Off-Season Player Rumors & Movement 2013

I wanna beat . . . the Red Bulls! (To the tune of "Sledgehammer")

Call me crazy, but based on previous comments about transfer window strategies, I'm not believing anything Nicky Sak says until its signed, sealed and delivered.

I agree and the people thinking that Sak should or will be fired are delusional. He is the CEO and a partial owner, they won't spend money on a new training facility or big name players, they aren't going to spend money to buy him out.

Agree with your general point but it seems to me that asking whether Sak should be fired is much different from speculating about if he actually will be fired. The words are far from interchangeable in this context.

I'll give you that, yes I agree he has been a less then stellar CEO, and should get kicked in the junk....But we aren't gonna be able to do that kickin' and he will be around with that smug smile for a while.

Hilarious! I was just reading about the Sounders upcoming vote on retaining Adrian Hanauer last week and laughing to myself about the Union instituting a similar policy. I think it might be run something like this:

Do we have to wait 30-90 days for the result?

Fcuk it, the puppies are back on the clock. Get a big time striker or they get it.

I knew I was right this entire time. You just have to believe.

I think on this one, the puppies are the armed ones. Nothing will happen. The worse thing that could happen now is what has been happening, the U start winning some games and scoring more before the end of the season and we will hear about how this is the team for the future and need more time etc.

And we all know Sack is lazy so why do any work, look at the coaching decision.

son of a bitch

Yes. He is a proven striker and would be a big draw as a (sometimes) starter on the USMNT.

His work-rate would also quickly endear him to Union fans. He's also a quality finisher which we desperately need. And just think of the tifo possibilities.
#HerculezToUnion indeed...

Wouldn't he be subject to the dreaded Allocation Draft that is used for returning US National Team embers/former MLS Players? Aren't we toward the bottom of that list after the Soumare Acquisition?

I'm all for this move though. He'd be a great addition and would fill a serious void in our roster.

Good question. But didn't Gomez leave on a free transfer? I can't remember if he was offered a contract by KC before he left. If so, he might still belong to SKC. They seem to have a plethora of attacking options - Sapong, Bunbury, Kamara, even Dwyer from the SuperDraft - and may be open to a trade. Allocation money for the win!

I think the allocation rules would make getting Gomez difficult.

Doesn't allocation reset at the end of the year based upon order of finish?

If we acquired him, we'd have two Gomezes. They would have to change the names on their jerseys. Of course, the ownership would never dig that deep in their pockets for him, so keep dreaming.

That's the thing though..SKC does have a lot of strikers, but they aren't great at finishing, they are just decent compared to the other playoff teams. For the amount of chances SKC creates, they're finishing rate is actually worse then the Union's percentage wise. If you add a clinical finisher like Herc to that team................. they'd be even more difficult to beat, and arguably the best team in the league.

Gabriel Gomez already wears G. Gomez on his shirt for some unknown reason. No change needed!