From ESPN.com's Ives Galarcep, a roundup of MLS transfer news & rumors: "San Jose Earthquakes -- The Earthquakes have been quiet this winter on the foreign player front, but there has been talk of San Jose potentially luring former San Jose standout Eddie Lewis back from England." I'd welcome Eddie Lewis back in a heartbeat. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=501952&root=mls&cc=5901
World cup experience, EPL & championship experience, and a wicked left foot. Why wouldn't we want that?! The only real knoch against him is his age. Would he want to come back is my question. I guess we'll know within the week.
OK, latest "xyz" to San Jose rumor. I'm going to "pre-summarize" the thread so we can save some time: 1) Statement of rumor 2) He's good, let's get him. 3) He's bad, let's not get him. 4) Repeat 2 and 3 indefinitely 5) Aww, it's just a rumor 6) EQLLC isn't doing anything. Look at what DC is doing.
Exactly it would be great to have him back. Although old and not able to play as many years, a better choice for our situation than Feilhaber. Lewis and Guerrero could swap between left-mid and left-back, and cover for each other when the other makes a run forward. I'd think we could have a really solid left side.
Thanks for clueing me in. Didn't understand the process... But I am looking forward to some real news that I can understand. I don't know any of the players taken in the draft or the superdraft, so I don't even bother with those threads. Here's a rumor where I saw the guy play a lot (and I was wrong about him in 1996-thought he was the worst player on the team, if not the league), and I'd welcome back as I think he still has something to offer. The Quakes could do worse...
As long as ESLLC doesn't use its DP slot on him, I wouldn't mind him coming back. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Well, like most Derby players, he's not really a Premier Leaguer. I don't think he's any more responsible that anyone else on an entire roster that is trying to compete well above their weight class. He'll be more than competent in MLS. As many have pointed out, whether he's a good acquisition for us depends on how expensive he'll be. His age means that he would provide some veteran leadership for a couple of seasons while we develop other roster depth. That's a good thing to have if it doesn't cost too much.
I would like to see a competent veteran on the left side, and I think Eddie fits pretty well. I'm confident that he can still deliver a quality cross.
when are we gonna hear rumors about an actual star caliber player. all the rumors are about is of washed up players who can't do it anymore at a high lelvel. i would welcome eddie but we need a player that we can rely upon to win games. the quakes have done squat to address that issue.
No we need a TEAM we can count upon to win games. "Stars" don't win games by themselves... Eddie Lewis could be one of the components of such a team. Let's talk about that.
Didn't mean to be negative about this particular thread. I could have written the "formula" in any number of rumor threads. This rumor may actually have a little more to it than some of the others. And I agree that this is an acquisition that might make sense, depending on the price. I'd like to see the Quakes get some depth with quality players. I'd rather have 5 good, moderately expensive players vs. 2 very expensive superstars. I'm thinking of the Quakes 2005 squad. They picked up good value players like Califf, Clark, and Chung. Now some of those players, like Califf and Clark, might be a little expensive to get back. But maybe we can find the next Califf and Clark - guys that are currently undervalued. You know, let's play MoneyBa...nevermind.
Eddie Lewis can still perform at a high level. Watching the Derby games; Lewis looks like one of they only good positive players from the Derby team. so EPL to MLS; i think he would be a good addition.
Giving rep for laying it down like it is. It's like a Haiku or something. Well done! Touché Seismothusiast. Sending rep your way just for staying optimistic even after yet another Quakes rumor.
As mentioned in another of the rumor threads, this is missing the iterative step (apply as often and frequently as desired) of "Who is this guy?" Proposed revision: 1) Statement of rumor 2) Who is this guy? What's his deal? Any good? 3) He's good, let's get him. 4) He's bad, let's not get him. 5) Repeat 2 through 4 indefinitely 6) Aww, it's just a rumor 7) EQLLC isn't doing anything yet. Look at what ___e.g. DC___ is doing.
Lewis would provide the Quakes with the intagible qualities of veteran leadership. When the Quakes won their two MLS Cup titles, they benefited immensely from the experience and resolve of Jeff Agoos. (For instance, it was he that got "the comeback" going, despite teetering on aging legs.) When you think about it, this was precisely what they missed during the 2005 playoffs, because nobody on the team had previously taken a leadership role (Donovan had been the "junior leader" after Agoos, but they were both gone in '05). Nowadays, guys like Onstad and DeRo serve that role on Houston, but they hadn't quite got there yet in '05.
You won't see a star player for the first year or two most likely. The first problem is going to be that you will have a tough time luring a star player to a team that basically has no players and no identity. The second problem is that you have no idea what your team needs are going to be. A star player should be a compliment and an upgrade to the team, but the team should not be built from the ground up around them.
Please. Ya we can have a solid team and all but a solid team won't get much done anywhere. Look at any good team, they have a go to guy. In the past we had Dero and Landy Cakes, now all we have is this Kamara kid. The organization has to recognize that they need some sort of quality player that they can market the team around or they will lose support for this team fast after the "Yes we got a new team" feeling goes away even if all the have to sell is 12,000 or so tickets. We all know money talks and the Quakes should be willing to pay more to nab a guy from South America.
So far, there has been no evidence presented that suggests the Quakes are intending to stand pat with their present hand in this. It's not like they will, or even should, make their intentions known to everyone. If this team is in the same situation on April 1, then I worry. Until then, I want to let people do their jobs without any worry about needing to keep me excited every day.
The thing is that the transfer window for europe ends in four days. I don't know whether South America's is the same but, I can bet is some where close.Hopefully they prove me wrong. If not we will be resembling in the pre-2001 years for a while.