Revs Offseason News, 2012 (Part 1)

Jamie Holsgrove ‏@JamieHolsgrove
@SeanLDonahue very very exciting player! Official press release tomorrow.

I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight. I'm all tingly!

Edit: Just a note. All credit to them for trying to create hype, if that is indeed what is happening. It's just a matter of battle fatigue under the Burns administration.

The Revs have not said a word about this. Only the agent has mentioned anything, and he hasn't directly said it was the Revs signing someone, only implied it.

Sounds like it could be a former Man United academy player. A 5'8" Central Midfielder? Just what we need!

Devin Pleuler ‏@devinpleuler
It seems that @s_hewson15's agent claims to have a big announcement with the @NERevolution tomorrow. He nearly moved to MLS in 2010. #Revs

Scratch Sam off the list of possibilities.

Jamie Holsgrove ‏@JamieHolsgrove
@devinpleuler devin it's not sam, although he's a very good player.

Some of his other clients include:
Miguel Llera, 33 yo CB at Sheffield Wednesday.
Juan Francisco Garcia Pena, 23 yo Malaga Striker who recently trialed with MK Dons.

Extensive google trolling. I can't find any decent lists, just random references. Chances are he has dozens, I just found a couple hits.

Daniel Essien Etor is my shot in the dark guess. He appears to be a playmaking midfielder, Nigerian International, can play out wide as well. He's a free agent and has interest from a number of top Nigerian Premier League teams as of 5 days ago. 20 years old.

I'm kinda hoping starting caliber defender.

Key word is hope.

If this is in fact the Revs making a significant signing I like the timing---early in the offseason
My money is on this being a defender

B. Schimmel ‏@theIndirectKick
@RevsPrez can we expect a player announcement tomorrow? #revs
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Brian Bilello‏@RevsPrez

@theIndirectKick should be one this week, maybe tomorrow

I feel like there's a signed contract but now the Revs FO is too scared too announce it. They need 3 lawyers to view it after the fact to make sure it's real.

Hopefully we get some good news before Thanksgiving. No more Moreno situations please.

Just a rumor... heard that at least two MLS teams had been doing their due diligence on Ghanian midfielder Stephen Appiah before he agreed to terms with a team in Iran, of all places. That deal fell through, and he could be back on MLS radar screens. Might be a fit in Foxboro, but the injury history concerns me.

I'll spitball a name and say Febian Brandy.

Sure, Revs have done real well with African players in the past, sounds right

This would address a need for sure

Nothing yet on the new signing? Phil McKrackin still available?

Ryan Guy is a full international now....hope the player in question is an upgrade

A different rumor, but according to this blog Heaps has meet with Walter Martinez.

http://www.thebentmusket.com/2012/1...-kalifa-cisse-walter-martinez-jamie-holsgrove

Revs have signed 28 yo Kalifa Cisse --DMF/CB
GREAT Signing

The rest of the Revs' "declined options" have come out. None are huge surprises - Brettschneider, Purdie and Roach in addition to Lechner.

This caught me by surprise, waiver draft today. Revs pick 4th.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/19/mls-hold-waiver-draft-monday-330-pm-et

Roster after the two signings and 4 options being declined
GK:
Reis
Shuttlworth
Murray

Defenders:
Alston - RB
Barnes - CB/LB
Soares - CB
Polak - LB - GA

Midfielders:
Simms - DM
Nyassi - M
Gavin - M
Guy - M
Feilhaber - M/AM
Cardenas* - M/F
Tierney - M/D
McCarthy - DM
Rowe - M/AM - GA
Cisse - CM/CDM
Dorman - M
Nguyen - M
Toja - M *
Caldwell - M - HG (jumping the gun a bit)

Forwards:
Fagundez - F/M - HG* GA
Sène* - F
Bengtson* - F
Imbongo* - F

* = Internationals
GA = Generation Adidas
HG = Home Grown