What's the inside scoop re Trembly?

He is still with the team. He hasn't seen any minutes in an MLS match this year. He played, if I recall correctly, the full match against the Calgary Storm in an exhibition match back in April.

He didn't look bad. He has a powerful boot too. I would guess that because of a strong midfield lineup for the Rapids he doesn't see any time.

Hopefully he does get some minutes this year. Put him in Hankinson, get him a few minutes, and preferrably at home in front of the local fans.

 

he has not been given a fair shot with this team. He has been here for three seasons and just cannot impress hankinson enough to play him. he is a good player. The biggest problem with the entire mls is that now with two less teams -every team has alot of good players sitting the bench or not even getting that far. I foresee the A-league getting that much stronger if there is not any expansion soon

 

He's not all that great, I'm sure the PDL will come knocking when his P40 status runs out. Speaking of, why the hell isn't he playing with the reserves just to get some PT and match fitness? It must be hard to sit watching TV in your parent's basement in Littleton making $. Make him earn his paycheque. I'm sure his attitude dosen't help, from the few times I've talked to/been around him he makes that kid from Dutch seem humble.

 

My my my and that kid from Dutch, what was his name Dalton, Denny, Doyle, was a handful too.

 

You can blame the good folks at the NCAA for this one.

Most PDL teams are made up, mostly, of current college players.

The NCAA has a rule banning current college players from playing club games in the offseason "alongside current pros."

Thus, if the Rapids, or any MLS team for that matter, loaned a player to their local PDL team for a game, the college players on that team would be in violation of NCAA rules if they played with the MLS player.

That means that the college players would have to sit out the games with the MLS player. SInce most PDL teams are made up mostly of college players, if the college players sat out, there wouldn't be enough bodies on the PDL team for a game, thus defeating the reason the MLS player was loaned to the PDL team to begin with.

It's a wicked cycle but indicative of the many hoops and hurdles we face that other countries do not when it comes to player development.

And don't look for the NCAA to change just to make things easier for soccer to develop players. The NCAA doesn't give a rat's behind about soccer and, in fairness, the development of soccer players shouldn't be their priority. (Not that they aren't a bunch of money-grubbing, hypocrites, but that's another thread altogether.)

The way this situation changes is for MLS to take the bull by the horns and add reserve teams. This accomplishes two things: A) it expans the player pool for young players and gets them out of the stagnated college system and its silly rules B) it creates a forum for fringe and young players who aren't playing with the first team to consistently get games so that their development continues.

It's up to MLS to make this happen and until then, players like Trembly are going to fall between the cracks and never get a chance to develop properly.

 

Sandon -

Thanks for the informative post. It definitely helped clarify a few things.

 

Well that clears up some questions about the reserve team/PDL. What it doesn't clear up is that fact that Seth should have been named Doyle.

 

Clears up a lot. I'm going to add this: it may be too baseballish to some, but how about formal affiliate relationships with A/D3 if the I/Os determine that reserves aren't where they want to go? For instance, Rapids need player, call up from certain franchises. Player needs PT, they can get sent to same franchise. Any thoughts? I figure it, while not as ideal as reserve side, has to be an improvement over what we have now.

 

I think everyone is in agreement that something has to be done to promote soccer in the U.S. or we might not qualify for future world cups. since there are less teams more good players are sitting the bench or not even suiting up. They need to develop an A league team and put it in the league. They did try this in the early years but they were not having the team practice with each other. They were just spending money having the players fly from all over to play one game on the weekend. If they try again, they could put a team or teams in a couple of towns and have them stay there for the season. It would save money and the reserve players would get consistent playing time. The coaches know who they can do without when they have 22 players on the teams and the also have the option to call them back up when injuries occur. Any comments as to why this is not an option?

 

Seth started two of the first four games last season and did squat. He then dogged it in training and has not seen the field since. He is a perfect example of a guy given all the opportunties to shine but has done nothing with it. He gets to train everyday with the Rapids and if that isn't a fair enough shot to show his talent, then there isn't much else that can be done. It is his obligation, to the Rapids and himself, to make the most of his opportunity in MLS. The only reason he is still on the team is because of his P40 status. He will be released at the end of the season or whenever his p40 status is up. He could take an example from Beckerman who trains hard and applies himself to his chosen profession. Seth is a waste of talent and maybe a season or two in the A-League will give him some maturity and he can work his way back into MLS.

 

harsh words

 

Harsh but true, and something that Seth needs to accept if he wants a future as a professional.

I'll back up the others above; Trembly was given a fair chance to perform for this club. First by Mooch and then by Hankinson.

The same chance was given to Hart, Beckerman, Carrieri and Kingsley.