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Chris Henderson, Technical Director talks about Scouting Talent for Sounders FC
Last year Chris Henderson had to find 24 players players to craft a winning expansion side. This year, he had to find less players and I started off asking if that helped him focus. Chris Henderson...
Discovery Signings; How the Sounders will get to 30 players
In Sigi's post draft conference call he said that he expects 28-30 players in camp. The Sounders are currently at 21 players on roster with Tyson Wahl as an unsigned Free Agent. They just drafted...
Estrada Stunned into Screaming after Sounders Selection in First Round
Estrada wasn't at the Combine. He didn't go to Philly either. "I did not expect it at all. If I was taken in the third round, I was going to be happy with it. Fourth round I was thinking maybe I sh...
Meta-Mock Draft
Rather than give you a mock draft when I haven't followed the dozens that were at the Combine, I thought I would provide a snapshot of the players that are in the range for the Sounders to pick. ...
Scouting Matters
And even more so in a Salary/Roster cap league. Mistakes cost more in MLS, a bad pick wastes money and a roster slot. For MLS the ability to scout talent from college, from the lower US di...
Building Depth in a Cap League - Update
Next year the Sounders will compete for four major trophies - Supporters Shield (30 regular season games), MLS Cup (30 + 4 Playoffs), US Open Cup (up to 6) and the CONCACAF Champions League (up to 14)...
How does one market the US Open Cup
Earlier this week the Alliance Council had our monthly conference call with Bart Wiley (Director of Business Development) and we discussed many things (I have to leave it at that because our blog entr...
Please the fans, or the players?
Duane threw up a great post yesterday, that is getting a bit lost in the noise of Beckham and the upcoming weekend. It also, got a bit turned on its ear when the news came out that Fulham hasn't actu...
Hanauer on the US Open Cup Final Bid
Let's just start with the money quote. Obvious, but still money. "We want to win" After finding out that Sounders FC didn't win the bid for the Open Cup Final if DC beats Rochester I contacted Genera...
Filling Team Needs
Sometimes the question you ask leads to an unexpected answer. In my efforts to suss out the status of LWB Jared Karkas and LW Mike Fucito I made an unexpected discovery. Now some readers may have kn...
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