Donovan to Galaxy; Ruiz to Dallas!!!!

SoccerPrime · 03-29-2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by StarsOnSunday

Yeah, maybe we could fly some tri-colores when the Galaxy come to town. That ought to have Donovan shaking in his boots.

I sure hope your joking. Landon is one of the best soccer players our nation has ever produced. He had a bad game (as did many players on Sunday). He will do better. All these naysayers that hate Landon are just bandwagoners.
And lets not forget that Landon owned Mexico in a little competition that seems to be pretty popular, the World Cup.

Aero · 03-29-2005, 12:25 PM

I agree. While Landon looked awful, the rest of the team didn't look much better. I say we chalk that up to the whole team drinking some bad water the night before and look forward to them qualifying for the World Cup and doing well there.

BTW, will MLS take a break during the World Cup next year or will they continue playing without national team players like they are doing for qualifying this year?

SoccerPrime · 03-29-2005, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Aero

BTW, will MLS take a break during the World Cup next year or will they continue playing without national team players like they are doing for qualifying this year?

As usual, MLS has no intention of skipping any play during the 2006 World Cup. They said they would "talk about it" for 2010. Gee how nice of them. 🙁

SoccerPrime · 03-29-2005, 01:33 PM

Further confirmation?
http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/3499612
Looks like confirmation that Donovan is at least leaving Bayer for MLS.
LA?

Deuce · 03-30-2005, 08:34 AM

Bayer Leverkusen Cancel Donovan Contract

Donovan comes back to MLS on free transfer while Leverkusen keep "sell on" option.

Another article

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Landon Donovan is about show the world that he is worth all the hype that's been created around him since signing with German giants Bayer Leverkusen at 16, and winning the Golden Ball at the U-17 World Championships at 17.

Or not...

MLS made the announcement official on both sides of the Atlantic last Tuesday, in a conference call where, and some may disagree, Donovan didn't exactly demonstrate how eager he is to rejoin Leverkusen by saying that he had been assured "that it is not prison I'm going back to" (Bonus!) and that he's now decided to go because he feels he should "fulfill the obligation of the contract I signed" (how noble of you, Lanny).

It is not a good week to be Donovan, most fans are calling him a baby and suggesting he can't cut it.

Me personally... I am happy to have him back in MLS and look forward to seeing him play this season (well as long as it is not with Seedy Cheetos)
You do realize that MLS may send him to Seedy Cheetos to maximize on media attention, to try to stablize the team and to quash all the negative attention being leveled directly at Cheetos.

I hope that they send him to Galaxy or Earthquakes... but remember that you heard it here first, "MLS and Garber may throw us all a curve ball and put Donovan with Seedy Cheetos"

Rover · 03-30-2005, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Deuce

I hope that they send him to Galaxy or Earthquakes... but remember that you heard it here first, "MLS and Garber may throw us all a curve ball and put Donovan with Seedy Cheetos"

I doubt it will happen, but it's not impossible. The league has tried for years to stack the Metros, and with all the comments from MLSHQ about seedy cheetos being this year's "Freddymania," they may just be desperate enough to do it.

Of course, if it works out as well as it has for Metro, we'll all be pleased with the result.

OBTW, for what it's worth, I was at the HDC yesterday to pick up some tickets. I saw no one there buying seedy cheetos tickets, but a number of us buying Galaxy tickets. Anecdotal, for sure, but except for some FO personnel I saw no sign of our fellow expansioners.

bordelais7 · 03-30-2005, 09:54 AM

So we'll have what...1 or 2 years of Chivas in the league before the Mothership gives up on the project? I sure hope I'm wrong, but things aren't sounding too promising.

jasoncox · 03-30-2005, 10:04 AM

Move Chivas! :D

SoccerPrime · 03-30-2005, 11:10 AM

Although this is completely non-related to this topic, but doesn't Chivas fans (in Mexico and when they play friendlies in the US) traditionally do a ton of walk-up sales on the day of the match?

Jose Luis Luviano · 03-30-2005, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Although this is completely non-related to this topic, but doesn't Chivas fans (in Mexico and when they play friendlies in the US) traditionally do a ton of walk-up sales on the day of the match?

That's right, Prime.

The Galaxy has always, I'm pretty sure, been the MLS King Of Walkup Sales. But maybe now the Goats will take over that title.