New England lining up to use Designated Player slot

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REPORT: New England Quietly Prepairing To Sign Designated Player
Published 2/19/2008 by Rumor Mill at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Rating: 4 (Good) Ives Galarcep is reporting that New England is preparing to use its Designated Player slot. We would have rated this higher considering the source but it is almost unfathomable that the Krafts would actually open the wallet to spend on the Revolution. Perhaps the orange shock (and the potential repeat) of the two time falling to Houston in the MLS Cup final, finally forced a change? Color us gobsmacked if the New England Revolution actually do sign a designated player. Of course this all brings to mind that old Luis Figo to ...

Afternoon Delight: Revs DP, Crew Notes, US Open Cup
Published 2/19/2008 by drew.epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
... . Afternoon to all, a few things to talk about this afternoon. Most importantly about a designated player in New England. Yes you read that correctly. New England is looking at signing a designated player in the near future. The Revs announced the signing of Honduran midfielder Mauricio Castro yesterday and are set to sign a couple more players before the end of the week. Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla has been rumored and trialist Javier Delgado appears to in the mix for signing as well. One or both could end up with the club. But even with one or both of those the ...

Quick, Pick A Pony News
Published 2/19/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... Galarcep also writes on Soccer By Ives that New England is looking to sign a Designated Player!!! Sweet Holy Mary that is amazing, seeing as they are the cheapest bastards in the league. ...

The Penultimate Off-Season Report: Best…Off-Season…Ever…
Published 2/22/2008 by Jeff at Center Holds It
... Martino Thoughts As much as I agree with everyone cautioning against reading everything into LA’s ghastly performance in Hawaii and, “early doors” notwithstanding, LA looks like a seriously unbalanced team. They need to be adding quality, as opposed to shipping at experienced and, at worst, semi-useful contributors like Martino. New England Revolution Signed: Mauricio Castro Trialist/In-Progress: Javier Delgado; Rumors: Thoughts ...

STADIUMS: New England Revolution Pursuing Soccer Stadium Plan
Published 2/29/2008 by Rumor Mill at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... Color us shocked. Twice in a month. First we heard that miserly Robert Kraft's New England was looking to spend money on a Designated Player. ...