Comments on: Goodbye Gallardo: Hello DC United of Yesteryear? http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676 Daily Analysis of Major League Soccer Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:47:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ron http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676#comment-6494 Ron Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:41:10 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676#comment-6494 DCU did not summarily "dump" Gomez as you imply. DCU and Gomez's agent could not come to contract terms. That happens in pro sports. Gomez wanted more guaranteed years than DCU was willing to give. The wisdom DCU's posture I would say was confirmed by the fact that Gomez rode the pines for most of this past season in Colorado. This of course does not negate your larger point, which is well taken. DCU gambled on five players, and lost the gamble on all five of them. The question for us DCU faithful now is: Now What? DCU did not summarily “dump” Gomez as you imply. DCU and Gomez’s agent could not come to contract terms. That happens in pro sports. Gomez wanted more guaranteed years than DCU was willing to give. The wisdom DCU’s posture I would say was confirmed by the fact that Gomez rode the pines for most of this past season in Colorado.

This of course does not negate your larger point, which is well taken. DCU gambled on five players, and lost the gamble on all five of them. The question for us DCU faithful now is:

Now What?

]]> By: A F T http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676#comment-1821 A F T Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:06:05 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676#comment-1821 United messed this up. <br><br>they pursued Veron hard and when he backed out at the last minute they decided to sign another Argentine perhaps simply to placate egos. A bad mistake to say the least. United messed this up.

they pursued Veron hard and when he backed out at the last minute they decided to sign another Argentine perhaps simply to placate egos. A bad mistake to say the least.

]]> By: MLS Rumors http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676#comment-1820 MLS Rumors Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:29:21 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/goodbye-gallardo-hello-dc-united-of-yesteryear/676#comment-1820 Very well written, we concur. Very well written, we concur.

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