News: Rapids land Cameroonian in lottery

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  1. IndyRapids04

    IndyRapids04 Member

    May 20, 2013
    Indianapolis
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    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. IndyRapids04

    IndyRapids04 Member

    May 20, 2013
    Indianapolis
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    Colorado Rapids
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    United States
  4. crazyjon85

    crazyjon85 Member

    Jan 12, 2011
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  5. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    Guess I had better unhold my breath then
     
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  6. Waterboy14

    Waterboy14 Member

    Mar 29, 2006
    Send in Dennis Rodman...I'm sure that will help!
     
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  7. Rod1916

    Rod1916 Member+

    Jun 17, 2012
    Colorado
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    So, I am wondering if they are positioning Doyle as a replacement for Eloundou. I could see them realizing things are not going to work out or the transfer, then convincing the league to let them have Doyle as a consolation prize. Get the fans focused on Doyle, then quietly announce that the deal for Eloundou fell through....

    Just my conspiracy theory.

    rod.
     
  8. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
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    Colorado Rapids
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    United States
    The key to that is getting the league to give us Doyle in compensation for the Eloundou mess. I don't see the league doing that.
     
  9. Dom. FC

    Dom. FC Member+

    May 10, 2004
    Central US
    Wrong zip code ...
     
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  10. Rod1916

    Rod1916 Member+

    Jun 17, 2012
    Colorado
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    My thoughts exactly. If we had LA, NY, or SEA in front of our name, then I would expect it to happen. Since we are CO, it is hard to say.
     
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  11. W.J. Marx

    W.J. Marx Member

    Apr 5, 1999
    Boulder, Colorado
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    Arsenal FC
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    United States
    Doyle! No keys, who cares? At his current state of development Doyle is compensation for no one!
     
  12. Rod1916

    Rod1916 Member+

    Jun 17, 2012
    Colorado
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    Colorado Rapids

    Fair enough. I don't know that he could crack the starting lineup, let alone impact this year. Eloundou is likely a project for future years....
     
  13. Stuart95

    Stuart95 Member+

    Mar 11, 2012
    NoVA
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  14. COMtnGuy

    COMtnGuy Member+

    Apr 5, 2012
    Higher than you
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    From Story, last sentence was why FIFA shut them down:

    When the elections did go ahead, Iya Mohamed was re-elected president despite the fact he is being detained by the authorities in Cameroon.
    He is being investigated after being accused of embezzling money at state-owned Cotton Development Company.
    Soon after the election results were announced, Fecafoot's elections appeals committee declared them void.

    In the aftermath, John Begheni Ndeh announced himself head of the federation and started work with the help of police, which was deemed as political interference by Fifa.
     
  15. COMtnGuy

    COMtnGuy Member+

    Apr 5, 2012
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    Wish he would just pass it along instead of waiting for articlkes on MLS or Rapids websites.

    Chris Bianchi@Rapids_News 15m
    Also- new developments on the Eloundou front. I'd love to know the #Rapids' international phone bill from this season.
     
  16. IndyRapids04

    IndyRapids04 Member

    May 20, 2013
    Indianapolis
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    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    @Rapids_News: Better than what I thought four hours ago. But I don't know much. RT @JDSportsfan85: @Rapids_News positive or negative

    Follow up tweet from Chris Bianchi after asked if it was positive or negative news
     
  17. unkiemark

    unkiemark Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Boulder
    If it means anything :) he's a Rapids according to Wikipedia.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eloundou

    Perhaps this will bring us the same type of luck as it did with Torres.

    Would like to read more from Bianchi about what's going on.
     
  18. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
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    United States
    Oh, could we please stop with the Wikipedia references? You want to know who made German Mera a Rapid on Wikipeida? Me. They're meaningless.
     
  19. unkiemark

    unkiemark Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Boulder
    I realize this and was posting in jest.
     
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  20. Own Goal Hat-Trick

    Jul 28, 1999
    ColoRADo
    Well, thanks for brininging him to the club!
     
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  21. fischerw

    fischerw Member+

    Sep 15, 2004
    Joplin, MO
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    Colorado Rapids
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    United States
    Tim Hinchey was on the Extra Time Radio Podcast, and Simon Borg asked him about the Eloundou situation. Hinchey basically said that they are out if ideas on what to do-- they have filed the protests they can, but FIFA won't do anything to help. He says that it's the agent who's really running the show and there's no way to seize power from him.
     
  22. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
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    Colorado Rapids
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    United States
    Nice job screwing us MLS. :rolleyes:
     
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  23. COMtnGuy

    COMtnGuy Member+

    Apr 5, 2012
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    Wish we could get one of the national talking heads to report on this collosal screw-up on MLS part.
     
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  24. Dom. FC

    Dom. FC Member+

    May 10, 2004
    Central US
    Sort of makes one wish we hadn't 'won', like the guy that wins several million in a lottery, quits his job, screws up his life, wastes all the money, and ends up wishing he hadn't won. Also if we hadn't 'won' we might have Doyle (to trade to D.C. or whatever) instead of just a bagel for our efforts there.
     
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  25. SoccaJ

    SoccaJ Member

    Colorado Rapids
    Jun 25, 2007
    Firestone, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We got a bagel? I bet the cream cheese was moldy.
     

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