Over last weekend I brought to you a list of players that just didn’t cut it or have it this year. Guys that were brought in expecting to start in some cases and contribute to their club’s run at a MLS Cup this season. Those guys didn’t work out but some signings from the offseason did and are still going strong as we speak.

Let’s face it though, no signing in this offseason had any sort of impact like the 2007 edition. We had plenty of excitement from guys like Blanco, Schelotto, Juan Toja, Juan Pablo Angel and so on and so forth.

This year wasn’t as big. Talent did come into the league but not in a high rate like last year. Hell some would even argue that David Beckham belongs in this year’s bunch since he was injuried for the majority of his first season in Major League Soccer. While I won’t count GoldenBalls in this year’s bunch he would indeed lift up this class of signings.

I think this year’s signings can go in a couple categories. Ones that didn’t work out or aren’t really working out, ones that are good but aren’t great and ones that are doing well with their clubs.

Then there are a couple that should be counted, like Beckham in this year’s bunch that won’t because they were brought on late last year. And finally you have a couple guys that returned to the league like Amado Guevara and Ramiro Corrales who have made a positive impact.

SO who has exactly worked out well for their clubs this year? I have the list for you. As always feel free to pipe in your comments on the list and add ones that I’ve missed. Continue Reading…

First off, sorry for the delay on this. I had some power issues this morning to deal with at the house so this post didn’t get done at the time I had hoped for. But with all of that out of the way let’s get down to business here with the weekly awards.

I know the league has already voted for Blanco as the player of the week with his goal and three assist performance on Sunday against the Red Bulls. While I think that was a sold week, I am going in a different direction. Blanco, Chad Barrett, David Beckham, Jorge Flores, and Danny Dichio all had nice weeks.

In fact this week came down to Dichio and one other guy for me, Dominic Oduro of FC Dallas. I know this may come across as a homer pick since I live and write out of the Big D these days but after the week FC Dallas went through, a performance like Oduro’s can easily lift a club through anything. Which is why Oduro’s two goal effort in the final ten minutes of the game is good enough to beat out Blanco and Dichio here.

So again, week number nine goes of the way to the Birdman, Dominic Oduro.

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