From the WPS site: Sept. 27, 2009: Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY) exercised the 2010 options for: Anita Asante, Yael Averbuch, Karen Bardsley, Jenni Branam, Keeley Dowling, Francielle, Kerri Hanks and Meghan Schnur. Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY) also exercised the mutual option for Rosana.
I believe the WNT players (O'Reilly, Kai, Rampone, and White) have multi-year contracts. the remaining two Int'l players Parker and McCallum are unaccounted for.
So, Lloyd has signed with the team. How will she fit in w/ the rest of the roster? eta: story w/ a couple of quotations. She says part of her poor form was b/c she wasn't training w/ "her" trainer/coach.
I always liked Carli Lloyd and she will do better with Sky Blue. It was a matter of missing her mothers home cooking and the ice cream that was named for her. Sky Blue is looking more like the WNT every day. Now if we could only get Saint Louis to give up Solo. Unless Parker wishes to be elsewhere Sky Blue should resign her.
According to this, Netherlands' Daphne Koster signed with Sky Blue: www.rnw.nl/english/article/dutch-women’s-football-captain-signs-us-club
And the home ones. Dutch women's national team has a light blue shirt as well. They wore them in some games of Euro 09. Koster is a defender and I'm guessing signed to fill the slot Rampone vacates during her maternity leave.
official. Sky Blue FC Adds Dutch National Team Captain Daphne Koster Somerset, N.J. (Wednesday, October 21, 2009) – Defending Women’s Professional Soccer champion Sky Blue FC made official today the signing of Dutch National Team captain Daphne (Daf-nuh) Koster, becoming the first Dutch player to play in WPS. Koster adds another proven champion to the Sky Blue FC defense, as the central defender has been a member of nine championship clubs in her native Netherlands.
Sky Blue News Hello everyone. I am happy to answer any questions you have regarding our team. And stay tuned - there could be a new signing announced very soon. Gerry Marrone General Manager
So who is the new Sky Blue player? Per twitter: "Just completed the deal-5'9" striker from Europe joining Sky Blue. Look for the official release on Monday. Guesses?"
hmm there's manon melis, icelands top striker viradasottir, those are the only two that come to my mind
Sorry - Manon is already allocated to another team. A hint - she was tied for fourth in scoring in the Swedish league this year, and is now in the starting 11 for the Swedish National Team.
It was a good signing considering Sky Blue is fairly deep at other positions. I wouldn't mind seeing another true striker signed considering the overall picture.
Michele O`Brien on trial with Norwegian club Donn. http://fotball.aftenposten.no/kvinner/article156653.ece
I figured there wouldn't be one if she not signed yet, so i'll wait in anticipation. your team is looking extremely strong by the way, on paper at least top 3 in the league. Of course they have to deliver on the field but still, you have a very strong roster.