Tuesday 14 Jan 2020

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  1. Stuart95

    Stuart95 Member+

    Mar 11, 2012
    NoVA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    2020 Superdraft
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2020/tracker

    FC Dallas Selects Three More Players in Final Rounds of 2020 MLS SuperDraft
    https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2020/...more-players-final-rounds-2020-mls-superdraft

    Orlando City selects local defender Nick O’Callaghan in final rounds of MLS SuperDraft
    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/or...ocallaghan-in-final-rounds-of-mls-superdraft/

    The MLS youth movement continues
    https://ussoccerplayers.com/2020/01/the-mls-youth-movement-continues.html

    Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath rewarded with 2-year contract extension
    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/mi...eath-rewarded-with-2-year-contract-extension/

    Inter Miami announces coaching staff. Team reportedly to sign Scottish player.
    https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/inter-miami/article239230703.html

    Inter Miami CF announces coach Diego Alonso’s staff
    https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports...0200113-iw3oldwzzvci5jnutpxbuaj3iy-story.html

    As the Sounders open training camp, roster holes and MLS labor talks are front and center
    https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...les-and-mls-labor-talks-are-front-and-center/

    Joe Fletcher named PRO Manager of Senior Assistant Referees
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/13/joe-fletcher-named-pro-manager-senior-assistant-referees-0

    Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Midfielder Júnior Urso
    https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/01/13/orlando-city-sc-signs-brazilian-midfielder-j-nior-urso

    Orlando City trades midfielder José Cifuentes to LAFC for General Allocation Money
    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/or...fuentes-to-lafc-for-general-allocation-money/

    Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner details the “necessary” permanent move for Jamiro Monteiro
    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/ph...necessary-permanent-move-for-jamiro-monteiro/

    Chicago Fire FC owner: We have "huge" expectations for 2020, in talks with top players
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...have-huge-expectations-2020-talks-top-players

    Yuya Kuba seeking 'new challenge' with FC Cincinnati
    https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...r-yuya-kubo-seeking-new-challenge/4454355002/

    Bradley Wright-Phillips trialing with LAFC in preseason
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/13/bradley-wright-phillips-trialing-lafc-preseason

    LAFC sign midfielder Jose Cifuentes, an Ecuadorian international
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...elder-jose-cifuentes-ecuadorian-international

    Crew SC: Supporters welcome arrival of dynamic midfielder Lucas Zelarayan
    https://abc6onyourside.com/sports/c...arrival-of-dynamic-midfielder-lucas-zelarayan

    Houston Dynamo sign goalkeeper Marko Maric on transfer from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...eper-marko-maric-transfer-tsg-1899-hoffenheim

    FC Dallas sign Eddie Munjoma as Homegrown after All-American career at SMU
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...njoma-homegrown-after-all-american-career-smu

    Source: Toronto FC trades Nicolas Benezet’s rights to Colorado Rapids
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/mls...ades-nicolas-benezets-rights-colorado-rapids/

    Report: Andrew Carleton to spend 2020 season on loan from Atlanta United
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...arleton-spend-2020-season-loan-atlanta-united

    Philadelphia Union have deal in place to loan Cory Burke to SKN St. Polten
    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/ph...in-place-to-loan-cory-burke-to-skn-st-polten/

    Leonardo Bertone is leaving FC Cincinnati for Switzerland's FC Thun
    https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...-depart-fc-cincinnati-switzerland/4452763002/

    Los Angeles Galaxy in talks to bring 'Chicharito to MLS
    https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/Soc...lks-to-bring-Chicharito-to-MLS/5981578926033/

    Report: Colorado Rapids closing in on FC Krasnodar's Younes Namli as Designated Player
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...-fc-krasnodars-younes-namli-designated-player

    Report: DC United possibly eying Uruguayan defender Gaston Silva
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...ossibly-eying-uruguayan-defender-gaston-silva

    Report: RSL said to be signing Milan Iloski, UCLA forward, to homegrown deal
    https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2020/1/1...g-milan-iloski-ucla-forward-to-homegrown-deal

    Report: LA Galaxy pursuing Feyenoord goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer
    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/13/report-la-galaxy-pursuing-feyenoord-goalkeeper-kenneth-vermeer

    Minnesota United confirms interest in Luis Amarilla
    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/minnesota-united-confirms-interest-in-luis-amarilla/

    How Nike, Adidas and E-commerce threaten the survival of mom-and-pop soccer shops
    https://theathletic.com/1531059/202...ten-the-survival-of-mom-and-pop-soccer-shops/
     
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  2. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    San Jose does nothing. Again. :(
     
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  3. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's called consistency.
     
