Official: 2018 Rumor and Roster Moves Thread

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  1. TheHoustonHoyaFan

    Oct 14, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ???

    938853870633066496 is not a valid tweet id
     
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  2. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hahaha that Sneijder rumor just will not die. This has to be the laziest rumor
     
  3. L.A. Native

    L.A. Native Member+

    Aug 1, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
  4. JPAR

    JPAR Member

    Aug 21, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    [​IMG]Corner Of The Galaxy‏ @GalaxyPodcast
    I’m told the report out of Turkey saying Wesley Sneijder is joining the LA Galaxy is "not accurate.” We were told a little while back that neither Galaxy nor LAFC was interested in the player.
     
  5. wcmanes

    wcmanes Member

    May 28, 1999
    Riverside, Ca, USA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Great, another attacking CM. I think Sneijder would end up being closer to Gerrard 2.0 than Keane 2.0 in terms of overall impact Galaxy--at least this version of Galaxy :(
     
  6. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    I don't know what to believe anymore
     
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  7. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
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    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
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  8. mbar

    mbar Member+

    Apr 30, 1999
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If we sign anyone for a central midfield or central withdrawn forward roll or even a winger then I'll riot.

    We need a pure forward
    We need defenders
    We need a defensive midfielder
    We need a goalie.

    We better actually address our needs this offseason
     
  9. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I guess the silly season has commenced....
     
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  10. GalaxyKoa

    GalaxyKoa Member+

    Jul 18, 2007
    North County
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's under 30, I don't buy it. :p
     
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  11. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/7i9yf6/norwegian_international_jørgen_skjelvik_to_la/

    Friend just sent me this
     
  12. 73Bruin

    73Bruin Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Torrance, California
    I don't think Gio was very productive in 2015 and you clearly think he was which is our source of disagreement. Per the official Galaxy stats for 2015, Gio scored 3 goals in 10 games started in the regular season and 0 goals in his 1 playoff game also started. So that is 3 goals in 11 games or an average of approximately 1 goal every 3.6 games. In my opinion this is below average expectations for a DP striker. About the only thing you can say that was above average for his 2015 performance were his 6 assists in 11 games.

    Your argument seems to suggest that 2017 was an outlier in an otherwise productive career and that the Galaxy should expect Gio to play more like 2016 on a consistent basis. Mine is that 2016 was the outlier year for Gio in terms of productivity. Just looking at Wikipedia (which shows appearances and not starts), Gio has never been that productive other than when playing for Racing de Stantander in the Spanish second league while on loan and in 2016 for the Galaxy. That's two productive years out of 10.
     
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  13. LEM-LAG

    LEM-LAG Member+

    May 28, 2011
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    This Skjelvik man seems to be our first signing. He is a LB recenty converted to CB. Assuming Cole is staying, I think we found our new CB. 26 years old norwegian international, interesting.
     
  14. skydog

    skydog Member+

    Aug 1, 1999
    Durham, NC
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Also reddit user says he is "fast as fxxx" so no chance we will be signing him. We go for slow, old guys.
     
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  15. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    938904950775734273 is not a valid tweet id
     
  16. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
  17. LEM-LAG

    LEM-LAG Member+

    May 28, 2011
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
     
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  18. hav77

    hav77 Member+

    May 31, 2010
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    Los Angeles Galaxy
    So if Skjelvik works out, the Gs best CBs the past couple years would be converted LBs? JVD and Romney being the other ones.
     
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  19. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
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    United States
    Well, a young, fast centerback sure sounds better than an old, slow one.....
     
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  20. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  21. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    "MLS clubs also will have the flexibility to spend up to an additional $2.8 million of TAM, on a discretionary basis funded by the team, per year in both 2018 and 2019, which will further enhance the quality of play across the league."

    Damn that is a big increase on the $1.2 million. We can buy Alessandrini's contract down so he is no longer a DP this way.
     
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  22. TheHoustonHoyaFan

    Oct 14, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So Sigi has $1.2MM in' 18, can pull forward $1.2MM from '19 and the team could also spend out of its own pocket $2.8 in '18 and also in '19? Looks like TAM player costs have increased to $1.5MM?

    Sigi has a $5.2MM war chest to sign a bunch of $1.5MM players and buy them down with TAM!
     
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  23. TheHoustonHoyaFan

    Oct 14, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looks like there is still a cap on TAM salary, now $1.5MM. Romain is at $2MM so does not look like he is TAM eligible?
     
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  24. GalaxyKoa

    GalaxyKoa Member+

    Jul 18, 2007
    North County
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #724 GalaxyKoa, Dec 8, 2017
    Last edited: Dec 8, 2017
    Yup, I don't think we'll be able to buy down Romain.


    This is a huge deal, though. It's $2.8m spent by the clubs themselves, a trending away from parity. Not to mention it's a ton of money.
     
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  25. Baysider

    Baysider Member+

    Jul 16, 2004
    Santa Monica
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    I'm less worried about Skjelvik's price now.
     
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