Is it time for Savarese to go??

[Unregistered]

Who is LS?

[Unregistered]

I've got news for you. GW would not know a top player if they came and kicked him up his behind. The Timbers need a new GM. One that puts the club first and not their ego. MP needs to stay out of it and stay away from youth soccer in Oregon.

Duh....

There’s a kid from Camas right under his nose that not only got drafted by the New York Red Bull’s but starts for them. These guys are clueless

[Unregistered]

Who is LS?

Larry Sunderland, head coach of Timbers Academy.

As for Niko De Vera (the Camas kid you are talking about, who played at least part of his youth career at Westside despite being an hour's drive from Beaverton, even if there isn't any traffic), he did spend a considerable amount of time in the Timbers' academy system. However, he chose to play college soccer (at Akron), and for some reason was no longer on the Timbers' homegrown player list, and thus subject to the MLS SuperDraft.

Whether the Timbers released him from their homegrown list (due to lack of interest or any other reason), or he was never eligible for the list in the first place, I don't know. The Red Bulls drafted him, and he's currently on the second team (Red Bulls II).

But it's a bit of a stretch to suggest that he slipped out under the Timbers' nose. He was in their Academy system; not everyone who goes through the academy gets a contract though. Teams cannot hold on to homegrown players forever; at some point they have to either offer them a contract or release them.

[Unregistered]

Duh....

There’s a kid from Camas right under his nose that not only got drafted by the New York Red Bull’s but starts for them. These guys are clueless

He starts for Red Bulls II. He's never played for the first team.