationals but there is likely to be something good. Plenty of off season movement by all teams. Here is a run down of the movement as tracked by Big Soccer. This is missing a couple of signings from today. Yes Chicago might start a Puppo and a Pappa ===================CHICAGO FIREINJay Nolly GK (Trade - VWFC)Kheli Dube F (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - NER)Rafael Robayo M (Free - Millonarios)Federico Puppo F (Free - Danubio)OUTGabriel Ferrari F (Released)Cristian Nazarit F (Released)Baggio Husidic M (Free - Hammarby IF)Jon Conway GK (Retired)Alec Dufty GK (Free Agent)Other Considerations2013 1st Rd Supplemental Draft (to VWFC in J Nolly trade)CHIVAS USAINRyan Smith F (Trade - SKC)James Riley D (Trade - IMFC)Arturo Alvarez M/F (Re-entry Draft Rd1 - RSL)Oslwaldo Minda M (Free - SD Quito)OUTZarek Valentin D (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Gerson Mayen M (Trade - IMFC)Justin Braun F (Trade - IMFC)Paulo Nagamura D (Trade - SKC)Andrew Boyens D/M (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - LAG)Simon Elliott M (Free Agent)Chukwudi Chijindu F (Free Agent)Zach Thornton GK (Free Agent)Mariano Trujillo D/M (Free Agent)Marcos Mondaini F (Free - Emelec)Sergio Arias GK (Free - Irapuato)Michael Umana D (Free - Communicaciones)Victor Estupian F (Decline option)Other Considerations:2012 Supplemental Draft picks (1st & 3rd Rd) (to SKC in R Smith trade)2012 1st Rd Supplemental Draft pick (from SKC in P Nagamura trade)COLORADO RAPIDSINHunter Freeman D (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - HOU)OUTSanna Nyassi M/F (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Steven Emory M (Waived)Dany Earls D (Waived)Miguel Comminges D (Waived)Michael Holody D (Free Agent)COLUMBUS CREWINCarlos Mendes D (Re-entry Draft Rd1 - RBNY)Matt Lampson GK (Homegrown)Milovan Mirosevic M (Free - Universidad Católica)Olman Vargas F (Loan - CS Herediano)Ben Speas M-F (Homegrown)OUTJosh Gardner D/M (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Santiago Prim M (Waived)Dejan Rusmir M (Waived)Andres Mendoza F (Waived)Kevin Burns M (Free Agent)Jeff Cunningham F (Free Agent)DC UNITEDINRobbie Russell D (Trade - RSL)OUTCharlie Davies F (Loan finished)Santino Quaranta M (Retired)Marc Burch D (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - SSFC)Clyde Simms M (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - NER)Brandon Barklage M (Free Agent)Steve Cronin GK (Free Agent)Devon McTavish D/M (Retired)Joseph Ngwenya F (Free Agent)Jed Zayner D (Free Agent)Other Considerations:2013 3rd Rd SuperDraft pick to RSL (R Russell trade)FC DALLASINBlaz Perez F (Free - Indios)Hernan Pertuz D (Free - Independiente Medellin)OUTEdson Edward D (Waived)Jeremy Hall D (Trade - TFC)Maicon Santos F (Free Agent)Maykel Galindo F (Free Agent)Marvin Chavez M/F (Trade to SJE)Other Considerations:2013 2nd Rd SuperDraft Pick from TFC (J Hall trade)Allocation money (from SJE in M Chavez trade)HOUSTON DYNAMOINNathan Sturgis M (Trade - TFC)OUTBrian Ching F (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Francisco Navas Cobos M (Waived)Evan Newton GK (Waived)Carlos Costly F (Waived)Hunter Freeman D (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - COL)Jason Garey F (Free Agent)Eddie Robinson D (Free Agent)Other Considerations:2014 Conditional SuperDraft Pick to TFC (N Sturgis trade)LA GALAXYINAndrew Boyens D/M (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - CHV)Chris Leitch D (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - SJE)Pat Noonan F (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - SSFC)Marcelo Sarvas M (Free - LD Alajuelense)Jose Villareal M (Homegrown)Nick Noble GK (Free - Ljungskile SK)OUTGregg Berhalter D (Retired)Donovan