Sunday, December 14, 2014

Podcast: Red Cards in Helltown - Episode XX



Rick Gethin and Larry Johnson return from their travels all around this blue globe with the latest in US soccer as we see it. US Soccer, MLS, CBA... all here and there - and all before noon on a Sunday (whew).

00:40 HEADLINES!
• We're back! Same with LA Galaxy, winning the Cup.
• Garber / Klinsmann, let's hash it out at Lindey's.
• Klinsmann tweet about Champs league players by country link
• MLS stuck in "start-up" mode
• US "Golden Generation" ending?
• Jordan Hamilton (TFC) comments link

16:50 COLUMBUS CREW
• Proper use of MLS Columbus team in Ohio (it's complicated)
• #Crew96 vs #CrewSC
• Roster moves, getting "value"
• Moving Anor (credit Andrew King)
• Josh Williams will be playing with Frank Lampard
• New Icelandic signing will be at every CBJ game
• Arrieta pick was strange
• Orlando decision makers are "new"
• Crew roster at 24-ish, 75% carryover minutes
• 29:35.. A couple important minutes on Williams, Anor and Gehrig

34:45 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• Brian Straus' SI.com article on CBA
• Controlling costs, 20 years in
• Player movement, how owners spend
• New owners changing league?
• The money is there, just that MLS wants all of it.
• Addressing structural issues with MLS a good place to start
• FIAT 500 is a nice car:)

52:45 FINAL SEGMENT, QUICK HIT
• Alexi Lalas Mission Statment...
• ... Rick is Jacked!

Thanks for listening.

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