Stefan Jerome at Nyköpings BIS

Jerome would be well-served to go somewhere that's not Miami FC. If that means the Czech League, the Czech League it is, although YA adventures in central and eastern Europe rarely seem to end well.

heard that, while Andrew Hainult isnt a YA he didn't have nice things to say about the Czech league from what I remember, he wanted to come to a league that "fair" and assumingly not corrupt as hell.

Except Tomsk. (though that is in mid-tale)

And, in fairness, Eastern European got the very bottom end of the YA's.

As their low salaries suggest they should.

Of course, in the olden days, Peter Vermes played for Győr, Paul Caliguiri for Hansa Rostock (in 1991, it was a definite "expansion" club), Jimmy Conrad for Lech Posnan.

Those stories ended well.

Since I presume that Sigma Olomouc is outside the Traffic Sports umbrella, I'm guessing that this will be one of several trials for Jerome. Not much point to heading overseas just to trial with one somewhat out-of-the-way club. (Is he still with Traffic?)

That's probably a significant factor. And the most desperate YAs often ended up at the most desperate clubs in those leagues, so it's a two-way street.


Sigma Olomouc isn't a titan, but as far as I know they are solid club within the Czech Republic.

I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't just the beginning of series of trials for Stefan.

Is that unnamed "US player agency" Traffic?

Also, the coach/GM says that they will look at some US colleges but a Czech club will probably not be able to compete against MLS in compensation for the top rated players.

Do they have foreign player restrictions in the Czech Republic?

If there is an agreement in Traffic.........the unnamed "other American" in the post above could easily be somebody like Arguez. He needs to get his career on track.

I think so.

Sparta has 6 non-Czech (but, as a fellow EU member, the Slovaks shouldn't count as foreign), which would make it 3 non-EU.

Slavia has 5 non-EU.

Sigma just has 2 Brazilians.

Dude Sigma Olomouc throws the sweetest keggers!!! They are no Alpha Delta Phi but they are right up there. Hopefully Jerome knows how to make a toga

did he get invited the November camp?

Now, who the heck leaves a professional trial for "international duty"?

It must be some sort of misunderstanding in the article. Stefan Jerome hasn't been called up to a youth national team in quite some time.

Googling it out ('cos my Czech ain't too good)

This seems to imply that he left for a reason, not that the trial itself was over.

But that reason can't be a US U-20 set-up, can it?

Would Rongen call the guy up during his pro trial?

Now, Clavijo might ... if he had another trial arranged somewhere else.

Based on that translation I would guess that he left either for personal reasons (and I hope this doesn't mean someone in his family is hurt or very ill) or that Traffic yanked him out to go do something else.

FYI,

They are talking about Boss and the USMNT

So, Rongen did call Jerome up and Clavijo had Boss scheduled at Sigma as the "next American trialist" and Traffic is indeed that connection to the US?

I am not sure who feel worse for, Sigma Olomouc or the kids.

That article is a mess. Let me clear it up

I dont think Rongen called up Jerome

Traffic is the connection

Gale was going to go to Sigma but went to South Africa instead. Was not expecting the call from Bradley.

My guess is that a USMNT cap plus the u20 tournament will get him more trials and Sigma will still be interested in December

Well, good work on the mess.

Olomouc obviously said they're still interested.

The Gambrinus League is ranked 19th by UEFA but their team play and teach decent soccer.

I guess it's better than the USL.