MLS 2017 season (other teams) [R]

Looks like Porter is out in Portland. I guess winning the West wasn't good enough.

http://www.espnfc.us/major-league-s...imbers-coach-after-first-place-finish-reports

 

Sounds like he was not fired, but quit:

Reports: Caleb Porter parts ways with Portland Timbers after five seasons
November 17, 2017, 6:11AM EST
Simon Borg

 

Thanks for the clarification. I got the first sentence correct. The article I read just said he was out, so I assumed - I know bad - that he was let go.

 

I'm guessing Porter becomes USMNT coach.

 

A team without a coach signs a player during the off season before the Revs!
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/21/johan-blomberg-signs-colorado-rapids/

 

Rumor is LA Gals may have signed Jørgen Skjelvik - Norwegian left back with 7 caps

 

Trades from yesterday
Transaction date: 12/10/2017
DC D.C. United receive: F Darren Mattocks
POR Portland receive: 2018 international roster spot

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
ATL Atlanta receive: M Kevin Oliveira, D Tyler Pasher, SKC's natural second-round pick in the 2018 SuperDraft
SKC Sporting KC receive: F Kenwyne Jones, GK Alex Tambakis, ATL's natural fourth-round pick in the 2021 SuperDraft

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
HOU Houston receive: M Arturo Alvarez
CHI Chicago receive: HOU's natural second-round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
ATL Atlanta receive: LAFC’s natural fourth-round pick in the 2018 SuperDraft
LFC LAFC receive: 2018 international slot

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
LFC LAFC receive: D Walker Zimmerman, No. 11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking
DAL FC Dallas receive: $250,000 in General Allocation Money, $250,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and the No. 1 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking.

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
VAN Vancouver receive: F Kei Kamara
NE New England receive: Vancouver's natural 1st round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft, conditional 2nd round pick in the 2020 SuperDraft

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
MIN Minnesota receive: M Harrison Heath
ATL Atlanta receive: MIN's natural 4th round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft

Transaction date: 12/10/2017
DC D.C. United receive: D Frederic Brillant
NYC NYCFC receive: $75,000 of General Allocation Money, 2018 international slot

Transaction date: 11/30/2017
VAN Vancouver receive: MLS right of first refusal to F Anthony Blondell
DAL FC Dallas receive: $50,000 of General Allocation Money

 

NYCFC signs a right back
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/11/report-nycfc-sign-swedish-right-back-anton-tinnerholm

 

Tyler Miller GK Seattle is the first player taken in the expansion draft

 

Forward Latif Blessing from SKC goes second

 

3rd pick is Marco Urena Forward from SJ

 

4th pick is RB Jukka Raitala from Columbus

 

5th pick is Raheem Edwards from Toronto

 

Raitala and Edwards both promptly traded to MON for Laurent Ciman.

 

@SamMcDowell11
Sporting KC reaches multi-year agreement with attacking midfielder Yohan Croizet on DP money, sources say:

Gio Savarese to coach Timbers

MLS Transfers‏ @MLSTransfers
Hearing from multiple sources RBNY are "open to trading Sacha Kljestan" this offseason. Both LA franchises seem interested.

Atlanta United FC‏Verified account @ATLUTD
Welcome to The A, José! #ATLUTD acquires @JoseRafaelH13 from Caracas FC: http://bit.ly/2BhWdsy

 

imagine having a FO and owner that wants to win and will invest in the team

 

So they basically bought him, but for MLS money, not cash. Just like Vancouver bought Kamara from us, but all we got was a bag of magic beans...

 

No, it's not just like our trade with Vancouver for Kamara.

You can call GAM and TAM "MLS money" but in reality it's real money with caveats. It's far more useful than the drat picks we acquired for Kamara.

 

Yeah, that was my point. If we got TAM, GAM, or whatever else, that would be one thing, but this isn't the NBA or NFL where an early draft pick will get you a quality player. We basically gave him away, with the assumption that they are taking his entire salary.

 

I'd rather have Vanney to be honest

 

https://www.angelsonparade.com/2017...aldes-sporting-club-rio-ave-designated-player
Same Sporting Club the Revs have an agreement with?

 

One and the same. Although if this player has only played for the Sporting reserves, yet LA2 wants to make him a DP, that doesn't bode well for the Revs getting a player from Sporting.

 

Done deal.

It’s official: Portland Timbers name Giovanni Savarese new head coach
December 18, 2017, 1:05PM EST
Charles Boehm