Philadelphia Union - 2014 Roster

Is there a reason they would have used allocation money for Edu when he is a DP anyway?

 

Since again, AM is MLSmoola, you're getting Edu with the other 18 "operators" kicking in to finance it, vs just Shallow Pockets Sugarman.

 

What are the chances that Carlos Valdes returns after the WC???

 

0.00%

 

why do you think that is?

 

If he's not coming back, the Union have a problem. What I saw from Berry and Wheeler was way too mediocre. Does somebody knows what Ethan White is capable of ?

Also, why did they let go Parke?? If not excellent, he was an OK defender in MLS and was from Pennsylvania; seeing how the Union's defence now lacks leadership, I have all the troubles in the world understanding why they made that deal. He wanted out?

 

"Personal issues."

Which could be true. But I tend to think "personal issues" is PR speak for "issues with management." As a member of the Nexus, this is to be expected.

 

At this point, why the hell not take Valdes after the WC break?

 

He hates Hackworth....read that in read if you want

 

How did we got Edu back with that trade? Is this just a salary thing? Because if it is, some other players should have been moved instead of Parke who was a great influence on the team. Carroll, Daniel, Cruz... just pick anyone on the roster except Okugo and McMath.

Moving Parke at this key position without having a solid backup is just careless. But, hey, maybe Berry will step up. I don't like what I've seen from him so far, but I haven't seen enough to make a definitive opinion on him. Also, I don't believe in Wheeler; he could be okay, but his first pass ability is just awfull for a center back.

 

I believe it moved the Union to the top of re-entry order (or whatever clever name MLS has for it). So they traded Parke to be first in line to grab Edu on his return.

But someone with actual knowledge of the overly complex MLS workings might be able to explain better.

 

We dealt Jeff Parke and the sixth spot in the allocation order for Ethan "Where's Waldo" White and the top spot in the allocation order. This allowed the Union (&The MLS) to select Let go and Let Mo (hat tip to ericlfd for that).

So, Dills assertion it was Parke for Edu and it's a freaking steal is accurate.

 

Thanks for the precision, MLS is so complicated

Well, if Parke got us Edu, sounds indeed like a steal. Doesn't resolves the center back issue of the Union roster though.

 

Correct, our Peter from Paul strategery has littered our short team history.
This team hasn't recovered from the Jordan Harvey for magic beans trade. The timing of our deals are always head scratchers too, but that could be part of the mystical nature of the MLS and single organism structure. I get the we got a player for Jack instead of nothing, just not sure we couldn't have made another deal ahead of time to shore it up first. We have so many mediocre midfielders, hopefully we can deal one,draft picks, magic beans, our head coach, for a mediocre striker.

 

Love this. Needs to be a Tifo.

 

move the defense up top and the strikers to back...everyone would be playing in the right position....

 

My wishful thinking/experimental Union formation:

http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2014/04/29/lets-try-this-formation/comment-page-1/#comment-162961

 

so do you think theyre actually out there trying to find "one or two" players

 

Just wanted to chime in with my thoughts on the deal thus far(not sure if this is the place for it).

Long term, it seems Philly really won this deal by a mile. Ethan White is inconsistent but shows a lot of promise and Edu should be with Philly for years to come. Not gonna lie though, Jeff Parke is a rock for us right now, moreso than I think most DC fans could have imagined. It would be interesting to see if Hackworth had any other players instead of Parke that he could've traded.

 

That may be true what you said about Ethan White, but he can't even get on the field and it's not clear why. The options ahead of him don't seem to be any better so it's a surprise to a lot of us that he hasn't even gotten a sniff.

Edu is a loan and will likely be gone at the end of this year.