FREDDY ADU

Discussion in 'Tampa Bay Rowdies' started by nealesk, Jul 11, 2015.

  1. mikef620

    mikef620 Member

    Dec 22, 2013
    Club:
    2 de Mayo
    Counting bob bradley getting fired after calling up freddy for GC 2011, it's actually 6 of the last 5 coaches that brought him in that got fired immediately after.

    Kuopion was that only one that didn't. And they put him on their fourth division reserve team. So he quit.

    I honestly don't see how he climbs his way out of this one. I mean, will he even get into the 18 in Tampa?!
     
  2. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lol.... this is what managers must think when they learn that Freddy Adu is coming to their club...

     
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  3. mikef620

    mikef620 Member

    Dec 22, 2013
    Club:
    2 de Mayo
    Did this loser even travel with his team to Ottawa today? What a nutcase.
     
  4. mikef620

    mikef620 Member

    Dec 22, 2013
    Club:
    2 de Mayo
    No, he didn't. Not in the 18. Freddy A-dun.
     
  5. Burr

    Burr Member+

    Boca Juniors
    Argentina
    Jul 8, 2014
    Tampa, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So much for one or two weeks. Wonder if he's pouting over Rongen?
     
  6. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
  7. kod5160

    kod5160 Member

    Mar 31, 2015
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    Even though saying "Freddy A-dun" is probably a little more entertaining, logic dictates that his absence is still probably injury related.

    Just last week Rongen was still the coach, and Adu wasn't in the 18 then either. You have to think if he was healthy that Rongen would have had him in the 18 at least.

    Side note: I would've thought there might be one beat writer in Tampa Bay covering the Rowdies or something, it's pretty much impossible to find any injury related news or anything for the team.
     
  8. Burr

    Burr Member+

    Boca Juniors
    Argentina
    Jul 8, 2014
    Tampa, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah that's the really annoying part. We get news about the firing and game recaps but not much on the day to day of the team besides whatever makes it to fan sources.
     
  9. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    We were getting more news when he was in Finland.
     
  10. aveslacker

    aveslacker Member+

    Ajax
    United States
    Apr 2, 2006
    Old Madras
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It was more entertaining, too.
     
  11. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    Well, because......Europe.
     
  12. aveslacker

    aveslacker Member+

    Ajax
    United States
    Apr 2, 2006
    Old Madras
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fixed.
     
  13. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic

    Correlation isn't causation, of course, but

    Post 1

    Post 2

    Post 3

    Out of the blue Rongen digs up and posts a Freddy quote from April, with that particular quote, on August 17th and his firing was announced on the 21st. Unless Rongen's part of that podcast went out live, I'd ignore it totally and suggest that Rongen's sacking was decided on the 16th and the announcement was delayed while a) his replacement was lined up and/or b) the terms of his settlement were decided.

    There's some element of causation IMO. These kinds of teams have very limited budgets and Freddy would take up a fairly hefty chunk of that. If he's not making a positive impact very quickly, he's going to be cut from the squad and the coach/romantic fool who brings him in is going to get fired.
     
  14. Burr

    Burr Member+

    Boca Juniors
    Argentina
    Jul 8, 2014
    Tampa, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm not sure $3,500 per month is that much of a strain on team finances. Rongen was replaced by his assistant pretty quickly so they didn't do much of a search. Everything points to it being a hasty decision. But yeah, maybe they had to do some settling behind the scenes.
     
  15. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    True about the $3.5k, if it's gross.

    However, if that's net, The Rowdies have to pay taxes and workmen's comp on top. Freddy may have been able to swing accommodation on top, which may be taxable. It starts to add up.

    Rongen's assistant taking over points to a hasty decision, possibly due to a bust-up. Otherwise they'd have agreed to let him see out what's left of the season. If it was, given Rongen's August 16th tweet, my money is on Freddy being the trigger for (though not necessarily the cause of) the bust-up.
     
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  16. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    What we know is that Freddy is not playing, he's not in the 18, his injury didn't seem anything serious, and at this point he's cheap.

    We also know the fired manager re-tweeted one of the many 'positive' things Adu posted long ago.

    Frankly, the sum of all those things could be anything.
     
  17. mikef620

    mikef620 Member

    Dec 22, 2013
    Club:
    2 de Mayo
    He brought adu in, who sux, refuses to put forth effort, is lazy, horrible teammate, locker room cancer. Adu is now AWOL. Where the heck is this guy?

    Hence rongen gets fired.
     
  18. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eh... just wanted to say, in ode to Wes Craven btw...
     
  19. RMCFkevin

    RMCFkevin Member+

    Nov 20, 2008
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Fast forward to 4:51
     
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  20. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #145 Suyuntuy, Sep 2, 2015
    Last edited: Sep 2, 2015
  21. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

    Oct 22, 2001
    Las Vegas
    Do you guys know if he's still alive? I'm kinda worried.
     
  22. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    I'm not.
     
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  23. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you're not alive, then how did you type that?

    :thumbsdown:
     
  24. Burr

    Burr Member+

    Boca Juniors
    Argentina
    Jul 8, 2014
    Tampa, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Still not even on the bench.
     
  25. bmbersoccer5

    bmbersoccer5 Member

    Jul 29, 2009
    Cincinnati
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well then...this is not nearly as fun a Freddy YA thread...


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