Local kid earns tryout - Goff

[Keenan]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010301433.html

Check out the size of this kid!

[JeremyEritrea]

6'4", 220 lbs? Wow.

I hope he can play and that his tryout goes well. :)

[revelation]

But do we have any tallocations left?

It would be nice to have another tall player on the team, especially one with heft. I'd like to see someone like Twellman try to push him or even better the little fishy... :)

[BBBulldog]

http://www.williams.edu/athletics/sports/m_soccer/2006/photos/dleary72.jpg

owning the midgets :D

hmm law school or 15K salary at DCU, choices choices

[DCAustinite]

http://www.williams.edu/athletics/sports/m_soccer/2006/photos/dleary72.jpg

owning the midgets :D

hmm law school or 15K salary at DCU, choices choices

The world doesn't need any more lawyers.


But we need a tall striker.

[Doctor Woo]

http://www.williams.edu/athletics/sports/m_soccer/2005/photos/HCDana%20Leary.jpg

Finally, some hope that a game-worn jersey might fit.

[DCU]

One Problem: WILLIAMS SUCKS.

[rkleemann]

They should be scouting kids in brazil as well, there's a ton of talent at very young age.

Santos is holding an 11 yr old who was playing around 9 yr olds when he was 6, I saw some videos of him at 6, 7 and 9, you'd be amazed, really nice shots from outside the box, free kicks, dribbling around everybody. I think he's 11 now, playing for their lower divisions, and making about R$10k per month (around US$4500 per month). At this age the money goes to the family, but anyway... typically young kids of course don't have a contract, but in order to hold the top players, they end up drawing up a contract. Santos has some other really good talent at the 13 and 14 age that I think are under contract and have an agent.

And in Rio, the botafogo U14 team took second place in 2006 and the 2 top scorers of the U14 state tournament were from botafogo, one with 16 goals and the top scorer with 35 goals at only 13 years of age.

[Lowecifer]

One Problem: WILLIAMS SUCKS.

Oh come on. Because he was a successful player at a non-Div. I school, he's bad? It is just a trial after all.

Try the decaf!

:D

[SavannahFan]

Hey, local talent cannot hurt DCU's political/stadium ambitions or ticket sales. People like that sorta thing.

[MD_littlekeep]

not a good sign people ...

[spidergoose]

not a good sign people ...

You're reading way too much into this.

[jason1551]

not a good sign people ...
Yeah, people might think he's the next Bobby Boswell ...


Oh, wait, this is how we found Bozilla :rolleyes:

[monster]

not a good sign people ...
Yes, it's truly a terrible thing that we are looking in places off the beaten path for players that might be able to contribute.

[Publius]

http://www.williams.edu/athletics/sports/m_soccer/2006/photos/dleary72.jpg

owning the midgets :D

hmm law school or 15K salary at DCU, choices choices

Mmm, student loan repayments. I'd go for DC. Law school admissions offices love people with interesting backgrounds so spending a few years in MLS wouldn't hurt his chances to go to law school one bit.

Williams won the Div-III basketball national championship a few years ago (2003?) but I expect it may have been before this kid got there.

[griffin1108]

not a good sign people ...

Not if you look at this as Dana Leary v. David Stokes for defensive cover. Given that the "experts" missed Boswell, who played at a mediocre D-1 school and no one really knew about Dyachenko (who played at a truly sucky D-1 program), none of this bothers me a bit. Fairly smart, I'd say. Unless - you are concerned that Leary channels Hannibal Lecter and might eat Christian Gomez.;)

[JeremyEritrea]

One Problem: WILLIAMS SUCKS.

How do you know that?

[JeremyEritrea]

not a good sign people ...

This is a pretty good sign:

http://www.white-eagle-inc.com/australia/picts/road-sign-big.jpg

[JeremyEritrea]

not a good sign people ...

I kind of like this sign too:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41393000/jpg/_41393434_andy_wilson2.jpg

[GoDC]

Anyone we can put a uniform on now is a good move. Can we play 7 on 7 yet??