New Contracts Galore
Nothing really new if you read about at all. Toronto FC finally picked up Connor Casey, although they had to use the first allocation. Not all together a bad move, but it would have been much nicer if they got to use the sixth as opposed to the first allocation spot.
TFC also picked up Doorman Jon Busch, formerly of the Columbus Crew, through the waiver draft. The crew had dropped him due to salary cap issues, and in turn Toronto picked him up essentially as their third keeper. Their second keeper, Tomer Chencinski, was signed earlier in the week. Chencinski finished playing for Fairleigh Dickinson in 2006. It’s also been speculated that TFC have signed Andrea Lombardo, although no offical word yet.
In other news, across the pond:
Bolton Captain Kevin Nolan has prolonged his contract with Bolton for another four years. This is probably a good thing as Nolan has had some decent seasons in his past. However, if Nolan continues the recent form he is in, he may begin to lose favor with the Superwhite faithful quickly. It’s been reported by some that Bolton have their eye on, and are in the lead for Crystal Palace youngster Tom Soares. Soares, playing in the midfield would most likely be brought in to replace an aging Gary Speed.
In exit news at Bolton, Big Sam has had to quench the idea that fan favorite El-Hadji Diouf is going to leave the Whites for Athletico Madrid in Spain. Unfortunately Big Sam didn’t necessarily say Diouf isn’t going, he just said he’s not going for six-million pounds.
Henrik Pedersen stated that he is willing to leave the Whites if the gaffer continues to play him in a left-back spot. This news is probably considered by some to be almost as good as news that Nicky Hunt is departing (which he is not). Mind you, Pedersen is out of contract in the summer, and said he is willing to leave if he get’s another offer, unfortunately, he probably won’t get another lucrative offer, and he will somehow manage to extend his contract and suck valuable money from the Whites.
