Official (random Player Name) To Nycfc Rumor Thread

[Falastur]

Hey @SydneyFC. I appreciate you're fairly new around here so you likely haven't picked up what the moderation is like on this forum, but as this forum has proven to be a little...volatile...in the past, we state in our ToS that inflammatory posts are against the rules, regardless of whether we know that they're said with tongue in cheek or not.

By all means state that you don't like Melbourne, we're not censoring your right to hate a rival city, but comments in the style of your last post are liable to be moderated so please avoid going that far in future.

 

[Kevin]

Lets get back to talking about players

 

[MagnusPax]

Andrew Jacobson and Bob Bradley take on Rosenborg and Mix Diskerud today.

 

[whill4]

Aquilani would be the best playmaker in this league. Hands down. But the midfield would be a bit light with both him and Lampard.

 

[MagnusPax]

Best? Hands down? Javier Morales, Pedro? Vieri? Even with Kaka? Still?

 

[MANCHESTER MCFC]

I wonder if Villa is saying "how come Frankie got EPL and I got A-League?"

Oh well, weather's better in Melbourne.

Maybe you should come to manchester for a while,then ask yourself the same question

 

[whill4]

Best? Hands down? Javier Morales, Pedro? Vieri? Even with Kaka? Still?

Kaka is finished and Aquilaini is better than all of those players. He has been one of Fiorentina's more important players the last couple seasons. Which is why I don't see it actually happening. But if it did then it would be a massive coup for NYCFC.

 

[Kjbert]

Here's a name - Iker Casillas

 

[MagnusPax]

Here's a name - Iker Casillas

Will he come for less than a DP contract? Does NYCFC use their last DP on him otherwise?

I don't see Reyna and Kreis bringing in a non-American starting goalie, and I think they want an attacking player for that last DP slot.

 

[MagnusPax]

I say that, then I see this; but in my defense Gspurning was in MLS already for 2 years.


Jeremiah Oshan‏@JeremiahOshan
Looks like @NYCFC is in talks with @MGspurning. Signing him may require a trade with Sounders. http://www.format.at/articles/1432/968/377196/oefb-goalie-michael-gspurning-new-york-city-fc
1:56 PM - 5 Aug 2014

 

[kun]

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[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Would Gspurning be a DP? Can anyone shed some light on what kind of keeper he is, quality wise?

 

[Vito]

In 2013 his base salary was $210,000 but it says his cap hit was $285,000

That seems a little much for a GK. We can make a move for Meara or MacMath. Their salaries are significantly lower and they're also younger.

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Makes no sense to get a foreign keeper either. USA makes good ones in droves and we need a certain number of US players on the squad.

 

[Vito]

Meara is making $68,500 and MacMath is making $110,000

 

[MagnusPax]

1) Gspurning was in America for 2 years, playing for Seattle. He might be close to a green card.
2) he is a very good keeper. He had a mental lapse in his last month in the playoffs that doomed him
3) MLS clubs retain rights for a few years, Seattle has his. That's life.

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Thanks Magnus

 

[MagnusPax]

Meara is making $68,500 and MacMath is making $110,000

I would rate Gspuring above MacMath and Meara. Although both are younger and have probably greater potential.

 

[Paul]

I would rate Gspuring above MacMath and Meara. Although both are younger and have probably greater potential.

I just read that Gspurning's nickname from his time in the Greek league is Cerberus, Hades' 3 headed hellhound. Great nickname!

 

[Vito]

I would rate Gspuring above MacMath and Meara. Although both are younger and have probably greater potential.

Gspurning is 33 so he still has plenty of years left in goal, but Meara and MacMath are in their early 20s and have potential to grow into great US gks