Tim Ward is headed to Columbus in exchange for journeyman Chris Henderson. Out with the youth, in with the old.
or the lamest prank in BS history. nothing on mlsnet, metrofanatic, or big apple soccer. But, yes, this would be beyond inane. Ward has the potential to be one of the league's best fullbacks. Henderson is ancient.
This would be a very foolish move... Unless Ward was doing something very wrong in practice to show that he didn't care about the team.
This is not a prank, just some early information. Ward is a quality player who I'm sure Sigi was impressed with in his days with the national team. Henderson will run all day and has a hot wife but his best days are behind him. I promise only the truth unfortunately.....
typical metro move that will backfire when this guy gets hurt and ward turns into a perrenial allstar in mls for next 10 seasons. One of the few tall guys on our team and we get another short player. Bad move!
To borrow a favourite line from a movie: "What the fvck-ass fvck of a bum-fvck, shithole move is this?"
Don't be foolish. Gaven is tall. We don't trade a tall player for a tall player. Just a short player for a tall player. Youri for Ezra.
don't mind the trade all that much. we'll finally have someone who's good at running up and down the sides and who's got a decent cross. mo played with henderson and thinks he's a good addition. considering mo's experience, i'll trust him on this. its obvious mo wants to get results this year right out of the gate. not build a team for next year, or the year after, or the year after that.
Ward will be a good player in 2 or 3 years, but he has some growing up to do, and clearly rubbed Mo the wrong way (I sense this from the Bigapplesoccer account). Mo/Alexi want a championship this season; they know Henderson, they know what he can do, and Mo knows what our midfield needs. I trust this guy; I trust the trade.
Go back to the Grass in Harrison thread and breath deep. I, too, and disappointed to loose Ward. I'll wait and see though, before I get too critical. It's the big picture, after all. If Mo / Alexi make a mistake, I hope they counter it will a really good trade or aquisition.
Crew fan here. I'm not wild about this deal. Henderson is a pretty good player still. He's fit and healthy. Ward is coming off an injury and will have to beat out Kotschau, Wingert, or Hejduk for a starting job. On the Crew boards, most folks like this deal and are speculating that Crew are including something extra like picking up some of CH's salary.
WTF?!? We give away Walker..... now this crap.... Ward for ...Henderson, effin' Henderson? This is it.. Either Lalas or Nick have to be closet Crew fans...
Yep, you are all right. This move does suck. BUT FOR THE CREW! Henderson is in the top quarter players in the league (And has been for the last 10, and probably will be for the next 2 or 3 years). Before you say how old he is, how did Cobi look when he won another MLS Cup? Much better than any Metro has looked with the cup P.S. Ward Sucks
Wow another future MLSer leaving for another club. How many times do we do this to ourselves before we learn the damn lesson. I want to win now just as much as the next guy but Ward is too young and promising to give up on already and for a guy who will turn 47 next month. When will this curse leave us metro fans already !!!!!!!
Another brilliant move Alexi. I suppose he graduated from the Isiah Thomas School of Trading. Can the man make a trade where he actually doesn't have a connection with a past player? I think they could have included Ward as part of a package to get a better player. All the MetroStars did was add to the salary cap for a player that will have little (or no) impact at all.