So, the new windows mean we have two months to build half a roster? It is during a period that is notoriously difficult with European clubs, though deals can be made, those clubs cannot replace players. But we have, officially, between this Monday (when the MLS window opens) and March 26, when it now closes. the release of GAM amounts show SKC with $4.5m right now, and we will add another $2m if we go with the 2 and 4. Plus there is still $2m in TAM. We not only have the money, we have money we need to spend. Are we stupid enough to play this keep it secret, keep it safe game with potential signings until Jan. 26? Does the club really hate it's fans that much? If not, LukeD, this team won't only suck, it will suck at historic levels. Right now this roster would have struggled in 1996. It's not a first division professional team roster, and it's at least seven (and probably 8-10) quality players away from looking like one. How can we be this far behind? Buzz, i know the RSLs and fellow low bar clubs aren't making tons of amazing signings, but they have full, or at least full-ish, rosters. Coming into this pre-season, only Miami was as potentially screwed as SKC, both having 16 players under contract. Everyone else is looking at a normal preseason, and some will make a mess out of that, but will return as basically what they were last year. We are steps behind where we were last year, when we sucked.
I honestly can't remember a worse SKC/Wizards roster one month from the start of MLS and I have resigned myself to the understanding that the only trophy SKC will compete for in 2026 is the wooden spoon. Regardless of whatever MLS iteration we are on, I'd take the Wizards 2007-2009 roster over what we currently have to start 2026. At least those players were grown men. Plus they gave us the Diop game and the most infamous missed tap in of MLS (thank you Kei). I am hopeful that the combination of a new owner and a new director of soccer ops means that SKC could be the next FC Cincinnati. FCC had to win the spoon several times before becoming a top MLS club year after year. There is no greater ambition available for SKC than to mimic FCC and rise from the ashes.
The Albanian Dmid who plays in Poland, Juljan Shehu, who was linked to us, Panaithiakos and Valencia, still has not signed with anyone, and both their windows are nearing closing time. My guess is his team will sell, as they're $14m underwater on transfers this year, and that isn't something Polish teams often do. And, frankly, I can't see either of the other two having a need for him as they have similar players at Dmid on their rosters. But that is just wishful thinking. Also, didn't Diop actually have a run of several games during which he scored, plus the hat trick?
He did. The hat trick he scored at CAB is one of the most memorable in game moments I have had as a Wiz/SKC fan. Its honestly up there in "best in person memories" with watching Eddie Johnson sky his PK and Lovel Palmer hit the cross bar on his PK in terms of the euphoria we all felt. I honestly think if that 2010 Wiz team played the 2026 Sportings, the Wiz would win. Not many clubs can say that.
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The lack of movement in the Roster Movement Thread is incredibly disappointing. That said, we managed almost 10 pages on outbound transfers and some draft choices. Yeay us.
I had held out hope that on the official opening of the MLS window, the stop our fans from enjoying themselves crew at SKC would announce several signings, I get not finding the perfect players for our first 11. I get that Inga was a disaster and the guy who signed with two clubs was a disaster. But we've got either 10 or 12 players to sign and we aren't bringing in depth pieces. And we aren't hearing anything. Something is really wrong down SKC way.
I thought (entirely based on previous years) this week and next would likely be the busiest of the off-season. But yeah, if we don't start seeing a couple new names every day for the next couple weeks, we're cooked. Outlook not so good.
Outlook 2026: Odds of winning the spoon are considerably higher than odds to make the playoffs. Odds of fielding a competitive "professional" team are considerably lower than odds of winning the spoon. Conclusion....odds to win spoon are the only thing I would put money on.
I mean right now it's between us and San Jose since they're selling Arango. Even if Werner actually signs their roster looks as bad or worse than ours...
Arango is such a mystery. Very talented, scores tons of goals, yet bounces around seemingly yearly. He must be a locker room cancer. Their are plenty of other bad teams besides SKC so forgive my spiraling about 2026. There are lots of reasons to believe the future is bright. Just not this season.
You won't get an argument from me. We're 24 days away from 1st kick and since Lee said there'd be double digit signings, there's been 1, a player more well know b/c of the more famous DJ with the same name.
Lol, I just went to transfermarkt to see if the Cesar Inga deal was officially dead dead and found this: Seems to sum up our offseason rather well, actually.
Buzz, San Jose is in the bad situation I wish we were in. They have 26 players on the roster, they need to add 3-4 high end guys. I wish we were down to that. The early rumor I am hanging on to is Juljan Shehu, the Albanian now playing in Poland. His current club is $14m in the red on transfers, so they need to sell. There has not been any movement towards him from either Valencia or Panaithiakos. The Albanian press is super impressed with him, and Albania produces a lot of good players. And he's a dmid, which I believe is our position in need of the greatest improvement. That said, I now expect that we won't sign our high end players until the longer summer window. But without the depth pieces, we're going dig so deep into that wooden spoon hole that a perfect post July won't matter. It's time to settle in for a really poor, and less than fully professionally ready, SKC roster to open the season.
I mean I've been ready for that since probably the new year when we hadn't hired a coach I expected a slow start. Starting preseason with next to no signings just confirmed the start would be slow/bad.
Apparently this one is still open? Diego Borges, Brazil Unless it's dead and TM doesn't know. He is 21, so we have lots of spots
Yeah. I think we all saw the writing on the wall for this season with how long things are taking. The problem is we didn't just need a coach or some players. We needed a whole ass front office staff, coaching staff, half a first team worth of players, and a 2s team and staff. Maybe I'm the only one but every time I come on the forums or whatever, I just get smacked in the face again with the realization of how we're basically an expansion team without the benefit of a year or two of organization building/planning before playing competitive games.
I still take a pass, and it seemed it was more CO than KC. A U22 spot on a spot CB starter in Hungary? No.