It’s been one amazing ride! Thank you @MLS (@SJEarthquakes, @FCDallas, @realsaltlake, @ChicagoFire and @HoustonDynamo) @fcpf, @MOLVidiFCEng and @LaSelecta_SLV pic.twitter.com/ZNUytoNBKU— Arturo Alvarez (@artieart10) March 1, 2019
Quincy Amerikwa signs on with DCU. I’m okay with this. He’s done yeoman's work for over a decade. That chip shot...should’ve been GoY.
I would have said, he works his ass off every game, never gives less than 100%, as far as I am concerned back here anytime we have a real coach (sorry Blank Stahre doesn't count as a real coach)
Too bad about Sam Cronin. I didn't realize he hadn't played any games last season. He was a good player for the Quakes. Unlike other players who quit because of injuries or whatever, at least he got a guaranteed $339,750.00 contract for the last 3 seasons even though he hasn't played. That's a lot more than most players.
Wow. Croninja was always one of my favorites with the Quakes. I feel badly for him. Good luck to Sam. I hope and expect that he'll land on his feet.
Too bad about Cronin, and I hope his injury doesn't result in permanent damage. He was the epitome of a blue collar player - sort of like the above-mentioned Quincy. I remember how, when he came off the field at Buck Shaw, you could tell he'd given every bit of himself during the game was was totally spent.
The way he played , he wasn’t going to keep playing over the age of 30. I always thought he was a solid player and had good positioning. He wasn’t flashy or skillful but he had tenacity and worked well as a defensive midfielder. The Quakes today though could definitely use a player like Cronin.
Uh, actually i was too lazy to search, that was just from a dimming memory. But I have now confirmed that yes Monteverde Academy is a private K-12 school. My real point was that, if he’s 22, why is he in high school? And, since he’s already played professionally, he can’t get a college scholarship.
For clarification, Orlando City does not have a team competing in the same league as Reno, the USL Championship League. They used to have a premier USL team, Orlando City B, but it didn't fare too well and took last year off to regroup in their middle league, USL League One. Some players may play with amateur status, but others are signed and playing as paid professionals. Might be housing and training included for their small pay, but professionals none-the-less. The following is from their page on MLS.com: Led by Head Coach Fernando de Argila Irurita, the group of 22 players ages 15 to 23 will kick off the regular season on Saturday, March 30, on the campus of Montverde Academy against FC Tucson. The average age of the signed roster is 19.5, with Luc Granitur being the youngest at just 15 years old. OCB has also signed six players from the Orlando City Development Academy and eight players from their respective youth national teams, including Juliano Chade of Brazil, Brandon John of Canada, Koby Osei-Wusu of Ghana, and Jahlane Forbes of the United States. OCB sits at the top of Orlando City SC’s development pyramid bridging the gap between the Orlando City Development Academy and the First Team in Major League Soccer (MLS). OCB is one of 10 teams competing in USL League One, with the team playing 28 regular-season matches in 2019. All home matches will be played on the campus of Montverde Academy at the MVA Athletic Comp
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019...rnandez-retires-moves-toronto-fc-front-office Jason Hernandez, always a class act, terrific guy.
I suppose we should be happy for Beita, but, incensed that our FO didn't do the relatively little it would have taken to keep him here. And of course, ditto those sentiments for Justin Morrow.
Orlando City B plays at Montverde Academy's stadium. He's returning in the sense of going back to the same geographic location, not to go to school.
as a reminder, when I protested to Kaval that he needed to re-sign Beita, he said "It was a question of value". So it's not that they did relatively little, they were relatively stupid.
I mean, Kaval isn't the guy who can properly put value on talent. That's not his skill-set, so I don't know why he was commenting on it in the first place, other than you asked him about it. Definitely not something I'd have said if I were in his place.
Dave Kaval was a lot more accessible and candid than your typical button-down-sports executive. That may have gotten him in hot water on occasion, but it should be appreciated by the fans. In this instance, he was undoubtedly parroting what GM John Doyle's perspective was.