Luis Robles to Red Bulls Not So Easy
by Matt Coyne on Feb 17, 2012 12:41 PM EST
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We know the Red Bulls' goalkeeping situation is in flux (despite how highly the organization is talking about Ryan Meara) and we know MLS doesn't always have the simplest roster rules. So when the Red Bulls put a discovery claim on Luis Robles everyone in New York just shrugged and accepted it, while down in D.C. there was head scratching over how the Red Bulls could have possibly discovered a former D.C. United draft pick.
Empire of Soccer has a nice breakdown of the rules of allocation process versus discovery claims. Usually when a player has a USMNT cap and plays abroad - as Robles did against Haiti a few years back - he has to go through the allocation process. But apparently that wasn't the case. At first anyway.
Wednesday it was reported here that Robles would be in Harrison today to talk about a contract, but that same day, the Washington Post reports, the league told the Soler and Company that he would have to go through the allocation process.
So apparently he's not here, and he canceled his trip.
The Bulls certainly could use another goalkeeper, especially since Meara is inexperienced and Jeremy Vuolo is new to the league, but it's looking like that depth isn't coming from Robles.
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May be better off...
His record in the second, third, and fourth divisions of the Bundesliga isn’t that great: Transfer Market Profile
I’m confident about the two we have now however ‘in-experienced’ they may be, but if we are going to get a veteran keeper, Robles is not the one. If he was brought in, I would have been less assured of our goalkeeping situation.
I don't like the situation we are in,
but it could be worse. We could go back to seeing Bouna and Sutton making one bone-headed move after another. I don’t know a great amount about either guy we have now but they seem to be solid and both are highly-touted by the organization.
I am glad we didn’t get Robles. His numbers look bad enough to begin with.
Whyyyyyyyyy????????
I though 4 caps put you into the allocation order...
But then there’s Ochoa who only had youth caps….
by RaveGreenForever on Feb 17, 2012 1:57 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Some other club whining probably did it.
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by Ben Schneider on Feb 18, 2012 6:47 AM EST up reply actions
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