I must have missed something (e.g, press conference, article, etc) because I don't see his name on the 2005 Chicago roster or any MLS roster. Did he transfer to a foreign club? Did it have anything to do with Zach Thornton returning from Benefica?
Henry lost his job when Zach returned to Chicago and was released by Chicago. F*C* Dallas picked him up in preseason and worked him out a bit but decided not to sign him. Since then we haven't heard of him catching on anywhere else.
Wasn't Henry involved in a trade with Dallas, who apparently, looking at their lineup, did not pick him up? We miss you, Henry-
What happend with Dallas? He got chipped in scrimmage vs. SMU (or Memphis?). That was that for his chances of beating out Garlick or Cassar. Afterwards, he went to Ecquador with los Metros. I bet he'll end up on some time by year's end. Some team with little to no depth at that spot's starter is going to get hurt, and the backup's going to pull a Spitieri. Enter Ring.
Nope - sorry. Not that I recall. I searched google - no luck. I did find the Thierry Henry Ringtone Is this what you were looking for?
Hilarious! In just trying to think of which teams have what keepers and depth, I would question these teams: SJ - who is behind Onstad... didn't they trade Cronen to LA, who I suppose will become Hartman's replacement. Do they have a good 2nd in SJ? RSL - who is behind DJ Countess? COL - who is behind Cannon? KC - seriously, Bo? give me a break... Ring better be calling the Hunts and asking WTF. CLB - Is Jordan a viable 2nd? He hasn't seen any action in quite some time and has been injury plagued recently I would also think he could fight for a spot with DC or NE... maybe I'm missing the mark, but I can't see a real excuse for Ring to not have picked up a job... it's probably his girlfriends fault or something. You know, he doesn't want to stunt her career and be away from her... Lando Jr.
SJ has Conway, who has been waiting in the wings for a bit and is the reason they traded Cronin. RSL - they want to groom DJ, they will not bring in the player who sent him to the bench last year. Col - Foss is decent behind Cannon. Clb - Jordon is a very good keeper, they are set. KC, NE, and DC are the only places I could see him landing right now. It is so easy to find a good keeper in the states, nobody wants to pick up an expensive backup. To me, Rimando is still not fully back, and Reis and Bo are both career backups. Those are the openings.
Last I heard, he was in the NY/NJ pre-season camp. Don't know if they ever decided on signing him or not.
Metros didn't sign Ring. They brought in 2 DEV keepers to back up Walker & Wells. Kennedy will probably go to Puerto Rico, USL1 when Walker is healthy. I'm not sure if Uelstchey is there long term. But Wells and Walker have senior spots locked down for now. DC has Perkins ready to take over if Rimando slips. KC has a high draft pick from last year in Hesmer. NE got Doug Warren. Reis is solid. I'm not sold on Bo, so I think KC or Chivas would be the places for Ring to find a team this season. I think the problem is he's too expensive for most teams as a backup GK right now?
Henry Ring now lives in Chicago selling real estate . Unfortuanately, the Chicago Fire has elected to go with Zack Thorton(who left us for Portugal last year). This is part of the Fire's "defensive strategy"- please evaluate the 2 goals scored against them last Saturday to determine how effective this plan has been. Ring is a much more effective shot stopper than Thorton and is undoubtedly in much better shape- Zack could stand to lose 25lbs. And I am sure the Fire could have signed much more cheaply than Thorton who is well passed his prime. As the goal against number will sky-rocket for the Fire, this will go down as one of the most ill-conceived maneuvers.
Most likely too expensive and too old to fit in a DEV position as a number 3( GK's can be 25). Unless there is a backup slot that becomes available or an injury it might be a very long season for Henry
Hi Henry! First game of the season and already Zach's weight is at issue. I mean really, he's had to lose the same 25-30 pounds for the last 5 years, hasn't he?! He'll lose it and he'll probably improve. Then he'll go away again and Henry will be back. Or something.
I need to start apartment shopping. I've got to find Ring if only because I want to say, "Hey, aren't you that guy who got chipped by Jovan Kirovski from midfield?" while he's showing me the kitchen.
Hey, I like Henry and all; but Zach is a hero around these parts. If Zach wants to play for us, he plays for us. Additionally, while Ring's shot stopping is excellent, his distribution and reign over the defense is nowhere near as good as Zach's. It blows he can't find a job, and really it's beyond fathom why he can't catch on somewhere. But blaming the Fire for signing Zach Thornton is hardly the way to go. Not to mention Ricardo Zamora likely wouldn't have stopped those goals Saturday.
It's not really beyond fatham to me unless you think some team should obviously have brought him in to replace their starter. The way the salary cap works he's too expensive for most teams to have as a backup. A few teams have 1 GK on the senior roster and 2 on DEV (like RSL, LA). Some have a rookie or 2nd year player at a near minimum salary as a backup (like MET, DC, CHI, KC, Chivas, and COL). The only teams with experienced backups are Dallas and Columbus. Maybe NE if you count Warren (I think he's on an initial standard contract). And Dallas brought Ring into camp. But he couldn't convince them to dump Cassar or Garlick. He couldn't convince Metrostars to dump Walker. Most every team has a returning starter. I'd agree that he might could beat a couple of returning starters like Oshoniyi and maybe Rimando, but those are the MLS Cup finalists. So when I think about how he gets on a roster, it's not so obvious. USL would be a tough move. I think the best option would be Scandanavia. But otherwise sitting out and waiting for an opportunity is reasonable.
How did he not even, at least, get picked up by a USL team? If no other MLS team wants him, and if his European adventure didn't come up with anything, why not go play for Minnesota or Seattle? I mean, he was a starting GK last year in MLS, and to go straight to real estate is beyond me.