The new and improved OFFICIAL Major League Soccer thread

retired_kimmymarlo · 12-13-2005, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jason the Yank:
However, the press release announcing this said that fans and season ticket holders are invited, so I'd guess it won't be to say the Wizards are leaving town.

gahahahaha imagine if it was, that would be so ffffb

retired_google · 12-13-2005, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andy Jordan:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jason the Yank:
However, the press release announcing this said that fans and season ticket holders are invited, so I'd guess it won't be to say the Wizards are leaving town.

gahahahaha imagine if it was, that would be so ffffb

</BLOCKQUOTE>

It would take some brass balls, that's for sure.

retired_google · 12-13-2005, 04:12 AM

San Jose's bid to keep Quakes collapses (San Jose Mercury News)

retired_google · 12-13-2005, 08:44 PM

Metros consider dealing Gaven (North Jersey Media Group)

Gansler looking at college players (Kansas City Star)

RSL gives up on Mathis (Deseret News)

RSL trades Mathis, gets Cunningham (Salt Lake Tribune)

Wizards still for sale but staying Kansas City for '06 (AP)

samsimmons · 12-13-2005, 10:28 PM

Szetela and Gaven on trading block?!

retired_google · 12-14-2005, 05:53 PM

Yekini denies MLS move (Supersport, South Africa)

The (city here) Earthquakes (San Jose Mercury News)

Hunt kicks in another year (Kansas City Star)

A field day for soccer fans (Kansas City Star)

Mathis never fulfilled expectations in Salt Lake (Los Angeles Times)

retired_the gizmo · 12-14-2005, 08:18 PM

United Soccer Leagues has announced the format for the 2006 USL First Division College Player Draft, to be held on Tuesday, January 24th. The Draft will be conducted via conference call at 3pm ET and will consist of two rounds of 12 picks, with each team receiving one selection per round.

The draft order was determined by ranking teams in reverse order of their 2005 regular season finish with expansion franchise Miami FC receiving the first pick in both rounds.

The order is as follows: Miami FC (expansion franchise), Toronto Lynx, Virginia Beach Mariners, Minnesota Thunder, Charleston Battery, Atlanta Silverbacks, Puerto Rico Islanders, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps, Rochester Raging Rhinos, and Montreal Impact. The second round order will be the same as the first.

Only college seniors, other college players with no remaining college eligibility, or college or high school players that have expressed in writing that they are forgoing their remaining years of eligibility are eligible to be drafted.