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#166 projectx

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 02:44 PM

I posted this link on FB, cause people are going nuts that LA isn't under the cap, lol. They pay attention to who comes in, but ignore all the people that went out this season.

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 02:52 PM

I posted this link on FB, cause people are going nuts that LA isn't under the cap, lol. They pay attention to who comes in, but ignore all the people that went out this season.


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Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:49 PM

do we have enough left for a CB not named leonardo? or was that it?



" a look at the salaries shed by the Galaxy in the past 2 ½ months gives credence to notion it has some room to work with:

Donovan Ricketts (traded) $170,000
Chris Birchall (contract expired) $144,000
Gregg Berhalter (retired) $96,000
Frankie Hejduk (option declined) $96,000
Juninho (loan terminated) $90,000
Jovan Kirovski (retired) $84,000
Increase in salary cap (from $2.675 million to $2.81 million): $135,000
Total of above six salaries and cap increase: $731,000"



from this article posted earlier today
http://www.soccerame...-who-knows.html

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 07:15 PM

I'd be amazed if Leonardo wasn't going to be our answer for Omar.

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 11:51 AM

Things got a bit crazy since my last post?! :o

Official confirmation: Juninho on loan again for 2012, Leonardo signed on a free transfer

Note: various articles mentioned there was no loan fee for Juninho and Sao Paulo would also cover his entire salary. Until the MLS players union announces the new numbers or we get some kind of confirmation (by the G's, Grant Wahl, Steven Goff, Nick Green, Scott French, Adam Serrano & SBI etc) I'll simply go with his 2011 salary.

As long as MLS doesn't release the allocation amounts for each team, it's always gonna be just speculation and guessing.

G's preseason Roster

1 GK Nick Noble
2 D Todd Dunivant
4 D Omar Gonzalez (injury list)
5 D Sean Franklin
6 M Bryan Jordan
7 F Robbie Keane (DP + INT)
8 M Marcelo Sarvas (INT)
9 F Chad Barrett
10 F Landon Donovan (DP)
11 F Pat Noonan
12 GK Josh Saunders
14 F Edson Buddle
15 M Dan Keat (INT)
16 M Hector Jimenez
17 F Adam Cristman
18 F Mike Magee
19 M Juninho (INT) (LOAN)
20 D A.J. DeLaGarza
21 M Dustin McCarty
22 D Leonardo (INT)
23 M David Beckham (DP + INT)
24 GK Brian Perk
25 M Rafael Garcia
26 M Michael Stephens
27 D Justin Davies
28 D Ryan Thomas
29 D Andrew Boyens (INT or Greencard)
30 M Paolo Cardozo (INT)
31 D Tommy Meyer
32 F Jack McBean (Homegrown)
33 M Jose Villarreal (Homegrown?)
34 M Kyle Nakazawa
35 D Bryan Gaul
37 M Stephen Posa
39 M Kenney Walker


So, IF Juninho is coming back, what is the salary impact? They will not be paying any loan fees.


Last year he made 100k.
I've read somewhere Sao Paulo might cover his entire salary as well as not demanding any loan fee.
Until we know more, simply assume 2011.

Birchy not being offered a new contract has to have come on the heels of locking up Juninho for another season.


Could be.

I however think a INT CB was the real target and didn't work out for whatever reason.

Juninho's returns to me seems more of a pieces came together (by chance, like him not getting any minutes back in Sao Paulo)
Also the released Supplemental Draftie Gorenzvaig from Brazil freed up another INT slot.

But hey I'm certainly not complaining :)

I posted this link on FB, cause people are going nuts that LA isn't under the cap, lol. They pay attention to who comes in, but ignore all the people that went out this season.


no allocation money amounts released by MLS, always gonna remain a guess at best.

do we have enough left for a CB not named leonardo? or was that it?


my gut feeling says no, however after yesterday, who knows.
If Juninho really costs zero for the G's like some pointed out, then maybe, though likely not an international, unless the G's trade for such a spot.

" a look at the salaries shed by the Galaxy in the past 2 ½ months gives credence to notion it has some room to work with:

Donovan Ricketts (traded) $170,000
Chris Birchall (contract expired) $144,000
Gregg Berhalter (retired) $96,000
Frankie Hejduk (option declined) $96,000
Juninho (loan terminated) $90,000
Jovan Kirovski (retired) $84,000
Increase in salary cap (from $2.675 million to $2.81 million): $135,000
Total of above six salaries and cap increase: $731,000"


from this article posted earlier today
http://www.soccerame...-who-knows.html


true, however don't forget the other factors like the raises and reductions.

raises
a) MLS Cup bonus/raise
b) the regular annual increase
c) re-signings like Franklin etc.
d) Keane now costs 335 and not just half of it

reductions
a) 2nd re-entry draft (Noonan etc)
b) re-negotiated (Christman?)