Ricketts GK (Trade - IMFC)Miguel Lopez M (Loan end - Quilmes)Other Considerations:Allocation money (from MTL in D Ricketts trade)MONTREAL IMPACTINNelson Rivas D (Free - Internazionale)Evan Bush GK (Montreal D2)Hassoun Camara M (Montreal D2)Sinisa Ubiparipovic M (Montreal D2)Brian Ching F (Expansion Draft - HOU)Zarek Valentin D (Expansion Draft - CHV)Justin Mapp M (Expansion Draft - PHI)Bobby Burling D (Expansion Draft - SJE)Jeb Brovsky D/M (Expansion Draft - VWFC)Collen Warner M (Expansion Draft - RSL)Josh Gardner D/M (Expansion Draft - CLB)Sanna Nyassi M/F (Expansion Draft - COL)Seth Sinovic D (Expansion Draft - SKC)James Riley D (Expansion Draft - SSFC)Tyson Wahl D (Trade - SSFC)Gerson Mayen M (Trade - CHV)Justin Braun F (Trade - CHV)Bryan Arguez M (Ft Lauderdale Strikers D2)Davy Arnaud M (Trade - SKC)Donovan Rickets GK (Trade - LAG)Ian Westlake M (Montreal D2)Miguel Montano M/F (Free - SSFC)Greg Sutton GK (Free - RBNY)Patrice Bernier M (Free - Lyngby BK)Felipe Martins M (Free - FC Lugano)OUTJames Riley D (Trade - CHV)Seth Sinovic D (Trade - SKC)Other Considerations:Allocation money (to SSFC in T Wahl trade)Allocation money (to SKC in S Sinovic trade)Alocation money (to LAG in D Ricketts trade)NE REVOLUTIONINDanleigh Borman D (Re-entry Draft Rd1 - TFC)Nate Jaqua F (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - SSFC)Clyde Simms M (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - DCU)Fernando Cardenas M (Free - America de Cali)Jhon Lozano D (Free - America de Cali)OUTAlan Koger F (Waived)Otto Loewy D (Waived)Andrew Sousa M (Waived)Franco Coria D (Loan finished)Milton Caraglio F (Loan finished)Monkef Zerka M (Waived)Rajko Lekic F (Waived)Kheli Dube F (Re-Entry Draft Rd2 - CHI)Ryan Cochrane D (Free Agent)Pat Phelan M (Free Agent)PHILADELPHIA UNIONINNizar Khalfan M (Waivers - VWFC)Josue Martinez F (Transfer - Saprissa)Jimmy McLaughlin M (Homegrown)Gabriel Gomez M (Transfer - Indios)Porfirio Lopez D (Transfer- Dalian Shide)OUTJustin Mapp M (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Juan Diego Gonzalez D (Waived)Thorne Holder GK (Waived)Stefani Miglioranzi M (Free Agent)Chase Harrison GK (Free Agent)PORTLAND TIMBERS FCINJose Adolfo Valencia F (Transfer - Santa Fe)Brent Richards F (Homegrown)OUTKevin Goldthwaite D (Retired)Adin Brown GK (Released)Rodrigo Lopez M (Released)Peter Lowry M (Released)Ryan Pore M (Released)Spencer Thompson F (Released)Brian Umony F (Released)REAL SALT LAKEINEduardo Fernandez GK (Homegrown)OUTCollen Warner M (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Tim Melia GK (Waived)Robby Russell D (Trade - DCU)Jean Alexandre M (Trade - SJE)Andy Williams M (Retired)Nelson Gonzalez M/F (Loan finished)Blake Wanger D (Free Agent)Rauwshan McKenzie D (Free Agent)Other Considerations:2013 3rd Rd SupperDraft pick from DCU (R Russell trade)2013 1st Rd Supplemental Draft pick from SJE (J Alexandre trade)RED BULL NEW YORKINConor Lade D (Homegrown)Jonathan Borrajo D (Free - HamKam)Markus Holgersson D (Free - Helsingborg)OUTAlex Horwath GK (Waived)Mychel Jones D (Waived)Tyler Lassiter D (Waived)Marcos Paullo M (Waived)John Rooney M (Waived)Teddy Schneider D (Waived)Carlos Mendes D (Re-entry Draft Rd1 - CLB)Greg Sutton GK (Free Agent)Chris Albright D (Free Agent)Bouna Coundoul GK (Free Agent)SJ EARTHQUAKESINShea Salinas M (Trade - VWFC)Jean Alexandre M (Trade - RSL)Marvin Chavez M/F (Trade - FCD)Victor Bernardez D (Free - Indios)OUTBobby Burling D (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Bobby Convey M (Trade - SKC)Matt Luzunaris F (Free - OCSC)Chris Leitch D (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - SJE)Jacob Peterson M (Free Agent)Scott Sealy F (Free Agent)Andrew Weber GK (Free Agent)Other Considerations:Allocation