Comments on: 120 Fahrenheit: Time to Pay Cooper

By: Toffee

Toffee — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:47:05 +0000

Jeremy – Do you know how to detect sarcasm?

Calm down my man, you and I are aligned on this even though you somehow missed my jab at legal experts like you.

And yes, I watch sports. Admittedly, I follow European football more than MLS. But, I also am an attorney that negotiates contracts for a living. Thank you for the free lesson, though.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:40:40 +0000

toffee,

do you pay attention to sports in america at all? Contracts are always negotiable, even well after they’ve been signed. Ultimately, yes, cooper will have to live with the contract… but as buzz alluded to, there are always ways to eventually get out of contracts. They’re not always pretty, but they work.

As a FCD fan, i want him to stay, but as a US Soccer fan, i’m not sure what i want… We’re at such a weird crossroads in US soccer these days… anyway, i’m on the verge of rambling so i’ll stop before i get started.

By: Toffee

Toffee — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:47:52 +0000

Where’s all the legal experts who have to remind everyone that Cooper is a big boy and made his bed, yada yada.

“Oh, you’re in trouble boy!”

If you guys don’t quickly recognize Duilio as the face of the franchise, he is going to start hanging out with Ben Olsen and Brian Ching some more at the TV screeeen section at Dick’s sporting goods, jeans and jersey fully jammin. And, he’ll continue his oath of silence, only giving hand gestures after a quick game of store-soccer, as Ben Olsen makes humorous quips.

“Fellas, I got to go!”

By: the other alex

the other alex — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:54:06 +0000

Cooper would be nuts to stay in Dallas for anything less than $600k and thats just not going to happen. There are at least three reasons why he shouldn’y stay regardless of what FCD eventually offers.
No1 He has little to no chance of being the striker (or even a striker) for the USA if he isn’t playing in Europe. And playing for his country is very high on Coopers list.
No2 Why stay in a situation where the team plays second fiddle to any and all concerts and fireworks displays ? Where the team is virtually ignored by the local media? Where the game just isn’t as important as it is in Europe?
No 3 Why would he want to play for a bunch of lying bastards anyway ?

If Davino is worth north of 400k (he isn’t, but then neither was Shaka or Dennilson) then Cooper is worth EJ type money in MLS, which means 800k or so.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:52:19 +0000

Buzz, great article. Cooper is definitely the face of FC Dallas right now, and he deserves to be paid well. As fans, we also need to know that FCD management cares about its players. I’m hoping that in this transfer window, Schellas can extend Cooper’s contract and start to bring in the kind of young, exciting talent needed to reenergize this entire franchise.

By: boneall

boneall — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:55:08 +0000

Great read, well said. As much as I like what I have seen from our 3 rooks (Brek, Avi, Lambo) it shames me to realize that should they hit thier bonuses they will make as much as our star player. I do realize those three have thier contracts due to Generation Adidas, but still. The front office needs to pony up.

By: Not Doug Logan (or even THAT NDL)

Not Doug Logan (or even THAT NDL) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:52:39 +0000

Its tough – usually players who get those kinds of contracts are ones who crack the USNT somewhat consistently – at least, from MLS League Office viewpoint. From FC Dallas’s viewpoint, he is worth it.

By: Pony2

Pony2 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:11:08 +0000

from a futbol standpoint it makes no sense for cooper to stay here if he could command 1mm in europe

By: marco4

marco4 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:03:47 +0000

Well said, Buzz. There is no rational reason why this organization should not lock up Kenny for a few more years right now, for all of the reasons you note.

Unfortunately, however, that sort of reasoning hasn’t always meant anything with said organization, so that makes me nervous as hell in this case.

By: jayslick

jayslick — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:49:47 +0000

my understanding is the webster ruling only applies to players in the EU playing for EU clubs not EU players outside of the EU. EU rulings dont apply to clubs outside of the EU. USSF and USA as a nation are not forced to recognize the ruling.

its like the draft, the draft isnt legal in the EU it restricts trade. the Bozman isnt recognized in Brasil IIRC. EU rulings dont apply outside of europe