Dynamo acquire Omar Cummings from the Rapids for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money

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  1. truthandlife

    truthandlife Member

    Jul 28, 2003
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    From Darrell Lovell on Twitter:
    .@HoustonDynamo will announce tomorrow AM that they have acquired Omar Cummings from the Rapids for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money.
     
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  2. Soccergodlss

    Soccergodlss Member+

    Jun 21, 2004
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Kaiserslautern
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's 30 now. He was very good in 2010 (when Colorado won the Cup). He was injured a bit in 2011 and hasn't quite been the same player. However, if he gains a fraction of the form he had in 2010 then I think he will help us a lot. He had six goals last year for the Rapids and I think he will help ease the pressure off of Bruin. Cummings seems like he could play a wing type in the 4-3-3 as well, but I'm not sure about his defensive qualities?
     
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  3. 1Coug1

    1Coug1 Member

    Dec 4, 2012
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Irie mon. Hope he has a successful stint here. If he wants to play, he will defend.
     
  4. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Interesting acquisition. Cummings only made like $90K last year.
     
  5. Hungryjack

    Hungryjack Member+

    Jul 8, 2006
    Houston
    Yeah I don't know what to say about this. High hopes.
     
  6. ra azua

    ra azua Member

    May 10, 2009
    houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    that price makes this a great add.. hope he fits.
     
  7. cougarclaws

    cougarclaws Member

    May 8, 2006
    Lucky's Pub
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. OrangeCajun

    OrangeCajun Member

    Nov 28, 2006
    Cypress, Texas
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Losing Sturgis and Hainault really hurts our depth on the back line.
     
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  9. yossarin

    yossarin Member

    Nov 4, 2007
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Colin Rolfe waived... lost in the details of the press release.
     
  10. crocken

    crocken Member

    Jan 28, 2011
    MD
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    uh.. did i miss something?
     
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  11. yossarin

    yossarin Member

    Nov 4, 2007
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Hainault has been given a bona fide offer, but he's exploring options elsewhere. If he doesn't find anything and wants to return to MLS, the Dynamo have the first crack.
     
  12. anderson

    anderson Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He played well with Conor Casey, but struggled after Casey's injury. I like the chances that our coaching staff figures out how to use him effectively.
     
  13. OrangeCajun

    OrangeCajun Member

    Nov 28, 2006
    Cypress, Texas
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The chron article about the US v Canada game talked about Hainault coming back to visit his former stadium. I figured they new something.
     
  14. spot

    spot Member+

    Nov 29, 1999
    Centennial
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He did play well with Casey. He was no slouch without him either, but the team without him never included anyone who was noteworthy for finishing. While Casey was better than average his goal scoring exploits prior to the Rapids had a lot of us worried that he'd be a failure.

    A lot of people will bring up the 2010 season when he scored 14 goals which was great. But, as the second forward it's always worth noting that he lead the league in 2009 - tied with Brad Davis - in assists. He then lead the Rapids in assists in 2011 even with his injury woes. Casey owes a lot of his goals to Omar.

    The final thing is, is that while 2011 was a year of injury, 2012 was a new coach. Comparing Oscar to Dom as to ability to get the best out of players I think most people would bet on Kinnear. Pareja is supposed to bring us beautiful soccer in Colorado, which is a chaotic work in progress. Omar flourished under Smith, and I'd guess that Dom is a little closer to him than to Pareja.

    Treat Omar well, he's a good guy as well as a good player.
     
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  15. troutseth

    troutseth Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Houston, TX
    Frankly a surprise.
     
  16. troutseth

    troutseth Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Houston, TX
    I wonder if that tells us we are going after one of the CB in the draft?
     
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  17. dadcoachref

    dadcoachref BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 30, 2007
    Crosby
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sturgis put in some extremely important minutes this year...we will miss him...good luck Nathan...
    Andre may be back but he will be difficult to replace if not...he has been money in the stretch run...Brunner?
    excited to see what Omar brings...this may be the speed merchant we have been looking for...although I really liked the Will/Calen pairing in the playoffs...

    is this it?

    ...........Bruin..........Cummings....
    ......................OBG.......................
    Davis....................................Carr
    ......................Rico........................
    Ashe.....Taylor.......BB.....Sarkodie
    ......................Hall..........................

    Ching
    Weaver
    Kandji
    Moffat
    Camargo
    Barnes
    Creavalle
    Watson
    Dixon
    Brunner
    Deric

    great depth at midfield!
     
  18. anderson

    anderson Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. *rey*

    *rey* Member+

    Feb 22, 2006
    Houston
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  20. anderson

    anderson Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yup. I also suggested earlier that we needed both - a fast forward and an actual attacking mid - so that we can stop trying to force defensive mids into an attacking mid role.

    IIRC, I read something about Chelis saying that he watched MLS Cup and concluded that the teams didn't use the midfield. He was surely referring to the lack of pacing of the game, and quick connections forward, that a real attacking mid can help control. He was right.

    I hope that we're still looking for someone whose skills are actually suited for that role. We'll see.
     
  21. troutseth

    troutseth Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Houston, TX
    Carr is likely out until mid season at best. OBG stays wide and I think Camargo and Barnes fight for the center mid position. Also Kandji is not signed yet. A lot of work left.
     
  22. DNez2001

    DNez2001 Member

    Nov 30, 2006
    Houston 'burb
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What about the Jamaica connection? Any news on the status of Watson? Aren't all (3) Cummings, Watson and Taylor called up on a regular basis?
     
  23. El Naranja

    El Naranja Member+

    Sep 5, 2006
    Alief
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't know about Watson but, yes, we do have a huge part of Jamaica's talentN which will be a problem this year.

    Love this move as Omar is a proven striker, great set-up man. While I agree with *rey* that we need an AM, I don't think we have to go buy one....if Giles is back to his pre-injury form. He showed flashes this year and with a whole pre-season with Dom, he may be the answer.
     
  24. anderson

    anderson Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's still an issue for WCQs, but Jamaica didn't qualify for the Gold Cup, so at least we won't lose them for those games.

    I agree with El Naranja that Barnes is a possibility and having a full pre-season may make a big difference. But I don't think I saw anything about his play so far to make me think he can control the pace of play -- slow down, not just speed up. After all, he is English. ;) We'll see.
     
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  25. anderson

    anderson Member+

    Feb 28, 2002
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kyle McCarthy tweets:

     

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