The Metros have already begun their search for a replacement, having brought in Boca Juniors goalkeeper Silvio Dulcich. A 6-foot-3, 22-year-old who was the backup for Boca Juniors last season, Dulcich attended Saturday's MetroStars match and played in a scrimmage with the Metros against PDL club Jersey Shore Boca on Monday. Backup goalkeeper Paul Grafer is expected to start once the Metros return from their two-game road trip and face Chicago at Giants Stadium on June 14.
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When u go to the link, the newspaper will come up. Just go the sport section under soccer and they u will find it. Here it's again http://www.northjersey.com/page.php...lRUV5eTYzODQwMjEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2
This guy would count as a TI, and since we already have out max with Galvan and Forcetti, I doubt we would bring him in. Ives is good, damn good, but I don't think Metro will bring in a foreign keeper. Perhaps a Johhny Walker or an MLS re-hash........
FWIW, John Harkes (on the FSW MLS show) said that Tom Presthus was the best available veteran within MLS. Obviously, that doesn't mean it would happen, Harkes was just expressing his opinion of MLS talent and who isn't starting that has been starter-caliber in the past. And, FWIW, I think Bradley and Presthus worked together when Bradley was a DCU assistant. I suspect he could be had for cheap from Columbus since he'd clear up cap room.
FWIW, the only other person in MLS other than yourself that thinks he knows more than anyone else is John Harkes. Has anyone else noticed Harkesies not so subtle pimping of his former teamates for open slots in MLS, ala Presthus, Powell, and a couple of others that I cant remember right now?
I would rather have Joe Cannon or Matt Reis than Tom Presthus. None of them are going to be able to play at the level that Tim Howard has so far this season but all are better than Grafer. C in SJ
Not to mention pimping himself, as with a watery-eyed stare right into the camera - the gaze that wowed those birds at Fuddruckers - and saying "but seriously...Bruce, if you ever need anything, anything, like an assistant coach, perhaps..."
harksie My girlfriend said it best when she said "You'd think he'd use these opportunities to reassert his integrity."
If a team has the maximum amount of roster protected players does that mean they can't add more? I don't think so. I think if the team signed Dulcich he would just count on the roster.
My understanding is that Dulcich would have to fit on the 18 man roster since he's not a developmental player or P-40. iIt's my understanding that TI's have to fit on the 18-man roster. According to MLS: "For the 2003 season, MLS will allow up to 20 league-wide places for young international players, who need not be distributed equally among all MLS teams. These youth international players will be considered Transitional Internationals. Each MLS team will be able to carry six roster-protected players, with the six comprised of any combination of Nike Project-40 and developmental players."
Amman think we could convince Amman to come out of retirement or was his retirement forced upon him due to injuries?
Ammann had to make so many saves behind the DCU defense he suffered nerve damage in his elbows. Favorite Ammann playing for DCU memory: 2 shots on goal, 2-1 victory for the Metro.
A TI counts against the roster, but not the 3 SI limit. There is no limits of how many TIs a team can have on it's roster as well. So if Bradley wants to bring him in he can without a problem. Even if there were a TI number issue, the Metros still have an open SI slot they could put him in if they wanted. They wouldn't have a problem with Galvan or Forcetti because they wouldn't lose thier TI status for 2 more years. However, Bradley did use his two discovery options on Galvan and Forcetti, so he would have to use the allocation they would get from Howard to pick up a new player. It would be good to see Johnny Walker in the States. He wanted to come here this year, but wasn't given the money he wanted. With Howard's Salary they could probably afford him and have money in the bank. Once again though, an allocation would have to be used to pick him up because Bradley doesn't have any Discovery Options left this year.
Johnney Walker would be a great addition to the MLS, if the MLS can make it happen. I would love to see what Walker is made of.
Cannon, Walker or Reis Cannon and Walker seem to be the obvious choices to replace Tim Howard. Unless I am mistaken, both have short term contracts with their repsective club teams so they will be available and should not involve transfer fees. The unusual thing with the two of them is that they both were linked with San Jose and both failed to work out satisfactory terms with the team/league. Although I did read somewhere that Cannon wanted to experience Europe,...that sounds like a spin job. Given that MLS is about to cash in big on Howard and the league is probably concerned about f^$%#%$ up a good thing in NYC, my guess is that they will give Cannon what he is asking for and allocate him to the Metros. Hell,....this would be a win, win, win, win situation. Tim Howard gets to play with one of the biggest clubs in the world. MLS gets cash and international recognition following the signing of Tim. Cannon gets the bucks and respect he deserves from a league he performed very well for. The Metrostars get an above average GK to keep their Cup quest alive. Walker does not have the history with MLS but otherwise he is a good fit. If this cant be worked out, I think the best option would be to make a trade with New England for Reis.
A trade is probably not the most desireable option for the Metros at this point. Who do they have to give up for a quality 'keeper? Any team they might deal with will want at the very least one of the starting eleven.
Re: Amman Mike Amman reported progressive nerve damage to at least one elbow (might have been both) in 2001 (later part of the season) and hasn't played since then. This was bad enough that at one point in the off-season he had trouble holding his kids. This isn't just the sort of thing that affects efficiency--it was an extremely serious ailment. What I believe the Washington Post had reported on this was: that b/c his injury was reported in mid-season, he couldn't be cut. The team (DCU) and the league pretty much went into 2002 knowing he was unable to play and the team was given roster relief (but not cap relief) b/c league policy is that you can't waive someone who has been injured in league play and is still injured. Mike finally retired sometime in the 2002-2003 off-season. He's a classy guy who, according to what Jeff Bradley wrote, took a pay cut (and also paid his own transfer fee) to go from Charlton Athletic to help support MLS. But unless he's made an absolutely miraculous recovery, he is not capable of playing soccer today. Also, according to league rules, there are a maximum of 20 TIs allowed in the league at any one time. So one other issue about any team (Metro or otherwise) bringing in a TI would be what the overall TI headcount is. I have no idea what the current headcount is but I'm sure that most teams have at least 1 and alot of 2 or 3 (Galvan and Forchetti for Metro, Quintanilla and Alegria for DCU) and so it's probably very close to 20.
Re: Re: Amman You are so smart, JoeW. You are so wise in ways of the league. No wonder you are loved so much on these boards. But what you fail to remember, oh wise one, is that the Metros only have two SIs and Dulcich can count as the third... Next!