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And this is why the SuperDraft is worthless…
By: jon |
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Our first pick of the draft, Andrew Jacobson has flown the coup the the land of the Gaellic Cock.
Jacobson signed with Lorient, of Ligue 1. Links here and here.
So we draft a player in the second round, who was projected to be a first round talent, but only slipped to the second because of [...]
Category: Transfers and Player Movement
First Day of Camp: Choosing Bunks, Making Friends Edition (Updated)
By: jon | No Comments
Well, it’s about that time. DC United opened their training camp today, and while I could run over to the practice fields and spy on people, I won’t.
Goff is reporting that the full compliment of South Americans, including Marcelo Gallardo, Gonzalo Martinez, Gonzalo Peralta, Franco Niell, and Jose Carvallo I was wondering [...]
Category: DC United Team NewsMarcelo Gallardo is in the house.
By: jon | 8 Comments
And by house, I mean the Washington-Metro Area. Apparently, Steve Goff is hanging out in Terminal B, just waiting to see soccer players.
Who’s Marcello Gallardo? This guy.
Here’s more visual evidence.
What do you think?
Category: DC United Team NewsAs The (DCU) World Turns..
By: jon | 3 Comments
Get one last look at this guy, cause you’ll never see him in a United jersey ever again. The drama has unfolded, and the damage has been done.
Here’s a basic recap of the drama. Gomez wants to get paid. He thinks he’s a “million dollar player”. In the MLS, [...]
Category: DC United Team NewsStealing from Goff’s Commenters “All Your Gonazalos are belong to us”
By: jon | 3 Comments
Meet your new centerback, Gonzalo Martinez!
From the Goffino:
The first of perhaps two Gonzalos is on his way to United: Colombian defender Gonzalo Martinez.
The club has wrapped up negotiations and expects him on the training pitch Monday. Expect a formal announcement soon. (We had been told by a source close to the negotiations yesterday that he [...]
Category: Transfers and Player Movement2008 Jerseys released
By: jon | 4 Comments
Not sure how I missed this, but here you go.
And here is a worse picture of the Whites.
Snap judgement? These things look like ass. I won’t buy one. I’ll get last years at a discount, cause as much as everyone on Bigsoccer was complaining about Adidas getting free advertising on the front [...]
Category: DC United Team NewsNiell to DCU-Finalized
By: jon | No Comments
Not sure if this warrants an entirely new post, but to restate it, DC United have signed mighty midget Franco Niell from Argentinos Juniors. According to a commenter on the previous post, we should all like this guy. Sounds good to me.
In the same post, Goff confirms that our new backup/co-starting [...]
With the One Millionth pick in the MLS Draft, DC United picks…
By: jon | No Comments
These guys…courtesy of Goff
With the 24th overall pick, United claims Cal-Berkeley holding midfielder Andrew Jacobson. He is 22 years old, 6 feet 2 and 188 pounds. First-team all-American this past season. Three-time all-Pac-10 first team selection after redshirting in 2004. He had 11 goals and 13 assists in 83 matches (62 starts). He had been [...]
Emilio to Morelia? Say it ain’t so…
By: jon | 2 Comments
Goff has it on not too great authority that Morelia is going to buy Luciano Emilio, the 2007 Golden Boot winner and our entire offense.
Will this happen? It could. Emilio is still under contract, for I believe 2 more seasons. It would take a lot of money to pry him lose. [...]
Category: DC United Rumors
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