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11-18-2003, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fairfax, VA
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Freddy Adu...
signed a 6 year deal to play with DC United.
Just announced it on the radio here. |
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11-18-2003, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Woohoo! He does the right thing.
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11-18-2003, 10:51 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Paris, France
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woohoo, he might be removed from CM 03/04 then
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11-18-2003, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Fort Worthless, Tx
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he is no Robbie Keane of CM3
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11-18-2003, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Wow-when the kid turns 18, he'll have been playing pro soccer for 4 years.
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11-18-2003, 12:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Little Rock, AR
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Eh...I have mixed feelings about it.
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11-18-2003, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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same here... if he's supposed to be one of the best in the world shouldn't he be going somewhere else? Somewhere where they know how to handle talent like him? I kind of see him being wasted playing for an American club |
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11-18-2003, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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He can't play at ManYoo or Chelsea or any of those other places until he's 18 probably anyway
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11-18-2003, 01:39 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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yes but he could go play for their youth teams. I'd love to see what Paul Hart could do with him over at Nottingham Forest.  |
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11-18-2003, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Yeah, but he probably will at 16-17..
if they can get three halfway decent years out of him at DC before he goes over to England.. then maybe.. and I STRESS MAYBE... this kid can do for Soccer what tiger did for golf.
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11-18-2003, 01:42 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fairfax, VA
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I don't really follow soccer, so this may be a stupid question...
Would he really develop better playing on the Man U. youth team as opposed to playing for DC United? If so, why? I know the MLS isn't on the same level as the EPL, but wouldn't the competition be at least on par with their youth squads? |
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11-18-2003, 01:43 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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it's not the competition so much as it would be the people teaching him what he needs to know about playing the game professionally. |
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11-18-2003, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Little Rock, AR
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We could debate this all day Bee (and I am sure some will want too  ) The DC United MLS Team is much better than the youth teams of Manchester United. Bu with United, you get top training faciallties, top coaches, etc. If he plays for DC United for some significant time then it is a good move. If not, then his time would eb better spend aborad than warming the DC United bench, |
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11-18-2003, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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I don't think it's that bad for him to spend a few years playing for DC. At the very least, he'll get playing time. The bad part, of course, is he won't be challenged very much (I haven't been very impressed with too many US defenders). If he had gone abroad, I would hope to see him end up at the evil place that is Manchester United. Much as I dislike Ferguson, he seems to have done well with younger players. I'd hate to see him stuck some place where he'll have the same fate as Portillo and be a standout on the youth squad forever.
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11-18-2003, 10:16 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Iowa City, IA
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The MLS must be having one hell of an orgasm right now
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11-18-2003, 10:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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They'll have a bigger one when he turns 18 and Man United come calling. Scholes ain't getting any younger |
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11-19-2003, 01:12 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC
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This is great news for us soccer fans in the States. We'll get a great chance to watch this kid grow before he leaves for Man U or Milan or Barca or Juve or wherever...
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11-19-2003, 05:41 AM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!
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I may actually watch an MLS game or two now.
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11-19-2003, 08:50 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Only 1 thing to say:
See you back in 2010 and then we should start looking how good this kid turns out to be. It's way too early to tell how good he will turn out to be, there are too much stories of currently pro players who said they had a team mate in their early teenage years who was so much better then them and who eventually did not turn out to have what it takes as a professional football (excuse me, soccer) player. |
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11-19-2003, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: sans pants
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Oh what the hell do you know about futbol anyway? |
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11-19-2003, 09:28 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Today's MIJB soccer prediction: Latvia will knock out Turkey for Euro2004 (I'm not going to jinx my homeland!) |
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11-19-2003, 10:08 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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Latvia over Turkey : did you smoke anything today MIJB ?
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11-19-2003, 12:08 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Providence, RI
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Latvia have the first-leg lead; it could happen. In fact, I expect to see one of Turkey, Holland, and Spain - the three big teams in the playoffs - wind up heading home. Two of them are playing catchup, and Spain are only one up with an away goal conceded.
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11-19-2003, 12:23 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Conyers GA
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This just in:
Americans still don't care about soccer. |
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11-19-2003, 12:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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6 year contract which probably has a nice minimum fee release clause in it.
MIJB, I root for your homeland, after the US of course |
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11-19-2003, 12:35 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC
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For those of us who do, Adu's signing is a big deal.
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11-19-2003, 12:39 PM
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Pro Starter
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Location: Fairfax, VA
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I'm sure all 3 of you are thrilled. |
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11-19-2003, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Bee.. no offense.. but if it ain'y uour thing, fine. But I'm tired of seeing every topic about soccer have someone pop in and go "Who gives a flying fuck?"
We obviously do (for example, I'm getting 2004 New England Revolution Season Tickets), so leave us to our talk and we promise we won't belittle your sports topics if we don't like them
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11-19-2003, 01:11 PM
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Location: Fairfax, VA
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LOL. Crap...I've been kicked out of my own thread! |
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11-19-2003, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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don't worry Bee, you can always come bash me for liking soccer even in Fozzie won't let ya |
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11-19-2003, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Little Rock, AR
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Bee was just cracking a joke sirFozzie...no sense in getting offensive. (I found the humor in it).
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11-19-2003, 01:47 PM
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Location: Fairfax, VA
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Thanks McSweeny...I'm just concerned that Fozzie will start talking trash about my favorite sport, Whack-a-Mole. |
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11-19-2003, 01:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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That'll learn me for posting after a 10 hour work day.
Is that a hole I can hide in? (sorry Bee.. I get defensive about my favorite sport )
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11-19-2003, 01:58 PM
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Location: Fairfax, VA
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Don't worry Fozzie, my humor is often misunderstood and offensive.
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11-19-2003, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Grumbles grumbles..
I'd go to sleep and try to forget this all happened but the Scotland and Wales games are on (both on BBC Radio.. woohoo!) in a half hour
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11-19-2003, 05:33 PM
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11-19-2003, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: California
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Great story. Already has a $1M contract with Nike. If it doesn't pan out, he can finish out high school and have enough to pay for any college he chooses to attend (though he will not be able to play soccer).
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11-19-2003, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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I'd thought he was close to getting a high school degree already through work at IMG. |
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11-19-2003, 07:07 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Little Rock, AR
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Yea he already has his high school degree from what I understand.
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11-19-2003, 11:47 PM
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H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Bloomington, IN
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He will be finishing his high school diploma in May at which point he will play for DC United full time.
He skipped one grade and is now in an accelerated program. |
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11-20-2003, 04:06 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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[MIJB] : How could you predict Latvia over Turkey ? Did you bet money on that ? Turkey was up 2-0 with 25 minutes reamining, then Latvia scores on a free-kick and add another long shot goal.
Congrats on that prediction ! |
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11-20-2003, 06:21 AM
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