Thursday, November 27, 2008

Farewell to the King

We only had a taste of what Steven King was capable of (2 regular season goals and just a few more appearances off the bench). But we'll have to watch him develop on TV from now on; King was left unprotected by the Fire and the Seattle Sounders selected him in the expansion draft.

The Fire left Brandon Prideux (sp), Woolard, Frankowski, Heron, Carr, Marmol, Banner and (wait for it) Marco Papa all unprotected (and several others of course). Probably the only surprises on that list were Prideux (still sp) and, maybe Papa. Hamlet chose to protect Desan Robinson instead and leave the veteran defender open. In the midfield, Pause was protected instead of the young sensation Papa.

Hamlet also protected Rolfe, Conde, Sumare, Blanco, McBride, Thorington (made an international appearance the other day), Mapp, Gonzo, and Bushy as well. No surprises there.

Farewell King and good Luck.

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