Jan
15

Kljestan Heading To Celtic?


We’ve talked before that Chivas USA midfielder Sasha Kljestan could be the next big transfer out of Major League Soccer. Well tonight that process seems to be in full motion as SBI is reporting the midfielder is headed to train with Scottish power Celtic, a training session that could lead to a transfer deal. According…[continue reading]

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Jan
15

Picken to Colorado, Bouna Time Over

Picken to Colorado, Bouna Time Over

The MLS return of Matt Pickens is pretty close to happening. Also, Bouna time in Colorado is done. That’s the news of the afternoon that was mixed in the draft. Colorado Rapids have parted ways with goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, but have found a replacement in none other than former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Matt Pickens. The…[continue reading]

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Jan
15

Magee and Kovalenko Traded To Galaxy


The Los Angeles Galaxy picked up a pair of players last night in deals that should help the club out in the coming season. Real Salt Lake has trade Dema Kovalenko to the Galaxy for draft pick and some allocation money. The Galaxy also acquired forward Mike Magee from New York earlier in the day…[continue reading]

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Jan
14

Live: SuperDraft Chat (Starts Thursday)


Join us Thursday afternoon (12:45 CT) for live and up-to-date coverage of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft here at WVHooligan.com

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Jan
14

Purdy Signs With Hoops

Purdy Signs With Hoops

Just got wind of this addition to FC Dallas. Which may make a difference in how the club drafts and trades tomorrow. From the team’s blog: In another move today, FC Dallas picked up 23-year-old defender Steve Purdy. Purdy comes to FCD from 1860 Munich of Germany’s Bundesliga 2. The central defender signed with 1860…[continue reading]

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Jan
14

WVH Final Mock Draft


Time for the final mock draft before tomorrow afternoon’s 2009 MLS SuperDraft. I had meant to do more mock drafts but really I didn’t see enough reason to do it with the reports that came out of the MLS Combine. Some movement happened in my mind after reading about a few players but others seemed…[continue reading]

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Jan
14

Pre-Draft Trade Talk

Pre-Draft Trade Talk

What more could you expect going into a draft. Loads and loads of trade discussion. The news keeps flying in today about potential deals that could take place over the next 48 hours or so. I figured they need to be looked at a bit closer to see what will and what won’t happen in…[continue reading]

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Jan
13

Draft Chat Thursday


Okay, so the SuperDraft is a little less than 48 hours away here. I do plan on doing a live chat during the draft to discuss who gets picked and what not. A very similar (if possible) chat to that of the one that was done during MLS Cup back in November. I did a…[continue reading]

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Jan
13

Namoff Re-signs With United


Most expected DC United would have to draft a certain way Thursday if they didn’t re-sign a couple players. Today they were able to ease some concerns over how they were going to draft when the club announced they were able to re-sign defender Brian Namoff to a new contract according to various reports. DC…[continue reading]

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Jan
13

Oduro for van den Burgh Done


Just caught wind that this deal is now official. New York Red Bulls traded Dave van den Bergh and the No. 14 overall pick in the MLS Draft to FC Dallas for forward Dominic Oduro, the No. 11 and the No. 18 picks in the draft. Just about what we expected earlier as far as…[continue reading]

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