I am "unfriending" Luke M. on Facebook. Yeah, the guy brought energy to the Stars and will be missed, but I think there is a big reason why no team in the MLS or in England (even the lower divisions) will sign him.

This sucks!

They are required by the league to list the players they want to protect. How is that strategic? Just about every team did it.

Sure all clubs had to do it but I think the number of players Nessie protected and hope to have return is very strategic.

Lets hope that works well, again.

I would like to see a more proactive new player scouting system than just a few combines for a league that calls itself D2 in a country the size of america.

last year that group was good at times, and at times they were very disappointing. Are they improving as a group right now in the off season, or are they the same group with the rest of the league moving forward like it has in the past few years?

I think that is the question for 2012.

Move forward, or get out of the way, our train should be always rollin forward. Not just parked at the station waiting for people to get on board.

and that reason would be....?

The MLS is changing, where will the players on the "out" go?

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/20...ule=from_footer

A few weeks ago, a reader sent me an e-mail that basically boiled down to one thing: Why are we seeing such an (MLS) influx of foreign talent this offseason?

It’s a question that’s been on the mind of a lot of folks, and deserves an answer...

But the biggest indicator is what’s happened with Markus Holgersson, or Kris Boyd, or Hamdi Salihi. These are guys on the right side of 30 who are, to one degree or another, in their national team pool and are hoping to stay there.

And this year, their choice is MLS. It would not have been in 2006.

2011-12 Offseason Transactions
http://www.mlssoccer.com/offseason-transactions/2011-12

The NASL is also changing as far as where the teams find their players. We have seen many players coming from better teams to play in the NASL this season. Why because the NASL is a good place to be seen by the up and coming MLS league scouts.

As the one league grows into the international spotlight, so does the next group of players and their league...

The NASL might just be a great place to now invest a little money for the future...

http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2012/02/06...ers/#more-31022

Tim Robbie, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
"We’ve also recently announced the signings of Andy Herron from Costa Rica who we are very excited about. He’s played in the U.S. before in MLS and he’s a goal scorer with experience. We think he’s going to add a lot up top".

"We’ve also signed Alfonso Motagalvan, a midfielder who’s ad some MLS experience and played at Cal Berkley and did very well and has had a good career for a young guy. And we are going to have some other players we are bringing in. We expect to have a couple of players on loan from MLS clubs and we are working on getting another player on loan from a Mexican team".

"Luiz Muzzi and Fernando Clavijo are now full time Traffic employees. There job is to locate player talent for Traffic. So any of the Traffic clubs can utilize them in the same fashion. I think anyone, whether a Traffic club or a non-Traffic club could use the services of Muzzi and Clavijo".

This kind of makes me angry. The Stats win it all and are still treated like the bastards of the league. We get no respect.

http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/03/buro-and-ibarra-sign-for-stars/

"Embrace the reality" -Manny Lagos
(18) = 3, -4
+3

http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/03/joe-warren-retires/

http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/03/stars-re-sign-friedland-wasson-and-takada/

http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/03/winger-mart...r-jack-stewart/

http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/03/brian-cvilikas-announces-retirement/