If it were up to me, I’d go after someone like Kenny Steppe. He was the Belgian league’s 2008 goalkeeper of the year, got sold to Heerenveen, and is currently the backup there. He’s struggled a bit though, with a GAA of 2.00. Unfortunately, I happen to think that MLS is behind the Eredivisie, and the fact that Steppe played well in the Belgian league and is having a hard time in the Dutch league may mean that MLS would be a good fit for him. On top of that he’s young – only 21, so the potential for growth is there. We just need Heerenveen to give up on him.

How much do you think it would cost for a backup keeper from a 2nd tier European team? Maybe it’s reaching too high, but as a former keeper myself, I’d like to see a priority placed on the position.

I don’t see a way to email you but I wanted to see if you were interested in this, I help produce RightOffRussell and one of our writers interviewed Tony Limarzi, radio announcer for DC United the other day … thought you might be interested and willing to check it out and link to it if you liked it, thanks!!

http://rightoffrussell.com/dc-united/interview-with-tony-limarzi-the-voice-of-dc-united/

Also, the consecutive alternating starts brings the issue some current salience.

If I were the boss, I’d look at all the great GK talent in the USL-1 (Puerto Rico, Vancouver, Montreal) and try to bring over some talent from there.