Freddy Adu and Nick Rimando Traded to RSL - Everyone has Confirmed

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What the *uck ever!

 

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https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10211292&postcount=9

Official sounding Press Release there...

 

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I already miss him

 

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Not to mention Adu would take up a DP slot if he did come back, right?

 

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Pretty shocking news.

I wonder who they have in mind for the "major allocaiton."

 

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Riz got a text message from MLSNET about the trade. Rimando and Adu for Nolly, a major allocation and future considerations.

Put Dr. Smoo on suicide watch.

 

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It is. Got the official press release in my inbox.

 

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Goff confirms: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121100920.html

This means we have 2 major player allocations, right?

 

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It's up on DC's site now

http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/tea...tent_id=80216&vkey=pr_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103

 

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I guess he's dead:

 

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Will there be a kitty boom in the DC Metro area now? Will there be a kitten BOOM in Salt Lake now?

 

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On RSL's as well:
http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/t121/

 

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Wow. Depending on how this works out with the allocation(s), this could be a fantastic trade all around.

DC significantly limits their money spent on the goalie position. If Perkins is going to be the starter, no need paying Nick's salary as a reserve. I've always liked Nolly and he'll do well in the backup role here.

Nick gets a very good chance to get regular time in the nets in Salt Lake.

DC dumps Freddy's attitude and still keeps the rights to allocation money for his transfer. This is the kicker. The marketing hit will certainly hurt the team some, but it was clear that Adu and Nowak weren't always on the same page and while he was very good sometimes, there were times when he was very pedestrian here as well.

Freddy gets reunited with Ellinger. This should only help his comfort level and hopefully he continues to improve.

DC gets more allocation money to spend on various South Americans immediately.

Again, the big part of this deal is how the players who DC United acquires pan out, but this is certainly a good start.

 

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W-0-w

 

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They now have Adu, Garlick, Pope and Talley. Maybe they are trying their own version of what NY is doing.

 

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Holy crap!

 

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Wow. Actually I think this is a great move for DC. It looks as if Freddy was a bust at his trial with Man U. Rather than take him back and have increasing bouts of problems with playing time and role over the next year or two, the DC FO decided to cut him loose.

The way things are shaping up, I think you are going to see more changes with MLS rosters this year than in any year in MLS history save the first year. There have been suggestions coming out of South American that DC identified a couple of really strong players they are iching to sign. I see this as only adding fuel to the fire.

 

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I don't think there will be a marketing hit in DC. The team was the focus of ads I saw, if anybody was put in the front it was Gomez. He might be the most famous name, but only among those who don't follow the team anyhow.

 

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Bring on the bonescan banner!

 

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Holy ... shit .... !!!!!

 

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Wow. Hopefully Donnet will sign a new deal and stick around.

Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

What are we gonna do with the allocation?

Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

I mean, this is Freddy's last year in MLS and all, but, wow.

Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

 

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Looks like we'll have to find a new way to kill kittens: