[RobbHeineman]

We've been doing a bunch of planning for next year and before we pull the trigger, I thought I'd ask the experts....

1. where would you like to play in '08? (to clarify a. high school stadium, b. arrowhead c. other ideas you have)
2. who would you like to play in friendly matches and where?
3. would you rather build a stadium in kansas or missouri?
4. if you could pick-out and sign our DP who would it be?
5. if you could trade for anybody in the league, who would it be?
6. preseason - argentina or spain?
7. promote pierron or reynolds?

thanks....rh

[vividox]

Wow. First of all, I would just like to say this is a whole new step I've never even heard of. Everything you and the other owners have done for us is absolutely amazing up to this point but this just brings the fans more personally into this organization than anything I've ever heard of before. Thank you so much for making Kansas City soccer fans' dreams come true. You guys are without a doubt the best owners I've ever heard of for any team ever, and I feel honored to call myself a Wizards fan under your reign.

I would have to think about some of these longer, but my immediate response is:

5. Maykel Galindo
6. Argentina

[Redfoot]

1. In the nicest sss in the league. Really it doesn't matter to me as long as it's in KC, I'll drive there for the few games a year I can make.

3. Either is fine but I'm from Kansas so I'll say Kansas since I have to pick one.

6. Spain, so that Qdog can make it to a game.

7. Both

The other questions require a little more work and thought so I'll get back to those.

[IowaBoy]

No time nor energy to add my 2 cents right now, but wanted to add to the sentiment that this is phenomenal stuff from an ownership group in a major sport.

[ojsgillt]

Originally Posted by RobbHeineman

1. where would you like to play?
2. who would you like to play in friendly matches and where?
3. would you rather build a stadium in kansas or missouri?
4. if you could pick-out and sign our DP who would it be?
5. if you could trade for anybody in the league, who would it be?
6. preseason - argentina or spain?
7. promote pierron or reynolds?

1. Somewhere that allows tailgating outside of Arrowhead.
2. Instead of friendlies, focus on getting USMNT matches at Arrowhead.
3. Missouri. JoCo had an oppurtunity and turned it down. Wyndotte is a haul coming from MO. Jackson Co has long had the vision of being progressive about large pojects.
4. Guardado (Atlas) Young, talented, mexican, sister club, obtainable.
5. Pablo Masteroni
6. Argentina
7. Irish car bombs until the last man standing

[Abracadabra]

Originally Posted by RobbHeineman

We've been doing a bunch of planning for next year and before we pull the trigger, I thought I'd ask the experts....

1. where would you like to play?
2. who would you like to play in friendly matches and where?
3. would you rather build a stadium in kansas or missouri?
4. if you could pick-out and sign our DP who would it be?
5. if you could trade for anybody in the league, who would it be?
6. preseason - argentina or spain?
7. promote pierron or reynolds?

thanks....rh

1. where would you like to play?
Wherever puts KC in the best position to succeed. Seriously, I'm sure everyone on this board would love for the Wizards to play at a location that is personally convenient to them, most of us just want a place that feels like home, if a temporary one. If you can manage that, you have improved on Arrowhead Stadium. On the other hand, Arrowhead does have it's advantages, in the event construction is delayed another year.

2. who would you like to play in friendly matches and where?
I'm sure a big 4 club would be prohibitively expensive, but Everton, Spurs, Bolton all come to mind from the EPL. I know a guy who would be ecstatic if we played Toluca, and another who would fall over if we played Herediano of the Costa Rican League, and another who would love for us to play Djurgardens IF (but I'm not sure those would be much of a draw and in the case of Herediano, not much of a challenge). Sevilla, Espanyol, Werder Bremen, PSV, Club America, UNAM. All of those would be great friendlies, imo.

3. would you rather build a stadium in kansas or missouri?
Don't care, although if it went in at the Great Mall site, I wouldn't complain.

4. if you could pick-out and sign our DP who would it be?
Well, there's Eddie of course. How about Juninho! Whoever it is I would like to see them fill a hole. So what do we need? A target man, a finisher, someone who takes a good corner.

5. if you could trade for anybody in the league, who would it be?
No idea. I'm happy the coach is the one who has to make these kinds of decisions. It would take a lot of thought and research.

6. preseason - argentina or spain?
No preference. Spain is a beautiful country, even if their music is awful and their water is bad. I'm sure the same is true of Argentina. However, there are many ways to get in trouble in Spain, they are a nocturnal culture.

7. promote pierron or reynolds?
Hahaha.

[SamPierron]

Originally Posted by ojsgillt

4. Guardado (Atlas) Young, talented, mexican, sister club, obtainable.

He is not obtainable. Deportivo La Coruna signed him a few weeks ago. Otherwise, I would agree.

[RobbHeineman]

4. I love Guardado, but he was sold to Deportivo La Cornua last week for $9.5m.....

[benkchammers]

Originally Posted by RobbHeineman

We've been doing a bunch of planning for next year and before we pull the trigger, I thought I'd ask the experts....

1. where would you like to play in '08? (to clarify a. high school stadium, b. arrowhead c. other ideas you have)
2. who would you like to play in friendly matches and where?
3. would you rather build a stadium in kansas or missouri?
4. if you could pick-out and sign our DP who would it be?
5. if you could trade for anybody in the league, who would it be?
6. preseason - argentina or spain?
7. promote pierron or reynolds?

thanks....rh

1. Arrowhead... but if thats unavailable then what about the Kansas City T-Bones stadium? Theres plenty of parking out there and DC United manages to share their stadium with a baseball team so I think the Wizards could too.
2. I'd like to see the Wizards play Ajax or PSV somewhere around KC (maybe in Lawrence at KU's football stadium if Arrowhead is unavailable). An EPL team or anyone from a big league like that would be sweet also.
3. Downtown by the River Market.
4. Eddie Johnson or Juan Sebastian Veron
5. Shalrie Joseph
6. Argentina
7. haha, i'm open to bribes.

[slashersfc]

Originally Posted by RobbHeineman

We've been doing a bunch of planning for next year and before we pull the trigger, I thought I'd ask the experts....

1. where would you like to play in '08? (to clarify a. high school stadium, b. arrowhead c. other ideas you have)
2. who would you like to play in friendly matches and where?
3. would you rather build a stadium in kansas or missouri?
4. if you could pick-out and sign our DP who would it be?
5. if you could trade for anybody in the league, who would it be?
6. preseason - argentina or spain?
7. promote pierron or reynolds?

thanks....rh

1) High school stadium (better atmosphere than Arrowhead)
2) Sevilla, anywhere here in KC
3) Missouri
4) Riquelme
5) Angel (that would be some strike force pared with EJ)
6) Hmmm, I would say Spain because I like that area better, but if we have the possibility to find another Marinelli-type gem I would have to go with Argentina.
7) both