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Parks is kinda smooth. Hasn’t had quite the flash as some others but has made some good plays.
It's a poor Bolivia team, but I think McKinney, Sargeant, Weah, Robertson, Zimmerman have quality. Robertson went head 2 head in Championship with Bolton. Sargeant has been training with Werder Bremen. McKinney is a Shalke. Weah at PSG. Rubin is at Club Tijuana. These dudes see far better competition at their clubs. So I'm not worried there. I'm interested to see how this develops when we get a chemistry together. I'm a big fan of Novakovich too . Reminds me of Mandzukic.
Tell ya what though, if you were part of that 11 that lost at T&T, you better get your ass in gear. No is wasting time on guys. Like Wood and Altidore got competition. As does Bradley in the midfield...
I think we’ve rode the Bradley train for far too long. He’ll make a good play followed by a terrible one. I’ve never been a Bradley fan.....or at least never understood the hype.
Parks is just such a gem at his size. Those long legs in the midfield cause problems.
A side discussion. I understand the US’s lack of technical players. Poor development, competition, soccer isn’t the marquee sport, etc. But I’m surprised we don’t turn out more defensive core.....CBs or GKs. The US is chock full of uber athletic mildly tall guys.
What are your thoughts?
I love the thought of Weah, Pulisic, Sargeant, and Rubin up front for the next ~10 years. Very talented.
I don't know it really well, but FCC wanted to get in next season to avoid the same year as when Miami and Nashville enter.
The MLS has a "Superdraft" where FCC will pick first for college graduates and others than haven't signed.
They'll also be an expansion draft. They'll set the rules later but I think teams get to protect 11 players, plus hometown players, and FCC will get up to 5 total players, no more than 1 per team.
After that, they'll have a few of the players on their current roster and then they'll have to go out and get others to sign as normal to fill out their roster. I think each team gets up to 3 designated international players that don't fall under salary cap rules - think of Rooney, Pirlo, Cahill, David Villa, etc.
Atlanta had 3 years to find a roster, so FCC is at a pretty extreme disadvantage.
I was down there yesterday for the announcement - crazy scene.
I'm surprised they announced their current manager (Koch) will be the manager next season. I'm really surprised they aren't poaching Louisville's manager, as he's incredible. They keep beating FCC with none of the resources/funding.
One question:
Where will the team play its home games?
I agree. It could ramp up the development of all these guys. They likely would have played in the Aug/Sept friendlies, but getting them up a few months prior and especially getting some of them cap-locked to the US is huge.
I don't know if they would've even played them much at all. I could see a scenario where the coaches would've rode the veterans all the way through the Gold Cup next yr.....then who knows?
Still pissed at the USMNT for not making the World Cup. Couldn't care less if all veterans were sent packing and let the youth represent until 2022 and beyond. Take their beatings now and get experience.
The irony will be getting there from KY.Nippert.....until the stadium is built. The proposed building site is across the interstate from the Children's Museum.....where Taft HS is located.
The irony will be getting there from KY.
If traveling I-71/75 North across the Brent Spence Bridge, you can't take the most convenient exits as cars can traveling South. You will be forced to take 5th Street or River Rd and wind your way thru town.
Trust me, I've wanted to stop by the post office or visit the Museum Center and forgot how easy it is to drive right by and being forced to turn around. Such a pain!
MLS wanted the stadium to be in a bad part of town.We’ve always just followed the signs or our navigation. Haven’t had an issue.
The funny part for us is that the signs or navigation always takes you through rough parts of town. You’re constantly checking your gas tank making sure you can cruise right through. It really gives you the impression that Cincy has a lot of bad parts.
OTR was a bad part of town gentrified to attract businesses and wealthier residents. It has been a resounding success in that objective. The stadium will sit on the border of OTR in the West End neighborhood where residents, perhaps with good cause, fear that they will be the next to move. But this area has also been gentrified with townhouses lining the streets where housing projects once stood. Rising housing prices and rent essentially pushes the poor further west, north and into NKY. I believe there's only one or two projects left near the site. Newport and Covington did exactly the same thing but development is painfully slow compared to Cincy.MLS wanted the stadium to be in a bad part of town.
I often travel West from I-471 to US 50 or Fort Washington Way but when I drove from Florence and I-75 a couple weeks ago, I just missed the River Road exit by mistake. It happens.We’ve always just followed the signs or our navigation. Haven’t had an issue.
The funny part for us is that the signs or navigation always takes you through rough parts of town. You’re constantly checking your gas tank making sure you can cruise right through. It really gives you the impression that Cincy has a lot of bad parts.
MLS wanted the stadium to be in a bad part of town.
I agreeThat's dumb
Yeah, once the casino was built at Broadway Commons but there was no reason not to keep the current HS stadium where it stands. The empty lot where they plan to move it is just a block away. It simply must be cheaper building the new stadium on public property even if it means tearing down a 14-year old stadium.The MLS didn't want it in a bad part of town. They simply want stadiums in the urban core and this was the only/best location in the urban core.