Waivers

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  1. JDEsq09

    JDEsq09 Member

    Apr 12, 2011
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Revs waived Otto Loewy, Alan Koger and Andrew Sousa. Thoughts?
     
  2. MarkyMark

    MarkyMark Member

    Jun 27, 2008
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's a good start
     
  3. Revs-West

    Revs-West Member

    Mar 24, 2004
    That should clear up about $20 and a bucket of chicken.
    At least there are a few more seats available.
     
  4. Revs-West

    Revs-West Member

    Mar 24, 2004
    the buffet is open:
    Complete list of waived players:

    COLUMBUS

    Santiago Prim
    Dejan Rusmir

    DALLAS

    Edson Edward

    HOUSTON

    Francisco Navas Cobo
    Evan Newton

    KANSAS CITY

    Jeferson Goncalves
    Scott Lorenz
    Craig Rocastle
    Milos Stojcev

    NEW YORK

    Alex Horwath
    Mychel Jones
    Tyler Lassiter
    Marcos Paullo
    John Rooney
    Theodore Schneider

    NEW ENGLAND

    Alan Koger
    Otto Loewy
    Andrew Sousa

    PHILADELPHIA

    Juan Diego Gonzalez
    Thorne Holder

    SALT LAKE

    Tim Melia

    TORONTO

    Kyle Davies
    Matthew Gold
    Leandre Griffit
    Javier Martina
    Demitirius Omphroy
    Eddy Viator
    Eddy Zavarise

    VANCOUVER

    Bilal Duckett
    Nizar Khalfan
    Alexandre Morfaw
     
  5. abecedarian

    abecedarian Member+

    Mar 25, 2009
    SSSomerville
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's some serious housecleaning in NY and Toronto. Anybody see a contrast with the Revs?
     
  6. Voodoo United

    Voodoo United Member

    Jan 7, 2008
    Easton, Ma
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't see anybody on the waiver list that would help us out. Last years list was definitely more interesting as far as choices
     
  7. RevsRule

    RevsRule Member+

    NE Revs, LAFC
    Jun 9, 1999
    N. Eastern, Mass
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who are they?

    I wonder if John Rooney might be worth a look? He's been around but can't seem to stick anywhere. Heaven knows we have no forwards worth keeping
     
  8. RedRevs

    RedRevs Member

    Aug 24, 2005
    Cambridge
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's awful.

    According to Ives he was only drafted by NYRB as a favor to MLS to save face.
     
  9. MM66

    MM66 Member+

    Mar 9, 2009
    Brookline, MA
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Might be worth it to kick the tires on Demetrius Omphroy.
     
  10. Revs-West

    Revs-West Member

    Mar 24, 2004
    Curious about this too until Wikipedia explained it:
    He is battling multiple sclerosis, which he first discovered having as a result of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in February 2010. He had initially experienced vision problems and numbness in his foot while with Sporting Clube de Portugal Academy Juniores. The symptoms, which later included neck pain, precluded him from signing his first professional contract with Sporting and forced him to return to the United States for medical attention. Toronto FC had no knowledge of his condition when they drafted him. Part of Omphroy's ongoing treatment is daily self-injections of Copaxone
     
  11. jw

    jw Member

    Feb 18, 1999
    Massachusetts
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FWIW, I know a few people with MS who do the daily self-injections, (one has for years), and they can run circles around me. Obviously I cannot translate this to the daily routine of a professional athlete, but just thought I would share.
     
  12. Revs-West

    Revs-West Member

    Mar 24, 2004
    I have no idea how this impacts him as a pro athlete. I was mostly pointing to the bolded line to guess why he was cut. Hopefully he is perfectly fit to play elsewhere and will live a long, healthy life.
     
  13. Jon Martin

    Jon Martin Member+

    Apr 25, 2000
    SE Mass
    Many people with MS are able to remain very healthy and fit with current therapy. There are a couple issues with MS, however, that would make it very difficult to maintain a life as a professional athlete. One is the unpredictability of how a person feels from day to day. Another is also not from the medical journals, but from actual people - in my experience cyclists and runners. They say that regardless of how much they train, their best times slip away second by second.

    From your keyboard....
     
  14. Revolution909

    Revolution909 Member

    Mar 28, 2011
    Rumford, RI
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes... it would appear that the teams that care are actually trying to get better....hmmmmmm. I'm sure that this is only a coincidence.
     
  15. BrianLBI

    BrianLBI BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 7, 2002
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's a little early to conclude that. We've had larger house cleanings in past years and it meant absolutely nothing. Perhaps Heaps wants a larger training camp than in past years - I can recall one year where we had more roster spots than players in camp.
     

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