That logic got the team into the current mess and several before it. They can’t replace Amador for $1.4M or anything close to that. He’s one of the best finds this team has ever made. The front office literally has to get lucky to find a high skill, durable player for any amount of money. You don’t let a UAE team pick your pocket because you’re desperate. This is Gallagher level dumb.
I have a theory. I think the club is hexed due to Mike Conti's "Sccccoooooorrreeee" call. The soccer gods hate it as much as I do. If he would just switch the the traditional "Goooooaaaall" fortunes would turn for this club
Keep Pedro...good building material. Heaven forbid we keep a good player. Also, replace him with an unknown. A player in hand is better than two unknowns.
Only younger DPs who you buy low and have European ambitions do you sell for a profit. And maybe Underperforming TAM players. Amador is neither of those. He had huge price to quality. Cannot be replaced for 1.4 million so you would actually be losing money by selling him.
More heat needs to be on Garth for letting the rot continue within the FO when heads should’ve rolled on day one. This all played out on his watch when it was evident that massive changes were needed to most fans who’ve been paying attention. I don’t think he should necessarily be fired, but he needs to own up to this mismanagement if he wants a better chance to save face when he eventually asks us to stomach another season ticket price increase.
Selling Amador is idiocy.
Yes, the roster needs turning over, but you don't sell the best contributing players to do that.
There's almost zero chance we could replace Amador for anything close to $1.4m
We have him locked up for 2 more seasons after this one.
His value to this team is far more than $1.4m
Selling the best guys you have and retaining the crap is not how you improve.
agree with keeping the guys that are actually good, but you should be able to replace for less than $1.4MM.
That logic got the team into the current mess and several before it. They can’t replace Amador for $1.4M or anything close to that. He’s one of the best finds this team has ever made. The front office literally has to get lucky to find a high skill, durable player for any amount of money. You don’t let a UAE team pick your pocket because you’re desperate. This is Gallagher level dumb.
i also prefer to keep him.
Wonder if they'd do $1.4m for just Amador or $750k (total) for Amador and Brooks?
Totally disagree.
I have a theory. I think the club is hexed due to Mike Conti's "Sccccoooooorrreeee" call. The soccer gods hate it as much as I do. If he would just switch the the traditional "Goooooaaaall" fortunes would turn for this club
Keep Pedro...good building material. Heaven forbid we keep a good player. Also, replace him with an unknown. A player in hand is better than two unknowns.
Only younger DPs who you buy low and have European ambitions do you sell for a profit. And maybe Underperforming TAM players. Amador is neither of those. He had huge price to quality. Cannot be replaced for 1.4 million so you would actually be losing money by selling him.
The only way this makes sense to me is if we get the $1.4MM in GAM since there's obviously not a Wiley-type deal coming.
More heat needs to be on Garth for letting the rot continue within the FO when heads should’ve rolled on day one. This all played out on his watch when it was evident that massive changes were needed to most fans who’ve been paying attention. I don’t think he should necessarily be fired, but he needs to own up to this mismanagement if he wants a better chance to save face when he eventually asks us to stomach another season ticket price increase.
Hard to lay blame on Garth.
On paper he assembled a great team that pre-season was almost universally thought to be top 4 in the east.
He did his job.
Unfortunately it didn't work out. It happens.