Always a good shout. Guy is rubbish. You may be kidding. But it's not wrong. And I agree. One of Mix's last starts for NYC, he absolutely owned Bradley at Yankee Stadium. It was delicious to see Mix chew up and spit out that sanctimonious, sulking embodiment of the British version of mediocrity. Bradley being goaded into petty shit fouls and dirty play due to his inability to cope. We didn't get to see a lot of him, but I still have my Mix memories and that's one of my favorites. Before that, he was the only thing that kept that year 1 team competitive in any way. And he was always on when we had anything close to a functioning midfield even last year. I don't know the real and/or full story or anything close. I do know as a fan, it's sad that now that NYC has a midfield where he would be a real asset, he's not going to be a part of it. He's a talented guy whom I enjoyed supporting. So call me a fan boy or selfish. I don't mind, as that's all true. I appreciate him keeping us competitive with an unmatched workrate and skill level among an otherwise overmatched squad. Nothing but respect for his time on the field with the one team I choose to watch live all the time. It says a lot about the situation among supporters and CFG that the large majority of the fanbase, while ready to unlock the cap space after the relationship disintegrated irreparably, still count themselves as #teammix. All the best to the Mix master. Mix, I hope you find happiness and joy, personally and professionally, in whatever comes next. It's all a Garden Party, and you damn sure won't ever please everyone.
Klinsmann was grooming Mix to be the guy pushing Bradley, IMO. However, playing him in a defensive CM slot was a waste. And before anyone starts whining about me talking about the NT, notice that everybody else is doing it. Now, go away.
GM/Head Coaches around @MLS have told me he seems to be more concerned about "living in NY" than his playing career. What's next?! https://t.co/OOhMAuzV2x— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) March 2, 2017 Third piece of evidence that this is the case.... 1/27: "NYCFC have tried to trade Diskerud, but two factors – his high salary and his apparent unwillingness to move elsewhere in the league – have prevented talks from seriously progressing." 2/14: "plus he is reluctant to leave New York, where he owns several Manhattan apartments." ---
The double. Rhymes with Bublé, who also may be superior in the midfield to Bradley, by has not yet had the chance to boss him at Yankee Stadium.
He sometimes starts threads, which is why I don't have him on IL. Agh. Anyway, this whole thing is so transparent. MLS has an interest in making Mix look bad. He refused to play single-entity ball and held out for his contract to be honored. MLS doesn't what other players following this example. MLS wants to punish him. From Mix's side, it's also pretty easy to get. Really. He wants his contract honored and it's not too hard to understand "New York City or not in MLS." Now if Mix basically quits soccer, 1. that's his choice and 2. as a US fan who believes he still has potential I would be disappointed. But we have to see.
Not sure who you're talking about. I have issues with Bradley myself, but I don't fee a need to put him down (certainly not in the manner you did) to praise someone else.
With that logic none of these guys should have even signed with NYCFC because there are already established teams in the market. Hang it up guys. No room for you there. I can't blame the dude. He was promised $ and he's sticking it out thus far to get it. You can't predict a career. He could pick up a career altering injury in training....or walking to his car....take the $, then find a place that wants you. I don't claim to know the ins and outs of the league. But name me another league that has some of the same assbackwards rules/regs that the MLS does.
We don't know the specifics of what he has been offered. Since the league itself has a contract with him, it could mean a shared responsibility in paying him, so he stays with the same base salary. Of course there are other promised income, but if that was from the club's part (which is the most likely), then at the moment of the buyout that money should find his way to him or his agent. Mix is not in the situation of a guy making a lot of money but not wanted anywhere. Then, it's ok staying put and just getting paid (something BigSoccer folks have criticized before). But if you're not playing, other clubs want you, you have a chance of keeping similar wages, and the main obstacle is that you don't want to leave that particular city, then the problem is you.
Just an aside - TT is a MLS Mouthpiece. Just be wary of what comes from his mouth. Wait for an article by an independent soccer journalist before drawing conclusions. james
Why's it a problem? If he wanted to get back to Europe rather than getting "traded", which is more an American thing, he played his hand well. Now he gets to go back to Europe where he'll have more choices. He essentially made himself a free agent which is valuable yet isn't allowed here. At the least he has choices in Norway/Sweden or he waits until the summer with more choices.
Totally fair. But I'll defend myself by saying I was extremely over-served or I wouldn't have said it. Still would have thought it though.
If what you folks say is true and the root problem is that he doesn't want a red cent less of the money promised him, then who's going to buy him for equivalent wages, from Scandinavia? It's not happening.
He got his wages. A buyout usually means most, if not all your future wages under contract are paid to you and your contract released. For example, in the NBA, Deron Williams just had his full 10M contract bought out and now he's free to sign a new contract. That's more attractive than getting traded somewhere you don't want to be.
Not yet...MLS and Mix have to come to an agreement to terminate his contract (He is no longer with NYFC but still under contract with MLS) or they have to find a club willing to pay a transfer fee. or He sits on his remaining contract. Those are his options
This MLS buyout is not really a buyout in the NBA sense. NYCFC didn't waive Mix, so apparently other MLS teams are not free to sign him as a free agent. Basically the team got salary cap relief for forfeiting the right to field Mix in the team. It's entirely unclear what conditions and approvals need to be cleared in order for Mix to move within MLS or for the league to issue an ITC to move abroad. What probably makes sense would be a deal where NYCFC recovers a portion of Mix's next salary (in the event he moves within MLS - this happens often in NBA buyouts) or perhaps a fraction of the fee (if he moves abroad).
I'm certainly willing to be corrected here, but it seems the last complementary thing Twellman said about Mix was in WCQ in 2013. Hope Mix stays in MLS, but even if the contract language could be worked out, the well appears to be poisoned. So just pay the man his money and let him move on.