Official Expansion PBP and POST Draft Thread - DC United Edition

So the "Fire Sale" has ended - no more picking players from the worst team in MLS last season.

Sorry to see EZ go - he was a nice midseason pickup for United.

 

Wonder if we protect Nelsen just in case

 

Odd that it's listed as pick "3.5" on the draft list and that they still haven't shown who we protected...

 

We protected...Nelsen???

 

OMG Nelson

 

DC protects Ryan Nelson. Is there hope that he'll stay!?

 

Holy ******** I'm Nostradamus

 

Good call. We protected Nelsen.

 

Does that mean we retain his rights if he comes back to MLS in a few years?

 

Either way, it works for me.

 

Maybe Goff's article in the Post the other day was disinformation to throw off the other teams.

 

Or did we just protect the allocation?

 

The absolute dream scenario.

RSL took Brenes.

 

I think a little of both.

 

I'm surprised Q2 hasn't been picked yet...

 

Thanks for helping us out Ezra...you did well, we won't be as tall without you.

 

They've finally added team-by-team buttons for Salt Lake and Chivas. Much better.

 

Here goes the jackasses talking about Ezra being offensive-minded. Dude, put away the '99 highlight tapes - the guy can barely get up the field now.

 

Metros protect Wells. Could they more want to get rid of Walker?

 

The Metros protected Wells over Walker? Damn...

 

I like this because eventually he's going to be a good player here in MLS. Sure he looked like crap against us this year with little defensive running, but I'd rather have him out west than with the Metros.

 

I thought that, in order to get an allocation, the player either had to leave while still under contract with MLS (thereby generating a transfer fee) or retire (a la Etcheverry)...though I have absolutely no idea where I got that idea, so I could be wrong as easily as I could be right...

 

There was an expectation that Johnny Walker was gonna go to the Goats. But the fact that Stoner/Wynalda talk about the Goats bringing in a set of players from Guadelajara, and only having holes at the wings/forwards, makes me wonder if they even need a keeper. Does anyone know about this whole "set of players from Guadelajara" thang?

 

I think Walker may be part of a gentleman's agreement trade that involves Chivas, KC and the Metros.

(KC) Meola to NY
(NY) Walker to CDC
(CDC) Hendrickson to KC