I was reading over the MLS Rules and there seemed to be some correlation between allocation money and having first dibs on US players returning from overseas.

Does the Ruiz Trade give FC Dallas a better shot at getting a player like Benny Feilhaber or Lee Nguyen.

I’ll take flopping if it comes with goals anyday.

That said, I think this is an ok trade. I like Ruiz and I’m sad to see him go, but it seems like FCD just needs to move in a new direction, with new players. Of course, that’s what the team has done in this incarnation and the past each time they’ve suffered a setback, and it hasn’t worked so far. So, maybe I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about.

I agree that Serioux and Ricchetti are first picks (and I hope Pablo gets the armband too).

Marcello and Dax have both played that role, as has Pitch. Bobby has played there too. Didn’t Toja start out as a D-Mid too?

Seems like our options are much more limited in attacking mids. Alvarez is a lock in that role and he’s definitely an attacking mid. Toja is probably designated as an attacking mid but often appears to play a dual role rather than dedicated to attack, same for Dax, but maybe this was because they were forced into doing that. Nobody else really comes to mind here (I have purged Denilson from my mind).

I was high on his game before the injuries. If he gets back where he needs to be, that’ll do great things for this club.

Steve, yeah sure. I need some more info first.

Frisco, Gbandi is out. It’s likely a three headed monster of Serioux, Ricchetti and Saragosa playing two spots.

Skeeter, Allocation money is a chuck of money that can be used to sign a player. It can go toward his transfer fee or toward knocking some off his salary cap number. In essence it’s a check for cap money. So it will help FCD sign a player cheaper.

Can someone explain to me how “allocation money” works? Maybe I’m missing something here. I hope so.

if you are excited about a new season with the likes of Cooper, Oduro and Thompson…then you are simply mediocre.

last year, it wasn’t about Carlos’ failures. it was about a system of play that is not productive. you do not implement a system of play and force the players to adjust. instead you design a system of play that is the right fit for the players you got.
the problem is that i dont even think that’s the direction you are going even now after dumping Ruiz. There is no Vision! so that falls on management and coaching staff. Regardless of who they bring as forward and even if he scores 15 instead of Ruiz’s 7..FC wont win a thing! hire me FC Dallas

Methinks that FCD will go after a forward (duh) and another outside back. Iro in the draft, the rb from our CAP partners and maybe a forward from SMs trip to Europe. remember, Kenny is not a target forward just cuz he’s 6′3″.