Was Heath Pearce traded against Schellas Hyndman's wishes?
"We try to keep the coaches out of the direct line with these things. But Schellas did argue and fight for holding onto an experienced member of his squad. Schellas is looking at his squad and who he has available, and Heath was an important part of the squad last year. So moving forward, yes, he would like to keep him. But the reality is what we spoke about before."
"What we spoke about before," by the way, is the roster flexibility and cap room.
That quote immediately raises the question in my head, did Barry Gorman make the Heath Pearce trade against the wishes of Schellas Hyndman?
It sure sounds like it doesn't it? But I'm going to go out on a limb and bet Gorman talked Hyndman into making the deal. By the end, I'm sure, Hyndman was convinced to buy into the Pearce move.
And I imagine that the other side of the coin, the one that convinced Hyndman to do the deal, is a potential striker signing. Allocation money for sure will help land a striker. Allocation order, which Dallas may have landed with this move (Chivas USA was #1 in the allocation order after DC took Charlie Davies it sppears), could be even bigger.
So does this move mean we are about to see a striker signing by FC Dallas?
It sure seems like it.
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Play Podcast Soccer Today broadcasts an international edition with Marc Stein in London to cover the FA Cup final for ESPNFC, while Steve Davis joins from the ESPN Dallas studios in Las Colinas.
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Play Podcast It's a travelogue edition of Soccer Today with Marc Stein in Houston covering the NBA playoffs and Steve Davis just back from a trip to the nation's capital to visit Jurgen Klinsmann. The guys kick off the morning by sharing stories from the road.
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Play Podcast Marc Stein and Steve Davis discuss Brek Shea's new team Stoke City taking on his former team FC Dallas in a friendly this summer.
Play Podcast Marc Stein and Steve Davis lament the performance of MLS clubs in the CONCACAF Champions League after the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy lost at home in the semifinals.
Play Podcast Marc Stein and Steve Davis discuss the United States national team after its 0-0 tie in Mexico shifted all the World Cup qualifying panic from the United States onto its hosts at Estadio Azteca.
Play Podcast Marc Stein and Steve Davis discuss the United States' 1-0 win over Costa Rica in the Denver snow and the inevitable Costa Rican protest afterward.
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