2012-13 Offseason Thread

Should have stopped right there, Gardner is a joke.

 

Keep that mentality, that is why we are 17 years under......Not in Australia, in the shiitte....

 

Time to can Henry's Arse if this is true. No one player or individual is greater that the team......

 

Good overview of what has happened so far this offseason....
http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=32539

GM: DeBontin
Sporting Director: Roxburgh
Head Coach: TBA (rumors say the position is McAllister's for the taking)

OUT:
Rafa Marquez ( free transfer, signed with Leon Liga MX)
Bill Gaudette (cut)
Jeremy Vuolo (cut)
Jonathan Borrajo (cut)
Tyler Ruthven (will be present at training camp to compete for a spot)
Jan Gunnar Solli (cut)
Teemu Tainio (cut)
Jose Angulo (cut)
Johnny Arteaga (cut)
Corey Hertzog (it's official--he got cut)
Stephen Keel (picked up in re-entry draft by Dallas)
Sebastian LeToux (traded to Philly for Josue Martinez (F) and allocation $$)

IN:
Juninho P.
*Fabian Espindola
*Jamison Olave (both acquired from RSL for allocation $$)
Kosuke Kimura (from Portland fro allocation $$ and home grown rights to Bryan Gallego)
Connor Lade (re-signed)
Brandon Barklage (re-signed)
Santiago Castaño (Home Grown)
Armando Moreno (Home Grown)
Josue Martinez (acquired in the trade with Philly)

 

http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=32540

Palsson says that we have released him. I'm not surprised he isn't coming back. I've said that before. If you found a good situation for yourself in Europe, why leave? I'm just disappointed we couldn't get anything for him, even if it would have been a minor transfer fee. It would have been better than nothing. Either way we know that he isn't coming back.

 

This can't be stressed enough.

 

Thanks for the update!

I was always a fan of Palsson but when his stats were put on paper--wow, it's a real eye opener. His actual results did not match up to the impression he left in the minds of many fans.

Played 16 games, Started only 4 games, 463 minutes of playing time. No goals, no assists, committed 12 fouls, picked up 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.....

Of course as a defensive player it might have been better to include stats in the article such as number of successful challenges, number of balls intercepted or deflected, and number of in-the-box clearances.

I hope things go better for him in Europe.

 

http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=32542

This doesn't paint a pretty picture about our coaching search. Let McAllister price himself out of the position. Don't want him anyway.

Queiroz or Owen Coyle? No thank you. Stay away please.

Where do these guys come off asking for so much money to coach here? That would be ridiculous paying someone like that so much. It would be like Ruud Gullit all over again.

And the worst of it all - Wynalda possibly taking a spot in the front office. Keep that clown away.

I still hope we get someone like Steve Nicol.

 

Queiroz would not be a bad thing--he is tied with Zambrano for the highest coaching winning percentage in MetroBulls history-- 48%, and keep in mind he only stayed around for one season. I would be interested in seeing a 2nd go round with him.

Wynalda---his temper and penchant for verbally bullying people are legendary, however he is a man of strong convictions. If he had a position of power you know he would definitely not be wishy washy about the direction he would want to take the team in.

McAllister is pricing himself out of the market because apparently he is not interested in coming here but doesn't want to tell his good friend Houllier a straight "no."

I do have to say though that I am SHOCKED that this team dismissed their coach without having any type of action plan in place.
It looks like the only thing on their mind was that McAllister would be "easy", and now that he has refused they don't know what they are going to do. This organization's bumbling never ceases to amaze me.

In the meantime we longtime suffering fans have to continue to suffer the cruelest fact of all
"The Red Bulls have failed to win a trophy or title of note in their 17 years of existence."

 

I don't care about Queiroz's stats. He was here for half a season in 1996. I doubt he has payed much attention to MLS over the years being the coach at Man U, Real Madrid, and Portugal and where ever else he has been. And he is the current coach of Iran. So he is not really an "MLS guy". Anyway it says in the article that he hasn't even been contacted about the position yet so I don't think it has much of a chance of happening.

 

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/28/kick-henrys-offseason-loan-move-arsenal-back

Seriously, another striker???

But whether it happens or not, Henry could have a new Welsh teammate at Red Bull Arena: Sky Sports are reporting that Crystal Palace forward Jermaine Easter could possibly join RBNY.

 

I would think that Wynalda wouldn't be in a position of significant power.

 

I hope it's just a bs rumor. His credentials seems awful. At least a guy like Luyindula has a track record of being a quality player. We don't really need any other forwards. We need to focus on the midfield. There have been tons of bs rumors over the years and I hope this is just another one of them.

 

I think the quote meant that Henry's leadership and mentoring was the equivalent of having another coach. I'm absolutely positive Garber would NOT say anything bad about Henry, true or not.

I like Henry attitude. He doesn't like settling. When we play like crap, he tells it like it is.

 

I kind of figured feet of stone Palson woul dnever again play for us....

 

Let's hope he does not turn out to be as bad a recommendation as Marquez was.....

 

Link....Link....Link.>..Link.......

Who is this mysterious Ludovic, that even Wikipedia have not any on him?.....

 

I been saying that for more than six month now, with so many good starting players in CA and SA that you can find for 100K is idiotic to have one as a sub, that was the logic move,cick him out asap.....

Now, like I say, we only have really three MF and need at least four more.....That it is if Lindpere don't jump the gun and left, because he is piss up with the phantom coach that we have..... (Henry)......

 

We need MFs that is for sure, but I don't think that kind of player......But until don't find how much he want, because a DP he I think he don't deserve that.... If we have the chance to sign a first class and young CAM I will agree, but for another MF I don't think so.... See what San Jose is doing, they will bring a couple of Hondurans players to add to two that they have already, why?, because this player are 100/150K and good fast strong players and play a similar game as the MLS system....