I'd be amazed if Leonardo wasn't going to be our answer for Omar.


I tend to agree, but don't like it at all, as I didn't rate pre-injury Leonardo at all.

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 12:02 PM

I'd be amazed if Leonardo wasn't going to be our answer for Omar.

I wouldn't. He's still recovering from that knee injury.

Unless Bruce has something else up his sleeve, either Meyer or Boyens are pairing alongside AJ.

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 12:17 PM

At the scrimmage Meyer looked better than Boyens but both were pretty "meh". MLS Serviceable at best.
Meyer is scrawny and definitely need to add some muscle.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 12:28 PM

At the scrimmage Meyer looked better than Boyens but both were pretty "meh". MLS Serviceable at best.
Meyer is scrawny and definitely need to add some muscle.

Not a secret concering Boyens, but Meyer has room to improve and grow.

Besides, expecting either one of those guys to fill Omar's shoes is a pretty tall order.

Still think we need damn Colombian in central defense... they are all the rage in MLS right now.

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:11 PM

Feels like Bruce didn't get "the guy" he wanted to replace Omar, so now he's collecting pieces. They'll all get their shot at some point, whether just in training, or in games, or both, and whoever does the best keeps playing. Throw Meyer out there and see what happens. If it doesn't work, try Boyens. If that doesn't work, buy that time Leo is back. If that's not working, they have the summer window to try something.

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 07:55 PM

I wouldn't. He's still recovering from that knee injury.

Unless Bruce has something else up his sleeve, either Meyer or Boyens are pairing alongside AJ.


Yeah, maybe not on opening day, but they deliberately acquired him again and we know Bruce was playing him tons before he got hurt and enabled us to win a double.

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Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:30 AM

Yeah, maybe not on opening day, but they deliberately acquired him again and we know Bruce was playing him tons before he got hurt and enabled us to win a double.

Possibly... although I think you are wrong and he was acquired for depth.

He's been with the G's since 2010 and has managed to play a total of 17 games... a good indication that he's a bit on the fragile side.

It doesn't seem like Bruce to roll the dice on him again and gift him a starting CB spot coming off a major knee injury.

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Posted 09 February 2012 - 12:33 PM

Not sure if this has already been posted

http://msn.foxsports...n-soccer-020812

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Posted 09 February 2012 - 12:40 PM

Is it possible that Bruce isn't looking for any one player to be the full time CB with AJ? I know that's a position you want consistency throughout the season at, but what if Bruce wants to create a rotation?

With Omar hurt, his chances of leaving after recovery have dropped by a large margin. He'll need another season to prove he's the same Omar. Obviously these guys would probably be temporary. If Bruce can create a rotation, and show that all three are viable we stand to make some money or have valuable trade bait right? I can already think of a few MLS sides looking for CB's, or who will be needing decent options at CB.

I guess this all depends on how well these guys do. It's really strange thinking about how much depth we've had at almost every position for the past 2 seasons. If the team can stay healthy, I don't think we'll be seeing BJ at RB anymore.

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Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:17 PM

Not sure if this has already been posted

http://msn.foxsports...n-soccer-020812

Very good read in dissecting the lack of a conspiracy. Bruce is a smart dude who's pulling all the right strings and getting a little luck.

Of course, you could say the luck was of the you-make-your-own-luck variety. LA's got a good thing going and people want in on it while it's hot. LA might not be Barcelona but it's the closest thing to it in MLS. The league's top coach, good facilities, marquee city, an owner too back up the manager's desires. So maybe it was lucky that Buddle couldn't land anywhere in Europe but when his options ran out, he didn't hesitate to come back. Same for Juninho. If only Omar hadn't gone down...

We're gonna finish 7th and go out in the 1st round.

Oh, but we're gonna score 104 goals!

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Posted 10 February 2012 - 08:45 PM

Personally, I'm not worried for an Omar replacement. This is MLS. The college kids do just fine when it comes to defending at this level. Goalkeepers and defenders a'plenty.

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