2015 Fire Roster Speculation

Discussion in 'Chicago Fire' started by seamuslush, Aug 18, 2014.

  1. lethargytartare

    lethargytartare Member+

    Oct 2, 2000
    Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    so what no-name piece of sh1t will Frank sign now to fill Maloney's spot, and defend by nattering about having few options this late in the season even though it's his own damned fault?
     
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  2. sWo97

    sWo97 Member+

    Aug 18, 2008
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So we, the fans had this all figured out before Andy even hired Yallop.
    Yet Andy still believes he can make good decisions on staff hiring.
     
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  3. loonixxx

    loonixxx Member+

    Chicago Red Stars
    Aug 28, 2004
    Soccer Limbo
    Club:
    Jagiellonia Bialystok SSA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He sure does. Doesn't the movie Thunderpants tell you all you need to know?
     
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  4. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I have been thinking about this excellent @JefeCrandall post and just for shits and giggles I wanted to compare the vital part of the total stats of this extensive Fire dp list against someone who say got paid "Keane Like Money". The Total Goals by my count for ALL these guys, including Blanco, is 41 and the Assists = 46.
    Robbie Keane MLS stats 2011-2015 =46 Goals and 40 Assists

    http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/robbie-keane

    Total minutes played of all the FIre designated players = 14,915
    Total minutes played by Robbie Keane = 8662

    Just for giggles dividing the number of minutes by 90 minutes = 165.7333 games versus 96.24 games for Keane to put up similar numbers. So the one guy managed to do it in a little over half the time as all the other guys put together. So while I don't have the salary information to compare the cost of all these Fire dps versus Keane's but it seems like maybe the Keane like money is worth it after all? Naturally he had a complimentary team around him and ownership that wanted to win but it's certainly interesting.

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  5. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    That bears repeating. Daily. Until they fix it.
     
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  6. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    He's finally ready to play out of position:
     
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  7. Gamecock14

    Gamecock14 Member+

    May 27, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Classic fire. The playoffs truly set the bar so low to allow for mediocrity
     
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  8. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    "what no-name piece of sh1t will Frank sign now?"

    "Gilberto"

    "Who?"

    "Gilberto!"

    "Who?"

    "GILBERTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
     
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  9. P to the Wee

    P to the Wee Red Card

    Nov 22, 2011
    Susan is a Little Lamb
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
  10. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    But seriously, who?
     
  11. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Gilbertooooooooooo!!!!!

    That, for better or worse, is the "serious" answer.
     
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  12. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    After two years of building I would like Frank Yallop to answer the question of who on his team does he expect to stand up and lead the team to victory.
     
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  13. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He keeps that guy on the bench, to prove a point, that it's potatoes, not players that win games
     
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  14. lethargytartare

    lethargytartare Member+

    Oct 2, 2000
    Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    There's a guy in Sweden he's been scouting for 3 years... oh wait
     
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  15. Chris M.

    Chris M. Member+

    Jan 18, 2002
    Chicago
    His new Scottish midfielder, of course.

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  16. Feffery

    Feffery Member

    Nov 24, 2014
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In my opinion Accam and Gilberto are fine #2 and #3 DPs based on the last 2 games. We just need a true #1 so that they it is not all on them. But I don't think Hauptman spend the money or that Yallop will pick the right guy. It costs more than Maloney money to get a #1 DP.
     
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  17. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    FYP, apparently.
     
  18. Es Brennt

    Es Brennt Member+

    Feb 25, 2003
    Shermer, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Am I reading something wrong? I see 68 Goals and 42 Assists on the Keane stats page.
     
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  19. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    You, sir, are not helping, with your correct statistics and stuff. ;)

    However, I am going to be really unhelpful and point out that Keane's actual goal scoring with LAG is

    89 goals in 138 games

    68 goals are only for the regular season
    9 goals in the playoffs (what is that? asks every Fire fan over the past few years),
    3 in the US Open Cup, and
    9 in CONCACAF (again, what is that, again?).
     
  20. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    2 things....
    1. I have glasses but sometimes dont wear them.
    2. The fact that I was somehow 22 goals or 40 some goals shy proves my point even better and that is apparently the money is worth it. Can someone find Keane's salary in those years versus the total salary of all Fire dps in the same time frame and compare them?
     
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  21. seamuslush

    seamuslush Member+

    Jun 18, 2005
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Total Guaranteed Compensation for Robbie Keane, per MLS Player's Union releases: $18,459,197.66

    Total Guaranteed Compensation for all Chicago Fire Designated Players since Robbie Keane was signed by the LA Galaxy, per MLS PU releases: $5,115,062.51.

    Total off cap spend on Robbie Keane's salary by the LA Galaxy after taking into account the portion of his contract that hits the salary cap: $16,749,197.66.

    Total off cap spend on all Chicago Fire Designated Players since Robbie Keane was signed by the LA Galaxy after taking into account the portion of their contracts that hits the salary cap: $2,073,395.84.

    No transfer fees were included in my calculations. No use of allocation money was assumed. Take it at your own risk because I am tired. Check my math before dropping in casual conversation. Blah blah blah.

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  22. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Embarrassing. The sales of Pappa and Baky got probably half that in allocation. Tack on the "you suck" allocation we've gotten for several years and we're over $2M.

    The league helps with transfer fees so we're looking and potentially ZERO out of pocket expenses for players by Hauptman.
     
  23. HeyFireGO

    HeyFireGO Member+

    May 12, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Andy is a cheap liar.
     
  24. seamuslush

    seamuslush Member+

    Jun 18, 2005
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    LA spent an additional $26,306,464.37 in off cap DP Salaries in this time period.

    Since 2011 Fire are spending 5% of what AEG-LA is spending on DP players out of pocket.

    And that's probably best face the Fire could put on things because allocation money etc might mean that it's even less than that.

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  25. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    This thread has been solved. Good bye everyone.
     

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