Curtin would be a great coach for the Revs. Develop young soccer players that get sold off for decent money. Perfect coach for the Krafts.
And Vrabel might be a perfect coach for the Pats - but the Krafts are stuck giving their new hires a fair chance to turn their teams around. They could switch horses for either team, but it's a bad precedent to hire/fire so quickly. That kind of institutional patience is one of the Krafts better attributes IMO.
Setting a precedent or a one-off outlier? I'd argue the precedent that has already been set is to give too much time to these hires. Whether is was Einstein or Rita Mae Brown: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Atlanta United sells their 2 best players and knocks Miami out of the playoffs. Didn't see too many Atlanta players in awe of Messi or folding like a tent at the first sign of adversity. Kind of puts our pathetic performances vs Miami in better perspective.
Cincy about to make a splash. Sources: FC Cincinnati nearing club-record deal to sign Togo int'l forward Kevin Denkey from Cercle Brugge. Not done yet.Fee in region of $15 million, would be one of the most opulent in MLS history.Denkey, 23, won Belgian League Golden Boot last year. https://t.co/ZzVMXE7Tva pic.twitter.com/jFgHXbUlKq— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) November 11, 2024
Meanwhile, the Revs are still measuring nine times... FC Cincinnati sign DP striker Kévin Denkey Jonathan Sigal Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, 09:02 AM
Major League Soccer @MLS · 16h After six seasons with the team, @WhitecapsFC have parted ways with Head Coach Vanni Sartini.
Michelle Kaufman@kaufsports · 12m BREAKING NEWS: Luis Suarez signs contract extension with Inter Miami.
The NY Red Bulls are the lowest seed (7th) ever to make MLS Cup. This is their second trip to the Cup, but first ever Eastern Conference Championship, as they won the Western Conference (as a wild card coming over from the East) in 2008, losing to Columbus in MLS Cup. Do I want LA to win their sixth MLS Cup? No. Do I want NYRB to win their first? No. Gotta go with the meteor option here...
@FabrizioRomano·16h EXCL: MLS side Charlotte FC are set to sign 2006 born talented midfielder Baye Coulibaly, anticipating several European clubs. Negotiations at final stages with NK Kustosija as documents are being prepared. Fee will be around €2m plus bonuses and 20% sell-on clause. @tombogert-Dec 2 Sources: FC Cincinnati pick up the purchase option to keep on-loan winger Luca Orellano from Vasco da Gama.
Here's hoping there's good news coming soon ... rumors that the Leagues Cup will either change or go away maybe?
@FabrizioRomano·Dec 3 EXCL: MLS side Charlotte FC are set to sign 2006 born talented midfielder Baye Coulibaly, anticipating several European clubs. Negotiations at final stages with NK Kustosija as documents are being prepared. Fee will be around €2m plus bonuses and 20% sell-on clause. @Plettigoal23h Excl | Aaron #Opoku has reached a verbal agreement with @stlCITYsc 25 y/o striker from Kaiserslautern keen to join the MLS club in January. Have already received an offer worth €250-350k in transfer fees. @tombogert· 16h Sources: San Jose Earthquakes are in preliminary talks to sign USMNT forward Brandon Vazquez from Monterrey. Talks are preliminary, nothing advanced. A couple other MLS teams interested in Vazquez as well.
@tombogert18h Sources: Bournemouth have agreed a deal in principle with D.C. United to sign USYNT center back Matai Akinmboni. Deal around $2.5m + sell-on clause for the 18-year-old, sources say. Reporting w/ @JacobsBen Tom Bogert @tombogert ·12h BREAKING: Orlando City and Palmeiras have agreed to terms over a potential club-record deal for Uruguay international Facundo Torres, sources say. Deal is pending personal terms being finalized between Torres/Palmeiras.
Tom Bogert @tombogert · 19m Sources: Diego Gomez has arrived in England to complete his transfer to Brighton from Inter Miami. Gomez, 21, joins Brighton for an initial fee of $15m (can go north of $18m w/ add-ons). It's one of the largest outbound transfers in MLS history. D.C. United@dcunited · 18h Welcome to the Black-and-Red, Luis! We’ve acquired goalkeeper @LuisBarrazaa from New York City FC.
SDFC Expansion draft is tomorrow: 2024 MLS Expansion Draft: Eligible players & how to watch MLSsoccer staff Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024, 12:00 PM Looks like Revs only exposed players they have already released: New England unprotected list: Although I wouldn't be shocked if SD took a flyer on Tim Parker (he did score the first goal for STL's expansion side). Columbus did not protected DeJuan Jones.
MLS Transfers @MLSTransfers · 16h Some things to keep an eye on this offseason: - Red Bull planning on selling John Tolkin in January. Isn’t short of options: Anderlecht, Bundesliga, Championship. After 2+ years convincing him to stay with Red Bull, it’s time to move on MLS Transfers @MLSTransfers · 16h - PSV leads race for Jack McGlynn. Others in Spain including Real Sociedad and Championship. Will be interesting to assess what his ceiling is. Some think he’s limited physically, others think his technical ability should be enough to have a solid career.