News: Revs claim midfielder and club legend Shalrie Joseph off waivers

I hope Shalrie's mobility vehicle has both a turtle and a rabbit mode.

 

Maybe this is one of those one-day contract things so he can retire as a Rev.

Right?

Right?

If the Revs are looking to loan him out, I think he would be hugely beneficial to Mass United FC this year in whatever new league they are in this year. @Achowat

 

Welcome back Shalrie (one of my favorite revs all time). If we have any depth at all or the coaching staff has common sense, you won't see the field this season.

 

It is good to see that the Revs took their time, and then more time, and then a little more, all the while being very cautious to research the target player's background -- to make sure they got the right player.

I'm sure it also took that long in part because it most likely was a very delicate negotiation:
a.) to ensure that the Revs outsmarted/outbid any of the others who were courting him; and
b.) that their target player didn't "spit the hook" once the Revs had him in their sights.

Way to get 'er done, Revs.





That being said, they did just buy themselves a 3rd or 4th emergency option at many spots on the field. I suppose that is passable for optimism, relative to this signing.

 

Given that he's been trialing with the team or at least been practicing with the team this season, I really doubt there was much competition to sign him. Since he's an emergency role player, why did the Revs even bother signing him right now? I mean, he's basically been on stand-by all year, but they decide to sign him now?

In terms of the depth chart, I'd say he's probably 3rd at d-mid (Dorman-Caldwell-SJ)
6th at CB (JoGO-AJ-Farrell-Maca-Barnes-SJ)
7th at CF (Bunbury-Bengston-Imbongo-Davies-Sene-Mullins-SJ).

 

5th at keeper? 6th?

 

Khano Smith is the Revs secret weapon.

 

That's from Jeff Lemieux's twitter. I see no downside to this if that's the case.

 

Does anybody have an idea of what Shalrie will make this year in New England? The google doc from the salary thread has his salary around 250K in Seattle.

 

Thanks. I missed that.

 

I'm amused by all the "hopefully this is just a 1 day deal where he retires". Shoot, if we're going to go with "hopefully", I'd say hopefully he still has something left in the tank and can help us on the field.

Maybe because Alston is suspended and JoGo isn't back yet?

 

I think most people are going with the one day contract thing because they're realistic enough to realize that he has nothing to contribute to this team at this stage in his career.

 

I'm fine with this. We have open roster spots and he's probably getting the minimum. So, the greatest Rev gets to come back and finish his career here. If he can help in certain situations, it's all gravy.

 

Well done to whoever the driving force was behind this game changing move. One can only imagine this stellar acquisition should put that person front and center for a massive bonus, a promotion, or both! Congrats.

On the KAD side -- 2012 Revolution SJ bobble heads just increased $3.98 in value! Yeah baby.

-- (rumor has it the Foxborough brain trust is going full out to reacquire Peter Woodring, who will accept Red Robin food vouchers in lieu of salary.)

 

Red Robin is indeed a quality product. Peter wood ring up such coinage.

 

I think folks are overanalyzing this. At the welcome event for STH earlier this year a small kid asked the management whether Shalrie would come back, and they (Burns?) said (paraphrased to the best of my memory) "Well, it would be nice if he could wrap up his career here, and we brought him in a for a look, and he hurt himself, and he is still hurt, but we want to give him every chance to end his career here." People on these boards got bummed when Ralston was let slip quietly into retirement, and Twellman kind of faded away (except for his press conference), and they've said it would be nice to do something for Reis. Now the Revs are doing something for Shalrie. It is what most fans want. So if he fits into the team, both on the field (probably with limited minutes) and in the locker room (i.e., not perceived as a job threat or messing up the chemistry), then as someone said above, what is the downside? Besides, now I can wear my autographed #21 as something besides a historical and honorary artifact again for a few weeks or months.

 

nice. thanks for posting this.

 

Unfortunately the default position of most posters on this Board is to find fault with anything this franchise does--or with anyone who says that is their default posture. Your post says the reality here very nicely. This signing is a win-win-win. If by some miracle Joseph finds some "game" left in the tanks and can make an on field contribution it will be a bonus. I remember "Merlin" working his magic as a Central Defender well after he was no longer to be a midfielder.

Welcome Home Bully Joseph

 

Please explain what a "win-win-win" is and how this qualifies as one.

 

It's not that people are upset to see SJ back, it's in no way an anti-Shalrie, we don't like him statement, people's reactions are based more on the bigger picture. The team said in the off-season they had 2 big holes it needed to fill, and they filled one spot with someone who has yet to show he fits for how they want that position to be played, and they didn't get anyone for the other spot, and in fact the spot is now being played by the guy who appeared to be the 2nd choice of who was already on the team. Then the team started the season poorly, fans were hoping the team would react and sign a front line player to help the team now, but instead all they did was make appears to be a mostly sentimental move. Yes, sentimentality is nice, and it was kinda sad to see what happened with those other players, but you also have to remember it's not like those players were pushed out and replaced with better players either.

And then we get lectured about how it's wrong that we were hopeful (which is a kind of positive feeling, isn't it?), and then are disappointed when what we hoped would happen doesn't happen. I can understand chiding people for always trying to find fault, when the Sox were good, had just won a couple of World Series, and people would call talk radio and complain about what a terrible manager Francona is, or if people complain that a team with a good record doesn't play a pleasing enough style, or something like that, but what I just don't get is, even though the team hasn't been a contender for years, even though there's been no movement for years on a stated goal of getting a stadium, and why when people don't meet stated goals they never get held accountable for such things, why we keep getting told that it's people are wrongly negative to point out that stated goals weren't met, and that the team on the field isn't as good as we hoped it would be.

Couldn't it also be said that the default position of some on this board is to say that all criticisms of the team are invalid, over-reactive exaggerations of "reality", and only faulty people would find faults with this team?

 

MLS authorized this for Shalrie as they were afraid they might be slapped with a suit for discrimination against the elderly

He will however have to drive a white one for away matches

 

LOL. Driving over an opposing players' foot is a yellow card. Unless it's treads up, then it's a red...