  4. bbsbt

    bbsbt Member+

    Feb 26, 2003
    Don't worry, it's part of the strategy. Have faith.
    You see, San Jose is playing 3-D chess while the other teams are playing checkers.
     
  5. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Yeah, I heard Atlanta just signed Adam Jahn. :)
     
  6. Centennial

    Centennial Member+

    Apr 4, 2003
    Centennial
    They are following in the ways of the Rapids of years past.
     
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  7. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's A Wondo-ful Life in ol' San Jose'........
     
  8. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    Yay? o_O
     
  9. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!
     
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  10. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    I love MLS social media this offseason because every team in the league feels like they're the only ones not making any moves.
     
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  11. Fighting Illini

    Fighting Illini Member+

    Feb 6, 2014
    Chicago
    Some have more threadbare rosters than others, and engaging the local market in Spring 2020 means more to some than others
     
  12. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, not every team

    Fans in Columbus are having a hard time keeping all the names straight. And not because they're all day drinkers. Admittedly, that's a problem, but still.
     
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  13. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Are you slurring your words or is it me?
     
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  14. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Actually, there are a number of teams which have made moves reassuring to fans. The Revs, of all people, certainly have.
     
  15. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    What's up in Chicago? They seem to have dumped a lot of talent without replacing it yet.
     
  16. Fighting Illini

    Fighting Illini Member+

    Feb 6, 2014
    Chicago
    The question in Chicago is not so much what they're going to put on the field but how many poor souls will be in the stands to see it amid how much is being paid to show it to them there instead of Bridgeview. The move-o-meter is currently set to "Extinction-level catastrophe"

    But anyway, after getting hired two months late for no reason they're beating the bushes in Eastern Europe looking for talent and seems like there are some intriguing no-name players on the way.
     
  17. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    The team rumor mills which have been pretty accurate lately on signings say they have a DP vs TAM striker signed and flying in on Friday, at least one other defender signed, and a CAM DP almost across the finish line. They've been negotiating with Monterrey for Pizarro, but that deal is sounding iffy. Sounds like stuff is happening, but we'll know more closer to Feburary.
     
  18. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's what everyone used to say about Mike Burns. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he certainly was the biggest tool...
    Yeah, in Rev-land there were 2 camps, the Nattering Nabobs of Negativity and the Kool-Aid Drinkers. The second group was getting smaller and smaller, as even the most pollyannish of fans lost faith. It really is amazing what hiring the soccer version of Bellichick can do for a team. Of course it was about 12 years too late, but I suppose it's better to be late in realizing this than never figure it out.

    Yours truly was one of the most ardent NNNs, but I honestly haven't been this pumped for the start of the season since the year they re-stocked the entire team by picking over the carcasses of Miami and Tampa...
     
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  19. Fighting Illini

    Fighting Illini Member+

    Feb 6, 2014
    Chicago
    All online spaces are exactly the same.
     
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  20. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Considering individual tickets aren't even on sale yet, I think you can slow this down.
     
  21. Fighting Illini

    Fighting Illini Member+

    Feb 6, 2014
    Chicago
    Give me your prediction for average attendance this year.
     
  22. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, they are the exact same thing, but only different :laugh:
     
  23. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    I've said just under 18k, but it's going to be dependent on weather early on, and the team's record later in the season.
     
  24. Fighting Illini

    Fighting Illini Member+

    Feb 6, 2014
    Chicago
    I will take the under on that. And even that would be quite a disaster.

    My guess would be like 15k.
     
  25. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Surely, whatever the Fire is paying for Soldier Field necessitates them getting more than 18k average. If they want the gameday appearance to look good on tv (and to generate more ticket buying), then 18k in a 61k stadium seems really weak. Like what Revs home games usually look like (and sound like). What's the capacity of the stadium not including the elevated decks?
     
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