trade & free agency ideas

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by OWN(yewu)ED, Mar 10, 2013.

  1. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    …ouch!
     
  2. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    My God, that is sad.

    I hope he is doing better now.
     
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  3. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    He's had some real challenges with his health. In 2017 or so he was hospitalized for serious asthma attacks. And apparently he's blind in his left eye from optic nerve damage (don't know when that happened - might have been much earlier in his life).
     
  4. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hubby says it’s a genetic condition and usually leads to colon cancer. And pretty hard to eat without a large intestine. So pretty tragic for Mr convey.
     
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  6. SalinasQuakesFan

    Mar 27, 2010
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Your husband is a Dr.? What's his specialty?
     
  7. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Googlectomies.
     
  8. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He’s a life science venture capitalist and knows as much as a doctor in the areas in which he’s invested. I often ask him for info cuz it’s faster than googling.
     
  9. SalinasQuakesFan

    Mar 27, 2010
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Hate to break it to you, but Dr's don't really know that much, it's the research people who have all the knowledge. My wife has worked with Drs for the past 33 years as an RN and tells me that :)
     
  10. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Incredible stuff... screenshotting this to send to half a dozen people

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  11. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Don’t be a bully,,,
     
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  12. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    what's the problem with my saying my hubby is a smart guy and that I listen to him?
    Sheesh...
     
  13. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There's nothing wrong with saying your hubby is a smart guy and you listen to him... saying a venture capitalist knows as much as a doctor...
     
  14. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ”…in the areas in which he’s invested.”
    E.g., ask my hubby about prostate cancer and its therapies. About preeclampsia. About oil wells. Before he retired, you could ask him about any pharmaceutical drug. He’s a really smart guy with a tremendous memory. Altho we’re both losing brain cells these days…
     
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  15. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rule changes, including no limit on the number of cash trades
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  16. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes

    Oh boy!!!! Here comes more GAM!!!!!
     
  17. blacktide

    blacktide Member

    Feb 25, 1999
    Quoting myself...no Timo Werner yet...as of 3:20pm 1/23/2026
     
  18. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Waiting for Timot
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  19. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Get Sterling in you cowards.........

    FR if we got Sterling in id shut my stupid mouth because Id know we are remarkably being serious
     
  20. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There are Premier League clubs interested in him, he ain’t coming here.
     
  21. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Matt Doyle

    https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/western-conference-5-biggest-roster-questions-that-need-answers

    What will San Jose do with their two open DP slots?

    Nobody really expected San Jose to have this many DP slots to work with, but for one reason or another both Cristian Espinoza and now Chicho Arango (reportedly) are gone, while Hernán López remains on loan overseas.

    That means three shiny DP slots for sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena to play with. Well, he’s already filled one with the acquisition of 29-year-old German forward/winger Timo Werner. This is a reclamation project in some ways, as Werner’s barely played over the past two years and hasn’t scored double-digit goals in a season since way back in 2019-20.

    It’s a landmark signing in other ways, as Werner is still in his prime and, if he gets back to his peak, is a Best XI-type of talent.

    He’s also a perfect fit for Bruce. There were two things this attack needed from last year:
    1. More defense from the front. Werner, whose best years came in RB Leipzig’s high-pressing scheme, provides that in spades; and…
    1. An easy fit in a front two rather than a front three.
    Arena has almost always preferred a front two (whether it was the 4-4-2 diamond of his early D.C. United dynasty, or the 4-4-2 with a Y midfield shape of his Galaxy dynasty, or the occasional tinkering with the 3-5-2 we saw from him at various stops over the years) and Werner has always been better in a front two than in a front three.

    Which is to say, I think this is an easy fit in a way that could and should make the subsequent DP additions easier fits as well. An Adam Buksa-type of target forward, for example – Werner’s best-ever season came when he was running off of Patrik Schick’s hold-up play – sure does check a lot of boxes. And then a midfield playmaker on top of that, right? Or is it time for Niko Tsakiris to get a real shot at driving the bus?

    I’m not really sure what the answer is. But I am intrigued.
     
  22. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, we know who our owner is.

    we know who our coach is.

    We have a modest to good idea of what ci statutes the talentbif an MLS journeyman that appeals both to the pocket books and to El Bruce.

    what are some names we should be targeting that are focused on playing time in their careers rather than sitting the bench that are also reasonable value? I feel like we could squeeze some juice out of Kelyn Acosta
     
  23. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Acosta just signed for a Polish club after tearing up his Chicago deal
     
  24. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh snap, welllllll, yeah, I dunno. Maybe we can find some castoffs. Timo + scrubs has the capacity to be an all time worst MLS side
     
  25. naopon

    naopon Member+

    Jan 2, 2007
    California
    Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait so do we have someone handling personnel moves other than Bruce? Not having an actual GM would be embarrassing and unacceptable for a 1st division pro franchise (which is a level we're accustomed to, but still).
     

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