The metrics for MLS are radically different than every single other first division football league I have ever become aware of. This "playoffs for everybody' mindset is a sickness that allows shit owners like Fisher to not be held up to scrutiny.
Hopefully there’ll be a new owner here sooner rather than later, particularly one that’ll both keep the team in San José and keep the current team name intact (both of which, if I had to guess, are much more likely now than they were exactly two decades ago). GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G P.S. = The current MLS Wooden Spoon “winner” is D.C. United.
Ciao Ciao! Thank you, Bruno Wilson, Mark-Anthony Kaye, and Wilson Eisner, for your contributions to the club. Wishing you continued success in your careers. Thank you Rodrigues for your time with the club. Wishing you all the best in your future career!
Rodrigues was fun to watch, until he became merely frustrating. I hope he lands someplace where they value his skills.
I thought he was always fun to watch even when it was “fun to watch” in a disaster about to happen any time kind of way. It was never boring. My favorite Rodrigues thing was dribbling into the corner *in our own half*! I’ve never seen any othe defender do that. There are 5 things that can happen and only one of them is actually good. It’s either out for a corner, out for a deep thrown in for us or them (neither really good), attacker wins the ball and makes a bee line to our goal, or the one good thing - out for goal kick.
He'd get this expression that said "well, if no one else can get the job done, I will!" and bring the ball all the way the field, dodging the other team's defenders, in hopes of getting a shot off. It might have worked once.
Glad to see the last of those guys. Wilson was good when he first came to us. But after his injury this year he sucked. Good Luck, dudes, you’re going to need it! Go Quakesfans!!
Actually it worked pretty well. I don't think he was trying to shoot but set up a chance. Sometimes it succeeded. I still think we should have tried using him as an attacker of some sort. Or possibly a d-mid, but I don't think he has the discipline for that. Just cut him loose.
I'm not to sure he was "fun" but hey we all have different views. As a defender, I'd prefer he was good at, I don't know defend first and foremost? Good riddance. He'll most likely end up in the Brasilian second division somewhere.
One of these classic Rodrigues moments are when he dribbled up field from the back and went past the challenges beautifully to reach the attacking half, looked around, didn't know where to pass the ball as no one made any movement, forced a pass forward, lost possession, and watched a counterattack goal on us out of position.
There is supposed to be cover from a d-mid when he does this, and I think there was a point where we had that in place, i.e. it was a known pattern of play for us. I think on balance his forays into the offense resulted in more positive than negative because he rarely lost the ball in midfield. He waltzed by defenders pretty easily. Sure the final pass often didn't work, but that's par for the course for us, and for soccer in general really.
I was thinking that one of the reasons for re-signing Skahan might be so we can trade him to another team and get some value for him. Of course, we might just be thinking that he’ll be a decent sub. Go Quakesfans!!
My guess is that Bruce doesn't care much one way or another about Skahan, but probably likes him well enough because he's a good guy who always gives 100% and never whines about playing time. And he has a bit of a knack for making plays. But it does seem odd to keep a 27-year old player who is not going to get better at this point in his career, and who played 54 minutes last year. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I keep thinking that Jack must have done something good, even extra good, in practice. He went from doghouse, not even making the bench, to making the bench and getting playing time, and then getting re-upped. Jack somehow made an impression on Bruce late. And the assist he got in the last game has to help his stock. At 27, and performing well in his last few outings, I think that Jack could be traded. Maybe to an MLS side, more likely to a USL side. Some of the USL clubs want to make the step to D1. (I'm not at all confident that the USA can manage to have two D1's, but nobody asked me.) Whether or not their D12 aspirations work out, signing a player from MLS D1 might be a step in the right direction for some of them. And yes, keeping a 27 year old, rather than opening that spot up for a younger player with more upside, seems odd. That's why I think there's a chance that we trade him. BUT, we might keep him for depth and utility. In anycase, Go Jack!! Go Quakesfans!!
I think Jack made his impression late and that's Bruce was thinking when deciding who he was going to keep. Any way you slice it, he's a proven, valuable asset who isn't too much of a drag against the salary cap. I think it was a good call, and I'm sure he will contribute in this upcoming season.
I think it was never that Jack was in the doghouse, but he was a 21st / 22nd guy on the roster in terms of "ranking" and whether or not he makes the bench at any time depends on who's available. And then he got that assist last in the year in one of his rare sub appearances, and suddenly he moves up a notch. I don't think anyone's gonna trade for a 27 year old player who played 54 minutes the previous year. Maybe, but I doubt it. I think it's more likely that we send him out on a USL loan if we have enough attacking players that he falls off the table again.
Sources: New York Red Bulls in advanced talks to sign American winger Cade Cowell from Chivas. @CLMerlo 1st.RBNY likely shifting to 4-3-3 game model in 2026. Need wingers. Cowell would be a good fithttps://t.co/0MpamQ0qYn— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) December 3, 2025
Sources: San Jose Earthquakes finalizing a contract extension with forward Chicho Arango.Deal comes amid offers from Pumas and interest from Tijuana.@CLMerlo pic.twitter.com/fhsSzjcxGe— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) December 5, 2025
He was already signed thru 2026 with an option for 2027. Did they extend it beyond that? So we dropped one, possibly two guys (Josef, Espinoza) for $0 in compensation, and then we get an offer for $3M (and possibly more with the offer from Tijuana), and it's no thanks? I don't mind keeping Chicho but I find that a bit odd. I'm less concerned about passing up the $3M then I am about letting Josef and possibly Espinoza go for free. I wonder how much the player's desire plays into it for Bruce. I could see Chicho saying, no I like it here, I don't want to play in Mexico, and Bruce saying, OK, you're staying. Or Josef saying no I want to go play with Tata and he's gone. But even in that case, make them trade for him, don't just let him go for $0. :facepalm
From Joseph Lowery’s keyboard to God’s ears! “MLS teams that could take a big swing this winter” (MLSsoccer.com - Tuesday, 12/9/25) GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Interesting take… “MLS Cup 2026: Top 5 way-early contenders” (MLSsoccer.com - Sunday, 12/7/25) GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G