MLS club bids for Riordan

[BEEJ]

Apparently ...

http://www.hibernian-mad.co.uk/news/...37/index.shtml

Confusing, the way the item's worded. Not clear why the bid would have fallen through.

Can anyone verify this story?

[Barney McGrew]

It was in The Sun this morning (at the bottom of the article)

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...pport-act.html

[wazoo1875]

It's in today's Sun too. Says they wanted to take him now rather than at the end of his contract which would've cost them a fee. Also states they wanted to make him(riordan) one of there first picks, so he wouldn't be governed by a wage cap.
I'll try and find a link if it's online

Here you go Beej
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3536286/Sodje-wants-support-act.html

[BEEJ]

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It was in The Sun this morning (at the bottom of the article)

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...pport-act.html

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Here you go Beej
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...pport-act.html

Thanks to you both.

[JE89]

If i was Riordan I'd bite their hand off. Hope he stays though

[Sean1875]

Would it even be possible to sign him just now outwith our transfer window?

[GreenCastle]

MLS is a better league - quality wise and structure than the SPL and it pains me to say that.

If the Riordan deal was true then if I was him I would have gone as it would have suited him more than down south or playing in Glasgow ever again.

[NYHibby]

This story lost all of its credibility when it claimed they would make Riordan their designated player. He is nowhere close to being good enough to be a DP. Landon Donovan is a DP, not Deek.

[NYHibby]

In case you don't know, Houston's coach is Scottish

[_hucks_]

Whats all this designated player stuff all about?

[NYHibby]

MLS has a soft salary cap. It restricts the total amount teams can spend on wages. It prevents a situation where teams like the old firm out spend the other teams.

Designated players don't have their whole salary count towards the cap. The rule was created so LA could sign Beckham.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_Player_Rule

[Winston Ingram]

I'd be surprised if Rod said no. We would have saved a bucket in wages

[HibeeSince85]

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This story lost all of its credibility when it claimed they would make Riordan their designated player. He is nowhere close to being good enough to be a DP. Landon Donovan is a DP, not Deek.

Yeah for LA Galaxy, are Houston not smaller, quite alot smaller?

So for the calibre of player they can sign maybe Deek's their man, just like Hibs in the SPL, we cant sign the top guys at the OF.

I also don't agree the MLS is that far ahead of the SPL but that's just my opinion.

Can't see Deek going, Houston's no just heading down to Blackpool, London etc, he'd be back in the UK in 6 months.

[Hibby70]

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Yeah for LA Galaxy, are Houston not smaller, quite alot smaller?

So for the calibre of player they can sign maybe Deek's their man, just like Hibs in the SPL, we cant sign the top guys at the OF.

I also don't agree the MLS is that far ahead of the SPL but that's just my opinion.

Can't see Deek going, Houston's no just heading down to Blackpool, London etc, he'd be back in the UK in 6 months.

Houston is a also a bit of a dump. And their football (soccer) team plays second fiddle to their Rollerball team. He could go on a night out with Johnathan and Moonpie mind you.

[Bostonhibby]

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In case you don't know, Houston's coach is Scottish

Is Houston further away from Edinburgh than Glasgow? And does the Pub watch scheme extend that far? could be major factors in this deal

[HibeeSince85]

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Houston is a also a bit of a dump. And their football (soccer) team plays second fiddle to their Rollerball team. He could go on a night out with Johnathan and Moonpie mind you.

And on said night out if he had a bit too much moonshine - started up a little bar sing song at the expense of the rollerball teams star eastern european player there would be no outcry on their forum, they'd just shoot him

[NYHibby]

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Houston is a also a bit of a dump. And their football (soccer) team plays second fiddle to their Rollerball team. He could go on a night out with Johnathan and Moonpie mind you.

Sorry, that reference is before my time. I did hear that the remake was pretty bad.

[The_Todd]

He'd be mad not to, life changing opportunity. Though he might want to wait for a nicer place than Houston to come up.

[GreenCastle]

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Houston is a also a bit of a dump. And their football (soccer) team plays second fiddle to their Rollerball team. He could go on a night out with Johnathan and Moonpie mind you.

Houston has more going on than many small places in Scotland or England

Their soccer team has actually been pretty successful over the last few years also

MLS is growing every day and you just have to look at the stadia and attendances at the different stadiums plus the T.V ratings etc rising every year.

[CapitalHibs]

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He'd be mad not to, life changing opportunity. Though he might want to wait for a nicer place than Houston to come up.

Wouldnae last 5 minutes in the summer heat - humid as hell there. Houston also has a a large and active cockroach population (and am no referring to jambos either)

[GreenCastle]

No mention of it after a quick glance

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1063

[3pm]

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He'd be mad not to, life changing opportunity. Though he might want to wait for a nicer place than Houston to come up.

He'd struggle with the language as well.

[Ritchie]

The mls is totally mind boggling to me with all it's 1st drafts and the like.

Can someone give me a quick idiots guide to how it all works please.....

[NYHibby]

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The mls is totally mind boggling to me with all it's 1st drafts and the like.

Can someone give me a quick idiots guide to how it all works please.....

Do you know how the NFL or other American sports work? MLS works in a similar way.

I quickly found this: http://www.majorleaguesocceruk.com/p/guide-to-mls.html

[Ritchie]

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Do you know how the NFL or other American sports work? MLS works in a similar way.

I quickly found this: http://www.majorleaguesocceruk.com/p/guide-to-mls.html

No, the other sports confuse me too when it comes to things like that.

Will have a look at that link though and come back with any questions

[McD]

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Would it even be possible to sign him just now outwith our transfer window?

Its the buying club's window that matters - remember Gary O'Connor going to Moscow after our window had shut coz theirs was still open.

[Sylar]

If he didn't settle in Glasgow, there's not a hope of him moving to Houston, TX

[Hibby70]

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Houston has more going on than many small places in Scotland or England

Very true but it is a dump (especially compared to the likes of Austin and San Antonio)

[greenlex]

I was chuckling away to myself there. Is the MSL still going?

































Maybury Sunday League.

[Makaveli]

According to Wikipedia, one of the designated players in 2010 was on under 6k a week (less than Deeks will have been getting along the road) so it's hardly far fetched.