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S.Bones

Member Since 07 Jul 2004
Offline Last Active Jan 18 2014 11:03 AM

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In Topic: 2014 Roster & Salary, Rules and Regulations

13 January 2014 - 11:10 AM

multiple german sites and sources report that the G's have signed tall (6.4 ft) canuck forward Rob Friend, most recently @ Eintracht Frankfurt and 1860 Munich.

 

Bruce is still looking for Brian McBride


In Topic: 2014 Roster & Salary, Rules and Regulations

08 January 2014 - 08:20 PM

I'd guess between 100 and 200k, not that guessing helps much tough.

 

these moves seems to indicate that Donovan and Zardes will be used as wide players mostly or the later one as a sub

wide player: Donovan, Zardes, Rogers, Jimenez

central players: Sarvas, Juninho, Husidic, Garcia, Stephens

 

Right.  Bruce seems to like the empty bucket, so we'll probably see...

 

Sarvas, Juninho

Zardes, Donovan

Samuel, Keane


In Topic: 2014 Roster & Salary, Rules and Regulations

07 January 2014 - 10:03 PM

G's sign brazilian forward "Samuel"from Fluminense (BRA) on loan for a season

 

LA announced the acquisition of 22-year-old Brazilian forward Samuel on a year-long loan from Brazil’s Fluminense on Tuesday. The 6-foot-1 center target striker who tallied 15 goals in 72 appearances over the last two years with the Fluzão will be added to the Galaxy’s roster pending the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and his P-1 Visa

 

I wonder what the salary impact will be?  The previous loans from Brazil have been relatively cheap.


In Topic: 2014 Roster & Salary, Rules and Regulations

31 December 2013 - 12:21 PM


I know no one is bigger than the club but good grief, seeing Villareal go to Cruz Azul was a kick in the balls. Homegrown player, young American talent, was he unhappy in L.A.? We get no coverage here. What's going on? Does wonkey eye G's reporter have anything on this? Grrr. Fucking MLS. 

 

I think there are several things happening here...

 

1. With three DP's, other players getting serious money, and the need to resign Sarvas - the team doesn't have a lot of room under the cap.

2. Bruce seems to prefer to fit established players into his system than to bring along young players.

3. Going to Cruz Azul is a great opportunity for Villareal and he will will probably develop faster as a player there, especially as the kind of player he is.  Also, he will make a lot more money if the loan turns into a sale

4. His style didn't complement Rogers very well, and it's clear that the G's are trying to build around Robbie's style of play [/trolling]


In Topic: 2013 review / 2014 preview and discussion

12 November 2013 - 01:34 AM

Apparently, Franklin is still under contract, but next year is a club option.  Sarvas is completely out of contract.

 

Franklin will be 29 when we start next season - he is what he is.  He is still a good man marker, but loses shape too often.  His crossing of the ball seems to be getting worse - and whatever set of lenses Bruce uses that makes him see Sean as a midfielder seem to be the same ones he uses to evaluate Leonardo.

 

Sean at less money is good.  I think Sarvas was really the engine that made the team go this year.

 

That said - we need to get some younger guys in there.  If we bring back this year's lineup, we'll have five players 32 and older: Dunivant 33, Sarvas 32, Keane 34, Donovan 32, Penedo 32.  Juninho, AJ, Omar, Rogers and Sean are the middle age (at least for soccer): 25, 25, 25, 26, 20. 

 

We need to get the next generation onto the field.