Mike Magee to Steaua Bucharest?

Who still thinks MLS couldn't use a wage increase?

 

Well they bought Toja.

 

they must have saw his goal in the MLS Cup

 

Agreed. Steaua's a big club. I've always liked Magee's game, but he's hardly someone I'd want MLS to pay a lot of money to keep. Would be interested to see what happens with him. Only a year older than Stuart Holden.

 

And he's been playing and even starting for them in the EL this year. I don't think Toja was much better than Magee in MLS.

 

2 completely different players playing completely different positions, BUT if i had to choose 1 or the other, id choose Toja over Magee. Without hesitation

 

to keep Magee?? eh, i'll pass.

losing someone like Rolfe & Segares would have been better reasons for a Cap increase.

 

Me too. I thought Toja was significantly better than Magee.

I'm not sure he's good enough to cut it there. Romania goes through fits and starts as a football country, but when they're on a good streak they're better than us. And a fair number of their best talents make an extended stop at Steaua (or local rivals Dinamo). Should a new influx come in, a guy like Magee is likely to get buried, while Toja would be able to fight for minutes long enough to get picked up by someone else.

 

Magee is a good player and he puts in an honest effort every game. Him, Rolfe and Jeff L for NE are the types of player that I would like to see stay MLS. Don't pay him a ton, but in order for the league to have a consistent product the pay scale is going to need to be raised.

 

Why would a player leave LA for a corrupted third world country like Romania? Is that Bucharest team better than the Galaxy, to help him game? Is that league better than MLS? I would say No Way to both. The only reason I could think would be the money, but how can a team from a third world country can pay more than MLS? They probably use Mafia money.

 

oh i agree with nearly all you said. i simply think there are better options then Magee IMO. I love his work ethic, but i feel LA will find similar results with fresh blood.

Magee would certainly be a GREAT roster filler. Depth is essential for MLS to succeed. Jeff L. and Rolfe are difference makers, while Magee can make a difference, just not all the time.

take it for what its worth, its just my opinion. I would have prefered to keep him in the league, but certainly wouldnt contemplate raising the cap to keep him.

 

Steeaua is regularly playing in Europe. Champions League or Europa League. Pretty big pull if you ask me.

 

I would assume that Steaua is better than the Galaxy. And that's why I think Magee might struggle to find the field there.

 

I always forget how young he is!

 

It's quite shocking how young players like Magee, Gaven, Quaranta, etc. are. I can't fathom how Eddie Gaven can still only be 23.

I also think people underestimate the quality of player we've got in MLS. Do I think Mike could play for Steau Bucharest? I don't know.........I don't watch much Romanian football. Only one way to find out. I do know that the Romanian teams I've watched in the Champions League in the last couple of years have done OK. In last year's Champions League Steau beat Galatasaray in the 3rd qualifying round, and drew with Fiorentina in the grou pstage. In the group stage Cluj drew with Chelsea at home and beat Roma on the road. So these clubs have enough quality to challenge the big teams at times.

Have we had an MLS players other than Toja go to the Romanian league?

 

I really like this post.

MLS really needs to hold onto these better than average players who can play key supporting roles for the bigger names in the league. These are the guys who help raise the general standard of play and depth of the league, and without them the product that MLS offers will suffer.

That said, I think Magee is a slightly underrated player. It's really hard to say how he'd do at Steaua, but I wouldn't be opposed to seeing an MLS alum over there.

 

I'm really amazed that Steaua would be looking at Magee. I would think that at his age (despite being youngish, his progression is all but done), he would have to be ready to contribute in some capacity because he's not a project anymore. He must be out of contract because I'd be shocked if they paid a transfer fee (though they probably could pry him from MLS fairly cheaply by European transfer standards).

A very interesting case to monitor. I would be happy to see this transfer go through because I think we could replace him fairly easily and at the same time, I'd like to see Magee get a bite at the apple.

 

what the heck??can someone translate this . i dont get it. so this morning they wanted magee and now they want josh tudela too? do they wanna steal our whole team?
http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ste...-la-la-galaxy-pele-din-evansville-170866.html

http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-inter...orit-de-steaua-din-galaxie-in-ghencea-5312892

 

Toja's performances were poor and very poor. The only one who likes his play is that idiot owner of the team, and that's why he gets playing time. The fans are not happy with Toja. Well, maybe the female fans he hangs out with every night in the clubs are. Coaches can't go over the owner's head when making the starting eleven, that's why Toja sees so much playing time. I've watched all of their games, and Toja is too slow. He loses the ball and about 80% of his passes end up at the opposite players.

By the way, the Romanian papers are not reliable at all. They just speculate on what Becali is saying, and most of the times he is lying. However, I would not be too surprised if Magee or Tudela will end up there, the owner in the past couple of years, the owner focused on cheap, mediocre, out of contract players.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Becali