money (to VWFC in S Salinas trade)2013 1st Rd Supplemental Draft pick to RSL (J Alexandre trade)International roster spot 1YR (from SKC in B Convey trade)Allocation money (to FCD in M Chavez trade)SEATTLE SOUNDERSINMichael Gspurning GK (Free - Skoda Xanthi)Marc Burch D (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - DCU)Adam Johansson D (Free - IFK Goteborg)Christian Sivebaek M (Transfer - Midtjylland)OUTKasey Keller GK (Retired)James Riley D (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Tyson Wahl D (Trade - IMFC)Terry Boss GK (Retired)Taylor Graham D (Retired)Nate Jaqua F (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - NER)Pat Noonan F (Re-entry Draft Rd2 - LAG)Erik Friberg M (Transfer - Malmo FF)Other Considerations:Allocation money (from IMFC in T Wahl trade)2014 3rd Rd SuperDraft (to VWFC in Re-Entry Draft Rd2 trade)SPORTING KC INSeth Sinovic D (Trade - IMFC)Paulo Nagamura D (Trade - CHV)Bobby Convey M (Trade - SJE)OUTRyan Smith F (Trade - CHV)Seth Sinovic D (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Scott Lorenz D (Waived)Jefferson M (Waived)Craig Rocastle M (Waived)Milos Stojcev M (Waived)Davy Arnaud M (Trade - IMFC)Shavar Thomas D (Free Agent)Omar Bravo F (Transfer - Cruz Azul)Other Considerations:2012 Supplemental Draft picks (1st & 3rd Rd) (from Chivas in R Smith trade)Allocation money (from IMFC in D Arnaud trade)2012 1st Rd Supplemental Draft pick (to CHV in P Nagamura trade)International roster spot 1YR (to SJE in B Convey trade)TORONTO FCINJeremy Hall D (Trade - FCD)Reggie Lambe M (Free - Ipswich Town)OUTMatt Gold M (Waived)Demitrus Omphroy D/M (Waived)Kyle Davies D (Waived)Leandre Griffit M (Waived)Javier Martina F (Waived)Eddy Viator D (Waived)Ganluca Zavarise M (Waived)Danleigh Borman D (Re-entry Draft Rd1 - NER)Other Considerations:2013 2nd Rd SuperDraft pick to FCD (J Hall trade)2014 Conditional SuperDraft Pick to TFC (N Sturgis trade)VANCOUVER WHITECAPSINBryce Alderson M (Homegrown)Young Pyo Lee D (Free - Al-Hilal)Lee Nguyen M (Free - Becamex Binh Duong FC)Matt Watson M (Carolina RailHawks D2)Martin Bonjour D (Free - Rampla Juniors FC)OUTJeb Brovsky D/M (Expansion Draft - IMFC)Alex Morfaw M (Waived)Nizar Khalfan M (Waived)Bilal Duckett D (Waived)Omar Elmasri D (Loan finished)Shea Salinas M (Trade - SJE)Jay Nolly GK (Trade - CHI)Greg Janicki D (Free Agent)Peter Vagenas M (Free Agent)Jonathan Leathers D (Free Agent)Other Considerations:Allocation money (from SJE for S Salinas trade)2013 1st Rd Supplemental Draft (from CHI in J Nolly trade)2014 3rd Rd SuperDraft (from SSFC in Re-Entry Draft Rd2 trade)

 

[Steve Tasker]

MONTREAL IMPACTINNelson Rivas D (Free - Internazionale)Evan Bush GK (Montreal D2)Hassoun Camara M (Montreal D2)Sinisa Ubiparipovic M (Montreal D2)Brian Ching F (Expansion Draft - HOU)Zarek Valentin D (Expansion Draft - CHV)Justin Mapp M (Expansion Draft - PHI)Bobby Burling D (Expansion Draft - SJE)Jeb Brovsky D/M (Expansion Draft - VWFC)Collen Warner M (Expansion Draft - RSL)Josh Gardner D/M (Expansion Draft - CLB)Sanna Nyassi M/F (Expansion Draft - COL)Seth Sinovic D (Expansion Draft - SKC)James Riley D (Expansion Draft - SSFC)Tyson Wahl D (Trade - SSFC)Gerson Mayen M (Trade - CHV)Justin Braun F (Trade - CHV)Bryan Arguez M (Ft Lauderdale Strikers D2)Davy Arnaud M (Trade - SKC)Donovan Rickets GK (Trade - LAG)Ian Westlake M (Montreal D2)Miguel Montano M/F (Free - SSFC)Greg Sutton GK (Free - RBNY)Patrice Bernier M (Free - Lyngby BK)Felipe Martins M (Free - FC Lugano)

I haven't been following this closely and I'm not sure exactly how the expansion draft works, but it looks like they've put together a pretty nice core here - Ricketts, Rivas, Valentin, Arnaud, Mapp, Ching, Nyassi are all quality players.