Dante to United [Archive]

Virginian

31 Jul 2002, 03:59 PM

See it here: http://www.ussocceruk.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=33&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

DC is the evil empire. I bet Dante won't like this one bit...

BWG
Richmond, VA

hangthadj

31 Jul 2002, 04:02 PM

i saw that too...depending on what we could get in return i woudln't mind, but i would feel bad for dante.

YITBOS

31 Jul 2002, 04:04 PM

Can we believe anything that Bergin writes?!? Everything that I have heard from him, especially recent news, has been all conjecture.

My next question, assuming Bergin is not blowing smoke out of his @ss is "Why does Hudson want players from a 'crap' team"???

Plowmanoo

31 Jul 2002, 04:34 PM

Wait a minute...why again would Hudson want this guy?? He already said Twellman is overrated because he's just a poacher, what the hell is Dante then?

I'll believe it when I see it. Bergin lost a ton more credibility when he said details of the Gazza deal would be out at 4:00 two days ago.

Eggy

31 Jul 2002, 05:13 PM

This happens with all the media. I'm grateful Chris Bergen does this stuff.

Rumors, true or not, adds a bit of fun. Gives us something to talk about.

CrazyF.C.

31 Jul 2002, 05:35 PM

from MLS Confidential

"4. SITTERS: D.C.'s pursuit of a striker may bag Crew forward Dante
Washington, who was born in Baltimore and grew up in Columbia, Md.
Midfielder Bryan Namoff has reportedly been offered by United in
exchange."

there it is... confirmation........ I hope we turn this down.

Eggy

31 Jul 2002, 05:56 PM

Oh man....what an awful deal.

AndrewGK

31 Jul 2002, 06:06 PM

IF that deal goes down, someone call 911. Robbery in progress.

Dante is worth 2 or 3 Namoffs.

Bill Archer

31 Jul 2002, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by Eggy
Oh man....what an awful deal.

Namoff for the discovery pick was a far better deal than this.

hangthadj

31 Jul 2002, 06:32 PM

This is another one i don't get. dante has wrestled the starting forward position away from our leading scorer (cunningham). In the process he showed he can work very well with McBride. He scores goals, and will do dirty work off the ball when neccassary. Surely with DC's current injury problems he'd be starting in a heartbeat there. Could you say that namoff would step on in and start here? I doubt it, and if he does he doesn't really make us a better team whereas Dante's acquisition definately makes DC better. I don't know how many of you saw that DC game on shootout last weekend, but picturing Dante working together with that new Salvadorian they got and with Olsen, Convey, and possibly Gazza soon on that squad...well...they don't look so shitty anymore. This would be a horrible trade for us. Terrible.

YITBOS

31 Jul 2002, 06:44 PM

Jesus F'ing Christ in a frickin' handbasket!!!!

Stop playing with our emotions!!!!

Here are the trade rumors as I understand them:

Discovery Pick Category
Discovery pick for Namoff
Discovery pick for Player to be named later
Discovery pick for JC
Discovery pick for a Draft Pick
Discovery pick for Lassiter

Misc. Category
Dante for Namoff

Please stop with all these damn trade rumors. I see some of this sh!t and my heart skips a beat. Please just report what you didn't hear from the toothless hooker down on the corner of the street.

Grouchy

31 Jul 2002, 08:40 PM

I read on joecartoon.com that we are getting Namoff and Lassiter for Dante and Gazza (via our discovery option) and we have to pick up Gazza's bar tab for the remainder of the 2002 season, including the playoffs...

That damned carnie and MLS corn-holed again...

Elizabeth

31 Jul 2002, 11:14 PM

Don't mind giving up Dante...we have Garcia now and some younguns with skill to be developed....Dante can't help us further. but no lassiter. Not stuck with us anyway.

dante looked terrible tonight. without his starting role, he can't handle the pressure. He ost his spot...he better have. And of course, I have to add ....he's a nice guy and we all love him.

DGA57

31 Jul 2002, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by Elizabeth
Don't mind giving up Dante...we have Garcia now and some younguns with skill to be developed....Dante can't help us further. but no lassiter. Not stuck with us anyway.

dante looked terrible tonight. without his starting role, he can't handle the pressure. He ost his spot...he better have. And of course, I have to add ....he's a nice guy and we all love him.

He did look less than spectacular. But he kept on working away and even was on top of the box playing defense while we had 11 players defending 10 in our third.

DGA57

31 Jul 2002, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by YITBOS
Jesus F'ing Christ in a frickin' handbasket!!!!

Stop playing with our emotions!!!!

Here are the trade rumors as I understand them:

Discovery Pick Category
Discovery pick for Namoff
Discovery pick for Player to be named later
Discovery pick for JC
Discovery pick for a Draft Pick
Discovery pick for Lassiter

Misc. Category
Dante for Namoff

Please stop with all these damn trade rumors. I see some of this sh!t and my heart skips a beat. Please just report what you didn't hear from the toothless hooker down on the corner of the street.

From the MetroStars forum, a post indicated that Villegas was watching the Crew-MetroStars match. Nothing too bad about that except his team was playing in Cowtown, USA. Their speculation is Gazza for Villegas return to the Big Apple.

Who knows!