Christian Tiffert signs with Seattle Sounders

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  1. chuckberry Member

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    chuckberry, Jul 27, 2012
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    PhillyMLS, Jul 27, 2012
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  3. Yoshou Moderator

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    Should be a good signing. Based on the comments I've seen from FCK fans that has been stopping by the Sounders' forums he was the best player on a very bad team last season and that is why he went from having the most assists in Bundesliga two seasons ago, to very pedestrian numbers last season.. With EJ and Montero in front of him, he should be very dangerous in setting them up to score goals...
    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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  4. JoeCelt Member

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    I never watched Tiffert playing but I watched many other BL games and what I read about him it should be really good fit for Sounders. Welcome CT to Seattle!
    JoeCelt, Jul 27, 2012
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    Rosales is not a DP due to salary. Maybe they amortized some of the loan/transfer fee/what ever is making him a DP and perhaps that will be completed soon, no longer making him a DP.
    MLSFan123, Jul 27, 2012
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  8. Yoshou Moderator

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    I suspect Rosales got a pretty large non-salary compensation and that is what is making him a DP. While his salary is low, that isn't the only thing that counts against the salary cap. However, his total compensation is not that far above the DP line, so if it is possible to buy down the contract of a DP mid-season, that might be what they did.
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  9. JoeCelt Member

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    You must be one of the Bush supporters! :)
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    Weren't they going to loan Rosales to a Colombian team?
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  11. JoeCelt Member

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    Alvaro Fernandez, not Rosales! That transfer is delayed?!
    JoeCelt, Jul 27, 2012
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  12. Yoshou Moderator

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    Fernandez was going to be loaned to Cali, but that supposedly fell through. It might heat back up now that Tiffert is in bound. Also, it isn't clear if Tiffert is coming on a free or not. There seems to be some confusion because FCK said that they released Tiffert from his contract vs. sold him.
    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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    If Flaco doesn't leave, then he's a DP. And Montero is a DP. So Rosales CAN'T be a DP.
    I wonder if that should be "or." To my eye, it isn't just announcer hype/narrative, they really haven't helped each other. They've probably got about 3 more matches before Sigi has to make a decision. Given Montero's work rate, maybe the best thing would be to play EJ for 60, then tell Montero to work his ass off for 30. Or vice versa. That way you get 90 minutes of Grade A striker play.
    superdave, Jul 27, 2012
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  14. Yoshou Moderator

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    Montero has scored 0 goals without EJ being on the field at the same time.

    Also, anyone that says Montero has a work rate problem hasn't been watching the Sounders play since Ljungberg left the team.
    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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    latest couple tweet via mayers

    gstommylee, Jul 27, 2012
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  16. gstommylee Member

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    Flaco is gone. he just tweeted.

    via translation " Seattle sounders thank you very much for these 2 years of life. I get many positive things and most importantly I get real friends."
    gstommylee, Jul 27, 2012
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  17. Yoshou Moderator

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    The other shoe drops. Fernandez says goodbye:

    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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  18. Yoshou Moderator

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    Looks like Fernandez will be staying in MLS though:

    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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    If its a deal within MLS I hope its to an eastern conference team.
    asoc, Jul 27, 2012
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  20. Yoshou Moderator

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    And the Sounders had better not be bending over and taking it.. Whatever team is getting Flaco just got a lot better.
    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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  21. gstommylee Member

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    I hope we get a defender out of this trade.
    gstommylee, Jul 27, 2012
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  22. Yoshou Moderator

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    Yoshou, Jul 27, 2012
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  23. gstommylee Member

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    Only teams we can rule out are those that already have 3 DPs.
    gstommylee, Jul 27, 2012
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  24. gstommylee Member

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    Hmm i wonder how much allocation money we got.
    gstommylee, Jul 27, 2012
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  25. lurak Member

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    Hopefully for Seattle, it would be enough to buy down Rosales into non-DP territory or to bring someone in as a non-DP.
    lurak, Jul 27, 2012
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