bradley wanted to leave, and we were willing to compensate...this is one move that is actually seen in other sports and can't be blamed on MLS secret rules...i personally think faria sucks and always has, despite his production for us, but as far as compensation goes, they did receive a young player that had produced in MLS, and also, sarachan is their coach now, i don't think their start can really be blamed on him if you think about all the players they've lost recently, but thats for chicago to talk about...IN BOB WE TRUST
Taking Nick out of player selection and giving that job to Bradley was what turned the Metros around. Did Bradley have full control of player selection at the Fire?
Yes. While peter wilt fire gm is the best gm in the league he is not a soccer talent guy and was wise enough to leave that to Bob. Bob's greatest strength is his eye for talent.He got bocanegra while you guys picked shak. He also saw the talent in armas,razov, beasley,nowak and others. Only injuries prevented bob from getting more than the 3 trophies he won with the fire.
I don't mean to be a troll or anything, but how can one be the best GM in the league if they can't judge talent? Isn't that kind of in the job description for a GM?
Not in the MLS. Wilt is very good in dealing with the business side of the franchise and especially dealing with the fans. In this league the gm does not have to be the soccer personnel guy. He does have to choose the right coach who can evaluate talent.
Wow, you Fire fans are never satisfied. Only 1 loss in 6 games (despite injuries to almost everyone on the roster) and you're unhappy??? If you think the Fire was "robbed", look at the other alternatives. Since Bradley had one more year on his contract (if I recall), Metros could have held on to OZ for another year or hired an "interim" coach until Bradley was free in 2004 so that they wouldn't have to part with a player. You've got a great coach in Sarachan and in addition, received another good player who can score. It's a win-win for everyone involved.
Can we get this straight once and for all? The trade for Faria and a draft pick. Saying Faria for Bradley gives Faria way too much value and Bradley too little.
A draft pick? what, third or fourth round? You can have it back, plus faria for a bag of popcorn for what I've seen of this guy so far. It really says something about the Mutts personnel history that you would call this guy talented. As far as I'm concerned, the Fire should release him today and go with the young guys the rest of the season. And although we weren't "robbed" on the deal, we definitely had a gun held to our heads. Just 'cuz we don't live out east doesn't mean we're country bumpkins. There is no way that was a fair deal. We got the best we could when bailout Bob decided to bolt. But there's no way Faria and a low draft choice is even-handed compensation for the best coach in the league.
Nope. Not this time. It was Bradley that held the gun, not the Metros. The OTHER conspiracy theories, related to the league bending over backwards to help the Metros, are not really conspiracy theories. They are facts.
Hillarious. Since Bradley wanted to come back to New Jersey to be closer to his family, I guess it was the league that moved his family to Jersey. Conspiracy! Can someone figure out whose name is on the deed of Bradley's parents' house? I'm willing to bet its Don Graber!
haha i just miss his hustling, i agree with the comment about trading him back for wolyneic in a heartbeat
SO WHAT IF THERE'S A CONSPIRACY AGAINST ALL THE OTHER TEAMS, WE'RE THE CORE OF THE LEAGUE, THE MAIN MARKET, THE GREATEST FANS, AND ALL WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS IS A CRAPPY TEAM, THEN FIX IT FOR US!