Fulhamerica: the Ream Continues [R]

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Real Corona, Jan 24, 2012.

  1. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    When people on bigsoccer start to hate, I don't worry, because I use pert plus.
     
  2. jaxonmills

    jaxonmills Member+

    Aug 26, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    I know the new name is already official, but:


    Tim Ream's Bolton Dreams


    is a better version of the same thing.
     
  3. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Oh it is not hard to find a better name than this.
     
  4. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/01/24/ream-bolton-move-morale-boost-for-mls/

    Now, two years later, and after a roller coaster 2011 that saw him endure his share of rough moments, Ream is set to join Bolton on a $3 million transfer after securing his UK work permit on appeal.

    The 24-year-old defender had been the subject of considerable transfer speculation since last summer, in the midst of a run of up and down play that saw him commit blunders for both the United States and Red Bulls.

    ----

    Now just wait and see when MOF joins Stuttgart or some other equivalent team. I have $75 running on a Ream-MOF CB pair in the USMNT for the 2014 WC.
     
  5. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Bolton going from Knight and Wheater to Ream and Orozco? I'm not sure that the gravitational forces of that swing in style would allow the earth to still exist.
     
  6. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Has the club made an official announcement yet?
     
  7. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    First page!

    Need to get a Bolton jersey for my 10 yo for his birthday now.
     
  8. Mr Martin

    Mr Martin Member+

    Jun 12, 2002
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Congrats and best of luck to Tim Ream.

    If he learns to play a bit quicker and more physically, with better mental focus, then his passing strengths will really become valuable. I think the odds are actually against him, but they are not impossible odds.

    Oh, and I recommend Ream find a good financial advisor and banking 2/3ds of his salary. :D
     
  9. Pl@ymaker

    Pl@ymaker Member+

    Feb 8, 2010
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Good for Ream, hope he does well at Bolton.
     
  10. Brandinho

    Brandinho Member

    None
    United States
    Feb 22, 2007
    New Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Sub. Let's all hold our collective breaths and hope this works out.
     
  11. El Michael

    El Michael Member

    Dec 17, 2009
    Club:
    DC United
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim


    I hope it works..but I fear we are going to something akin to a massive car wreck. Hopefully he doesn't get isolated 1 v 1
     
  12. dark knight

    dark knight Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Dec 15, 1999
    Club:
    Leicester City FC
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Just bringing over this discussion from old thread.

    And sorry RC but I'm changing that thread title!
     
  13. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    Yeah, Dream Ream is basically a name for a porno. Good God man.
     
  14. dark knight

    dark knight Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Dec 15, 1999
    Club:
    Leicester City FC
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    True - although in that light the new one isn't much better :)
     
  15. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    Personally, I'm extremely disappointed that he didn't sign for Blackpool, as it killed our chances of creating a "Tangerine Ream" thread title.
     
  16. bct81

    bct81 Member+

    multiple (DC United, Dortmund, Arsenal, Leeds....)
    United States
    Mar 17, 2007
    moving around the US every few years ....
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    based on Coyle's comments and some recent comments re: Earnie Stewart at AZ Alkmaar I kind of wonder if we are watching the evolution of the Billy Bean of soccer (Moneyball) .... Coyle is looking for quality evolving talent at a price - he does not have the budget that Man City or Man U or Spurs have .... so he has to be wise. He spends hours looking at film? That is exactly what Bean did (along with examining statistics) and appears to be what Earnie Stewart has done in Erdedivisie ...

    it just happens that Stewart saw Altidore as a talent within the price and

    Coyle saw Holden and now Ream in the same light.
     
  17. m vann

    m vann Moderator
    Staff Member

    Colorado Rapids, Celtic FC, & Louisville City
    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    Patting myself on the back for the thread title! A first for me. Ha ha :D
     
  18. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    Just noticing that English soccer looks a lot like Major League Baseball?
     
  19. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    I'm late. I would have gone with "Holden hands, Tim joins Stu at Bolton"

    A bit homo-erotic, but I'm comfortable with my sexuality.
     
  20. dark knight

    dark knight Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Dec 15, 1999
    Club:
    Leicester City FC
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    Cmon now - we don't pun other players names in thread titles - that would be disrespectful. Maybe "Reamsters Union: Tim gets work permit to join Holden at Bolton"?
     
  21. Brandinho

    Brandinho Member

    None
    United States
    Feb 22, 2007
    New Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Don't disagree. I want Ream to prove me wrong, desperately, because the US is so short on defense. But I don't see the quality and I really see Ream listed week after week as "Did Not Dress."
     
  22. dark knight

    dark knight Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Dec 15, 1999
    Club:
    Leicester City FC
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Didn't the coach say he thought Ream was ready to slot in immediately? Don't we have decent depth at CB? Did you miss Ream's first season? So many questions.

    Ream may flop, but it sure sounds to me like the manager is bringing him in to get minutes at some point.
     
  23. Brandinho

    Brandinho Member

    None
    United States
    Feb 22, 2007
    New Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    It's off topic, but no, I think right now the CB position is very thin. There are a lot of guys who might be good with experience but aren't ready yet. I hope Ream falls into that category but he's not so young to the point where he has ample time to develop as a player.
     
  24. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Re: The Dream Ream in Bolton: Tim

    Manyoo spends $3M (or more for Berbatov) to sit on their bench. Bolton expects you to play. Hell, Holden was brought in on a trial and was starting after 7 weeks (including healing from a thigh injury). That is one good thing about Bolton, at most you are one injury away from at least being a substitute.

    Its like the Mets, if they make a bad signing,they are stuck with it until the contract runs out.
     
  25. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Re: A Wanderful Ream Has Come True: Tim Ream @ Bolton

    That is MUCH better. :)
     

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