Onstad to stay a Rhino - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Ching not likely to stay with Seattle - Seattle Times Patriost to play Home Games at Sun Bowl - El Paso Times Twellman has Forward Idea: Get Better - Boston Herald South African to join Metros in Florida - N.Y. Times
At the bottom of the Twellman article: "Nicol confirmed that Carlos Llamosa, who had been a contract holdout, signed a deal with Major League Soccer. However, Nicol said he was uncertain of the contract's length. "It means we will have a solid defense with guys fighting for positions,'' Nicol said of Llamosa's signing."
What ever happened to Jim Rooney this offseason? After Rooney fell out of contract with the Revs I haven't heard anything about him. Is he retired from soccer now?
Interesting note in the El Paso article that the break-even point for the UTEP-Patriots agreement is about 2000 fans average. Last year, at a different field, the Patriots averaged 2500, so despite some complaining by the owners that there's no money in it, at least two A-league teams were making money off 2nd division soccer...
I heard Rooney wants to play but only if the circumstances were right. I was told by a reporter that Bradley and Hudson were trying to get him to play for them. I hope he comes back to the League. He has a good couple of years left in him.
The Metro are having a hard time convincing Addo to stick around for the approximate $24,000 they can afford to pay him under the cap. I don't know what they could do for Rooney.