Revisiting this analysis from Matt Doyle on 20 December, about our offseason: This is a pretty full roster, though that didn’t stop sporting director Kurt Schmid from smartly adding Tyler Wolff on the cheap from Atlanta United (I like Wolff’s box-arriving at the back post; I think he could work well across from a playmaking winger like Diego Luna). There aren’t any obvious needs, save for a bit of backline and central midfield depth. RSL's big moves were made last summer, and the question for this year isn’t one of addition; it’s of maximizing this team’s fit and upside. For what it’s worth, the available GAM listed above does not reflect the extra $2 million they’ll get from the 2/4/GAM build. Roster Construction Path decisions must be submitted to MLS before the 2025 Roster Compliance Date and only after that date will a club receive the additional 2025 GAM.
All this shit has to result in some pretty huge moves over the next few weeks or we are simply being sold out for owner profit.
Doing all this shit in January when we have a February CCC series is some pretty ballsy stuff. If I’m a betting man I say we lose this series
https://www.rsl.com/news/real-salt-...-1-4-million-in-gam-international-roster-spot It's official And it's not enough. Ugh.
I doubt San Jose was the only place we had discussions with. I think the triple combo of late 2024 - suspension, injury, massive slump - makes this about the most a team will risk on acquiring him. I am looking at it from the perspective of a new club: what is the risk-reward at any potential price point? I doubt there are other teams thinking "damn, we would have paid twice that." I also think all of us wish we had the guy from the first half of 2024. The question is how many of us want to risk having the guy from the second half. Not me; it was my biggest concern headed into the season.
Seattle gave up Chu, $2.3m GAM, international spot (this year) for Ferreira. Dallas also maintains a sell on percentage. New England gave up $3.25m in GAM and two years of an international slot for Campana. Miami also maintains an international slot. I know that those guys are a bit younger, but they didn't have 17 goals last year. Just saying that it doesn't quite feel like enough (I'm not expecting more than those guys got, but more than $1.4m). I understand that SJ could be taking a risk, but I'd never bet against the Bruce.
Just saw a season ticket add after the Rams/Texans wildcard game that featured a whole lot of Chicho, and even a good deal of Anderson Julio. So tight-lipped, they nuke their own marketing campaign!!!
Yeah the club looks really really ill prepared for what took place over the last few weeks though it does explain why Katranis and Vera were picked to do the schedule release break shit video. It wasn’t that those two were the biggest shit talkers on the team, apparently
My completely uneducated guess on this is that any internal movement came with disclosure of the suspension. While chicho kept the armband last year, the team camaraderie and “vibes” weren’t good. Trey kept putting lipstick on the pig and made sure to find stats that fit any type of positive narrative… but who that team was into June and who it was in October were pretty vastly different even from a 30k foot level.
Caleb Turner tweeted that signings are incoming. RSL has a new goalkeeper, striker, center-back and winger all “incoming” according to a team source.— Caleb Turner (@calebturner23) January 11, 2025 Some as soon as tomorrow or Monday but others “within a week or two” due to immigration— Caleb Turner (@calebturner23) January 11, 2025
Yes, he indicated that the CB is a domestic player. I take that to be a current MLS free agent. The others being intentional players is a risk. Those usually take time to adapt. If they aren't all (DP #9 of course) TAM level players, we should riot.
Domestic free agent CBs: Matt Hedges, 34, last season with Austin FC Wyatt Omsberg, 29, last season with Chicago Nick Hagglund, 32, last season with Cincinnati Eriq Zavaleta, 32, last season with LA Galaxy Brent Kallman, 34, last season with Nashville Tim Parker, 31, last season with St. Louis and New England Andreu Fontas, 35, last season with SKC
🔴 Sources: Real Salt Lake sign USYNT center back Kobi Henry on loan from Reims. Deal includes purchase option.🇺🇸 Henry, 20, signed his first pro deal with Orange County before joining Reims. pic.twitter.com/hEdDG09lqq— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) January 13, 2025 Not very inspiring
This is a really weird one Getting a player on loan who was in usl but already jumped to Europe is a bold strategy, cotton
Varying degrees of meh but meh nonetheless Parker irritates me but is likely the best of the options given factors of age and skill
I don't get this. He's got 450 minutes in the French 5th division since the end of August, though his team won 4 of the 5 he played in. The one loss occurring after he received a stoppage time red. He got 725 minutes in all competitions in the 23/24 international calendar. About 2/3 of those were in the French 3rd division, ~220 of those being in 2024. This doesn't scream MLS contributor at all. The guy needs to play, not sit on RSL's bench.