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Ben Cork reports that Stoke wants RBNY to buy him permanently and to cover all of his wages. They either want him there so he can be of use to them, or off their books entirely,
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Not sure if this even qualifies as an update, but on yesterday's broadcast Steve mentioned something to the regard that Red Bulls have not yet made an announcement that Edwards is back with Stoke, but he is not with the RB team just now. I guess we knew it, but based on this it sounded like some details need to be finalized before he is officially back with Stoke, not the other way around. Maybe I am reading this wrong though, but his statement didn't sound very promising about the prospects of Edwards return to RB.
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With the loss of Edwards...
I am still hoping somehow we can keep him. But there are a lot of indicators (including Struber mentioning Reyes will be a starter yesterday over D Nealis) otherwise...
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With the loss of Edwards and gain of Duncan being close to a wash, this deadline was a total disaster considering the salary we got rid of and the fact that we made one addition which is a speculative signing to say the least.
Have to figure Struber understands now that there is no winning with this team.
New Signing
Did anyone notice yesterday's status report originally did not have Edwards listed. Then after the match began he was listed as out for yellow card accumulation. Now today he isn't listed anymore.
Amicus Curiae
Now today he isn't listed anymore.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
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I wouldnt say it's a wash. Edward's is a huge loss.
I agree. It is taking Struber 3 games of absolute shit performances to figure out how to play without Edwards. And he hasn't figured it out yet. Edwards was absolutely critical thus far and was preferred by Struber to Duncan even last year. After that Edwards made himself even more invaluable for Struber while Duncan barely played. At best it is a small downgrade. At the time when we needed a sizable upgrade.
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I agree. It is taking Struber 3 games of absolute shit performances to figure out how to play without Edwards. And he hasn't figured it out yet. Edwards was absolutely critical thus far and was preferred by Struber to Duncan even last year. After that Edwards made himself even more invaluable for Struber while Duncan barely played. At best it is a small downgrade. At the time when we needed a sizable upgrade.
Edwards is a better than average FB/WB, and just an average CB. His versatility on an under-rostered team is what gives him value. I don't know if Struber uses the 5-back formation out of preference or necessity, because of the holes in the roster.
Duncan can't play CB and is sketchy on the left, so its a big step down from that perspective. In my mind he was a very inconsistent player, which is common with young talent. He's 24 now and should be more reliable.
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Lol what a joke of a window. So a wash at RB, another project attacker and a dude off waivers from bloody Houston.
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Bradley Wright-Phillips "I prefer it at Red Bull Arena, but it was OK. I could imagine it being good for a baseball crowd.
First Team
Did anyone ask Struber regarding this on today's presser? Maybe Coronel was talking about just this game?
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Did anyone ask Struber regarding this on today's presser? Maybe Coronel was talking about just this game?
Mark Fishkin asked today, and also confirmed he was only one of two people to even join the presser
Struber says Edwards' absence "is a problem" but that the team has to respect his personal reasons for being away from the club.
We all knew Edward's top priority would be playing for Stoke if he thought it was a possibility, so this shouldn't come as a shock. I was just hoping they'd let him see out the entire season.
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