Union Off-Season Player Rumors & Movement 2013/14

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  1. Phillyspur

    Phillyspur Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    England
    Mar 18, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    #51 Phillyspur, Sep 20, 2013
    Eh, tell that to Alexander the Great
     
  2. Ascalz

    Ascalz BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 18, 2010
    130
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    #52 Ascalz, Sep 20, 2013
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  3. SoccerPrime

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    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #53 SoccerPrime, Sep 20, 2013
    Nikolov is not the answer, any professional who works his whole career for one club then shifts at the end only to ride the bench isn't worthy of starting.

    I'm thinking a leader, like Mandragon. Or a Macedonian like Alexander the Great.
     
  4. uncleo

    uncleo Member

    Jun 17, 2007
    Downingtown, pa
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #54 uncleo, Sep 23, 2013
    TBH, the only way the U have a different goaile in net next year is if McMath moves on to bigger things in Europe. Get used to seeing Big orange in net for a long time coming.
     
  5. Dills

    Dills Moderator
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    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #55 Dills, Sep 23, 2013
    I think two things should be very clear about the whole MacMath-Nikolov scenario:
    • Zac is the de facto starter on this team; Hack and Vart are very high on him.
    • Oka was brought in to mentor/coach MacMath, ostensibly making ZM18 better, not taking his place.
     
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  6. SoccerPrime

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    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #56 SoccerPrime, Sep 23, 2013
    Both facts have worked out stellar thus far, hence in the offseason they replace everyone you just mentioned.
     
  7. OwlSaver

    OwlSaver Member+

    Jan 26, 2005
    Berwyn, PA (127, J)
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #57 OwlSaver, Sep 23, 2013
    Zac seems to have done better of late than he did when we were winning. They need to work on the mid field before they tear apart the goal keeping.
     
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  8. Dills

    Dills Moderator
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    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #58 Dills, Sep 24, 2013
    Someone provide this guy with MacMath's season stats to-date.
     
  9. SoccerPrime

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    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #59 SoccerPrime, Sep 24, 2013
    First off, I'm hurt that I am just "this guy", what of all our happy memories?

    Second, I'm aware that stats seem to indicate that MacMath is having a great fantasy year. But he isn't, his team isn't. One thing (among many) that Philly had and lost is a vet leader goalie. That isn't what MacMath is. He a slightly higher skilled Seitz.
     
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  10. aztec21bas

    aztec21bas BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 24, 2009
    Mullica Hill, NJ
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #60 aztec21bas, Sep 24, 2013
    I'm not high on MacMath, however, he is much better than Seitz!
     
  11. Phillyspur

    Phillyspur Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    England
    Mar 18, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    #61 Phillyspur, Sep 24, 2013
    Hope so, because he did mention 'Hack and Vart'.
     
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  12. stammer

    stammer Member

    Apr 10, 2011
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    #62 stammer, Sep 25, 2013
    Forgive me but that is outright laughable.

    Seitz not only gave up goals on a regular basis but they were mind-blowing, horrifically bad, morally deflating type goals that only Flyers fans of the Soderstrom-Roussel era can relate to. And Seitz never improved.

    Whatever you want to say about MacMath, he does seem to adapt. Maybe overcorrect at times, but he hasn't given up on a consistent basis the types of goals Seitz gave up regularly. It's one thing to criticize a young goalie's positioning in certain positions. It's another to see the goalie get scared by a forward five feet away to the point he drops it to said opponent's feet and watches haplessly as the ball goes in the net.

    As was correctly pointed out, midfield is eons ahead of goaltending as an issue on this team. And goalies have a history of developing over time and having to deal with mistakes at a young age. That's not an excuse, but it is context and allows to identify the types of mistakes being made.
     
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  13. celt1997

    celt1997 Moderator
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    Jan 31, 2006
    Philly Burbs
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #63 celt1997, Sep 26, 2013
    I'm actually surprised Seitz hasn't come back to the Union. He was notorious for making excuses, anyone remember the "divot" :rolleyes: that caused the ball to bounce right past him into the net?

    He'd fit right into the Hack scheme of excuse making and passing the buck.
     
  14. Amscray

    Amscray Member+

    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Aug 24, 2007
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #64 Amscray, Sep 26, 2013
    This, pretty much all of this. Once Zach learns he has to be outside of the net to stop shots he'll be just fine.
     
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  15. Dills

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    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #65 Dills, Sep 26, 2013
    An invisible fence and shock collar along the goal line would work wonders.
     
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  16. BuddhaWake

    BuddhaWake Member+

    Aug 13, 2010
    Philadelphia
    #66 BuddhaWake, Sep 26, 2013
    I say shock collar for all of them. everytime they screw up give them a little jolt. Nowak would agree.
     
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  17. Dills

    Dills Moderator
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    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #67 Dills, Sep 26, 2013
    Nowak would make them do post-game laps through a Tough Mudder electric shock obstacle.

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  18. BuddhaWake

    BuddhaWake Member+

    Aug 13, 2010
    Philadelphia
    #68 BuddhaWake, Sep 26, 2013
    he'd make sure to have them highly hydrated before doing that too.
     
  19. Dills

    Dills Moderator
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    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #69 Dills, Sep 26, 2013
    Hosing them down and having them stand in shallow water doesn't count.
     
  20. BuddhaWake

    BuddhaWake Member+

    Aug 13, 2010
    Philadelphia
    #70 BuddhaWake, Sep 26, 2013
    alright boys. put away the knives!
    [​IMG]
     
  21. thomas19064

    thomas19064 Member+

    Apr 29, 2008
    Delco
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #71 thomas19064, Sep 26, 2013
    Not say MacMath doesn't have his issues but in the grand scheme of things any goalie concerns should be pretty low on our list of priorities....
     
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  22. Tyr

    Tyr Member+

    Nov 7, 2009
    Lawrenceville
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #72 Tyr, Sep 26, 2013
    Having seen that game live, that ball took a ridiculous bounce. I can't really fault Seitz for that one.
     
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  23. OwlSaver

    OwlSaver Member+

    Jan 26, 2005
    Berwyn, PA (127, J)
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #73 OwlSaver, Sep 26, 2013
    Is that legal? Would other teams let us set it up on their pitch? If both are yes, let's go for it.
     
  24. OwlSaver

    OwlSaver Member+

    Jan 26, 2005
    Berwyn, PA (127, J)
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #74 OwlSaver, Sep 27, 2013
    Torres is still on the team.
     

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  25. EmeraldDawn

    EmeraldDawn Member+

    May 11, 2008
    Brick, NJ
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #75 EmeraldDawn, Sep 28, 2013
    Why wouldn't he be?
     
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