Cracking an egg shell of knowledge on your ass

By: jon | March 4th, 2008

Not really, I kind of just felt like saying that.

Before our season officially starts against Harbour View FC (where I will be, with bells on), there is scant real news to report.

- Justin Moose, Pat Carroll, Dan Stratford and Ryan Cordeiro have all signed developmental contracts, so they are all officially impoverished. So if you can drop off a bag of canned goods at their group homes, I’m sure it’d be much appreciated.

- Here’s the rest of the roster shakedown according to Goff...

DEVELOPMENTAL (10 available slots)
IN: D Pat Carroll, D-MF Jeff Carroll, MF Justin Moose, MF Quavas Kirk, MF Dan Stratford, MF Ryan Cordeiro.
EXPECTED: GK James Thorpe, D Brandon Owens.
POSSIBLE: MF Tony Schmitz, D Dane Murphy, F Cezar, MF-D Galen Thompson.

SENIOR ROSTER (18 available slots)
IN: GKs Jose Carvallo and Zach Wells; Ds Marc Burch, Bryan Namoff, Gonzalo Martinez, Gonzalo Peralta and Devon McTavish; MFs Ben Olsen, Fred, Clyde Simms and Marcelo Gallardo; Fs Luciano Emilio, Jaime Moreno, Franco Niell.
EXPECTED: MF Dominic Mediate.
POSSIBLE: MF-F Santino Quaranta, F Guy-Roland Kpene, MF-F Rod Dyachenko, MF Josh Gardner, F Jamil Walker, F David Blumer.

Note: Because of their age, Kpene and Dyachenko are eligible for the developmental roster, according to DCU officials.

I imagine Kpene and Dyachenko will sign developmental contracts pretty soon, or else they’ll have to ply their trade in the USL. Truth be told, they may get more playing time down there. Actually, they definitely would.

For senior roster, I’d like to see Quaranta (if he’s in shape), Walker, and Gardner make it. I have no info on Blumer, except that he came from a team called Grasshoppers, and I guess that’s pretty cool.

-Here’s a preview of the Harbor View game, from the Jamaican POV.

- DCU will have 29 of their 30 games televised in the area, either through Comcast or on the World Leader/ABC. So that’s good. Want to see the home opener on TV (like me since I’ll be on a business trip)? TOUGH. You can’t. Suck it.

- Mr. Soccer By Ives himself gives his DC Preview. Read it. I agree with his points about Kirk’s opportunity to shine if Olsen is a slow healer (and I think he will be) and that Niell is the x-factor that could make this team really run on all cylinders. Imagine if you had TWO forwards that could actually score goals in the run of play. I bet you could have the best record in the league with that…oh wait. Well. It’d still be nice.

On second thought, that was a lot of news. So consider yourself schooled for the day.